Tag Archives: travel

Celebrity Constellation

Posted on March 4, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Leaving Tampa, it becomes obvious why the ships sailing from that port are of the older, smaller variety. Initially the ship sailed backwards until it came to a wide enough spot in the channel for it to turn around – … Continue reading →

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Dhow Boat Ride in Khasab, Oman

Posted on February 25, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our cruise from Italy to Dubai on the MSC Lirica had several port stops in Oman, one of them at Khasab. Due to pre-cruise research where everybody on all the websites I could find about cruising to Oman said there … Continue reading →

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Watersports on Symphony of the Seas

Posted on February 18, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

There’s lots to do on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. Just watersports alone have quite a variety of activities to choose from. The biggest water feature on Symphony of the Seas isn’t actually a sport for the passengers, but … Continue reading →

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The Ever-Changing Itinerary

Posted on February 4, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

In spite of omicron flaring up, our January cruise on Celebrity Constellation out of Tampa did sail. Itineraries are pretty fluid these days. When we first booked the cruise it went to Key West, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and Grand Cayman. … Continue reading →

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Yu Garden in Shanghai, China

Posted on January 28, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Not far from each other, and fairly close to the Bund on Huaihui Road, sit Yu Garden and Yuyuan Garden. The bus tour map of Shanghai that we had showed Yu Garden and our other tourist map that showed the … Continue reading →

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Symphony of the Seas

Posted on January 21, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Finally a cruise that didn’t get cancelled. Things aren’t quite back to normal in a covid world, but ships are sailing again. Cruising isn’t quite the same, but there are ships on the sea. I took a week-long Caribbean cruise … Continue reading →

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Freedom Trail Revisited

Posted on January 14, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On my first trip to Boston as a cruise embarkation port, I spent a couple nights there pre-cruise. That trip I sailed with a couple aunts and an uncle. We stayed at a hotel near the subway and used it … Continue reading →

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Khasab, Oman Cruise Port

Posted on January 7, 2022 by LBcruiseshipblogger

KHASAB, OMAN The city of Khasab is located on northern Oman’s Musandam Peninsula which juts out between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in the Strait of Hormunz next to United Arab Emirates. This small city has many … Continue reading →

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Boarding a Cruise Ship in a Covid World

Posted on December 17, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Boarding a cruise ship in a Covid world is nothing like the boarding process once was. First it starts with all the hoops you have to jump through before even arriving at the dock. Then there’s no more priority boarding … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Tourist Attractions

Posted on December 10, 2021 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After disembarking the Westerdam in Shanghai we made our way through long hallways and many lines finally making it through the port only to find another long walk to the taxi stand. Too far for the wheels on my $30 … Continue reading →

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