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Live B2B2B2B From the Carnival Magic 11/26-12/22
jam19872016 posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
I'm getting ready to sail out for another adventure on Sunday and I plan to do a live review of my time on board.
This time I will be sailing on the Carnival Magic for 26 days from November 26 until December 22. I am not sure where I am going, nowhere too terribly exciting just around the Caribbean but I am excited to be on a ship for the Holidays and seeing the wonderful decorations and being around the festive cheer. Magic is also one of my favorite ships in the Carnival fleet.
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Jim_Iain Live - 2nd Half World Cruise - B2B Singapore to Down Under 11/25 – 12/21
Jim_Iain posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
Welcome! Come along and join us for another adventure.
As an introduction we are Jim (who writes these Live Posts) and Iain, who ends up in most of the pictures. We have been together 34 years - or as Iain just said “34 long hard years” LOL.
Are were among of the first to be Gay Couples to be married in California. We were legally married June 2008 days after the California Supreme Court ruled the restriction of Gay Marriage was illegal. 5 Months later California had a referendum to change the constitution and make it illegal again. Luckily the State Supreme court ruled a small group of 4,000 marriage were grandfathered and would remain legal. It was another 7 years before the Supreme Court Legalized Gay Marriage Nation Wide.
We have 3 kids and 5 Grand Children.
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LIVE! Celebration 11/26-12/3 Holidays & Casino Ultra—Let’s Cruise!
TravelBluebird posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
For those of you that don’t know me, I’m Dee, traveling with my dear hubby Russ. I adore cruising, have done a ton of it. I’m particularly excited about this cruise since I LOVE Carnival, and also the Mardi Gras—been on her twice! This is my first time on her sister ship the Celebration, and my second time cruising out of Miami since the pandemic.
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Live from QV to the Canary Islands.
LadyL1 posted a topic in Cunard Line,
It has been a year since sailing with Cunard, our last in November/December ‘22 to the same destination on this ship. Since then we have sailed with 2 other lines in the Pacific and Europe and enjoyed long distance travel. How pleasant to be back in familiar surroundings of QV.
From reading CC over the past few days, it appears that there are quite a few active members seeking some sun joining me on this voyage.
I have written blogs before and always try to convey the atmosphere on the ship to anyone interested enough to read this.
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Live - Valiant Lady Dec 2-10
ceilidh1 posted a topic in Virgin Voyages,
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My View: A Symphony of Gratitude (Live Thanksgiving Week)
APDMOM posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
We are about to sail away from Port Everglades, heading toward the Southern Caribbean.
TIP: If I can help find any information for you while I am onboard, please post your request. I will do my best to follow through on requests.
I will likely fall a day or two behind, depending on Wi-Fi and our busy schedule. However, I will try to keep the report as “live“ as possible.
Gratitude:
Since this is a Thanksgiving cruise, it will be great to hear what you are thankful for, if you would like to share.
We are extra thankful to be on this trip today, as we had to cancel Odyssey of the Seas in January due to illness. At that time, we could not with good conscience say “no” to a couple of the health questions due to our son having a cough and sore throat.
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Live on the Escape Nov 25-Dec 2
CAKEisgood posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
We (me and the husband) are embarking from Port Canaveral on Saturday, Nov 25th, on the NCL Escape. This is our 4th cruise on the Escape. We absolutely LOVE the Escape. The staff have been so attentive and they bend over backwards. It will be interesting to see if it is the same on this cruise (our last Escape cruise was in Feb 2023).
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Big Apple to Big Easy on the Breakaway Nov28-Dec12 2023 Live
lepidoptera posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
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Live Regal - Nov 26 2023
TxNight posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
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Live from the Celebrity Constellation, 11/28-12/10/23.
VintageCheap posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
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Live from Ruby Princess Nov 20-30
Pirateskigirl posted a topic in Princess Cruises,
It was very busy day in port at Fort Lauderdale. There were 6 ships leaving for the week.
We were blue lane because we had to pick up our Medallions. Total time from drop off to onboard less than 20 minutes.
Cabins were not ready until 1pm.
There is a sanctuary onboard. $40 a d
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LIVE REPORT Christmas Markets-MSC Euribia 1-8th Dec 2023 -New Ship-YC Balcony suite
ConnieTact posted a topic in MSC Cruises,
The aim of the report is to help others about to sail and, those considering whether or not to book.
Also, it’s great for me to be able to scroll back and remember happy times when I’m at home and in between cruises! It’s surprising what one forgets, and how good it is when the pictures and text bring it all back to life!
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LIVE Thanksgiving cruise on Elation with ninjacat123 and family! Gobble, gobble!!🦃
ninjacat123 posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
And now you know why I’m still recovering from that whirlwind trip. Sooooo much fun and sooooo many places to see, it was awesome. Now ninjacat123 aka Bethany needs some chilling time and we have that on Elation as we cruise to Freeport and Nassau! Freeport is a new port for all of us and I have booked a cabana at a beach club. Now, when I say “all of us” I mean my mom, my two DDs, me and Craig. We are all getting excited about our 6 hour drive with potty stops to Jacksonville starting at 5am (NOT) but this is the way.
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Live from the Deep Blue Sea on Reflection (Nov 25 - Dec 3)
81Zoomie posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
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Pirate’s LIVE “Family Reunion” on the HORIZON…Dec 3-9, 2023
pirate4me2 posted a topic in Carnival Cruise Lines,
I am here yet again to do my Community Service and help you all deal with either your post-cruise blues, or your “my cruise isn’t approaching fast enough” blues. How do I plan to help with those problems, you ask? By letting you live vicariously through MY cruise in this live review, of course! Sure, you have to mix up your own DOD’s, cook your own meals, and make your own bed, but seeing my crazy adventures will make you feel like you’re on vaca….right?
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Live from Anthem
sadiwest posted a topic in Royal Caribbean International,
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Live From the Ascent 3 night cruise
misguy posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
The ship is amazing. It is our first time on an edge class ship, and so far we have been very impressed. We ate dinner at the Roof Garden Restaurant, and the food was good, and I was blown away by the size of the T-Bone steak.
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Live from the Venture - headed back to Antarctica
markandjie posted a topic in Seabourn Cruise Line,
Unlike our July trip aboard Venture, this time we had no flight drama and arrived in Buenos Aires without an issue. We are squeezing this trip in over the Thanksgiving break to minimize days missed at school for our son and his friend and had a very narrow window to make it work...thankfully the stars aligned this time.
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Live but Late from the Eclipse - Thanksgiving (US) Cruise - November 17 - 25, 2023
zgscl posted a topic in Celebrity Cruises,
For Thankgiving I booked a Royal Suite for the 8 night Celebrity Eclipse Mexican Rivera sailing which includes a stop in San Diego. The best thing about this itinerary is that there is an afternoon arrival in most ports which makes for a relaxed morning. I found it a bit odd that Celebrity decided to do mostly 6 night cruises this season with a few 8 nights mixed in rather than doing 7 night cruises. Of course, what do I know about fleet planning? Absolutely nothing. They didn't seem to h
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LauraS,Live from Southern Atlantic Crossing - Barcelona to Buenos Aires
milling73 posted a topic in Viking Ocean,
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RSSC Splendour Live Barcelona to Miami November 20th to December 4th
mdunne48 posted a topic in Regent Seven Seas Cruises,
First we are Matt & Susan from North Carolina. We have been in Spain now for 25 days. We have really enjoyed ourselves. Week long stays in Madrid, Seville and LaHerradura were the precursor for our first cruise on Splendour. More on those stops a bit later.
I am ready, the bags are ready BUT Las Ramblas is calling Susan. I think a morning walk is in my immediate future. More to come after boarding.
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LIVE Thanksgiving Review Nieuw Statendam Rome -> FLL My First Transatlantic Nov 26 - Dec 10 🦃
Haljo1935 posted a topic in Holland America Line,
We sail Sun Nov 26, so we'll play tourist for a couple days in Rome before we board the fresh out of dry dock Nieuw Statendam. We have a few days planned and one flex day with a rented Vespa to do whatever we feel like we missed or just to go tooling about.
Luggage was loaded very quickly after checking in, so I feel good about my chances of being reunited at the correct time.
Going to get some chocolate for the flight...Ciao for now.
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Nov 20th Seashore Live(ish) review - Retreater goes Yacht Clubbing for 1st time
go.without.you posted a topic in MSC Cruises,
My friend Janelle and I sail on the Seashore Monday for 6 nights with stops to the private island, Costa Maya and Cozumel. The weather is clearing up after the past couple of wet days and the ship had to move their stops around this weekend due to weather conditions.
A little background, I have been a Celebrity loyalist for over 15 years with the last 6 or so cruises in the Retreat. I have reached Elite Plus status and I will probably never hit Zenith (the highest level) unless I hit the lottery. Their recent changes and price increases had me shopping around and after reading reviews from GenX and JamieLogical I was definitely down to try MSC.
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Viva Live 21 days, Rome to Miami, plus a few days in Rome
JIMESOPUS posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
Well never say never. We are going live in 19 days, 2 days pre-cruise in Rome, and 21 days on the Viva.
So many “firsts" for us on this adventure. We are still burn’t out from the NCL Star cruise but super excited about our next adventure.
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Almost Live …. Sailing Aboard the NCL Viva on Her Maiden Trans-Atlantic
ColdCruise posted a topic in Norwegian Cruise Line,
Departing Lisbon, Portugal on 16 November, the lovely Viva will take us on an 11-day cruise across the ocean to arrive in Miami the Monday after Thanksgiving (American Thanksgiving).
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