Category Archives: Ports of Call

Norfolk Island Hike

Posted on June 19, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Bridal Track Coastal Walk Following a rather bouncy tender ride to shore, a couple small busses waited to take our group on a shore excursion from Holland America Noordam up a steep hill to the entrance of Norfolk Island National … Continue reading →

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Roatan Sloth and Monkey Sanctuary

Posted on June 16, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For our port stop in Roatan, Honduras on the Majestic Princess we booked an excursion through Vacations to Go that included a visit to a sloth sanctuary, a horseback ride, and snorkeling. Instructions were provided on when and where to … Continue reading →

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Norfolk Island Cruise Port

Posted on May 15, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Norfolk Island, Australia is more than 1000 miles from mainland Australia. It’s of volcanic origin and about 5 miles long and 3 miles wide. None of the animals associated with Australia are native to the island. Neither are its venomous … Continue reading →

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Martinique Cruise Port

Posted on May 8, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Martinique is a Caribbean island territory of France. This 436 square mile volcanic island sits between Barbados and Saint Lucia in the windward islands of the Lesser Antilles. Mont Pelee is an active volcano at the north end of the … Continue reading →

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Train to the End of the World

Posted on April 24, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Train to the End of the World in Ushuaia, Argentina is a ride in a vintage railcar on the world’s southernmost railway. The ride includes views of Tierra del Fuego National Park and from Ensenada Bay views of the … Continue reading →

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Noumea Tree to Tree Adventure

Posted on April 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For our visit to Noumea, New Caledonia on Carnival Splendor we booked an excursion called Tree to Tree Adventure. Our adult daughter Sheri came with us on this cruise. She’s a competitive ninja so this excursion was right up her … Continue reading →

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A Walk In the Clouds

Posted on April 17, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Costa Rica Costa Rica is a country in central America sitting north of Panama and south of Nicaragua. It has coastlines on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Within the country’s 19.730 square miles there are beaches, volcanoes, … Continue reading →

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Ushuaia Cruise Ship Port

Posted on March 20, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ushuaia, Argentina Though people seemed to have slightly different pronunciation for Ushuaia from one another, most of the locals seemed to say something like ooo-shy-uh, only all ran together smoothly rather than obviously separate sounds and the ooo part rhymes … Continue reading →

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Nuku’alofa Tonga Island Tour

Posted on March 6, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Approaching the port in Nuku’alofa on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga on Holland America Noordam, we saw a pilot boat keeping pace with us for awhile. Whether the same boat had dropped off our pilot or not I don’t … Continue reading →

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Maho Beach Revisited

Posted on March 3, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When we took our granddaughter Hannah on a Caribbean cruise, the one thing she said she wanted to do was see the airplanes at Maho Beach at our port stop in Saint Martin – which is actually Sint Maarten since … Continue reading →

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