Category Archives: Caribbean

Maho Beach, St. Martin

Posted on November 18, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Airplane Beach Maho Beach, Sint Maarten For a very unique experience, try a visit to Maho Beach near Philipsburg when visiting the Dutch side of Saint Martin – an island of dual nationalities known officially as Sint Maarten on the … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Pearl At The Dock

Posted on November 4, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Most of the time when returning to a docked ship from a port stop, passengers just walk up the gangway and get on board.  Sometimes they have to pass through customs first, but there’s normally no fanfare or hoopla about … Continue reading →

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Playa Mia Beach Park

Posted on October 12, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cozumel Mexico Following our excellent snorkel adventure in Cozumel, the Palancar docked at Playa Mia Beach Park.  They had tables reserved in a large roofed restaurant area for our excursion group.  Workers served us all some lunch and we could … Continue reading →

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Antigua Kayak & Snorkel

Posted on October 5, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Antigua – cruise ship shore excursion kayaking around mangrove islands, hike on small nature preserve island, and snorkeling over coral. Continue reading →

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When a Vacation Goes to Hell

Posted on August 17, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The Not So Random Bus Tour on Grand Cayman Island Ever since our last visit to Grand Cayman, we decided the next time we went there we’d take the local island tour. On our last visit I had a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Dunn’s River Falls

Posted on June 15, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Dunn’s River Falls As the most popular tourist attraction in Ocho Rios Jamaica, Dunn’s River Falls attracts a crowd.  A really large crowd.  We found the amount of people at the falls detrimental to actually enjoying the falls.  People climb … Continue reading →

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Mystic Mountain – Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Posted on June 1, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Mystic Mountain Sometimes you save money doing things on your own rather than booking shore excursions through the cruise ship and sometimes you don’t.  We intended to make our own way to Mystic Mountain to ride the Jamaican Bobsled Roller … Continue reading →

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Great Stirrup Cay, Norwegian’s Private Island

Posted on March 23, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl made its first port stop at Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay.  Shortly after breakfast, we caught a tender from the Pearl to the island.  Both from the tender on the channel in, … Continue reading →

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Devastation and Recovery – Hurricane Sandy at Great Stirrup Cay

Posted on March 16, 2013 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Many cruise ship lines have private islands around the Caribbean where their own ships stop.  These islands have ways for cruise ship passengers to spend a pleasant day on shore.  Norwegian cruise line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk

Posted on November 3, 2012 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Sunshine sparkles on water in varying shades of blue on both sides of the dock.  Walking down the dock from the Carnival Liberty in Grand Turk takes almost no time.  The light blue of shallow water drops to the dark … Continue reading →

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