Tag Archives: Caribbean

Saint Martin Cruise Port

Saint Martin is a 34-square mile island that is half French and half Dutch. The story is that a Frenchman and a Dutchman started out from the same spot walking the perimeter of the island in opposite directions with the … Continue reading

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Antigua Island Tour

On our Caribbean cruise on the Enchanted Princess we docked in Antigua with nothing planned to do. The dock our ship was on exited directly into a port shopping area called Heritage Quay, though that was not the case for … Continue reading

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Antigua Cruise Port

Antigua is a coral-reefed Caribbean island in the Leeward islands of the Lesser Antillies. Despite the spelling, it is pronounced An-tee- ga as if there were no u. English is the official language. The climate is warm, tropical, and drier … Continue reading

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Saint Kitts Island Tour

We hadn’t made any pre-cruise plans for the Saint Kitts port stop on our Caribbean cruise on the Enchanted Princess. One of the couples we had dinner with said their daughter and son-in-law lived on a sailboat and would be … Continue reading

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The Baths at Virgin Gorda

When visiting Tortola as a cruise port stop the Baths at Virgin Gorda is a popular place to see. It is a unique experience not found in other ports. Virgin Gorda is another of the British Virgin Islands, a short … Continue reading

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Tortola Cruise Port

Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands. It’s also the home of Road Town, the capital of the BVI. Beaches and watersports are the main tourist attractions. The island also has places of historic interest … Continue reading

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CocoCay

Wonder of the Seas made it to the dock at CocoCay on our scheduled port day, an improvement over the previous year’s visit on Symphony of the Seas which was unable to dock due to stormy weather. While both the … Continue reading

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Saint Thomas Island Tour

Before our cruise on Wonder of the Seas I looked up places we could walk to from Crown Bay where Royal Caribbean’s ships dock in Saint Thomas. Google didn’t show much other than a beach and a place called 99 … Continue reading

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Pelican Peak Zip Line Saint Martin

Scanning through shore excursions offered and other info while looking for something to do in Saint Martin, I came across an excursion to Pelican Peak Zip Line. On a previous visit we’d tried to get to Rainforest Adventures on the … Continue reading

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Bonaire Island Tour

After returning from a great snorkel excursion on Bonaire, we had time to change into dry things, put our wet stuff out on the balcony of our cabin on Celebrity Constellation, and head back out to see something of the … Continue reading

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