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We slid into Harvest Caye (pronounced “key”) a litle after 7 AM on Mar 19th, 2022. The ship slowed, then spun around to back in to the dock. This gave us a great view...

Morning came early! We came into port shortly after 6 AM on Mar 18th, 2022. The sun was just starting peek over the horizon. The waters were so calm the rising sun reflected magnificently!...

On the morning of Mar 17th we came into port at Roatan. This is an island off the mainland of Honduras. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We had a lovely sunrise following us. The ship...

We arrived at Port Antonio just after sunrise on Mar 15th, 2022. The islets and island arms we passed were simply gorgeous! A cute lighthouse guarded the point, but the sun backlit the view...

Hola! Early on Mar 12, 2022, we entered the narrow harbor of Santo Domingo! This was worth getting up early to see! For the first time ever we actually saw a tug boat doing...

Hola! We had a leisurely morning at sea before pulling in to anchor in front of Catalina Island on Friday, Mar 11th, 2022. This is a change from the itinerary due to high winds...

Today, Mar 10th, 2022, we are in St Thomas, one of the US Virgin Islands, and the island on which we were married in December, 1995! On our way in we saw this beautiful...

We arrived very early in the morning on Mar 9th, 2022, at St Kitts. There is not much of a harbor here, so not a lot was visible from our fantail veranda. The Star...

Good day! We arrived at Dominica early on Mar 8th, 2022. Joy was up early to watch for whales! But she saw none this morning. I woke a little later to see this late...

OK, let’s get this correct from the start. Pronounce the island’s name an-tee-guh, not an-tee-gwa. Got it? Greetings! We had a leisurely arrival in Antigua on Mar 7th, 2022, pulling in after 8 AM....

Good morning! We slipped into Castries harbor on Sunday morning, Mar 6th, 2022. The harbor is buried deep in the island, so we get to see a lot of homes and businesses on the...

Early on Mar 4th, 2022, we came into port in Bridgetown, Barbados. As we turned into the harbor we saw a breakwater and two huge, yellow container cranes on our port side. Then the...

Welcome to St. Vincent & the Grenadines! We weren’t supposed to arrive in St Vincent until noon on Mar 3rd, 2022. I was in a 10 AM gathering for veterans. We had about 24...

Bon bini! Early in the morning Feb 28th, 2022, we quietly glided into port at Aruba for a two-day stay. For an advertised 8:00 AM arrival we actually arrived around 6:40 AM.  I thought...

Bon bini! We slid in to Bonaire’s port early on Feb 27th, 2022. It was overcast and the sky was gray. There would be no nice sunrise colors this morning. The northern point was...

Hola! Before we transit the Panama Canal again we get to spend a day and night in Panama City! On Feb 23, 2022, we arrived in the early morning, sliding by a lot of...

Hola, once again! We are in Puntarenas for the second time on Feb 21st on this “Whirled Cruise” itinerary. I was planning to on a zipline excursion, but once again, my excursion was cancelled!...

Hola! Buenos dias! We arrived at our last Mexico port of call at 7 AM on Feb 18th, 2022. This post will be relatively short. We have been to Acapulco several times, and without...

Buenos dias! We come into harbor a little early. (We guess the Captain wanted to beat the Carnival ship coming in after us!)     Our view from the ship is limited to what...