Category Archives: Shipboard Life

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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Shows on Holland America Niew Amsterdam

Posted on September 11, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like most cruises the nightly shows on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam were a mix of production shows with the ship’s cast and other shows with guest performers. Being a longer cruise there was a higher percentage of guest performers than … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Princess Hits and Misses

Posted on August 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On every cruise and every ship most passengers will find that there are some things that they like and some things that they dislike. Of course these are not the same things from one person to another. One person’s absolute … Continue reading →

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Spa and Thermal Suite on Holland America Oosterdam

Posted on August 7, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all ships on major cruise lines, Holland America Oosterdam has a spa and fitness center. Equipment at the gym is generally free to use. Some of the classes there have a cost and others are free. Personal trainers are … Continue reading →

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Cabin Crawl on Holland America Oosterdam

Posted on July 3, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

People often form groups on social media like Cruise Critic or Facebook for a specific cruise to contact other people who are booked for the same cruise. Sometimes they set up events that others in that group can attend. On … Continue reading →

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Carnival Splendor Thermal Suite

Posted on June 23, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On Carnival Splendor the thermal suite doesn’t have just one entrance, but several doors along the same hallway that leads to the fitness center after passing by doorways to the spa treatment rooms. People who have either booked spa cabins … Continue reading →

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Royal Princess Deluxe Balcony Cabin

Posted on June 9, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Royal Princess Deluxe Balcony Cabin D148 The main difference between standard balcony cabins and deluxe balcony cabins on Royal Princess is that the deluxe balcony cabin has a small couch that is the size of a loveseat and the standard … Continue reading →

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Food on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

Posted on May 22, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The food on Holland America ships is similar from one ship to another, but there were some differences on the Nieuw Amsterdam from other Holland America ships I’ve sailed on. The buffet was arranged a bit differently with a refrigerated … Continue reading →

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Carnival Radiance Inside Spa Cabin

Posted on May 5, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Radiance Cabin 1014 We had an inside spa cabin on Carnival Radiance, which is the first inside cabin we have had in years. It came with spa privileges so we got to use the thermal suite. Spa cabins also … Continue reading →

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Things to Do on Enchanted Princess

Posted on April 3, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all major cruise ships, there is a lot to do on Enchanted Princess. The ship has several pools, a number of hot tubs, and lots of deck chairs to relax in. A couple of the hot tubs have lifts … Continue reading →

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