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At Sea December 20th, 2023 Our last sea day. It was still raining, and had been very rough overnight. This is the strangest Caribbean cruise we have ever done! I’m not sure this ship has the best stabilizers, there’s an awful lot of rocking and rolling going on....

Samana, Dominican Republic December 19th, 2023 Today is the day. Today we will host the shore excursion for our group. I love doing this, but it is always anxiety provoking. What if more people show up than we have booked? What if we can’t find our bus and our...

Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda December 17th, 2023 Today was our day for going to the Baths. This is a wonderful area for swimming, snorkeling and sunbathing on Virgin Gorda. It is time to be back on a white sand beach again. Well, it didn’t happen. Strangely enough my...

San Juan December 17th, 2023 It was hot and humid and raining. We decided not to venture ashore. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan was beckoning in the distance, but the dark clouds, heavy with moisture, were sure to drench us as soon as we walked...

Still at Sea December 16th, 2023 We had a time change overnight, so by the time we were up and ready for the day we had missed breakfast. We went to the Crema Café for coffee and pastries. Well, Brian had yogurt like a good fellow. The café was packed and we were...

At Sea December 15th, 2023 It was quite a rough night, but not so bad that the poinsettia we were given on embarkation got thrown around the room. We had a bromeliad as a gift on the Queen Victoria in 2017 (Brunhilda) and it had to spend many a night in our garbage...

At Sea December 14th We got up early as I was still trying to get things organized for my group, and had failed thus far. Then came the “this is your captain speaking” announcement. These are never good. I always fantasize that it may mean we have all been invited...

Miami December 13th, 2023 Today is the day! We are due to board at 12:30, and I was so excited. I looked out the window of our hotel room, and there she was, hiding behind a Regence Seven Seas ship. We will be on her in a few hours. I had planned to spend the...

Despite the promise of diverse itineraries, ours really isn’t that different to the usual Caribbean itinerary. The good news is we get to see a new country – the Dominican Republic. We were planning to go there on our Virgin Voyages cruise last year, but missed it...

Until about 2 months ago I had not really thought about the new cruise line, Explora Journeys. Yes, I had been inundated with their marketing materials, but I must admit that I get sooooo many marketing emails on a daily basis, all of their promotional material...