Tag: Caribbean
St. Thomas, USVI: the Shopping & Beach Port (we did neither)
One of the fun things about cruising is planning what you’re going to do in each port. Except when you don’t. Like we didn’t in St. Thomas. This was our first visit to the Caribbean’s busiest cruise ship port & our plan consisted of getting off the boat & exploring. Cruise ships dock next to…
St. Martin/St. Maarten: because two is better than one
Sometimes, the best things in life come in a “buy one, get two” package deal. The black & white cookie. A value sized package of toothpaste. The island of Saint-Martin (French)/Sint Maarten (Dutch). While the island is split about 60/40 between France & the Netherlands, visiting each side feels like visiting two distinct countries. Cruise…
St. Kitts: a day at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort
The sand, matted down from the previous night of rain, felt soft & squishy between my toes. It had been so long – almost eight months – since I had felt that sensation that I almost forgot how bliss inducing it was. As we walked hand-in-hand down the quiet beach, the crystal waters biting at…
Wordless Wednesday: Caribbean yachts
No matter where we go in the Caribbean, all the places seem to have one thing in common: there are giant, zillion dollar mega yachts parked in the marinas.
Dominica: the Nature Island
Dominica is unlike any other Caribbean island I’ve been too. Lush jungle covers this volcanic island that draws more comparisons to Hawaii than Barbados. 70,000 people call Dominica home, with 17,000 of them living in the capital of Roseau, the small, multi-colored roof filled city where cruise ships dock. In Dominica we spent the day touring…
Wordless Wednesday: Caribbean Cruise Ports
Most people think that cruising in the Caribbean means one thing: beach. But it doesn’t necessarily mean that at all. On our recent Celebrity Equinox cruise, we visited very distinct, very different ports of call. Dominica was a jungle paradise, with hardly a lick of beach. St. Kitts was a mountainous geological wonder full of…