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THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ST KITTS

St kitts blog St Kitts was our next stop. Hopefully you recently read about our first visit  to St Kitts, if not go check it out here.  Rainforests, beaches, volcanic landscape, railways, and rich history […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6 – ST THOMAS

Our first port call on this trip was St Thomas. You may recall from earlier posts that we had been here before but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t things to do and see. Saint […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – CRUISES 5 & 6

Our next cruise was actually two cruises!  Yes, cruise #5 and cruise #6 were “Back-to-Back”. We booked a 10-night Eastern Caribbean cruise and a 11-night Southern Caribbean cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas. […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – FOURTH CRUISE – COZUMEL

Our next cruise was a quickie 4 night trip sailing out of Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida. This was a special trip for me and Liz because we were bringing my youngest daughter (Jackie) and […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – THIRD CRUISE – BERMUDA

Bermuda is a British island territory in the North Atlantic Ocean known for its pink-sand beaches such as Elbow Beach and Horseshoe Bay. Its massive Royal Naval Dockyard complex combines modern attractions like the interactive […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – CURACAO

Our last port call onboard this Jewell of the Seas cruise was in Willemstad, Curacao. I had been to Willemstad back in 1980 when I was stationed aboard USS Josephus Daniels. I had not gotten […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ARUBA

After a day at sea we docked at Oranjestad, Aruba. Liz had signed us up for a “submarine” adventure and it happened almost as soon as we got off the ship. We got to see […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – SEA DAY

What is a sea day on a cruise ship? A sea day is a day spent in transit on your cruise while the ship is sailing to its next destination.  Activities and entertainment tend to […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ST KITTS

Leaving St. Thomas we set our sights on St. Kitts. Neither of us had visited St. Kitts before and were excited to see some of what the island had to offer. St. Kitts is a […]

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THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ST THOMAS

Upon arrival at the cruiseport in San Juan, we not only saw the Jewell of the Seas, but also the Celebrity Summitt which was to be our (already booked) next cruise. Boarding was a simple […]

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