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Disney World – Animal Kingdom
posing at the entryway to Animal Kingdom Unlike the rest of Disney World where the animals are all characters, animation, or wild visitors – like birds or squirrels dropping in, Animal Kingdom has...
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Italy – Messina and Taormina
Vista in Messina, Italy Carnival Vista stopped in Messina, Italy on a Sunday. From the ship Messina looks like a pretty big city with lots of interesting old architecture within walking distance. Being...
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Disney – Hollywood Studios
Twighlight Zone Tower of Terror towers over Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park (internet photo) Hollywood Studios seemed less crowded than some of the other theme parks at Disney World. Or maybe it...
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Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Arcadia from Waitangi Usually cruise ships tie up to a dock on port stops, but sometimes they anchor offshore. When the ship anchors it is called a tender port because people move from ship to shore in...
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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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Grand Turk Cruise Ship Port
ships in Grand Turk Carnival Magic approached an unknown island a couple hours before our scheduled port time for Grand Turk. “Is that a cruise ship?” Sheri asked, pointing at the island over the deck...
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Cocoa Beach
Cocoa Beach – internet photo, but this is how it looked – nearly deserted After visiting Kennedy Space Center the day we disembarked from Carnival Magic in Port Canaveral, Florida, we expected to spend...
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Enclave at the Spa on Royal Princess
entrance to the spa On most cruise ships the spa and gym go hand in hand being located next to each other and sharing a locker room. There’s generally a beauty salon in the vicinity as well. Royal...
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BnB in Moclips
Moclips Airbnb Wanting to get away during the pandemic, yet stay safe from Covid, we went with local travel in a private residence and booked a weekend in an Airbnb on the coast. Sea Mist house near...
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Shanghai River Cruise
the Bund in Shanghai After disembarking Holland America Westerdam in Shanghai, we stayed in a hotel near the Bund for a few days to have some time to see the city. The word bund means an embankment or...
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