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Royal Princess Preview Cruise Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

For day 2 of our Royal Princess preview cruise, we were scheduled to be anchored off Guernsey. The weather forecast hadn’t been good with high winds and rough seas predicted. Sure enough, when I peered through the curtains in the…

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Royal Princess Preview Cruise Part 1

Posted on July 4, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

For anyone interested in cruising, the announcement of a new cruise ship is certain to be an exciting thing. For a certified ship spotting cruise enthusiast, like myself, it is something else – especially when you learn that the new…

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Total Eclipse Of The Heart With Celebrity Cruises

Posted on June 13, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

CruiseMiss guest blogger, Scott, recently embarked on his first cruise with Celebrity Cruises. This was his experience of Celebrity Eclipse. It’s no secret that I am a staunch Royal Caribbean, and in particular, Independence of the Seas fanatic. So I…

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The Perfect Lido Deck

Posted on April 7, 2013 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

During one of our recent twitter #CruiseChat hours the topic of discussion was cruise ship lido decks and what would essentially make your Lido deck perfect. There were some good responses from people involved when it came to the question…

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Voyages to Antiquity

Posted on March 26, 2013 by CruiseMiss — 3 Comments

I am now back in the north of England after a fun and cruise filled weekend in London. As some of you know I spent the weekend at the Cruise Show. This is an event held once a year that…

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Cruise Ship Focus MSC Fantasia

Posted on December 2, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

MSC Cruises describes this ship as “A masterpiece of Italian style, MSC Fantasia is the perfect mix of advanced technology, elegance and exclusive services.” And I think that description is pretty apt. The 133,500 ton, 3,300 passenger vessel joined the…

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MSC Lirica Cruise Ship Visit

Posted on October 11, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 2 Comments

Well, I have not long left MSC Lirica, my second visit to this ship and once again she did not disappoint. This visit was far better than the last, we had longer to explore the ship which meant seeing places…

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A Cruise is Never Boring

Posted on October 8, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

If there’s one thing I always look forward to about a cruise it’s the unexpected. I don’t think I have ever taken a cruise where something interesting or a little unusual didn’t happen. It’s difficult to an extent to try…

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Cruising, it never gets Tiresome

Posted on August 13, 2012 by CruiseMiss — 1 Comment

Each and every one of us has aspects of a cruise experience that we never get tired of. It could be the fact you wake up in an entirely new destination each morning or the fact you can eat around…

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Cruise Photography

Posted on June 18, 2012 by CruiseMiss — Leave a comment

With such advanced technology these days it is pretty difficult for any of us to go anywhere without a camera. Whether it be one built into your mobile telephone, a small digital camera or a larger more professional camera, either…