There’s a scene in Home Alone 2 where Kevin rhetorically asks his parents who’d want to spend Christmas with palm trees? They weren’t in Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos islands, though. I think they were going to Miami. We’ve never spent Christmas anywhere but Chicago. Granted, we don’t celebrate Christmas, ourselves, but we Read more
A-B+C. Of the three countries that make up the ABC Islands in the Dutch Caribbean, we’d managed to visit Aruba and Curacao, but never had the opportunity to dock at Bonaire. I don’t know why Bonaire is often the odd man out on Southern Caribbean cruise routes – most itineraries that feature Aruba also feature Read more
I usually love those split sea day/port day’s. You know, the ones where you start the day at sea and then dock in port in the afternoon. Those days are the best of all worlds. Lazy mornings on a lounger followed by an afternoon of exploring another country. It’s the best. But on this day? Read more
The sun was just peeking above the horizon when we woke up. We had not quite docked in Oranjestad just yet, but we didn’t have time to waste since our excursion had an early meeting time. I’d barely wiped the sleep from my eyes before I jumped to throw back the curtains to check the Read more
Between the early bedtime the night before and the rocky seas, I woke up bright and early, wonderfully rested and ready to explore Curacao. We weren’t docking in Willemstad until the early afternoon, so we had a leisurely morning to do whatever we wanted, and the bright sun and smooth seas were calling for some Read more
