Friday, January 18, 2013

7 night Caribbean Cruise

Found a great deal - $600 (tax included) for a 7 night cruise for one traveler, departing and arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico and visiting the ports of St Thomas, St Lucia, St John, Guadeloupe, and St Croix . I enjoyed each port for different reasons. Upon arrival, St Thomas was most strikingly beautiful port with the ship surrounded by its green rolling hills. Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe is a French speaking island with all its French named streets  was the most interesting culturally, although it was not at all very scenic at port. The last port stop, Frederiksted, St. Croix, was fun and the most convenient port - everything was accessible at the port area: a park, a beach, and Fort Frederik, a historical landmark/museum with cannons facing out to sea. Lastly, Puerto Rico was the largest and most modern of all the islands in the Caribbean I've ever visited. It reminded me very much of Miami Fl.

St Thomas from the ship
View of St Thomas from the ship.
 
St Lucia beach
Excursion and a visit to the beach in St Lucia
 

St Croix
Man on Stilts in St Croix
 

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Exploring the older part of the city in San Juan, Puerto Rico




Towel animal in my stateroom.