Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Ruby Princess, Turks and Caicos on Nov 24th, 2012
Today started rather unusually. I was up by 4:30 (nothing odd there), but Emerson awoke shortly after me. Being such an early hour, she watched Cinderella while Libby “slept in” until 6:30 or so. We went to breakfast and then returned to the cabin where Emerson took a nap at about 9:30. We then spent […]
Posted in Ruby Princess, US Virgin Islands on Nov 22nd, 2012
Well, it’s another Thanksgiving in the Caribbean… We awoke early today in order to take full advantage of our 7:00am arrival in St. Thomas. While most the the ship was still waking up, we three were taking a private tour of the island with my grandfather and mother. On prior visit to St. Thomas, Libby […]
Posted in Anguilla, Ruby Princess, St. Maarten, St. Martin on Nov 22nd, 2012
It’s not the destination; it’s the journey. This truism pretty much sums up our day. We passed up an otherwise delightful destination and leisurely day to go island hoping in search of additional “countries.” In this case, our objective was Anguilla — a British outpost that I couldn’t have identified on a map a few […]
Posted in Ruby Princess on Nov 21st, 2012
Today was a “sea day” en route to St. Maarten. I think some people really love their relaxing days at sea, but they’re not my favorite part of a cruise. Indeed, I think the last sea days I really relished were aboard Jade in 2008 (our first major cruise), which came after already spending a […]
Posted in Bahamas, Ruby Princess on Nov 20th, 2012
Today, we arrived at Princess’s private island destination, called the Princess Cays in the Bahamas (new country for Emerson). Following breakfast, Libby, Emerson and I took the short tender ride to shore. We picked out a couple of prime lounge chairs on the beach, slathered on the sunscreen, and then headed into the water. Emerson […]