Category Archives: caribbean

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THE CRUISING LIFE – EIGHTEENTH CRUISE –  NASSAU

Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. It lies on the island of New Providence, with neighboring Paradise Island accessible via Nassau Harbor bridges. A popular cruise-ship stop, the city has a hilly landscape and […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SIXTEENTH CRUISE

We were excited about our next cruise. My sister and her husband would be joining us and two of my sisters girlfriends were coming too. Family time combined with cruising – what could be better! […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – FIFTEENTH CRUISE

Our next cruise saw us board the Celebrity Equinox on April 23rd, 2018. We booked this cruise because although it was an 11 night cruise, the ship would be in New Orleans for three days! […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – FOURTEENTH CRUISE

Our next cruise was a little 3-night trip out of Port Canaveral on Royal Caribbeans Majesty of the Seas. This itinerary was a stop in Nassau and then a day at Royals private island Coco […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – THIRTEENTH CRUISE – KEY WEST

Leaving Costa Maya we headed back to Miami. Most passengers disembarked but we stayed onboard for another round. Leaving that afternoon we set sail for Key West, Florida. When I was in the Navy i […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – TWELTH CRUISE – COSTA MAYA

Looks like I have let this posting slip a little. I will try to be more prompt. This is our next stop on this adventure. Puerto Costa Maya and nearby sleepy Mahahual were once rural […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – TWELTH CRUISE – EMPRESS & COZUMEL

Cruise #12 was a Western Caribbean cruise out of Miami onboard the Royal Caribbean Empress of the Seas. At that time the Empress OTS was the oldest and smallest ship in Royal’s fleet. She entered […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – NINTH CRUISE – BAHAMAS

In the spring of 2016, Liz’s daughter Sue and her husband Duane and son Justice, moved to Myrtle Beach, SC, just about 10 miles north of us. They had always liked hearing about our cruises […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ANTIGUA

The next and last stop before heading to homeport of Ft Lauderdale was Antigua. Now if you have been following along you know that we visited Antigua on the first “leg” of this Back-to-Back cruise. […]

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