As usual. we try normally convert the post order to normal chronological order once the trip is complete, so that has been done for this trip also. The navigation to the next post does not work as well after changing the post order, I am not proficient enough in coding to be able to make the change to the navigation headers at the bottom of each post so that the…
Planning A Caribbean Cruise to the ABC Islands
We picked out a relatively “last minute” cruise to the Caribbean to help deal with the winter time cold. The cruise is on the Caribbean Princess and will be leaving out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl and heading for the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, also know by the acronym as the ABC Islands. The cruise duration is eight days, and so we will have five sea days and three…
Cruise Itinerary
The following shows the Cruise Itinerary for the ABC Island Cruise on the Caribbean Princess. We will be traveling down to Port St. Lucie, FL on the day before the cruise. Cruise Itinerary
Just Over A Week To Go – January 18, 2017
We have just over a week to go before we head down to Ft. Lauderdale to board the Caribbean Princess for this cruise. We are looking forward to the warmer weather, but it has been quite nice at home also. There was one cold spell where we had lows in the low 20’s at night, but a week later, we had highs in the 70’s. The weather forecast for the…
Travel Day To South Florida – January 27, 2017
Today is the first day of our vacation, which has seemed slow to arrive. We will be driving down to Port St. Lucie, Florida today, the first leg of the journey to the cruise port in Ft. Lauderdale. Stephanie and I have stayed overnight here before on our way to previous cruises. It is about an eight hour drive from home, and leaves us with a little over ninety minutes…
Embarkation Day – January 28, 2017
It was a beautiful sunny morning when we woke up today, the weather forecast had been correct and we were going to have a nice weather day for our cruise embarkation. We all slept pretty well, no one seemed to have any issues with loud snoring, which I think we were all concerned about with the four of us sharing the room. We had set a wake up call for…
Sea Day 1 – January 29, 2017
We all took the opportunity to sleep in this morning, especially after having taken full advantage of the all inclusive drink package yesterday afternoon and evening. The weather was pleasant, although there were some clouds, and the wind was blowing more than yesterday. I got up and headed to the international cafe for two egg Macmuffin style breakfast sandwiches, and a cappuccino to go while Stephanie continued to sleep. I…
Sea Day 2 – January 30, 2017
It was another pretty morning when we awoke on Sea Day number two. Of course, we slept in again, not really having anything specific to do today but relax. Once again, I headed to the International cafe for our breakfast sandwiches, coffee and diet Coke while Stephanie slept just a little longer. There was quite a lot of other people there getting food and coffee from the specialty coffee bar. …
Curacao – January 31, 2017
Today is our first port stop on the island of Curacao, the “C” in the ABC Islands chain. We had reserved an excursion with a private tour company called Irie Tours before we left home. The ship was scheduled to arrive at 8:00 AM, but we did not have to meet for the tour until 8:45 AM. Stephanie and I had our usual breakfast in the room as we were…
Aruba – February 1, 2017
The second port we are visiting is the “A” in the ABC Islands chain, Aruba. Stephanie and I stayed out late last night knowing we had no real plans for our time here in port. We had thought about taking the city bus again, like we did last time we visited here, but the bus schedule did not really compliment our newer plans to sleep in. If we did not…
Bonaire – February 2, 2017
Today is the last port of call for this cruise, the “B” island of the ABC Island chain, Bonaire. Stephanie and I had visited Bonaire on a previous cruise, and had really enjoyed the island. It is much smaller and less populated than Aruba, so the whole atmosphere is less commercial, and more laid back. The plan for the day was to meet up with Beth and Ryan at about…
Sea Day 6 – February 3, 2017
It was nice to have a sea day for relaxation after having three consecutive port days, even though we did not really have to get up early on any of the port days. None the less, it is just more relaxing on sea days. We slept in this morning, and awoke to sunny skies, and slightly choppy seas. The wind was now mostly coming from astern as we head back…
Sea Day 7 – February 4, 2017
Today is the last sea day and last day of the cruise before we arrive in Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow morning. Stephanie and I did not sleep in quite as long this morning, but it was not that early either when I headed down to the International Cafe for our breakfast sandwiches. After breakfast, and getting ready, we headed out so that our cabin steward, Michael, could clean the room. Our…
Disembarkation Day – February 5, 2017
On every cruise, we have to face the dreaded Disembarkation Day. Disembarkation itself is not usually that bad, but it signals the end of the cruise, and time for us to head home. Stephanie and I set an alarm for 5:30 AM so that we could get ready at a leisurely pace, have some breakfast, finish the last of the packing and head to our designated waiting area at around…