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Our return to the main land was immediately followed by a trip down to Key West Florida down highway 1.  Basically we enjoyed our island experiences enough to get one last island in… Key West felt exactly like the other islands we visited this trip.  The biggest difference is we had a hotel room to [...]

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There seems to be a huge myth going on that you are going to be tipping every person that comes into contact with you… The cruise experience is indeed a clever and very well constructed machine for separating you and your money… but it isn’t as bad as one might think.  Think of it this [...]

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At home Diana and I drink both water and soda pop.  We don’t drink a whole lot of alcohol, maybe one bottle of wine every one to two weeks when the mood hits us.  On the cruise we wanted to enjoy ourselves with alcohol a little more often.  The idea was to continue with what [...]

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Yes, you heard me right… never buy jewelry at home.  The discounts for name brand and high end jewelry is soooooo much higher in the Caribbean islands than at your home town jeweler. The best tip I can give you is this… before your cruise, visit your local jewelers and get an idea of what [...]

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During our third island adventure, we docked in a port in St. Maarten (the Dutch side), then jumped onto a bus headed to St. Martin (the French side).  Along the way we learned all kinds of information about the island like the war that separated the island into two halves and the rich history and [...]

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Our adventures in St. Thomas was near exhaustion.  We went on the Ultimate Island Experience… and it sure was.  First thing in the morning (10am, LOL) we jumped onto an open-air tour truck and headed into town.  We passed by lots of cultural land marks and learned all kinds of history.  We stopped by several [...]

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Here are several wonderful pictures of our ship. I’m sure their website has lots more pictures than this… but these are several we personally took.  I like the night time ones best…

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