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Discovering Shipboard Activities while Cruising on the Norwegian Sun

On my previous cruises at this point, I hadn’t really made use of all the ship had to offer.  Sure we had attended some shows, but that was about it as far as participating in the activities the ship has … Continue reading

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How to Fold Towel Animals – Making Towel Snakes

Towel origami: Step-by-step instructions on how to fold two different styles of towel snakes with lots of photos. Continue reading

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Paradise Point Skyride, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas USVI

A few steps from the cruise ship dock in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas US Virgin Islands, we found a taxi to town.  After a bit of shopping we ended up on an unplanned random bus tour of the island.  Luckily … Continue reading

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Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands

The US Virgin Islands include St. John and St. Croix along with St. Thomas.  They create the boarder between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, 40 miles east of Puerto Rico and 1100 miles southeast of Miami.  Cruise ships … Continue reading

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How to Fold a Cruise Ship Hanging Towel Monkey

How to make a towel monkey – step by step instructions with photos and video of stateroom steward folding a hanging towel monkey. Includes links to directions for folding all sorts of other towel animals as well. Continue reading

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Half Moon Cay Revisited

I really hoped Half Moon Cay would redeem itself on this year’s visit.  On last year’s Holland America Westerdam cruise we sailed in under sunny skies on a bright blue sea.  This year the Carnival Liberty arrived in the dark … Continue reading

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Spaces and Places Around The Ship on Carnival Liberty

Carnival Liberty’s 2.0 upgrades brought a lot of great new spaces and entertainment options to the ship.  In addition, it had some pretty nice places already.  I covered the 2.0 upgrades in a previous blog, this one is about other … Continue reading

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How to Make a Towel Cake

How to fold a towel cake. Complete directions for towel cake folding including photos of each step. Continue reading

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Towel Art – How to Make a Towel Gorilla

How to fold a towel gorilla. Directions for making a towel gorilla include photos of each step and a video of a cabin boy folding a towel gorilla. Continue reading

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Gluten Free Chocolate Melting Cake

I found a winner!  Ever since I published the recipe for Carnival Cruise’s Chocolate Melting Cake, I’ve been getting google hits for gluten free Chocolate Melting Cake, which I did not have a recipe for.  Probably because I have gluten … Continue reading

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