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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.

2021 Alaska Cruise: Silver Muse Onboard Dining

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Alaska Cruise While I am not a culiarnary expert, I have tried food from all around the world and on previously 35 other cruises, and I can say that hands down, this was the best food I have ever experienced on a cruise ship. The Silver Muse offers 8 different dining venues….

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2021 Alaska Cruise: Endicott Arm, Alaska

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Alaska Cruise I always tell my clients “If you do one excursion on your cruise, do the tour boat excursion in Eindicott or Tracy Arm Fjords, where you will get up close to a glacier.” We heeded my own advice and took this one excursion during our Alaska Silversea cruise and it…

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2021 Alaska Cruise: Juneau, Alaska

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Alaska Cruise This was my 5th time to visit Juneau, so once again we didn’t take any real excursions. This whole cruise was about the Silversea experience, so excursions weren’t too important to us. However, I would highly recommend that guests visiting Juneau do a helicopter tour to a glacier with or…

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2021 Alaska Cruise: Skagway, Alaska

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Alaska Cruise This was our 3rd time to visit Skagway, so it gave us the chance to enjoy the town at its quietest. I highly recommend the train excursion or the coach excursion along that opposing highway. Both offer tremendous views and the opportunity to see both landscapes and wildlife. I have…

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2021 Alaska Cruise: Icy Strait Point, Alaska

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Alaska Cruise This was our first trip to Alaska that included Icy Strait Point. This area is a tourism private island developed and run by the Tlingit native Alaskan tribe. They used to log the area, but decided that they couldn’t rely on that source of income forever and decided to get into…

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