Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Jamaica, Navigator of the Seas on Nov 26th, 2011
We docked early in Falmouth at 7am. Following a quick breakfast, Libby, Emerson, Mom, Pop, and I disembarked from the ship. The port facility, which was built by Royal Caribbean, is a Disneyfied, sterilized, and idealized (re-)creation of Falmouth’s historic Georgian architecture. It’s at once very nice (in that faux New Urbanism sort of way) […]
Posted in Grand Cayman on Nov 26th, 2011
We awoke early and finished breakfast before the ship dropped its anchor at 8am. Libby, Emerson, mom, and I were among the first ‘landing party’ of the morning, arriving on shore a little after 8:30. Some Caribbean Islands wow you with their scenic splendor immediately, Grand Cayman isn’t one of those places (at least not […]
Posted in Grand Cayman, Haiti, Jamaica, Navigator of the Seas on Nov 20th, 2011
We’re off to Ft. Lauderdale to catch our (almost) annual Thanksgiving cruise aboard Navigator of the Seas. We’ve done this yearly since 2009, skipping 2010 because Libby was too far along in her pregnancy to cruise. In fact, we were aboard Navigator in ’09 for a four-day sailing to Cozumel, Mexico. This year, we’ll be […]
Posted in Aruba, Bonaire, Caribbean Princess, Dominica, Grenada, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands on May 15th, 2011
Be amazed. Be very amazed. I’ve actually managed to post new photos from a recent trip! Here’s the link to the photo album: Southern Caribbean (2011), Caribbean Princess (San Juan Roundtrip)
Posted in Caribbean Princess, Puerto Rico on May 1st, 2011
We docked in San Juan around 5am. Passengers (via express disembarkation) began leaving at 7:00. We would have opted for this and an earlier flight home. However, when we booked our plane tickets there was some confusion about whether or not this option was available on Princess in San Juan. So, we opted for the […]