Category Archives: Port Cities

Zhujiajao, China’s Canal City

Posted on July 29, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In the port talks on the Holland America Westerdam, the speaker mentioned Suzhou and Zhuiajiao as canal cities near Shanghai with old style Chinese architecture that are places worth going to see. We stayed in Shanghai a few days after … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Saint Martin

Posted on July 15, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our original itinerary on Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas had a port stop scheduled in Antigua instead of St Martin, but these days cruises that don’t get cancelled often have itinerary changes long before they actually set sail. Cancelled … Continue reading →

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Curacao Van Tour

Posted on July 8, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Curacao is the C of the ABC islands, with Aruba as A and Bonaire as B. We visited all three on our cruise on Celebrity Constellation, starting with Curacao. All three islands once belonged to the Netherlands. Curacao and Aruba … Continue reading →

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Dubai Cruise Port

Posted on June 24, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

DUBAI Dubai is the largest and most populous city in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). UAE is one of the world’s richer countries. Their economy relies largely on trade, tourism, aviation, financial services, and real estate, with oil contributing a … Continue reading →

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Shanghai River Cruise

Posted on June 17, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After disembarking Holland America Westerdam in Shanghai, we stayed in a hotel near the Bund for a few days to have some time to see the city. The word bund means an embankment or an embanked quay. That definition fits … Continue reading →

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Walking to Town in Khasab, Oman

Posted on April 29, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

MSC Lirica docked at Khasab harbor, about 3k from the city center in Khasab, Oman. There are 1.6 kilometers to the mile so that’s a bit less than 2 miles. There were of course excursions available through the ship for … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Tall Towers

Posted on April 22, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Tall Towers of Shanghai Shanghai is full of tall buildings, but even there some tower above the rest. The Oriental Pearl Tower, Jin Mao Tower, and the Shanghai World Financial Center that looks like a bottle opener tower over … Continue reading →

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Yu Garden in Shanghai, China

Posted on January 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Not far from each other, and fairly close to the Bund on Huaihui Road, sit Yu Garden and Yuyuan Garden. The bus tour map of Shanghai that we had showed Yu Garden and our other tourist map that showed the … Continue reading →

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Freedom Trail Revisited

Posted on January 14, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On my first trip to Boston as a cruise embarkation port, I spent a couple nights there pre-cruise. That trip I sailed with a couple aunts and an uncle. We stayed at a hotel near the subway and used it … Continue reading →

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Khasab, Oman Cruise Port

Posted on January 7, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

KHASAB, OMAN The city of Khasab is located on northern Oman’s Musandam Peninsula which juts out between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the Strait of Hormunz next to United Arab Emirates. This small city has many … Continue reading →

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