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Devastation and Recovery – Hurricane Sandy at Great Stirrup Cay

Many cruise ship lines have private islands around the Caribbean where their own ships stop.  These islands have ways for cruise ship passengers to spend a pleasant day on shore.  Norwegian cruise line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands … Continue reading

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How To Fold a Towel Penguin

How to Fold a Towel Penguin – step by step instructions with photos and video. Continue reading

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Carnival Breeze Galley Tour

Several tons of food passes through a cruise ship galley every day.  The bigger the ship the more hungry passengers the crew has to feed.  The galley on the Carnival Breeze serves both main dining rooms as well as having … Continue reading

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Teppanyaki Restaurant on Norwegian Pearl

One major thing Cruise Ship passengers can always look forward to on any cruise ship is the food.  Norwegian Pearl has a variety of food options including the main dining rooms and buffet available at no extra cost, so those … Continue reading

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Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Visiting Majorca on Carnival Breeze The Carnival Breeze docked in Palma de Mallorca  (Majorca) fairly early one morning near the start of our transatlantic cruise from Barcelona.  Not having scheduled any shore excursions, we got ready at our leisure and … Continue reading

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Red Frog Pub on Carnival Breeze

Most Carnival Passengers sailing on ships with the Funship 2.0 Upgrades are familiar with the RedFrog Rum Bar on the Lido deck.  Perhaps one of the best kept secrets on Carnival Breeze could lie on deck 5 inside the RedFrog … Continue reading

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Bowling on a Cruise Ship

Modern cruise ships come equipped with a variety of ways to entertain their passengers.  Not every ship has everything, but each ship does have quite a lot of choices.  Looking at what different ships have to offer provides even more … Continue reading

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How to Make a Towel Bear

How to fold a towel bear – step by step instructions with photos and video. Continue reading

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Hasbro The Game Show on Carnival Breeze

Just about everyone grew up playing Hasbro games.  Now some of those old favorites make a new appearance in life-sized splendor in the new Hasbro The Game Show, one of the Funship 2.0 upgrades available when cruising on Carnival‘s newest … Continue reading

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Accommodations on the Norwegian Pearl

Like any large cruise ship, the Norwegian Pearl has a variety of stateroom categories based on what passengers are willing to pay when choosing their cruise ship accommodations.  Budget-minded travelers pick a basic inside cabin.  Even among the same sort … Continue reading

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