Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Caribbean Cruise - December 2013

After three days rest from my 26 day Transatlantic cruise, I was again sailing - this time on the Silversea Silver Spirit and in the warm Caribbean.

Or ports of call included Road Town, British Virgin Islands, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Gustavia, St. Barthelemy (St. Barts), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Samana, Dominican Republic, and Grand Turk, Turk & Caicos.

I met lots of great people on this cruise, even some that had cruised the Panama Canal with me.

December 16, 2013 - Road Town, British Virgin Islands

After two days at sea, we arrived at Road Town.  I decided to walk the island, instead of doing laps on the ship (10 to a mile - and very boring).


December 17, 2013 - Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

I visited a beautiful gay resort on the top of one of the mountains on the French side.  The views were magnificant.



Villa Rainbow

December 17-18, 2013 - Gustavia, St. Barts

St. Barts is probably the most expensive island I have ever visited.  It reminded me of Monaco, from my last cruise.  I walked to a castle, but it turned out to be a police station.


Yachts in St. Barts


Police station

December 19, 2013 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

I walked to the Castillo San Cristobal.  I have been to San Juan many times but always went to the other castle.  I then walked the streets of Old San Juan, but could find nothing to buy.


Government building


Castillo San Cristobal


When I returned to my cabin, my butler had drawn me a bubble bath - how cute.

December 20, 2013 - Samana, Dominican Republic

This little town was beautiful by the port, but was very depressed if you walked a few block inland.  Again, I found nothing to buy.



December 21, 2013 - Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos

There was a beautiful beach and resort right off the pier.  I walked towards town, but all I saw was the airport.  I think there was a museum for the space program, but all I saw was a replica of a capsule.



It was nice to be home after almost two months of traveling.

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