Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Jewel of the Seas, St. Lucia on Nov 30th, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving! Today, we’re visiting St. Lucia… Since Emerson’s birth, we’ve been on a Thanksgiving cruise every year. At this point, I guess you could call it a quasi-tradition. Upon reflection, I can’t say that it seems especially Thanksgiving-like. It’s certainly not the Thanksgiving of our childhoods; although, I suppose it might be the Thanksgiving […]
Posted in Jewel of the Seas, Martinique on Nov 28th, 2013
Today we sailed into the French Caribbean, complete with Nutella-filled crepes. In fact, Fort-de-France (aside from one unfortunate and out of place, IMHO, bit of new construction on the waterfront) even looked like a town on the French Mediterranean with its colorful buildings rising up the surrounding hillsides. The impression remained once on shore. The […]
Posted in Antigua, Jewel of the Seas on Nov 28th, 2013
Have you ever noticed that some days while traveling just seem to be stuck in the doldrums? For no particular reason, yesterday was a bit like that for us; everything was just mildly “off” somehow: Emerson was a little fussy, the weather was humid, and St. Croix seemed uninspiring. Heck, even the selections at the […]
Posted in Jewel of the Seas, US Virgin Islands on Nov 26th, 2013
Dawn broke to reveal skies dotted with rainstorms on the horizon. Our breakfast arrived a little after 7:30, just as we were picking up the pilot to dock in St. Croix. By 8:00, we were done with breakfast, alongside the pier, and cleared to go ashore. In St. Croix, large cruise ships dock in Frederiksted, […]
Posted in Jewel of the Seas, US Virgin Islands on Nov 24th, 2013
This morning we enjoyed our arrival in to St. Thomas while having breakfast on the gargantuan balcony of our cabin (#8102). It’s a standard balcony cabin, but the balcony is extra large due to the “bump” on the side of the ship. Here’s a photo of it from yesterday in San Juan: After breakfast we […]