I just boarded the Regal Princess in Galveston. The first thing I did once I got onboard was stop at my muster station. There was no demonstration here. I just scanned my medallion and she told me I needed to watch the video on the TV in my room…
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Today is embarkation day. I spent last night at a friend’s house in Houston. Normally I would stay in Webster which is about a 30 minute drive to the port. Today we have a one hour drive.
It is a bit foggy outside but I did get confirmation that the…
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I was originally supposed to be on Carnival Jubilee after Thanksgiving. Shipyard delays caused that cruise to be cancelled. I re-booked Jubilee for February but needed a replacement cruise for November or December.
I decided to wait until the NFL schedule release in May before booking…
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Thanks to NCL booking me an 11:45pm flight, I had the full day to kill in Vancouver. I spent the day on the Hop-on, hop-off bus while my bags were stored at Canada Place. I’m now at Waterfront station where I’ll be taking a train to the airport. This…
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I spent last week on Carnival’s newest ship, Carnival Jubilee. During that time I was able to collect all of the Bar, Restaurant, and Main Dining Room menus. You won’t find a more complete or accurate set of menus than this: Carnival Jubilee Menus
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Since NCL booked me on that great 11:45pm flight, I have the entire day to kill in Vancouver with no real plan. I need luggage storage and a way to get around town.
I ended up going to these people at the port that offer a Hop-on, hop-off ticket and…
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Good morning from Vancouver! Today is debarkation day. It was really hard to get into the Palace for breakfast. The line to get off of the ship goes right in front of it.
They started debarkation at 7:30 calling all guests with self-assist/easy walk-off. That’s me but I’m going to…
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Good morning! Today is a sea day and the last day of the cruise. We had a time change this morning. I thought my phone changed on its own but it didn’t so when it was 7:30, it was really 8:30. When I realized that I jumped up and…
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Good morning! We’re on our way to Ketchikan this morning. This is the last port day of the cruise. I’m going on a bear watching excursion today. That was something I wanted to do last year but missed out on. It was early in the season so there weren’t…
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One of the big items I wanted to check off of my list in Alaska was bear watching. When I came here last year I was able to see one bear briefly on my Tracy Arm Fjord Glacier Explorer tour. I tried to book a Whale and Bear watching…
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