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Enchanted Princess Premium Suite

Posted on March 28, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Enchanted Princess has several different types of suites, though there are not a whole lot of most of them onboard. The biggest are the sky suites There are only two of those. There’s also only 2 each of owner’s suites … Continue reading →

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Zaandam Vista Suite

Posted on March 21, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vista Suites on the Zaandam are comparable to what is typically called mini suites on most ships. Zaandam does not have balcony cabins so the only way to have a balcony is in a suite which makes the Vista suites … Continue reading →

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Tahiti Van Tour

Posted on February 28, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Following our missed port in Kiritimati, we arrived in Papeete, Tahiti at noon, a couple hours ahead of Holland America Noordam’s scheduled 2pm arrival. We had nothing planned for that day, but found people with signs for bus or taxi … Continue reading →

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Skagway Yukon Tour

Posted on February 21, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The White Pass Railroad is by far the most popular excursion in Skagway. The main one goes up to the top of the mountain just over the Canadian border and back down again without ever leaving the train, though there … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day on Enchanted Princess

Posted on February 14, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Where better to spend Valentines Day than on the cruise line of the original Love Boat? Though it’s not the Pacific Princess of the old Love Boat TV show, Enchanted Princess is still a Princess ship. It’s newer, bigger, more … Continue reading →

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Back On the Oosterdam

Posted on January 31, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

We’ve taken quite a few cruises on Holland America, mainly on some of the directional ships (Westerdam, Oosterdam, & Noordam, but not Zuiderdam). Of the compass directions, Oosterdam is east. Oosterdam was one of the first few ships I ever … Continue reading →

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Papeete, Tahiti Cruise Port

Posted on January 24, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

It seemed like a tight squeeze to get a cruise ship through the narrow entrance to the harbor in Papeete, Tahiti, but the Noordam docked next to the much larger Ovation of the Seas so apparently even a large ship … Continue reading →

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Antigua Island Tour

Posted on January 17, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On our Caribbean cruise on the Enchanted Princess we docked in Antigua with nothing planned to do. The dock our ship was on exited directly into a port shopping area called Heritage Quay, though that was not the case for … Continue reading →

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Decor on Holland America Zaandam

Posted on January 10, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Some ships have a theme within the décor of the ship, like the music theme in the decor of some of the public decks on Holland America Zaandam. The largest bit by far is the atrium centerpiece, a gigantic three-story … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Quantum of the Seas

Posted on December 27, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On every cruise there are always things to like and dislike about any ship. Of course these things are all a matter of opinion where one person’s biggest dislike could be another person’s favorite thing. Some things are generally liked … Continue reading →

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