December 21,2025 Freeport, Bahamas We woke to Margaritaville docked next to us…had no clue that Margaritaville ships even exist. Said our sad goodbyes to Rex, Reysie and Hajer 😢 Packing to leave the ship is always so much easier… One last trip to the gym… So Timmy had vegetable lo mein, a meatball sub and...
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December 20,2025 At sea on Serenity. We woke to the calmest sea and the bluest sky. As Timmy was plotting our location, he discovered that we are sailing in the Sargasso Sea. According to ChatGPT “the Sargasso Sea is a floating, living ecosystem—an oceanic oasis defined by motion around it rather than land beneath it.”...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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