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Main Dining Room menus on Holland America’s Koningsdam
These are the menus from my 7 night California Coast cruise on Koningsdam in November 2024 with photos of what we ordered. Overall, I was impressed with the food and service in the main dining room and really enjoyed this…
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Sun Princess: Bigger ship, smaller venues. Is the tradeoff worth it? Full Review
Sun Princess is a polarizing new ship that’s full of tradeoffs. On the one hand it has roomy cabins, a vibrant main atrium, a dramatic dome-shaped multipurpose solarium and a large variety of food options from fast food to specialty…
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Daily programs on Sun Princess
Here are the daily programs from my 14 day Meditteranean cruise on Sun Princess in August 2024. More about Sun Princess
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My experience riding out Hurricane Milton on a cruise ship (Sun Princess)
Ever wondered what it’s like to be on board a cruise ship that’s diverted by a hurricane? Well I can tell you from first hand experience that it’s not that bad. I’m on board Sun Princess, a brand new ship…
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I tried a new cruise line for free thanks to URComped
I sailed on a cruise line for the first time for free and enjoyed perks from the top tier of their loyalty program. How did I do it? Through a travel agency called URComped and by taking advantage of the…
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20 ways MSC is different from other cruise lines
MSC is a very polarizing cruise line that people seem to either love or hate. I’m about to wrap up my first ever cruise with MSC and it’s definitely very different in many ways compared to other major cruise lines…
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21 hits and misses on Princess’ polarizing new ship: Sun Princess
I sailed on Sun Princess for several weeks and put the many big changes Princess introduced with this new Sphere class ship to the test. In some areas like cabins and fast food they’ve taken a major step forward but…
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Tour of the casino on Sun Princess
The casino on Sun Princess is the biggest in the Princess fleet but unfortunately also the most disappointing. Smoking is allowed in More than three quarters of the space, there are a lot of popular slot machines missing like Fire…
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Bright idea or flawed design? My first impressions of Sun Princess
I’ve been on Princess’ newest class of ship for a week now and I must admit I have very mixed feelings. On one hand, they’ve made many overdue improvements to their cabins with shower doors and couches now standard and…
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Princess casino updates: More perks for some, more headaches for others
As other cruise lines like Celebrity make cuts to their casino rewards programs, Princess Cruises has been very busy trying to make theirs more generous. They seem to be pulling out all the stops to attract more gamblers to their…
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Tour of the casino on Regal Princess
Join me for a complete tour of the casino on Regal Princess, including all of the slot machines and tables! This tour includes the recently added non-smoking extension in the Double Down Bar. More about Regal Princess
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Happy ending to British Isles cruise on Regal Princess
After a hectic and disappointing start on Regal Princess in the British Isles, the cruise surprisingly Ended with a bit of a bang. We stopped in the pretty ports of Le Havre, France and Falmouth, England where we visited a…