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Hi! My name is Suzanne Klasen.  I am the Owner / Travel Advisor and CLIA Master Cruise Counselor and Elite Cruise Counselor (MCC, ECC) for my CruiseOne Vacations by Suzanne Travel Agency. This site is a collection of my personal travels, thoughts and recommendations. The map above represents the cruise travel (based on embarkation port) that I have posted so far (more to come). Click on a map point to see the cruise itinerary and details.

“Zoomin” Through the Pandemic and Beyond!

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In March of 2020, I attended my last in person event for the year. Ironically, it was a CruiseOne/Dream Vacations training event held in Long Beach, CA. We were supposed to conclude our training and have a tour of one of the Carnival ships that was in port. On Friday the 13th, 2020, all cruise…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Avalon Envision Ship Review

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Most river ships have similar layout and design of their public spaces, but it is the Panoramic Suites that makes all the difference for guests when they sail the Avalon Suite Ships. Avalon introduced this innovative design in 2011 and in just a few years started sailing in…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Avalon Envision Dining Review

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise I really liked the food on Avalon. Probably the aspect I enjoyed the most was that most meals featured several options that were local cuisine like Goulash in Hungary, Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna, and Bavarian sausages in Germany. Avalon also embraces the concept of fresh, locally procured provision…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Munich, Germany (Post Cruise)

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise We needed to spend one night in Munich as the only flights that worked for our connections went through London and were early morning flights. We took the ship’s transfer from Austria, to Munich, about a 2 hour drive. The transfer company dropped us right off at the…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Engelhartszell, Austria

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Engelharszell ended up being our alternate disembarkation location. The river was a little too low for us to make it up to Deggendorf, Germany. Keep this in mind if you are planning your own transfers pre or post cruise. You will need to be able to cancel or…

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