Category Archives: Shore Excursions

Snorkeling on Palancar Reef in Cozumel

Posted on September 14, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The second largest coral reef in the world, the Meso-American reef, runs from Cozumel Mexico to Honduras.  Many people visit Cozumel to take advantage of the bounty of diving or snorkeling opportunities in its warm clear blue waters. On our … Continue reading →

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Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska

Posted on August 24, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After visiting Glacier Gardens on a shore excursion from the Holland America Westerdam, our tour group piled back onto the busses and headed out to Mendenhall Glacier.  I really wanted to see Mendenhall since I had not made it out … Continue reading →

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Visiting Glacier Gardens in Juneau, Alaska

Posted on August 4, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Juneau has quite an array of things to do.  With Mendenhall Glacier as the tourist’s top choice, and Mount Roberts tram conveniently located at the cruise ship dock in the center of the tourist shopping area, multitudes of people visit … Continue reading →

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Grand Canary Island – Island Tour

Posted on July 6, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Long before our transatlantic cruise on Carnival Breeze began, we booked an all-day Island Exploration tour for the day our ship docked at Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island. This tour said an all-terrain vehicle would take us to visit two … Continue reading →

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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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Best Shore Excursions

Posted on January 1, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Happy New Year to Everyone On New Year’s Day people tend to both look forward to the future and backward to reflect upon the past.  Since I don’t have my next cruise planned yet, I’ll stick mainly to reflections on … Continue reading →

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White Pass and Yukon Railroad in Skagway Alaska

Posted on August 25, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Skagway History Skagway began as a gold rush boom town during the late 1800’s.  Miners poured through town on their way to the gold fields of the Yukon.  White Pass acquired the nickname of the Dead Horse Trail as overworked … Continue reading →

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Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska

Posted on July 21, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The bus from our scenic river raft tour dropped us off at the base of the Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska.  Glad we had purchased our tickets on the ship, we bypassed the ticket line and went straight to … Continue reading →

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Juneau River Rafting Shore Excursion

Posted on July 14, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Juneau offered more shore excursions that we wanted to do than any other port, and our ship spent the least time there.  We wanted to see a glacier up close.  Our first choice would have been dogsledding, but to do … Continue reading →

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