Category Archives: Shipboard Life

Towel Animal Theater

Posted on July 16, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Towels are for drying yourself off with right?  Usually the answer to that is yes, but on a cruise ship towels sometimes have other purposes.  Stateroom stewards on cruise ships skillfully fold the towels…into animals. Cruise ship passengers all over … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Cabins on Holland America Veendam

Posted on July 10, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Although the Veendam is one of the smaller ships from a major cruiseline that I have sailed on, you would not know it from the size of the cabins. I stayed in an ocean-view cabin and it felt quite spacious. … Continue reading →

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The Quest for a Ship On A Stick

Posted on June 17, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruise ships plan entertainment each day, which passengers can participate in if they choose. They all have a daily paper delivered each evening with the next day’s activities. On Carnival they call it the Fun Times. Winners of various competitions … Continue reading →

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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 9-Still Cruising

Posted on May 19, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Although no longer a cruise ship physician, Len Kreisler MD still enjoys cruising as a passenger.  He’s added this last story in just for the blog.  His previous stories on the blog came from his book regarding his cruise ship … Continue reading →

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Is a Cruise Ship Cabin Crowded With More Than 2 People?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

  For the most part, cruise ship cabins are designed to hold two people, and usually they do.  Sometimes though people cruise in larger groups and more than two stay in the same cabin.  Different ships have different ways to … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Cabins on Carnival Legend

Posted on May 1, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Legend spends a good part of the year cruising out of Australia, where you can book a cruise at Carnival Australia.  In the northern hemisphere’s summer, when it is winter in the southern hemisphere, the Legend moves to America … Continue reading →

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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 8 – Cruise or Bust

Posted on April 27, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruise ship doctors see all kinds of things in the course of their job.  While most people sail healthy, a good number of passengers are old and anything can happen.  Dr. Len Kreisler documented some of his unusual and interesting … Continue reading →

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Princess of the Kayak

Posted on April 21, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Princess of the Kayak On an Un-Cruise voyage the main activities offered at any stop often include kayaking.  Once the Wilderness Adventurer anchors up, crew members lower the kayak launcher down to water level and line kayaks up in the … Continue reading →

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Bottom Dwellers

Posted on April 9, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In all my cruises on the big ships before the Splendor I had never had a cabin below deck 6. Sometimes we had balconies, sometimes inside rooms, but never an outside room with a window (or porthole).  Like most cruise … Continue reading →

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Carnival Australia Dining Room Dinner Menus

Posted on April 3, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

What’s for dinner on a cruise ship? Check out these cruise ship menus from the dining room on Carnival Australia. Photos of cruise ship dinners and desserts. Continue reading →

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