Being in between cruises in Miami (see tomorrow’s blog), we took the opportunity to have dinner with friends Barbara and Ted in Little Havana. For 50 years the iconic Versailles Restaurant, “The World’s Most Famous Cuban Restaurant” has been ground zero for Miami’s Cuban exiles. Besides the outstanding and totally authentic Cuban dishes, that is […]
Costa Rica is a small country (smaller than 42 of our states). We had a beautiful relaxing tour which really hit the spot after several days of stress learning that our ship, Crystal Serenity, is broke and dumping us off in Aruba. Everybody seems to like them. They haven’t had a military in over 60 […]
Yesterday was an exhilarating thrill of a lifetime as I rode through the water on a dolphin’s belly. They are brilliant altruistic creatures. I held my arms out and kicked my feet frantically under water as if I were drowning. The dolphin scooped me up and as I gently held onto her fins, she took […]
Medically, the first segment of the cruise went off without a hitch. Not one passenger tested positive and the couple crew who did were almost without symptoms. That’s a better record than at home. That does not speak to the marvelous cruise that we had. Just because we are on a cruise did not mean […]
Saint Kitts and Nevis is a two island nation. St. Kitts was a wealthy planation island in the 17th century. They led the world in sugar canecultivation. Sugar became less profitable through the years. in 2005 the government closed down the industry. Now it is all about tourism. Covid stopped that in its tracks until […]
St Lucia, an island nation, is a volcanic island which explains why it is more mountainous that most Caribbean Islands. We spent the morning in the rain forest. Coming in this morning we passed their old well maintained airport It is only used inter island these days. The Seabourn Odyssey is here today. It is […]
Antigua is an island, and the largest island in the country Antigua and Barbuda. St. John’s is its capital and largest city. Weather was lovely today in the mid 70s. As is often the case, there was another ship in port alongside us. Right at the cruise ship dock is a nice shopping area. Not […]
Our first stop on this year’s cruise was Tortola, a beautiful Island in the British West Indies. We were greeted by a lovely rainbow. Photo complement of fellow passenger Karen Robbins. I planned to hike around the town, but those plans were dashed when the BVI health authorities said nobody could leave the ship unless […]
Our cross-country road trip finished today in Miami after leaving Las Vegas 37 days ago. We had such a wonderful time. Here we boarded the fabulous Crystal Serenity for a four-and-a-half-month Grand Voyage. We are a lucky couple. We are so thrilled to be back here. We love the ship, our cabin, and our lifelong […]
Everglades City was our final stop on our road trip prior to heading to Miami for our 2022 Grand Voyage. Everglades Isle was another homerun RV park selection. I mean we had a waterfront view lot! We absolutely loved our two-hour private time with Down South Airboat Tours. They have different tours and their recommendations […]