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El Salvador Cacao Plantation

Posted on July 31, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ancestral Cacao Plantation & Chocolate Making Workshop At our port stop in Acajutla, El Salvador on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam we booked an excursion called Ancestral Cacao Plantation & Chocolate Making Workshop. The excursion information from the cruise line differed … Continue reading →

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Hiking Diamond Head Crater

Posted on July 28, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Before our transpacific cruise on Carnival Luminosa I looked into hiking the crater in Diamond Head for the port stop in Honolulu. Information online said that either the #2 or #13 bus would go from the cruise port to Diamond … Continue reading →

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Norfolk Island

Posted on July 24, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Norfolk Island was a port stop on our cruise on Holland America Noordam that went from San Diego to Sydney. Our ship docked at the Cascade pier on Norfolk Island, which is not close to anything. Though not attached to … Continue reading →

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Balcony Cabin on Symphony of the Seas

Posted on July 21, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Symphony of the Seas has both inside and outside balcony cabins. The outside cabins have a view of the ocean or whatever else happens to be outside of the ship. The inside cabins are on the edges of the open … Continue reading →

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Cabo Luxury Catamaran Snorkel

Posted on July 14, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Luxury Catamaran Snorkel excursion from Carnival Radiance in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico met out on the dock between where people disembark the tenders and the shore. There are several stations along the dock with signs for whatever excursions meet … Continue reading →

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Castles on the Rhine

Posted on July 10, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Rhine River The Rhine River trickles down from its origins in the Swiss Alps on an 820-mile course through several countries until it empties into the North Sea. The upper Rhine forms the border of Germany with Switzerland and the … Continue reading →

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Poulsbo

Posted on July 4, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Poulsbo, Washington is a historic town located at the north end of Liberty Bay on the Kitsap Peninsula. It is referred to as little Norway due to settlement in the late 1800’s by immigrants from Scandinavia and buildings with Norwegian … Continue reading →

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Cabin Crawl on Holland America Oosterdam

Posted on July 3, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

People often form groups on social media like Cruise Critic or Facebook for a specific cruise to contact other people who are booked for the same cruise. Sometimes they set up events that others in that group can attend. On … Continue reading →

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Acajutla, El Salvador Cruise Port

Posted on June 26, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Acajutla, El Salvador We were told by an excursion guide in Costa Rica that El Salvador is both the smallest and most populated country in central America. It’s a small country on the Pacific side of Central America, near but … Continue reading →

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Carnival Splendor Thermal Suite

Posted on June 23, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On Carnival Splendor the thermal suite doesn’t have just one entrance, but several doors along the same hallway that leads to the fitness center after passing by doorways to the spa treatment rooms. People who have either booked spa cabins … Continue reading →

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