I am a big fan of staying in Webster, Texas which is about a half hour from the port of Galveston. I have had some good hotels there with Fairfield Inn, Comfort Suites, and Holiday Inn Express. This time I booked last minute and the usual suspects were higher…
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Booking
I was originally supposed to be on this ship the first week of December. Shipyard delays caused them to cancel all cruises prior to Christmas week. For my trouble they offered me 25% off and $150 onboard credit to re-book. I wanted to avoid the holidays and NFL playoffs….
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Now that I have cruised on Carnival, Norwegian, and Princess, I can do a comparison of the three.
Before we get into it let me say I have a much deeper knowledge of Carnival having cruised on most of their ships and all of the ones built in the past…
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Port Parking
Of the ports I’ve visited and researched, New Orleans has the best port parking. They offer secure covered parking right at the port. A porter will meet you at your car to collect you baggage. All you have to do is take an elevator down to check-in.
You do…
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Cambria Hotel New Orleans is one of the many hotels in the Warehouse District/Convention Center area that is reasonably close to the cruise terminals. They also offer a Park and Cruise option here.
The below picture shows the proximately to Erato Street cruise terminal which is where the Carnival ships…
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Carnival’s updated 2024 Food and Drink Menus are here! All bars and restaurants, dining room menus including vegan and gluten free options, and special pages dedicated to each Excel Class ship. Click the links below to access them.
Carnival 2024 Food & Drink Menus
Carnival 2024 Dining Room Menus
Carnival Excel…
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The Maison St. Charles is a Garden District Hotel that offers a Park N Cruise Package. That package starts at $169 and includes up to 7 days of free parking during your cruise. Additional days cost $15 per day.
I have two experiences with Maison St. Charles. The first time…
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Good morning from Galveston!
They don’t waste any time. I guess it makes sense for people who have dead time In an airport today. I’m used to getting these 24-48 hours after getting off of the ship.
They were taking a long time on the one person here so I’m going…
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Good morning! Today is a sea day and my last day on Regal Princess. It should be a good day. They have some interesting events on the schedule for today.
These are my morning balcony views.
Here are the breakfast specials for today. I could do the English breakfast but with…
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This is a presentation I haven’t seen on other cruise lines. These are all of the slides from the “Navigation at Sea” presentation on by 2nd Officer Max Bingle on the Regal Princess November 17, 2023.
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