Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Caribbean Princess, Puerto Rico on Apr 24th, 2011
We awoke to sunny skies in our chilly hotel room. After getting dressed and sorting out our packing, we headed out for a coffee and morning stroll. This morning, we headed down to the pier to see where the ships were so docked. Carnival Victory was docked right the heart of Old San Juan, while […]
Posted in Puerto Rico on Apr 24th, 2011
We arrived in San Juan a little early and since we had no checked luggage, we zipped out of the airport and to our hotel in Old San Juan. We’re staying at the Cervantes. It was well received on TripAdvisor, located in an ideal spot, and available at a great rate. Overall, we like the […]
Our day began under mostly cloudy skies, which quickly cleared to brilliant blue punctuated by the occasional, floating puffy cotton ball. Unlike prior mornings, we all had breakfast in the Garden Cafe. And, then we passed the morning enjoying the sights of nearby Nevis and the sail into our port of call, St. Kitts. We […]
I’ve often read that the life of old-time mariners was dominated by routines… a repetitive series of watches: scrubbing the decks, navigational observations, consumption of (often equally repetitive) meals and drink, etc. While perhaps boring, I understand that crews were less happy when the routine was interrupted (unless, of course, the disruption involved clearing the […]
We awoke to mostly cloudy skies and rain showers en route to Antigua. Like the prior morning, we opted for a liquid breakfast (two mochas, please), which we consumed while feeding E out on the balcony. We arrived in Antigua as scheduled around 8:30am. Following E’s morning nap, we departed the ship with the family […]