Category Archives: Caribbean

Back to Back in Different Rooms

Posted on December 11, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Taking two cruises in a row, called back to back cruises and often referred to as B2B, makes a great way to add extra time to an otherwise too short cruise. (To me every cruise is too short – no … Continue reading →

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A Visit to Grand Turk

Posted on October 16, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After visiting several lesser traveled islands between Puerto Rico and Miami, Carnival Splendor made its last port stop at the private cruise ship beach on Grand Turk. We got a good view of the ship docking from the window of … Continue reading →

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Grand Turk Semi-Sub

Posted on September 17, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Lots of Carnival ships visit Grand Turk since the company built a cruise port there.  Carnival Splendor stopped in as the last port on the Puerto Rico to Miami cruise, the first leg of our back to back cruise. It … Continue reading →

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Dominica Island Tour

Posted on August 31, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Not to be confused with the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispanola with Haiti, Dominica is its own island.  Gaining independence from Great Britain in 1978, it remains part of the British Commonwealth.  Throughout our journey from the … Continue reading →

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A tour of Grenada

Posted on July 22, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Grenada is probably most famous (at least in the eyes of Americans) for the US invasion of 1983.  It made the headlines big time when the USA invaded there following a military coup that outsted the revolutionaries who had taken … Continue reading →

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Martinique, Where Volcanos and Credit Card Bills Blow Up

Posted on May 7, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Carnival Splendor docked at Fort de France, Martinique on a sunny November day.  A welcome back Carnival banner greeted the ship at the dock, hung for the first arriving ship of the season.  Passengers with booked shore excursions gathered in … Continue reading →

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Beer Guzzling Pigs of St. Croix

Posted on March 13, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

When the Carnival Splendor stopped at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, we took one of the random taxi tours often available near cruise ship piers.  This tour had a stop at a bar with a very unique attraction.  On a … Continue reading →

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Saint Croix Island Tour

Posted on March 11, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Things to do in St Croix When traveling with a group that ranges from 12 to 90 in age as we did on the Carnival Splendor, planning shore excursions that are appropriate and enjoyable for all can pose a challenge.  … Continue reading →

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Panama Canal Tour

Posted on February 10, 2015 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Taking a cruise through the Panama Canal is definitely on the bucket list, but since we haven’t done that yet we did the next best thing.  The itinerary for our Caribbean cruise on the MSC Divina included a port stop … Continue reading →

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Staying in Puerto Rico

Posted on December 26, 2014 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Previously we visited Puerto Rico briefly as a port stop on a couple prior cruises.  After booking a cruise on the Carnival Splendor which started from there we decided to come a couple days ahead in hopes of getting to … Continue reading →

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