Tag Archives: travel

Interview with John Heald – Rescue at Sea

Posted on January 1, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Helicopter Rescue at Sea Cruise ships have two types of sea rescues that could happen during the course of a cruise. The least common and most unlikely is rescue of people from another vessel in distress. If a ship comes … Continue reading →

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Tahiti Island Tour

Posted on December 23, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Exploring Tahiti From a Cruise Ship On Your Own P&O Arcadia arrived in Papeete, Tahiti of the windward islands in French Polynesia on a rainy February day. We hadn’t made any specific plans for this port stop. We knew we … Continue reading →

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Celebrity’s Lobster Murano Recipe

Posted on December 9, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While the name SS United States sounds like this specialty restaurant on the Celebrity Infinity would serve American food, it actually had upscale French cuisine. Maybe this confusion led to their decision to replace this restaurant with an Italian place … Continue reading →

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Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau

Posted on December 2, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Ruby Princess arrived in Juneau at lunchtime after an early morning glacier watching cruise through Endicott Arm as a substitute for nearby Tracy Arm, the entry to which had been blocked by ice bergs. Lunchtime is not the best time … Continue reading →

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Swimming With Horses For Real

Posted on November 25, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

While looking online for something to do when Carnival Breeze stopped in Montego Bay, Jamaica, I came across a horse ride and swim at Half Moon Equestrian Center. This is the stable at Jamaica’s biggest and oldest resort. Half Moon … Continue reading →

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Cruising Across the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 18, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 21-day transpacific cruise on the P&O Arcadia began in Valparaiso, Chile. As one leg of a world cruise the boarding process differs a bit from ordinary cruises where the whole ship changes over to a new cruise. Only some … Continue reading →

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Cruising Through the Panama Canal

Posted on November 4, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Celebrity Infinity fit through the Panama Canal, but only just, being pretty much a Panamax ship, or as big as a ship can be and still fit through the canal’s original locks. In June of 2016 the canal expansion finally … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk Power Snorkel

Posted on October 21, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Getting off the Carnival Breeze for our morning power snorkel excursion turned into quite a fiasco. Although the excursion started just half an hour after docking time they left people to make their own way off the ship through the … Continue reading →

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Sailing Past Easter Island

Posted on October 14, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of the most isolated places in the world, Easter Island sits alone in the Pacific Ocean. It takes about 5 days on a cruise ship or over 5 hours on a plane to get to Easter Island from the … Continue reading →

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Train, Boat, and Bus Excursion in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Posted on October 7, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 17-day Panama Canal cruise on Celebrity Infinity made a port stop at Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Costa Rica lies in Central America between Nicaragua and Panama. The rather long cruise ship dock at Puntarenas crosses a long beach with dark … Continue reading →

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