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James's California Coastal Cruise On Holland America Line Koningsdam

This is the first of our new Cruise Stories feature and we look forward to hearing (and seeing photos of) your incredible cruise experiences sailing the Pacific waters. We're going to start things off with an interview from myself, representing my other site, ManTripping.com as I share the story of Heather and I's adventure on the first cruise out of San Diego follow the COVID restart. 

Written by: James Hills
Published: 21 August 2022
Last Updated: 26 August 2022
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Is A Repositioning Cruise From Vancouver The Right Choice For You?

Repositioning cruises have historically been a great option for folks that love sea days and saving money. While some repositioning cruises are historically unpredictable in terms of when they will happen, repoisitioning cruises from Vancouver (as well as Seattle) are pretty easy to predict since they happen each year at the end of the Alaska cruise season.

Written by: James Hills
Published: 20 August 2022
Last Updated: 20 August 2022
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Can Cruise Ships Survive A Hurricane?

This is a question than I hear many first time cruisers ask but luckily we've never had to find out. However, in theory though, while it would be an unpleasant and dangerous experience - yes a cruise ship could probably withstand all but the worst areas of the strongest hurricanes. That isn't the complete answer though since it is almost impossible that this scenario would ever be tested with major cruise ships that we see sailing from lines such as Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Holland America Line, Disney Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, or Norwegian Cruise Lines.

Written by: James Hills
Published: 20 August 2022
Last Updated: 20 August 2022
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What Do You Call The Guys That Take Your Luggage Onto The Ship?

Heather and I had a debate yesterday about what the guys who carry your luggage onto the cruise ship are called? She insisted they were called porters and I said stevedores though I have called them porters in the past as well. What do you guys think? What's the right name for these hardworking men (and a handfull of women) that take our bags when we drop them off at a cruise port before checking in?

Written by: James Hills
Published: 19 August 2022
Last Updated: 19 August 2022
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The San Francisco Cable Car Museum Is A Great Shore Excursion Idea

Aside from the Golden Gate Bridge, there is nothing more iconic than the historic San Francisco cable cars. This cable car system dates back to 1869 when the inventer Andew Smith Hallidie came up with the idea as a replacement for the then standard horse-drawn streetcars that were being used in the city. Over the next 150 years this system became both an urban nessecity to move people throughout the city and later one of the most popular tourist attractions in California.

Written by: James Hills
Published: 11 August 2022
Last Updated: 11 August 2022
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