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Fort Lauderdale Airport April 20th, 2024 We had to be out of the cabin by 8:00 so that meant an early start. The Emerald Princess was not alone in the Fort Lauderdale cruise port – there were another 2 Princess ships as well as 2 Royal Caribbean ships keeping us...

At Sea April 19th, 2024 Our last sea day. There was as always a lot going on around the ship, but my focus has to be on getting the packing done. I can never really relax and enjoy my final day at sea until everything has been stuffed into the suitcases, and then...

George Town, Grand Cayman Island April 18th, 2024 Our final port. It’s hard to believe we have been cruising for 46 days, it feels like yesterday that we arrived in Buenos Aires. How can this be our final port? Our ship dropped anchor off George Town in the early...

At Sea April 17th, 2024 There are quiet sea days and there are busy sea days. This was one of those busy ones, where you seem to go from activity to activity. The disappointment of the day was that Stephan told us that we would not be able to do a steelpan concert...

Cartagena, Colombia April 16th, 2024 I must admit, I had felt a bit anxious about visiting Colombia. Drug cartels, kidnappings, armed robbery, terrorist groups. Captain MacBain had been worried about Ecuador when we were on the Sapphire, but the US State Department...

Panama Canal April 15th, 2024 A man a plan a canal – Panama I love palindromes, and this is one of the better ones. We have been though the canal twice before, and each time we were very impressed by the marvel in engineering that allowed us to pass so easily from...

At Sea April 14th, 2024 Ah, a blissful sea day where nothing out of the ordinary happened. Skywalkers is still plagued by duck hunters. They are everywhere. There is a duck hidden somewhere in the lounge, but despite the hordes who search every nook and cranny, so...

Puntarenas, Cost Rica April 13th, 2024 I was most upset that for our recent visit to Puntarenas on the Sapphire Princess, our ship’s tour to the Arenal Volcano and hot springs had been canceled. It actually turned out to be a good thing as we would probably never...

At Sea April 12th, 2024 Even though our Medallion apps say we are still on the Sapphire Princess, I suppose we really are on the Emerald Princess, so it's about time I corrected the heading! It was incredibly hot and humid today, and we ended up spending the whole...

At Sea April 11th, 2024 We have settled into a sea day routine. The morning is spent in enrichment talks or activities, lunch by the pool, and the afternoons reading and relaxing, and if the weather is fine, having a swim. This morning Brian went to a talk entitled...

Huatulco, Mexico April 10th, 2024 When we woke up this morning, Brian said he could smell smoke. Hoping that the ship wasn’t on fire, I went out onto the balcony to see if I could see any evidence of the cause of the smoke. A pale pink haze hung over the hills...

At Sea April 9th, 2024 Well, after all of the excitement of yesterday, it was nice to have a typical relaxing sea day. I have clients who dislike sea days intensely, and I have to book cruises for them so that there is the minimum amount of time spent away from the...