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A Grand day in Grand Turk

Written on December 20, 2025 in Caribbean

December 19,2025 Turks and Caicos Another glorious day in another paradise …this is our port side view…so freaking lucky. We enjoyed breakfast on the balcony…but did not linger… As we walked off the ship, Timmy spotted a pair of Ospreys Within ten minutes of leaving the ship, I was swimming…so warm…so clear…the sun was strong,...

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Samana…

Written on December 19, 2025 in Caribbean

December 18,2025 Dominican Republic Breakfast on the balcony, then I hopped on a tender … I snapped a few pics on the 18 minute tender ride … The tender landing spot appears to be new(ish) and is quite nice…it’s about a 5 minute walk into town… That’s a exactly what it looks like…wonder when it...

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Santo Domingo…

Written on December 18, 2025 in Caribbean

December 17, 2025 I love waking up in Santo Domingo …this view is everything…feels like we are opposite the quintessential Caribbean island. This view…right here … As we were enjoying breakfast, the Dominican Republic navy began to parade down from the river…very cool, especially for my Navy guy. Some time on the treadmill…then lunch. I...

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Just another perfick day…

Written on December 17, 2025 in Caribbean

December 16,2025 We are at sea today…some wind and some swells, so we had our pastries in our cabin. I spent some time on the blog…Starlink was cranky…so WordPress was cranky…anyway I eventually made my way to the gym. And that was its own experience…rocking and rolling on the treadmill. At least I had a...

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Well Hello Sam…

Written on December 16, 2025 in Cruising

December15,2025 Cartagena, Colombia We opened the drapes, and happily …no large ship hard up against us… After breakfast I visited Beate and booked 24 nights …spring of 2027…couldn’t resist the new promotion. So yes, green bananas be damned. Okay, so this is the best lunch of the cruise… I methodically emptied each shell into a...

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Pretty much another Sea Day…

Written on December 15, 2025 in Cruising

Cartagena, Colombia December 14, 2025 We opened the drapes to a blistering sun and a huuuuuge Royal Caribbean ship right on top of us… Today is turnaround day …about 200 passengers leaving and slightly less arriving…the balcony cushions are in the cabin because the balconies are pressure washed every turnaround day. Breakfast then I headed...

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Snorkeling and Sushi…

Written on December 11, 2025 in Caribbean

December 10,2025 Bonaire I opened the slider to this view… We are docked in downtown Kralendijk… Breakfast was a joy…the temperature was perfick…low 80s, low humidity, gentle breeze. We stayed on the balcony watching our fellow passengers come and go along the pier. Then we set out on a Crystal shore excursion- a catamaran snorkel....

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Not Quite a Formal Night on a Sea Day…

Written on December 10, 2025 in Caribbean

December 9, 2025 We woke to blue skies and windy sunshine so we enjoyed breakfast in our room. We read, worked on our puzzles, I wrote a bit… Next thing we knew it was time for the Asian buffet in Marketplace… Tim’s jasmine rice pudding with raspberry sauce. This ginger Panna cotta is everything… Spent...

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We took a walk in St. George’s Grenada…

Written on December 9, 2025 in Caribbean

December 8,2025 We docked at 7:00 am, way before we woke. My first impression? We were looking at an Italian hill town… It is a joy to begin each morning with a chat with Rex…I love him So instead of circling “fruit” on the breakfast menu…looks like I circled “waffles with fruit”… yikes! Timmy helped...

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…some chaos…a great beach day…and a friend meet-up…

Written on December 8, 2025 in Caribbean

December 7,2025 Georgetown, Barbados Today is turn around day…about 300 passengers disembarking and about 230 embarking… …first pic of the day… …today is also balcony cleaning day…when all the balcony dividers are open and you can see from bow to stern without leaning over the railing. We had pastries in our room then set out...

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