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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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Circular Quay

Posted on October 2, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia is not just a tourist hub. It’s also home to the Overseas Passenger Terminal where the luckier of cruise ship passengers to Sydney dock. Sydney has another terminal called White Bay which is not close … Continue reading →

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Koblenz, Germany

Posted on September 25, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Koblenz, Germany Koblenz, Germany sits on the banks of the Rhine River where it joins with its tributary, the Moselle. The name originates from the Latin word for confluence and the town’s name was spelled with a c as the … Continue reading →

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Cruising Antarctica

Posted on September 18, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Antarctic cruise on Holland America Oosterdam spent 4 days cruising the Antarctic Peninsula. At the start we were given a map of the planned route for the time we spent there. The cruise was much longer, 4 days is … Continue reading →

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Fishing in Cabo

Posted on September 15, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When our Mexican cruise on Carnival Radiance had a port stop in Cabo San Lucas, John got together with a friend who happened to be vacationing there at the same time to go fishing. I opted for a snorkel excursion … Continue reading →

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Shows on Holland America Niew Amsterdam

Posted on September 11, 2026 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Like most cruises the nightly shows on Holland America Nieuw Amsterdam were a mix of production shows with the ship’s cast and other shows with guest performers. Being a longer cruise there was a higher percentage of guest performers than … Continue reading →

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