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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 9-Still Cruising

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?

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

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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Bottom Dwellers

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

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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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 7 – Drunk and Disorderly

Serving as a cruise ship doctor with Regent Lines for four years gave Len Kreisler, MD enough stories for a chapter in his book ROLL THE DICE, PICK A DOC AND HOPE FOR THE Best.  This story is an excerpt … Continue reading

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Beer Guzzling Pigs of St. Croix

When the Carnival Splendor stopped at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, we took one of the random taxi tours often available near cruise ship piers.  This tour had a stop at a bar with a very unique attraction.  On a … Continue reading

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Saint Croix Island Tour

Things to do in St Croix When traveling with a group that ranges from 12 to 90 in age as we did on the Carnival Splendor, planning shore excursions that are appropriate and enjoyable for all can pose a challenge.  … Continue reading

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Memories of a Cruise Ship Doctor Part 6 – Lights Out

Dr. Len Kreisler spent 4 years as a cruise ship doctor for Regent Lines before they went bankrupt in 1995.  His experiences are chronicled in the chapter What Ship, What Cabin and Doctor Who? in his book ROLL THE DICE, … Continue reading

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Panama Canal Tour

Taking a cruise through the Panama Canal is definitely on the bucket list, but since we haven’t done that yet we did the next best thing.  The itinerary for our Caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina included a port stop … Continue reading

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