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Norwegian Breakaway | Norwegian Cruise Line Review – Part III Dining

by Marian Krueger, in category Cruises, Dining, Norwegian Cruise Line

If you’re contemplating a cruise, you’re probably also already dreaming about all of the food options onboard. The Norwegian Breakaway from Norwegian Cruise Line has a whopping 27 restaurants onboard, 9 of which are complimentary.  Choose from buffet style dining to three-course dining and everything in between.  Some of the options (O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, Shanghai’s Noodle Bar, The Manhattan… Read More

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Norwegian Breakaway | Norwegian Cruise Line Review – Part II Cabins

by Marian Krueger, in category Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line

One of the most popular queries for anyone researching potential cruises is cabin selection. Not every cabin is the same and cabins run the gamut from inside cabins to high end suites and can vary from cruise line to cruise line and ship to ship. This is no different on the new Norwegian Breakaway. With… Read More

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Norwegian Breakaway | Norwegian Cruise Line Review – Part I

by Marian Krueger, in category Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line

Like big ships? Like brand new ships? The Norwegian Breakaway is Norwegian Cruise Line‘s newest ship that calls New York City it’s home. With a passenger capacity of 3,969 and and overall length of 1068.3 feet, the Breakaway is the newest and largest ship embarking from New York City. I recently had the opportunity to… Read More

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Norwegian Breakaway | Norwegian Cruise Line: Art and Peter Max

by Marian Krueger, in category Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line

When Norwegian Cruise Line was thinking of a ship that would sail out of New York City, the natural fit for designing the hull’s artwork was the iconic pop artist, Peter Max.  A world renowned  artist with paintings on exhibition in hundreds of museums and galleries around the globe, although Max has painted a Boeing 777 jumbo… Read More

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Sunset Marquis Hotel, West Hollywood | Rock Star Living

by Marian Krueger, in category California, Hotels/Resorts

Whether you want to admit it or not, everyone has an idealized version of Hollywood in their minds.  Granted, I know mine is colored by movies and television, but I wanted to stay at a hotel that Hollywood starlets and even bad boy rockers would want to stay at as well.  When I found the Sunset Marquis between… Read More

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Renting a Convertible in Los Angeles | Dollar Car Rental

by Marian Krueger, in category California, Destinations
Dollar Car Rental

At the Airport After we collected our bags from our flight with Virgin America at baggage claim at Los Angeles Airport (LAX), we headed outside to catch the shuttle to get our Dollar Car rental. Yes I was going to let my hair blow in the wind because I was renting a convertible in Los… Read More

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Cruising to the Land Down Under | But First Los Angeles

by Marian Krueger, in category California, Destinations

Everyone has a bucket list, right?  My bucket list is so large that I’m sure there are countries on it that I have yet to discover.  However, there is one that has called to me for some time so when I had the opportunity to arrange travel there, I didn’t hesitate.  When we sailed on… Read More

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What I Only Remember Shortly After Returning Home from a Cruise

by Marian Krueger, in category Cruises

Do you often promise yourself that you’ll remember all the important lessons you learned from your cruise and then when the time comes, you don’t remember any of it?  That’s totally me, but this time I’m writing it all down and sharing it with you. 1. Sometimes I still feel like I’m on the ship… Read More

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