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We are continuing with our tour of Carnival Panorama with decks 6-9. If you missed the last installment which covered the promenade deck, you can view it here: Carnival Panorama Tour – Part 2 (Deck 5).
Deck 6
The majority of deck 6 is guest cabins. The area by the forward…
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We are continuing our photo tour of Carnival Panorama with deck 5–Promenade deck. If you missed the first installment, you can catch up here: Carnival Panorama Tour – Part 1 (Decks 0-4).
Fun Shops
We are starting off at the front of the ship on deck 5. Here you have more…
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Panorama is Carnival’s newest Vista class ship which launched in December 2019. I was able to cruise on her about ten weeks after the inaugural cruise.
During my week on Carnival Panorama I was able to capture enough pictures of the ship to put together a photo tour. …
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Today we’re going to look at why Hilton Riverside is not only one of my favorite overall New Orleans hotels, It’s also one of the best hotels for cruisers.
The statue out front is of Sir Winston Churchill.
Transportation
This hotel has a streetcar stop out front. The car will…
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If you want to be right in the middle of the Bourbon Street action in New Orleans, Sheraton Four Points is one of your better hotel options. Just a few blocks from Jackson Square, Sheraton Four Points is walking distance from all of the French Quarter tourist sites and…
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I actually have a long history with this hotel. This is the hotel I used to stay in every time I was in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina. At the time it was a Radisson. It just re-opened in 2018 as TownPlace Suites. This will be my first…
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When booking this hotel I was looking for an affordable hotel close to the beach that has also offered cruise parking in the past.
When I inquired about cruise parking I was told they do still offer cruise parking free of charge. You just need to let them know when…
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The Ocean Star Offshore Oil Rig was built in Texas in 1969. Over the course of about 20 years it drilled over 200 wells in the Gulf of Mexico. For the past 20 years it has served as a museum in Galveston.
Touring the Ocean Star is something I…
