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Bars on the Carnival Breeze Cruise Ship

Posted on August 10, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

I don’t get much first-hand experience in cruise ship bars (or any other bars for that matter) since I don’t drink.  The fact is though cruise ships have a lot of bars.  And a lot of passengers who like bars.  … Continue reading →

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Visiting Glacier Gardens in Juneau, Alaska

Posted on August 4, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Juneau has quite an array of things to do.  With Mendenhall Glacier as the tourist’s top choice, and Mount Roberts tram conveniently located at the cruise ship dock in the center of the tourist shopping area, multitudes of people visit … Continue reading →

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Miracle Chocolate Cake

Posted on July 27, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

People may wonder about the title of this blog.  What’s so miraculous about chocolate cake?  It’s pretty common after all.  Of course most chocolate cakes are full of things like sugar, butter, and flour.  This cake has none of those.  … Continue reading →

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The Family Cruise

Posted on July 20, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For years my husband and I have tried to talk my parents into taking a cruise with us.  They always said no.  Finally my younger sister said I should just give it up as they would never go on a … Continue reading →

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Food on the Norwegian Pearl

Posted on July 13, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

If there’s one thing cruise ships have in abundance, it’s definitely food.  Food can be found in all sorts of places and all manner of ways.  A passenger could spend their entire cruise eating if they wanted to, moving from … Continue reading →

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Grand Canary Island – Island Tour

Posted on July 6, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Long before our transatlantic cruise on Carnival Breeze began, we booked an all-day Island Exploration tour for the day our ship docked at Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island. This tour said an all-terrain vehicle would take us to visit two … Continue reading →

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Dunn’s River Falls

Posted on June 15, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Dunn’s River Falls As the most popular tourist attraction in Ocho Rios Jamaica, Dunn’s River Falls attracts a crowd.  A really large crowd.  We found the amount of people at the falls detrimental to actually enjoying the falls.  People climb … Continue reading →

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Mystic Mountain – Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Posted on June 1, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Mystic Mountain Sometimes you save money doing things on your own rather than booking shore excursions through the cruise ship and sometimes you don’t.  We intended to make our own way to Mystic Mountain to ride the Jamaican Bobsled Roller … Continue reading →

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Interview with John Heald: Best Places on Carnival Breeze

Posted on May 25, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

John Heald, Carnival’s senior cruise director, has many fans among Carnival passengers.  In addition to being their spokesperson,  he also writes a blog.  He sailed across the Atlantic on the Breeze’s maiden voyage to America as the cruise director for … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Pearl Behind the Scenes Tour

Posted on May 18, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sometimes cruise ships offer passengers an opportunity to take a behind the scenes tour.  Some ships have galley tours open for anyone.  Others offer a more comprehensive behind the scenes tour to a limited number of passengers.  Passengers stroll past … Continue reading →

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