Category Archives: Randoms

Cruising Antarctica

Posted on September 18, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Antarctic cruise on Holland America Oosterdam spent 4 days cruising the Antarctic Peninsula. At the start we were given a map of the planned route for the time we spent there. The cruise was much longer, 4 days is … Continue reading →

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Afternoon Tea at Butchart Gardens

Posted on November 28, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Butchart Gardens is a sprawling public garden on Canada’s Vancouver Island north of Victoria. People with cruise ship port stops in Victoria usually have a variety of excursions to Butchart Gardens among the excursions offered for Victoria. It may be … Continue reading →

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Canopy Tours NW

Posted on May 27, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ziplines probably aren’t the thing most people associate with Seattle or the surrounding area, but there are several in the vicinity. The one we went to is Canopy Tours NW, a zipline course at the Kristoferson Farm on Camano Island … Continue reading →

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Cruising Ducks

Posted on March 31, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Hiding and finding ducks has become a popular pastime on cruise ships. It all started when a 10-year-old girl named Abby brought 50 ducks to hide on a Carnival cruise in 2018. Jeep ducking started in 2020 in Canada. That … Continue reading →

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Australian Ninja Competition

Posted on March 17, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Most people have probably heard of the TV show American Ninja Warrior and its counterparts in other countries like Australia. Ninja competitions started in Japan in 1997 under the name Sasuke with an edited version shown in some other countries. … Continue reading →

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Lake Pleasant Cruise in Arizona

Posted on January 1, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While cruises are usually thought of as lasting at least several days, there are day cruises available that often just last a few hours or less. Arizona is more associated with dry desert than water or cruising, but you can … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving on a Cruise Ship

Posted on November 23, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Apparently booking a bunch of cabins with extended family and cruising together over Thanksgiving is a big thing with a lot of people. We’ve had cruises that started or ended just before or after Thanksgiving before, but this was the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ships

Posted on December 23, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The first thing I look for on a cruise as soon as the gift shop opens is a ship model Christmas tree ornament of that ship. They are far more likely to be available on wintertime sailings than other times … Continue reading →

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Halloween Decorations

Posted on October 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Traveling to the northeast in October, we saw some pretty fancy Halloween decoration displays in a few places along the way. It’s always fun to travel near holidays when there’s extra things to see at the places where we stay. … Continue reading →

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The Fairy House

Posted on December 24, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Some years back a miniature fairy house appeared in the woods on top of a stump alongside a trail through a park. Being one of the smaller horse trails it isn’t one of the most traveled trails there, but it … Continue reading →

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