We took a bus from the airport down to the port area. We were given life vests and taught how to get on the Zodiacs. (They look like white water rafts, but with a motor. You sit on the edge.) I had a lovely conversation in Spanish with our driver, Miguel. It was rough and he said he would go slow as to not splash us and I should … Continue reading Galápagos Islands: Baltra and Santa Cruz
Nassau, Bahamas Our first port on our most recent cruise was in Nassau. Oddly enough, I have never been there. Honestly, I was not that interested in visiting. The only thing I knew about the island was that Atlantis is located there and there are lots of beaches. My husband put together a walking tour for us. There were six ships in port. We estimated that there were about … Continue reading Nassau, Bahamas
We were supposed to stop in Trinidad and Tobago, but the captain came on the intercom in our rooms around 3pm and told us that we couldn’t stop there due to the weather. We were very disappointed because we had a tour that included bird watching in the rain forest. Instead, we spent the day keeping busy and packing. It was relaxing. We arrived in Barbados … Continue reading Barbados
Our ship anchored out off the town of St. Pierre in Martinique. We had booked an excursion through a company on shore, but they were located on another area of the island. Then we booked a tour with the ship and it was canceled so we decided to do a walking tour on our own. We took the tender to the dock and were surprised at how … Continue reading Martinique
I do love Disney. I’m not a Disney fanatic, like some, but I feel that Disney is magical. When my husband had the opportunity to take a Disney cruise as a travel agent, with a bit of a discount, he knew I would want to check it out. I want to make clear here that we have no children. My husband is not a huge fan of kids … Continue reading Disney Cruise
Although we had one more port, Portimao, Portugal, my husband and I knew we would not be stopping there when we were on our excursion to Sevilla. We got a notification that our excursion in Portugal was cancelled and it was a boat tour to see the arches. Our ship was scheduled to anchor out and we would take the tender to port. We figured if our excursion … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Lisbon, Portugal
This is the first stop on our 12 day cruise around Spain, to both sets of Spanish Islands, two stops in Morocco, and ending in Lisbon, Portugal. I would first like to comment on NCL. We have not been on an NCL cruise since we went to Alaska two years ago. The ship we are on now is a sister ship to the one we were on … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Palma de Mallorca
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