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Tag Archives: beach
Snorkeling in Belize
It’s a long tender ride from ship to shore in Belize. Tenders are used when there is no cruise ship dock and the ship waits offshore while smaller boats bring passengers to land. These are sometimes the taller lifeboats off … Continue reading
Chile – Viña del Mar
When cruising out of Valparaiso as we did on the P&O Arcadia, if you fly into Chile you land at Santiago. From there you need to find transportation for the 70 mile trip out to the coast. Cabs are pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Arcadia, Day Trips, P&O, Port City Side Trips
Tagged beach, bus tour, castle, Chile, photos, Santiago, things to do in Santiago, things to do in Vina del Mar, tours, travel, Vina del Mar
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A Visit to Grand Turk
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
Posted in Caribbean, Carnival, Ports of Call, Splendor
Tagged beach, cruise, larimar, photos, snorkel, travel, tropical island
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Sucia Island Beach Bonfire
After exploring around Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula and San Juan Islands, the Wilderness Adventurer made a final stop at the state marine park on Sucia Island. Washington has a number of marine parks throughout the San Juan Islands. Sucia Island … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise Food, Un-Cruise Adventures, Washington, Wilderness Adventurer
Tagged beach, beer, bonfire, cruise, marine state park, photos, trail, travel, Un-Cruise, wildflowers
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Playa Mia Beach Park
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
Posted in Caribbean, Mexico, Norwegian, Pearl, Port Cities, Ports of Call, Shore Excursions
Tagged beach, beach park, Cozumel, fun, photo, photos, Playa Mia, travel, vacation
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Half Moon Cay Revisited
I really hoped Half Moon Cay would redeem itself on this year’s visit. On last year’s Holland America Westerdam cruise we sailed in under sunny skies on a bright blue sea. This year the Carnival Liberty arrived in the dark … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Carnival, Liberty, Ports of Call
Tagged Bahamas, beach, Caribbean, cruise, cruise food, island, photos, snorkel, travel
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Grand Cayman
Most people associate the Cayman Islands with banking, and a place people keep anonymous offshore accounts. Legislation passed in 1966 to encourage the banking industry allowed the banks to flourish, giving a boost to their economy. The Caymans, which includes … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Carnival, Liberty, Ports of Call
Tagged beach, Caribbean, cruise, George Town, Grand Cayman, Hell, island, Kittiwake, travel
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Half Moon Cay
Half Moon Cay, Holland America’s private tropical island in the Bahamas. Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Holland America, Ports of Call, Westerdam
Tagged beach, Caribbean, cruise, Half Moon Cay, Holland America, tropical island
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