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Hilo, Hawaii Cruise Port

Posted on February 2, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

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

Posted on January 26, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

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

Posted on January 19, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

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

Posted on January 12, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

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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Cruise Ship Cabins on Holland America Noordam

Posted on January 5, 2024 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Holland America Noordam has all the basic types of cruise ship cabins. These include inside cabins, ocean view cabins, balcony cabins, and suites. Of course there are some variations within each category. Often when booking those variations are only location … Continue reading →

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Hits and Misses on Celebrity Constellation

Posted on December 29, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

As always, hits and misses are purely opinion and other people may feel differently. Hits We had a stateroom with an oversized balcony which at the time was priced as a regular balcony cabin. Starting in April of 2033 that … Continue reading →

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Saint Thomas Island Tour

Posted on December 22, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Before our cruise on Wonder of the Seas I looked up places we could walk to from Crown Bay where Royal Caribbean’s ships dock in Saint Thomas. Google didn’t show much other than a beach and a place called 99 … Continue reading →

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Costa Maya Snorkel

Posted on December 16, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Having been to Costa Maya on previous cruises, we knew there was nothing much at the port but a pool and shops and a couple paid things to do. We’d already done the random taxi out to Chacchoben Mayan ruins … Continue reading →

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Sitka Cruise Port

Posted on December 8, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The first time I had a port stop in Sitka it was a tender port. The ship anchored near town with a short tender ride to the city. You could get great ship views from the top of Castle Hill. … Continue reading →

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Holland America Noordam

Posted on December 1, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Holland America is known for having mid-size ships. They aren’t tiny expedition vessels, nor are they enormous mega-ships like some other cruise lines have. Holland America’s largest ships are the Pinnacle Class consisting of the Koningsdam, Nieuw Statendam, and their … Continue reading →

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