Tag Archives: travel

Saint Martin Cruise Port

Posted on May 2, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Saint Martin is a 34-square mile island that is half French and half Dutch. The story is that a Frenchman and a Dutchman started out from the same spot walking the perimeter of the island in opposite directions with the … Continue reading →

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Skagway Cruise Port

Posted on April 25, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Temperatures in Skagway, Alaska range from wintertime lows in the 20’s Fahrenheit to summertime highs in the 60’s Fahrenheit. It averages about a week’s worth of rain per month with the least rainy months from February to June and the … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen River Cruise

Posted on April 20, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

For what turned out to be our one full day in Copenhagen since our flight got cancelled the day we were supposed to go and we had to spend a night in Seattle (at the airline’s expense) and fly out … Continue reading →

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Panoramic Vienna

Posted on April 18, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vienna, Austria Vienna is the capitol of Austria with a population of over 2 million people. Currency is the euro. 1 euro at last check was equal to $1.10 USD. That is likely to change in the dollar’s current downward … Continue reading →

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Oosterdam Obstructed View Balcony Cabin

Posted on April 11, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cabins of the same category are mostly the same from one to another on any given cruise ship, but there are always some within a category that are different. The most obvious difference is accessible cabins, which are usually larger … Continue reading →

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Tahiti Beginner’s Dive

Posted on April 4, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our cruise from San Diego to Sydney, Australia on Holland America Noordam had an overnight port stop in Papeete, Tahiti. We booked the cruise through Vacations to Go. When you book through Vacations to Go they offer shore excursions at … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Princess Premium Suite

Posted on March 28, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Enchanted Princess has several different types of suites, though there are not a whole lot of most of them onboard. The biggest are the sky suites There are only two of those. There’s also only 2 each of owner’s suites … Continue reading →

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Zaandam Vista Suite

Posted on March 21, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Vista Suites on the Zaandam are comparable to what is typically called mini suites on most ships. Zaandam does not have balcony cabins so the only way to have a balcony is in a suite which makes the Vista suites … Continue reading →

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Rosenborg Castle

Posted on March 17, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Prior to our European river cruise on Viking Skirnir, we spent a couple days in Copenhagen, Denmark before moving on to Budapest where the cruise began. We stayed in a hotel called Wakeup Copenhagen-Borgergade. The hotel had a great location … Continue reading →

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Danube River Cruising

Posted on March 14, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Danube is the second-longest river in Europe. Stretching from Central through Southeastern Europe it runs from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. Only the Volga River in Russia is longer. Early in our river cruise on Viking … Continue reading →

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