Tag Archives: Florida

Flamingo Gardens

Posted on July 22, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Panama Canal cruise on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam started in Fort Lauderdale. After having nearly missed the last cruise we took from there due to plane delays when going one day early, and recently having a flight to Copenhagen … Continue reading →

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Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port

Posted on May 3, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Fort Lauderdale sits on the coast of Florida about 30 miles north of Miami. Besides being a vacation destination on its own it also hosts one of the larger cruise ports. It is one of the busiest ports in the … Continue reading →

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Busch Gardens

Posted on November 17, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our original plans included a one-night stay in Tampa after our cruise on Celebrity Constellation, which was supposed to be followed by boarding Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas the next day. We booked at a La Quinta specifically because … Continue reading →

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Miami Cruise Port

Posted on June 30, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Miami, Florida has the largest cruise port in the world with 10 functioning cruise ship terminals, soon to be 11. Many terminals are built by and for specific cruise lines, though terminal J serves several of the small-ship luxury cruise … Continue reading →

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Gatorland

Posted on December 22, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

If you’re in Orlando and either all Disneyed out or don’t want to spend the kind of bucks it takes to get into either Disney World or Universal Studios, there are other options. Gatorland is one of them. It’s exactly … Continue reading →

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Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Posted on November 10, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Harry Potter fans can enjoy a visit to a simulated world from the books and movies at Orlando’s Universal Studios. Perched on the edges of both Universal Studios and Universal’s Islands of Adventure, visitors to both Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade … Continue reading →

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Disney World – Epcot

Posted on August 25, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Epcot was our favorite of the four Disney World Parks (which also include the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios.) Sheri scored a great deal when she got our tickets, getting 4-day tickets with an extra 3 days free … Continue reading →

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