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.

2019 Norwegian Joy Preview Cruise to Nowhere

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Norwegian Joy may be one of the prettiest ships I have sailed on. As an active travel agent, I was invited to attend a one night preview cruise on the ship before its deployment in the US. It has previously been serving the Asian market, but with the huge success of the Norwegian Bliss in…

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2020 South America/Antarctica: Montevideo, Uruguay

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2020 South America/Antarctica Cruise I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in Montevideo, but our full day private tour exceeded expectations. First, I didn’t realize that it had so many beaches. The statistic that our tour guide gave us was either 22 miles or 22 Kilometers of beaches. I think it was the…

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2020 South America/Antarctica: Puerto Madryn, Argentina

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2020 South America/Antarctica Cruise As a child, my son, who is now close to 25, was obsessed with dinosaurs. Between the Land Before Time, Disney’s Dinosaur and the Walking With Dinosaurs CGI documentaries, we almost always had dinosaurs on the TV. My son was an early reader, and non-fiction books about dinosaurs were…

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2020 South America/Antarctica: Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2020 South America/Antarctica Cruise If you want to see the world’s most accessible colony of King Penguins, the Bluff Cove penguin excursion in Port Stanley is a must do. I knew we were going to see penguins, but I had honestly picked the excursion due to its short travel time, rather than it…

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