Category Archives: Ports of Call

Hilo, Hawaii Cruise Port

Posted on February 2, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Hilo Cruise Port is on Hawaii’s big island (Hawaii Island) which has 6 volcanos. Some are active and some are not. Only 5 of them are above the surface of the water. The 6th volcano, Mahukona is extinct, submerged 1200 … Continue reading →

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Sitka Sea Walk and Totem Park

Posted on January 12, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

About a week before our Alaskan cruise on Quantum of the Seas we received notice that the port stop in Skagway had been switched to Sitka on account of the third cruise ship dock in Skagway not being done getting … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Christmas Decorations

Posted on December 25, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On a couple of our port stops from Celebrity Constellation, we saw some Christmas decorations. Aruba had some at the port. Some of the port shops had decorations too, mainly ones for sale. Curacao had Christmas nutcracker soldiers guarding the … Continue reading →

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Saint Thomas Island Tour

Posted on December 22, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Before our cruise on Wonder of the Seas I looked up places we could walk to from Crown Bay where Royal Caribbean’s ships dock in Saint Thomas. Google didn’t show much other than a beach and a place called 99 … Continue reading →

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Costa Maya Snorkel

Posted on December 16, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Having been to Costa Maya on previous cruises, we knew there was nothing much at the port but a pool and shops and a couple paid things to do. We’d already done the random taxi out to Chacchoben Mayan ruins … Continue reading →

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Sitka Cruise Port

Posted on December 8, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The first time I had a port stop in Sitka it was a tender port. The ship anchored near town with a short tender ride to the city. You could get great ship views from the top of Castle Hill. … Continue reading →

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ZipRider at Icy Strait Point

Posted on September 8, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When booking the 1pm time for the ZipRider at the Icy Strait Point port stop on an Alaskan cruise on Quantum of the Seas, my sister Barbara and I assumed that meant we would need to jet off the ship … Continue reading →

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Icy Strait Point Cruise Port

Posted on August 4, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Icy Strait Point on Chichagof Island is a cruise ship port near the native village of Hoonah, Alaska. Natives of that village are Huna Tlingit who originally inhabited the Glacier Bay area until the rapid advancement of the Grand Pacific … Continue reading →

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Walkabout in Oranjestad, Aruba

Posted on July 28, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After we finished our snorkel excursion at our port stop in Oranjestad, Aruba on Celebrity Constellation we had enough time left to explore a bit. We went to shore hoping to find an island tour as we had on Bonaire after … Continue reading →

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Miami Cruise Port

Posted on June 30, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Miami, Florida has the largest cruise port in the world with 10 functioning cruise ship terminals, soon to be 11. Many terminals are built by and for specific cruise lines, though terminal J serves several of the small-ship luxury cruise … Continue reading →

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