Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in JetBlue, Jewel of the Seas, Puerto Rico on Dec 1st, 2013
We docked in San Juan early this morning. Overall, this disembarkation process went well, especially after we got off of the ship. We seemed to be running a bit more than 30 minutes late and not knowing how long it would take to get from the pier through airport security, I opted to have us […]
Posted in Jewel of the Seas on Nov 30th, 2013
Not a lot to say about today… It was our only full “day at sea” punctuated with the usual activities that we’ve either done before numerous times or never cared to do in the first place. Upon reflection, I clearly like traveling via cruise ship and the “travel tapas” aspect of cruising. For certain destinations, […]
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 […]