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Quantum of the Seas Ocean View Cabin

Walking into our deck 3 ocean view cabin for the first time on Quantum of the Seas, the first thing we noticed was that there was no outline in the ceiling of a drop-down bunk. Normally when booking a room … Continue reading

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Hilo Volcano and Garden Tour

Looking online for information about Hilo cruise port pre-cruise I didn’t find much other than that it was not in town and that there was supposed to be a free shuttle to Walmart. The advice was to book an excursion … Continue reading

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Enchanted Princess

When sailing on a medallion class ship like Enchanted Princess, you have an option of either having your medallion sent to you pre-cruise, in which you pay a fee for the postage, or you can pick it up at the … Continue reading

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Things To Do on Wonder of the Seas

While all cruise ships have a variety of things to do, some definitely have more than others. Wonder of the Seas has more than most. On some small ships organized activities like trivia, kids clubs, and such are the main … Continue reading

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Cozumel Buggy Tour

On past visits to Cozumel we’ve gone to the mainland a couple times for Tulum and cave snorkeling, done the snorkel & beach break, and gone to beach bars and Chankanaab on our own. For something different this time we … Continue reading

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Endicott Arm

I’ve been on a couple previous cruises to Alaska that were scheduled to go down Tracy Arm, but ended up in Endicott Arm instead because the entrance to Tracy Arm was blocked by icebergs. In contrast, Quantum of the Seas … Continue reading

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Hilo, Hawaii Cruise Port

Hilo Cruise Port is on Hawaii’s big island (Hawaii Island) which has 6 volcanos. Some are active and some are not. Only 5 of them are above the surface of the water. The 6th volcano, Mahukona is extinct, submerged 1200 … Continue reading

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Food on Wonder of the Seas

Over the course of many years and many cruises we’ve noticed that the quality of the food even on the same cruiseline and ship often depends on that ship’s current chef. My first sailing on Holland America’s Veendam brought the … Continue reading

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Shows on MSC Meraviglia

The main theater cast on MSC Meraviglia was quite busy performing a show in the main theater nearly every night. Out of an 11 day cruise I think they had just one night off, with 6 different shows throughout the … Continue reading

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Sitka Sea Walk and Totem Park

About a week before our Alaskan cruise on Quantum of the Seas we received notice that the port stop in Skagway had been switched to Sitka on account of the third cruise ship dock in Skagway not being done getting … Continue reading

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