Sometimes, the thing you think you want the least turns out to be exactly what you need. In my case? I didn’t want rain. Or overcast skies. But a lazy day in my sweats? That’s exactly what I needed. Four ports in the past five days was quasi-exhausting. And if the sun were out, we’d Read more
So here’s a new one. I usually start a new post about a new day with “Blah blah blah the sun was shining. The clouds were gray. Yadda yadda etc.” Not this day. I woke up and our toilet wasn’t working. Mom found our steward in the hallway, who assured us it was a floor-wide Read more
Our Wednesday started with blue skies and bluer waters. It was my favorite kind of day: sea day morning, afternoon and evening in port. It’s the best of all worlds – I can sleep in, lay out in the sun and relax, and then explore a port in the afternoon. It’s a pretty rare combo Read more
We weren’t quite docked in the Dominican Republic yet when we woke up, but the sun was shining in brightly through our balcony window, and it was hot. Our last time in La Romana was on our first cruise – nearly 10 years ago. It was our second port of call on an eastern Caribbean Read more
We hadn’t docked in Grand Turk quite yet when we woke up, but we were in no rush. We’ve visited Grand Turk a number of times and the plans never really change much: we go shopping and then we go back to the ship and go swimming. Sometimes, if we’re feeling saucy, we’ll hit up Read more
