Celebrity Constellation Cruzan Rum Factory on St. Croix Day 6, Thursday, December 3, 2015 Our island tour of St. Croix included a stop at the Cruzan Rum Distillery. Another rum factory exists on the island, and some of the tours go there. That’s Captain Morgan’s place, which our guide said is a newer facility. It’s … Read more
St. Maarten Day 5, Wednesday, December 2, 2015 I needed to fortify myself with a good breakfast in preparation for shopping, so I ate another omelet with roasted potatoes, bacon, rye bread, and fresh pineapple. St. Maarten is my favorite island to visit. I went out on deck to watch our approach. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYqAMzP6BKY] … Read more
Gustavia, St. Barth (Saint Barthelemy) Day 4, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 St. Barthelemy is a tiny French island in the Caribbean. All prices are in Euros and the language is French. Here we are on the tender ride from the Celebrity Constellation: We strode along the main street lined with shops, which are mostly expensive … Read more
Celebrity Constellation: The Food, Part 2 Eating while someone else cooks and does the dishes is the best part of a cruise. We are continuing with Day 3, when we dined at the Ocean Liners specialty restaurant, courtesy of our travel agent (Adam Wolf at The Cruise Web). The three of us (I traveled with … Read more
Day 1, Saturday, on the Celebrity Constellation There’s nothing like the exhilaration you feel when sailing away from land and knowing you are escaping reality for a week or more. We set sail from Fort Lauderdale for a ten day cruise on the Celebrity Constellation. Here is my shaky video of the sail-away: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w59F9y5T97s] … Read more
Royal Princess Ship Review Dec. 8 – 15, 2013 Itinerary: Princess Cays, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten The Pros We thought the entertainment and music on this ship were excellent. You could go from one show to another each evening, and the lounges held different music groups nightly. I would like more concert level performers. … Read more
Basseterre, St. Kitts Nov. 9, 2012, Vision of the Seas We took tour KT67 Fairview Great House and Beach. First we drove in an air-conditioned bus through the historic streets of Basseterre. Lower levels of structures here are built with volcanic rock to guard against fires, which destroyed much of the town in the past. … Read more
St. John’s, Antigua Nov. 8, 2012, Vision of the Seas We took the ship’s tour AN48 Antiguan Experience. Antigua is a dry island compared to Dominica, where it actually rained in the rainforest and the shrubbery is lush with tropical foliage. Here cactus grows and the hills are lower although they still offer scenic views. … Read more
Roseau, Dominica Nov. 7, 2012, Vision of the Seas We did the Royal Caribbean ship’s excursion RO32 called Cooking Caribbean, Rum, and Nature. An air-conditioned van drove us through a poor section of town with ramshackle buildings to a mountain road. We drove up a steep, winding incline. It was a bumpy ride where we … Read more
Philipsburg, St. Maarten Nov. 6, 2012, Vision of the Seas On previous tours of this island, we visited the French side of Marigot. It’s a tedious drive across the island on the only road which means it’s usually congested. We didn’t find the expensive restaurants and European cafes to excite us when the ambiance in … Read more