Category Archives: Ports of Call

Dunn’s River Falls

Posted on June 15, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Dunn’s River Falls As the most popular tourist attraction in Ocho Rios Jamaica, Dunn’s River Falls attracts a crowd.  A really large crowd.  We found the amount of people at the falls detrimental to actually enjoying the falls.  People climb … Continue reading →

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Mystic Mountain – Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Posted on June 1, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Mystic Mountain Sometimes you save money doing things on your own rather than booking shore excursions through the cruise ship and sometimes you don’t.  We intended to make our own way to Mystic Mountain to ride the Jamaican Bobsled Roller … Continue reading →

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The Rain in Spain – Our Day in Malaga

Posted on April 20, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Malaga, Spain Carnival Breeze slowly slipped through watery darkness approaching Malaga.  Every now and then a sudden flash lit up the pre-dawn sky.  As the sun rose through the clouds the flashes of lightning continued while rain poured from the … Continue reading →

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Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s Private Island

Posted on March 23, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl made its first port stop at Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay.  Shortly after breakfast, we caught a tender from the Pearl to the island.  Both from the tender on the channel in, … Continue reading →

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Devastation and Recovery – Hurricane Sandy at Great Stirrup Cay

Posted on March 16, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Many cruise ship lines have private islands around the Caribbean where their own ships stop.  These islands have ways for cruise ship passengers to spend a pleasant day on shore.  Norwegian cruise line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands … Continue reading →

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Beggars of Spain

Posted on March 9, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our transatlantic cruise on the Carnival Breeze began in Barcelona, and made several stops in other Spanish ports before beginning the trek across the ocean.  Unemployment is quite high in Spain right now, so in some areas we saw quite … Continue reading →

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Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Posted on February 9, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Visiting Majorca on Carnival Breeze The Carnival Breeze docked in Palma de Mallorca  (Majorca) fairly early one morning near the start of our transatlantic cruise from Barcelona.  Not having scheduled any shore excursions, we got ready at our leisure and … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk

Posted on November 3, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sunshine sparkles on water in varying shades of blue on both sides of the dock.  Walking down the dock from the Carnival Liberty in Grand Turk takes almost no time.  The light blue of shallow water drops to the dark … Continue reading →

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The Cats of Old San Juan

Posted on October 13, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When visiting the historic areas of San Juan, Puerto Rico, you can’t help but notice cats.  Strolling the blue brick roads through historic homes as colorful as a set of paints on an artist’s palette, many of the fanciful doorways … Continue reading →

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Bicycling in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Posted on October 6, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While walking up the road to San Filipe Del Morro castle, one of two old forts within walking distance of the cruise ship docks in San Juan Puerto Rico, we spied two bright yellow bikes chained to a lamp post.  … Continue reading →

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