Welcome to Cruise Talk!

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.

2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Bratislava, Slovakia

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Bratislava is truly an often lover looked city on the Danube. Interestingly enough, my Great Grandmother who was Lithuanian was named Bratislava, but our tour guide couldn’t figure out how she got this name as she was born in the 1870’s or 1880’s and the city did not…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Budapest, Hungary

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Visitors could spend a week in Budapest and not see everything. The city is one of the most stunning in Europe and after surviving around 50 years under communism, the beautiful capitol on the Danube is thriving. Even after a year of Covid, the city was vibrant and…

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2018 Transpacific Cruise: Celebrity Solstice Ship Review

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise Perhaps one of the best aspects of this voyage was the wonderful cruise experience with so many days at sea. Celebrity has an outstanding service culture. We loved the wonderful atmosphere on board during this long voyage. The unlimited beverage package makes the overall cruise experience so worry free as…

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2018 Transpacific Cruise: Celebrity Solstice Dining Review

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise We enjoyed both the main dining room, ocean view cafe, and the Tuscan Grill on this cruise. The Tuscan grill is an Italian Steak house specialty dining venue. Wit this being a 19 night cruise we got a multi nigh package and had two nights at the Tuscan Grill. We…

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2018 Transpacific Cruise: Honolulu – Oahu, HI (Post-Cruise)

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise There is not much to say about the end of this cruise in Honolulu, I have visited Honolulu both on land based vacations and two other cruises, so this review is simply about the disembarkation process. The process was pretty easy except we called for an Uber which meant dragging…

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