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Scuba Diving at Grand Turk, BWI
November 18: After a tantalizing but very brief look at Grand Turk last week, I was even more excited about donning scuba gear for a look at the world-famous coral reef. The Carnival Liberty approaches the Grand Turk dock just … Continue reading
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Back on the Beach at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
November 17: Our day at Half Moon Cay last week was excellent, though marred by there being 2 ships, overcrowding all the facilities. We were looking forward to seeing it with fewer people. This is a typical stairway on the … Continue reading
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Exploring Nassau, Bahamas
November 16: We had no firm plans for Nassau, but thought that we’d go over to Atlantis and have a look to start. Information that we found online about day-pass options at Atlantis was contradictory so we weren’t sure how … Continue reading
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On Board the Carnival Destiny
November 15: Today we began the next stage of our adventure, boarding the Carnival Destiny in Miami. I chose this cruise for business reasons. There are a lot of different opinions about Carnival, and since they’re often very cheap, I … Continue reading
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
November 12: Today was entirely a beach day – 6 hours on a private island in the Bahamas, with lots of options for activities for those who choose to not just laze around. This is Explorations Cafe, the library and … Continue reading
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A Surprise Look at Grand Turk
November 11: We were supposed to be at sea all day today, but had to make a short stop at Grand Turk to air-evacuate a sick passenger. The Lido pool area on the Noordam is lovely but on nice days … Continue reading
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Exploring Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
November 10: Our port visit today was the city of Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. We had planned to take a catamaran to the island of St. John for another beach and … Continue reading
Exploring Martinique
November 9: Today we visited Martinique, “the island of flowers”. This French colony gets few cruise ships, in my opinion because there are few English-language excursions available and Euros are used in trade. US dollars are only grudgingly accepted even … Continue reading
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A Catamaran Day in Barbados
November 8: Today’s port was Bridgetown, Barbados. Deciding what to do here was tough – as much as I wanted to explore some of the country’s history and architecture in particular, Cathy found a catamaran tour that including snorkeling with … Continue reading
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Exploring St. Lucia
St. Lucia was one of the 2 ports that I’d been particularly looking forward to, and I was very much saddened to see the devastation and death brought by Hurricane Tomas just a week before our scheduled arrival. We’d had … Continue reading
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