These are the slides from a presentation by Steve Doucette on Carnival Radiance. I highly recommend following Steve The Naturalist on facebook if you’re interested in Alaska and Hawaii.
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One thing I think is new is this automatic light. I had a heck of a time trying to turn this off last night. I almost went for the duct tape then took a step back and it went out. It’s not bad to me.
The Princess one is bad….
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I just boarded Carnival Radiance in Long Beach, California. I’m going to be on this ship for 15 days heading to Hawaii and back.
I stopped by the room to drop off my bags. It’s close but not ready yet.
It better not be ready yet.
My room is just behind the…
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I stayed at the Long Beach Hilton last night. They offer a free shuttle to the port but it was looking like it was going to be at least a half hour wait based on the number of people in line for the shuttle. I took a Lyft instead…
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After checking in at the Long Beach Hilton, I decided to go out for dinner. I picked a place in the Thai district. I’m going to walk there so I’ll get to see some of downtown Long Beach along the way.
I’m hoping to stop here tomorrow morning for breakfast.
This…
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I booked the Long Beach Hilton on Hotwire at rate of $117 which came to a total of $157 after taxes and fees.
That’s the pool area on the second floor.
They gave me this for being a Hilton Honors member.
This is a king room on the 3rd floor.
If you want…
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I usually do early morning flights. Since I didn’t have big plans today, I went for an afternoon flight. There was a 5am option if I were looking to maximize my time in Long Beach.
I’m doing lunch on the way to the airport. This is actually a New Orleans…
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As I approached my 25th milestone cruise with Carnival, I started planning for my milestone cruise credit which gives you 25% of the cost of the cruise as onboard credit. I wanted that to be an expensive cruise to maximize the onboard credit benefit. Hawaii immediately came to mind.
I…
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Good morning! Today is debarkation day and we are already docked in Galveston. The hat over the touchscreen in the room did not work last night. When the screen came on you could see it through the hat.
Self-assist debarkation began at 7:13.
Here are the TV stations in the room.
They…
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Good morning. Today is a sea day and the last day of the cruise. I was able to get caught up on sleep with 8 hours which is about the maximum I can sleep.
I’m not a fan of that control panel on the wall. Last night it was black…
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