Category Archives: Ports of Call

Lazy Days – Charlottetown, P.E.I – [08/20/2014]

There are days when you both feel like doing nothing, and feel like going out and doing something that just gets you off the ship. Cabin fever can kind of sneak up on you. Besides, as has been previously mentioned, … Continue reading

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7 Decks Below – Halifax, Canada – [08/14/2014]

Have you been inside the museum? We should go…meet the dinosaurs ~ “The Next Ten Minutes” The Last Five Years Well, there aren’t any dinosaurs at this particular museum, since the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is – as the … Continue reading

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Whirl-Wind – Boston, Mas., USA – [07/19/2014]

You know if I end up being hit by a car it’s so going to be your fault! Why my fault? Because you’re the one who keeps running across the street without a crosswalk! You are SO *Canadian* Hmph This … Continue reading

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Through the Wardrobe – Tracy Arm, Alaska – [05/21/2014]

I’ve been lucky enough to see some truly amazing things and some truly breathtaking places in my life, but as far as sheer natural beauty goes – I’ve yet to see anything that can top Tracy Arm (I’m sure the … Continue reading

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So Close And Yet…. – San Diego, California – [05/13/2014]

Embark day is always crazy, and some are crazier than most. This morning the ship was boarded by USPH (as I’ve said before, you don’t mess with US Public Health), and USCG (and you really don’t mess with US Coast … Continue reading

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Spring Fling – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – [05/11/2014]

Three words: Spring Break CABO!! ~ Legally Blonde: The Musical Actually, I have IPM today so Cabo isn’t in the cards for me. Instead I can only see it from my office window, teasingly out of reach. Fortunately I’ve been … Continue reading

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Sunny & Seventy-Five – Half Moon Cay, Bahamas – [04-29-2014]

I’ve always said the same thing about half moon cay: it’s the only port of call that I will instantly make an exception to my “I’m really not a beach baby” state of mind. This port is our own little … Continue reading

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Hefellumps! – Padong Bay, Thailand – [03/11/2014]

As many of you may remember, my attempt at ‘Shaughnessy’s Exciting Elephant Adventure’ last season was derailed by the angry and slightly scary Phuket Taxi “union” (*cough*mafia*cough*) – who blockaded the crew tour bus into the port and refused to … Continue reading

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Here For Your Entertainment! – Singapore – [03/08/2014]

I wasn’t going to go. I mean I really wasn’t. I didn’t have the money (what’s left of my cash for the month is supposed to be going towards my Elephant Ride in Thailand) and I’m enough out of the … Continue reading

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A Wish Your Heart Makes – Hong Kong – [03/03/2014]

Every year I say I’m not going, every season I say that if I overuse it, it’ll stop working, somehow being special and maybe one day I’ll ‘grow up’ enough that walking through those gates won’t bring tears to my … Continue reading

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