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Cabo Luxury Catamaran Snorkel

The Luxury Catamaran Snorkel excursion from Carnival Radiance in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico met out on the dock between where people disembark the tenders and the shore. There are several stations along the dock with signs for whatever excursions meet … Continue reading

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Cabin Crawl on Holland America Oosterdam

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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Acajutla, El Salvador Cruise Port

Acajutla, El Salvador We were told by an excursion guide in Costa Rica that El Salvador is both the smallest and most populated country in central America. It’s a small country on the Pacific side of Central America, near but … Continue reading

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Carnival Splendor Thermal Suite

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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Norfolk Island Hike

Bridal Track Coastal Walk Following a rather bouncy tender ride to shore, a couple small busses waited to take our group on a shore excursion from Holland America Noordam up a steep hill to the entrance of Norfolk Island National … Continue reading

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Roatan Sloth and Monkey Sanctuary

For our port stop in Roatan, Honduras on the Majestic Princess we booked an excursion through Vacations to Go that included a visit to a sloth sanctuary, a horseback ride, and snorkeling. Instructions were provided on when and where to … Continue reading

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Food on Enchanted Princess

Food is always a major part of cruising and for the most part Enchanted Princess delivered. As is usual on cruise ships there was plenty of food available without a surcharge, but for those who wanted something different or more … Continue reading

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Royal Princess Deluxe Balcony Cabin

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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Rounding Cape Horn

On days when there’s something especially scenic Holland America opens up the front bow so people have somewhere outside to go besides the promenade deck and back deck to see the scenery. The Crow’s Nest observation lounge with its floor … Continue reading

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Food on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam

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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