Friday, June 16, 2006

-Cruise Review-

Well, we had an amazing time our our trip! We got to see some of the Carribbean’s finest islands in all of their natural beauty! I am so glad we chose this itinerary because I absolutely LOVED all of the ports we visited!!! Here are a few highlights of our trip:

San Juan – We went to the fort – El Morro – before we boarded our ship. We walked around and admired the amazing views from the very top of the fort! We also walked around the old cobblestone streets of Old San Juan.




St. Thomas/St. John – We took a ferry over to St. John Island to go to Trunk Bay National Park. What a gorgeous, unspoiled paradise! We went snorkeling and hung out on the white sandy beaches! Later on that afternoon we took a cable car ride to the top of a peak in St. Thomas called “Paradise Point”. We saw a stunning view of the harbor below and enjoyed some tasty drinks in the bar at Paradise Point!



Dominica – They call this the Nature Island and it is!!! We hiked through the rainforests of Dominica to the Emerald Pool and Trafalgar Falls. This is such a lush, tropical environment filled with all kinds of interesting plants and gorgeous waterfalls! Pat jumped into the Emerald Pool and swam in the 60 degree water! This was a gorgeous island!!!



Barbados – Here we did an excursion that took us snorkeling with the sea turtles – how neat was that!!!!! We were swimming amongst these gorgeous, peaceful creatures. We were able to touch them and swim with them, it was incredible! I loved this!!!!




Aruba – This would have to be one of our favorite ports! Did you know that Aruba is a desert island??? It is! There are like cactus’ everywhere! We took a tour and saw almost all of this small island. Then we hung out at Carlos and Charlies in the afternoon before heading back to the ship!



All in all, we had a fabulous time!!!! I can’t wait to take another cruise!!!





5 comments:

Suzelle said...

Beautiful pics Kristi :)

Ramona said...

WOW! MAGNIFICENT photos Kristi! Looks (and sounds) like the you had a great time. The weather was fab too, huh? BTW, I LOVE your bag!!!! :) Mo

Anonymous said...

i LOVE the photos!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Anonymous said...

Looks like an awesome, tropical vacay!!!!!!! My favorite kind!

Julia Sandvoss said...

Kristi you're pics are great. And isn't Aruba neat? Did you see Baby Beach? And how on earth did you always find someone to take your pic?LOL TFS!!!!!!