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Cucina del Capitano

Posted on February 10, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sometimes on a cruise it’s nice to go somewhere different than the main dining room or the buffet for dinner occasionally. Passengers looking for something special can find what they seek at the ship’s premium restaurants. All the major cruise … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Control The Weather and Neither Can The Captain

Posted on January 27, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruising Disappointments – Missing a Port Due to Weather Up to this point, I’ve been lucky. In all the cruises we have done we had never missed a port or changed course due to weather. We once missed a port … Continue reading →

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Cartagena, Colombia

Posted on January 13, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Find a window seat when sailing into or out of Cartagena, Columbia because the ship sails past some fantastic scenery including ancient forts. Celebrity Infinity visited Cartagena as the last port on a 17 day Panama Canal cruise. The ship … Continue reading →

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Interview with John Heald – Rescue at Sea

Posted on January 1, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Helicopter Rescue at Sea Cruise ships have two types of sea rescues that could happen during the course of a cruise. The least common and most unlikely is rescue of people from another vessel in distress. If a ship comes … Continue reading →

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Tahiti Island Tour

Posted on December 23, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Exploring Tahiti From a Cruise Ship On Your Own P&O Arcadia arrived in Papeete, Tahiti of the windward islands in French Polynesia on a rainy February day. We hadn’t made any specific plans for this port stop. We knew we … Continue reading →

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Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau

Posted on December 2, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ruby Princess arrived in Juneau at lunchtime after an early morning glacier watching cruise through Endicott Arm as a substitute for nearby Tracy Arm, the entry to which had been blocked by ice bergs. Lunchtime is not the best time … Continue reading →

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Swimming With Horses For Real

Posted on November 25, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While looking online for something to do when Carnival Breeze stopped in Montego Bay, Jamaica, I came across a horse ride and swim at Half Moon Equestrian Center. This is the stable at Jamaica’s biggest and oldest resort. Half Moon … Continue reading →

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Cruising Across the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 18, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 21-day transpacific cruise on the P&O Arcadia began in Valparaiso, Chile. As one leg of a world cruise the boarding process differs a bit from ordinary cruises where the whole ship changes over to a new cruise. Only some … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk Power Snorkel

Posted on October 21, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Getting off the Carnival Breeze for our morning power snorkel excursion turned into quite a fiasco. Although the excursion started just half an hour after docking time they left people to make their own way off the ship through the … Continue reading →

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Sailing Past Easter Island

Posted on October 14, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of the most isolated places in the world, Easter Island sits alone in the Pacific Ocean. It takes about 5 days on a cruise ship or over 5 hours on a plane to get to Easter Island from the … Continue reading →

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