Tom and I went on a southern Caribbean cruise for our Spring Vacation. Adam and Christy decided to come on the trip with us. We had an incredible time. In a week we went to 6 ports.We boarded the ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our ports of call were, St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, Antiqua, St. Lucia and St. Kitts. Wow, did we ever visit some totally beautiful beaches, with crystal clear water and light, fine sand.
Tom and the ship in Dominica.
Reboarding the ship in St. Kitts.
At the end of the cruise, we had the opportunity to visit a fort and wall that surrounds "Old San Juan," which was built by the Spanish 300 or 400 years ago to protect the island. San Juan is a beautiful city and Old San Juan in very interesting to visit. All four of us got to stay in San Juan an extra night, because the airlines over booked the flights and were looking for people to give up their seats and go home the next day. We all got vouchers for free airfare on another flight somewhere else in the coming year. Oh, so sad! We are currently exploring the possibilities for another great trip next spring.
We perfected the system for finding the beautiful beaches. You just get off the ship and find a cab driver and pay them to take you to a great beach. (Much creaper and better that going thru the cruiseline shore excursions) This is a beach in Antiqua. We think the best beaches were on St. Thomas, Antiqua, Barbados, and St. Lucia. Tom, Adam and Christy are all certified divers and went diving on St. Lucia. All three of them said, it was the most amazing dive they had ever been on.
Sunset on the ship before going to the dining room to eat dinner.
An awesome beach on Antiqua.
St. Thomas-- We went to Magans Beach, which is a wonderful beach. We rented a car and drove around the island, too. This is our 3rd visit to St. Thomas. We love this island, it is charming and very beautiful. But I must say, we didn't visit one island that was ugly and we didn't really enjoy. If you twisted our arms, we would go back to any one of them for another visit. Actually, it wouldn't take much convincing at all.