Tag Archives: Aruba

Aruba by Land and Sea

Posted on November 21, 2025 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Aruba Aruba’s motto is One Happy Island. There are lots of beaches on the 70-square-mile island. The country is an autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Prior to 1986 it was part of the Netherlands Antillies, but gained … Continue reading →

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Caribbean Christmas Decorations

Posted on December 25, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

On a couple of our port stops from Celebrity Constellation, we saw some Christmas decorations. Aruba had some at the port. Some of the port shops had decorations too, mainly ones for sale. Curacao had Christmas nutcracker soldiers guarding the … Continue reading →

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Walkabout in Oranjestad, Aruba

Posted on July 28, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

After we finished our snorkel excursion at our port stop in Oranjestad, Aruba on Celebrity Constellation we had enough time left to explore a bit. We went to shore hoping to find an island tour as we had on Bonaire after … Continue reading →

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Snorkeling in Aruba

Posted on May 19, 2023 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our port stop in Aruba on Celebrity Constellation started with an early morning excursion, meeting in the theater at 8:15 am. When our group number was called we went out to the port where we found someone with a sign … Continue reading →

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Aruba Shipwreck Snorkel

Posted on July 8, 2014 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Once upon a time during World War 2 Dutch ships surrounded the German merchant ship Antilla, which came to Aruba  seeking a neutral harbor on the day Germany invaded Poland. This 397 foot long nearly new German ship crossed the Atlantic on … Continue reading →

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Aruba Sail and Snorkel

Posted on June 2, 2014 by LBcruiseshipblogger

The MSC  Divina sailed past colorful houses and a working port into Aruba on a windy December day.  We booked a sail and snorkel excursion through the ship.  It had two stops, one at a reef and the other at … Continue reading →

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