Tag Archives: travel

Crossing the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 13, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After leaving from San Diego, our 34-day cruise on the Holland America Noordam started out with 5 sea days on the way to Hawaii. Sea days are pretty relaxing. There were some daily activities for anyone who cared to join, … Continue reading →

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Curses Foiled Again

Posted on November 10, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Not Tracy Arm Coincidentally John and I both had the idea of taking another Alaskan cruise at about the same time. While I was eyeing a Celebrity cruise that went to Icy Strait Point (which has a zipline that goes … Continue reading →

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Cologne Walking Tour

Posted on November 6, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cologne, Germany Cologne is a city on the Rhine River in Germany with a population of over a million people. The town’s major landmark is a twin-spired gothic cathedral. Construction on the cathedral began in 1248, but the final stage … Continue reading →

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Royal Princess After Drydock

Posted on November 1, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Royal Princess went into drydock at the end of October in 2026. Changes were made during that time to some cabins and to some of the public spaces on the ship. Not all of the changes to Royal Princess are … Continue reading →

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Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Posted on October 30, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Stanley, Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are self-governed, however they are a British overseas territory so the language is English. Money is the Falkland pound, which is of the same value as British pounds. US dollars are accepted, as are … Continue reading →

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Puerto Vallarta Boat Tour

Posted on October 23, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta sits on Mexico’s Pacific coast in the state of Jalisco. It was once a very popular cruise ship port when a lot of ships did Mexican Riveria cruises. At one point most of the ships that … Continue reading →

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Cabin Crawl on Carnival Luminosa

Posted on October 16, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Pacific crossing on Carnival Luminosa from Seattle to Sydney had a lot of sea days so we organized a cabin crawl through the facebook page for that cruise.  There were 16 cabins that signed up for it, but only … Continue reading →

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Carnival Miracle

Posted on October 13, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Miracle is a Spirit Class ship, one of Carnivals older, smaller ships making it perfect for Alaskan cruises. Small ships do better there since the larger ones are less likely to be able to navigate through the bergy bits … Continue reading →

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Mahogany Bay Cruise Port

Posted on October 9, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Majestic Princess docked overnight at Mahogany Bay Cruise Port in Roatan, Honduras. We had a long excursion not booked through the ship on the first day where we went to a sloth and monkey sanctuary and then horseback riding and … Continue reading →

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Food on Royal Princess

Posted on October 6, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like all of the ships from major cruiselines, Royal Princess has some pay-extra restaurants and others that are included in the cruise fare with dining rooms and a buffet as the main included eateries. Unlike most ships, this one won … Continue reading →

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