Blogs from Nassau, Bahamas, Central America Caribbean - page 10

I liked the hostel that I was staying at in Miami so much that I decided to stay there for the rest of my time in Miami. I have now made good friends with three guys Stuart, Carlo and Timor. On the second last day Stuart and I went down to Key West which is the southernmost part of the USA. We got a coach down there and it's about a 3 hour drive. The drive is really cool though cause to get down there you have to drive across 34 islands and one of the bridges between the islands is 11km long! when we were down there we hired some bikes and spent the day cruising around the docks, beaches and streets of Key West. For the last couple of nights in Miami I went ... read more

16 janvier 2009 Nous sommes dans les Bahamas depuis le 20 décembre. Nous avons quitté Miami le 16 pour se rendre à No Name Harbour sur Biscayne Bay, point d’attente bien situé avant la traversée du Gulf Stream vers les Bahamas. Cet ancrage est bien protégé et permet d’aller à terre ou de socialiser avec les autres bateaux, en attente comme nous. Quand nous avons descendu l’ancre à cet endroit et enclenché la marche arrière pour vérifier sa bonne tenue, quelque chose a tracassé le capitaine. Il décide donc de mettre palmes, masque, tuba et de plonger sous le bateau. Surprise, un long câble de nylon noir plombé est enroulé autour de l’hélice, ce qui en réduit sensiblement l’efficacité. C’est encore un câble de cage à crabes, décidément… Jean doit donc plongé plusieurs fois sur deux ... read more

Nicole, Steph, and I had been waiting weeks to visit the Atlantis Resort while we were in Nassau, and we were finally all off duty in the port together, so off to Atlantis we went. We were super excited to see sharks, as Nicole has a great fear/strange obsession with them and we knew it would be exciting for her to see them. We purchased the "Discover Atlantis" package, and spent the day exploring the aquariums. There were tons of cool fish, a manaray, sharks, and I finally got to see what a sea horse looks like! I was surprised at how many of the fish I could identify and name. I guess my fish ID course from diving paid off! We had a lot of fun hanging out today for the day, as it was ... read more

With the Winter season rolling around, it can only mean one thing: Cheap cruises! The $99 special for our inside room (plus port fees and gratuity of course) was too good to pass up. So that is how Chris and I found ourselves making the 10 1/2 hour drive to Miami after eating Turkey on Thanksgiving evening. The Itinerary Friday Evening - Depart Miami Saturday - 8AM - 5PM - Nassau Sunday - 8AM - 5PM - Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian's Private Island) Monday - 7AM - Back at Miami. This was my 4th cruise, and Chris's 5th. I was new to Nowegian, so I was a bit curious about how they planned to set themselves apart from Carnival and Royal Caribbean with their freestyle concept. In a nutshell, my evaluation is that I still prefer ... read more

Its been a while since the last blog and this will bring you up to date and will probably be the last for this journey !! The sea day we had after Ocho Rios was pleasant but very busy.Gretchen had heaps mapped out for us and we were on the go with trivia competitions,tour of the ships galley,tour of the theatre stage and green room,lunch,ballroom dancing,more trivia and finally a dinner with our new found friends from the trivia comps!!We finally got the suitcases packed and outside the cabin at midnight for a dawn arrival into Florida. It had been a great trip and we are now really confirmed cruisers.It just suits us and you meet so many interesting people. We were transferred to Miami airport with ease although we had a long wait at the ... read more