Barbados
We took a two-hour taxi tour and then went to Lobster Live
Beach. We also ate at a local fast food restaurant called
Cheffette. The beach was fairly nice. We also got to see
a monkey up close at one of the villages where we stopped.
Mike played with the monkey.
St. Lucia
We did the dolphin and whale watching tour. We saw
a bunch of dolphins on the tour. We also made our
way to the beach and stayed there a few hours. We
got a few locals to sing.
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Antigua
Mike insisted on the pirate ship tour, Black Swan
ship. It was a beach snorkeling tour.
He also arranged for us to “pretend” to be married
on the ship. So, in front of 120 people, we were “married”
in front of those strangers. The ship was extremely crowded
and standing room only. Antigua is a hot and very dried-up
looking island. We saw again the lady that dances in the
area in front of the ship with a pineapple balanced on her
forehead.
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St.
Maarten
We spent most of the day at Orient Beach, which is
on the French side of the island.
We rented beach chairs/umbrellas for $18. We also
made a return visit to Chez Leandre, a French Creole
restaurant right on the beach. Mike had ribs and I
had a Satay chicken wrap. This was my favorite stop.
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St.
Croix
We went on the Salt River kayaking tour, and it was kind
of fun but hot. There was a lot of stopping to learn about
mangroves. We saw a turtle near the surface of the ocean
when we were on our way back to the ship. We saw several
types of egrets and a rookery of birds in some trees near
the edge of the water. Our cruise ship was the first ship
that stopped at St Croix in a long time. The locals had
a mini festival parade right in front of the ship. There
were different troops of dancers.
Dinner
The dinners were good but I can’t remark on
any one entrée. One of the appetizers was
good, called Morrocan Chicken Salad. They had a
Café Promenade which was open all the time
and had really good cheese pizza. One night we ate
at Portofino’s for $20 per person. It was
okay but not worth the money. It was Italian food.
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Cruise Rating
I would rate this cruise a seven out of ten. It was better
than average but not over the top.
We
didn’t see a lot of the entertainment. We saw a Las
Vegas show called “Jackpot” and one ice show
which we had seen before several cruises ago. I would say
this ship offered fewer choices for entertainment than some
of the others.
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