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Booking a Cruise By Category Guarantee
Disney Fantasy and Norwegian Epic from a cove balcony on Carnival Magic Most of the time when people book cruises they choose a specific cabin for their cruise. Choosing a cabin lets passengers find a...
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The Suite Life
Cruising In A Suite Veendam in Havana I’ve cruised with Holland America a number of times, but somehow in spite of starting out from quite a variety of ports, and seeing many of their other ships in...
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Spaces and Places on Carnival Vista
Vista in Naples, Italy Some places are standard on all major cruise ships. Besides passenger cabins they all have bars, a variety of places to eat, pools, hot tubs, outdoor decks, shops, a gym, a...
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Cruising to Cuba
Holland America Veendam in Havana If you are not from the USA and are sailing on a ship leaving from anywhere else in the world then Cuba is probably just another cruise ship port without that much...
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Snorkeling in Alaska
Trolley by Oosterdam in Ketchikan Mountain Point Snorkeling Adventure Snorkeling in Alaska? Brrrr. Way too cold. That’s what a lot of people think. I used to be one of them. If you went straight into...
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Rome In A Day
fountain in Rome They say you can’t see Rome in a day, but if a day is all you have you see what you can. Carnival Vista made a port stop in Civitavecchia, which is as close as a ship gets to Rome –...
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Hubbard Glacier
Oosterdam approaching Hubbard Glacier which is so vast it extends farther than we could see beyond the rocky outcropping leading to Russel Fjord – which the glacier has occasionally blocked Most...
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Havana Cruise Ship Port
Holland America Veendam in Havana, Cuba Sailing into Havana, ships negotiate a narrow channel with the guidance of a local pilot. Local pilots board the ship prior to entrance of most any port so that...
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What’s Inside the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Leaning Tower of Pisa Probably the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of Pisa is the iconic leaning tower. At Carnival Vista’s port stop in Liverno, Italy we decided to go to nearby Pisa to...
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Magic in Puerto Rico – taken from Pigeon Park When visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico, we almost always end up at one of the historical forts there. Partly because it’s cheap to get in and there are 2...
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Havana “Walking” Tour
Veendam in Havana from the fort across the channel When cruising to Cuba it’s required to book an excursion through the ship for anyone who wants to get off the boat that didn’t book their cruise...
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Marseilles, France
Vista in Marseilles Marseilles, a port on the Mediterranean coast of France, has been a major commercial port and trading center since ancient Greek and Roman times. It’s second only to Paris for...
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Fun on the Magic
Carnival Magic Cruises are always fun, but some are definitely more fun than others. The same goes for ships. Each ship has something to offer, some more than others. It’s not always the ship or even...
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Paradise Point Skyride in Saint Thomas
Paradise Point Skyride After having looked up the weather before our Carnival Magic cruise and seeing a prediction of rain for all four ports, we were quite happy to see sunshine in the forecast when...
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Fiji Cruise Ship Ports
Explorer of the Seas in Lautoka, Fiji Officially known as the Republic of Fiji, this south pacific island nation consists of over 300 predominantly volcanic islands plus another 500+ smaller islets,...
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Things to Do on Holland America Veendam
Veendam in Costa Maya, Mexico Cruise ships vary greatly in size as well as in options of things to do onboard. While some of the bigger ships have things like waterslides, rock climbing walls, flow...
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Ponta Delgada, Azores
Vista in Ponta Delgada, Azores Following a couple stormy days at sea between Gibraltar and the Azores, Carnival Vista docked in Ponta Delgada on a day with a weather forecast of cloudy with 20% chance...
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Lautoka, Fiji Island Tour
Explorer at the dock in Lautoka, Fiji We had no plans for our port stop in Lautoka, Fiji on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. When the ship pulled into port we could see a row of little booths...
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Costa Maya Cruise Ship Port
Veendam in Costa Maya Costa Maya is an engineered cruise ship port, meaning it is not a dock in a pre-existing town, but rather a port area built specifically for cruise ships and their passengers. It...
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Bermuda Triangle Snorkel
Carnival Vista from the snorkel boat After crossing the Atlantic Ocean from a cruise starting in Barcelona, Carnival Vista stopped in Bermuda overnight before continuing on to the final destination of...
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