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March 26, 2026
My Cruise Journal

DESTINATION: DAY 1: PORT OF EMBARKATION: MY CABIN ATTENDANT: WEATHER: ROOM: DINNER: SHOW: ACTIVITIES: NOTES: DAY 2: PORT OR. AT SEA WEATHER: BREAKFAST: LUNCH: DINNER: EXCURSIONS/TOURS/ACTIVITIES: NOTES:

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March 24, 2026
Passenger Checklist

1. Booking and Documentation: Confirm cruise booking names, numbers and itineraries. Check that each passport is valid for at least six months from end of travel date. Verify the name(s) on the passports matches the names on the booking reservation (in case there was a marriage and a maiden name is still on the passport […]

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March 17, 2026
The Unexpected

You have done an admirable job in organizing and planning your cruise. There is a point to where you organize and then say I'm done, whatever may happen, I'll deal with it'. In the unlikely and unfortunate event that you need to get off the ship and go to a shoreside hospital in a foreign […]

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March 15, 2026
Helpful Tips and Money Tips

Tips 🔑 and Tips 💵 🔑 Helpful Tips 🔑 Respect the guidance and information from your Muster Station crew coordinator. 🔑 Make it routine to use the sanitizing stations onboard. 🔑  9 If the salt and pepper shakers are missing from your dining venue, exercise care in that such items may be removed from use […]

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March 12, 2026
Expectation: This itinerary is PERFECT!!!

Expectation: This itinerary is PERFECT!!! Exasperation: Well, maybe, in a perfect world. Unfortunately, the world has its' moments that do not always cooperate. I think the first thought that you have to keep in mind is that multi-page Cruise Contract that you acknowledged receiving. Among a few other things, somewhere it may say that "....we […]

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March 10, 2026
Expectation and Exasperation

Expectation: I arrived at the pier at my designated time. Exasperation: A lot of cruise lines have adopted the procedure of working with passengers by allowing a dedicated time to board the ship. It is a very practical approach to allow for processing the several thousand guests in a timely manner. Unfortunately, situations beyond the […]

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February 25, 2026
Is This Gem a Jewel?

December 27, 2025. Well......I felt the need for a post Holiday cruise. I called Norwegian Cruise Line and was almost immediately connected with Katrina, an agent with NCL. inquired about availability on the Norwegian GEM departing out of Jacksonville, FL on January 16, 2026 for four nights to the Bahamas. The Norwegian Gem is a […]

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December 3, 2025
What's Your Niche?

Most cruise lines have a niche (pronounced neesh). That is, they have something of a particular nature that satisfies the wants and needs of passengers Some passengers seem to gravitate to a particular cruise line and even a particular ship within that cruise line. There could be several reasons for this. Just as one shoe […]

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