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Food on the Norwegian Pearl

If there’s one thing cruise ships have in abundance, it’s definitely food.  Food can be found in all sorts of places and all manner of ways.  A passenger could spend their entire cruise eating if they wanted to, moving from … Continue reading

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Grand Canary Island – Island Tour

Long before our transatlantic cruise on Carnival Breeze began, we booked an all-day Island Exploration tour for the day our ship docked at Las Palmas, Grand Canary Island. This tour said an all-terrain vehicle would take us to visit two … Continue reading

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Accomodations on Holland America Westerdam

The Holland America Westerdam has a variety of rooms available to suit the budgetary needs of all their passengers. Those who prefer to spend as little as possible on their room can book an inside room. The inside rooms on … Continue reading

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You Can Do Your Own Laundry On A Cruise

Can I do my own laundry on a cruise?  Passengers-to-be often wonder about that in these days of limited luggage for airline travel.  Particularly when taking longer voyages.  Cruise lines do offer laundry service where the crew will do the … Continue reading

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Dunn’s River Falls

Dunn’s River Falls As the most popular tourist attraction in Ocho Rios Jamaica, Dunn’s River Falls attracts a crowd.  A really large crowd.  We found the amount of people at the falls detrimental to actually enjoying the falls.  People climb … Continue reading

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Mystic Mountain – Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Mystic Mountain Sometimes you save money doing things on your own rather than booking shore excursions through the cruise ship and sometimes you don’t.  We intended to make our own way to Mystic Mountain to ride the Jamaican Bobsled Roller … Continue reading

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Cruise Ship Bars on the Norwegian Pearl

Cruise ships have abundant bars.  Many cruise ship passengers like to drink, and cruise lines like to make money selling alcohol to their passengers.  Whether lounging by the pool or hanging around inside the ship, it’s never far to the … Continue reading

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Chocoholic Buffet on the Norwegian Pearl

Chocolate Buffet on the Norwegian Pearl On the second to the last night of our Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl, the Garden Café transformed into the Chocoholic Buffet.  Decorated with ice sculptures and a candlelit feel in the lighting, … Continue reading

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Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s Private Island

Our Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl made its first port stop at Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay.  Shortly after breakfast, we caught a tender from the Pearl to the island.  Both from the tender on the channel in, … Continue reading

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Devastation and Recovery – Hurricane Sandy at Great Stirrup Cay

Many cruise ship lines have private islands around the Caribbean where their own ships stop.  These islands have ways for cruise ship passengers to spend a pleasant day on shore.  Norwegian cruise line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands … Continue reading

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