Blogs from Barbados, Central America Caribbean - page 12

hey everyone! WOW this is long long long overdue.. I actually dont know where to start its been so long! and Im sorry for that but there has been a lot going on here on the GEM, and keeping up with emails, and facebook its hard to keep in touch with everyone and everything sometimes! SO lots has happened over the last little while...My mom and friends came onboard, and we all had a great time. WHile they were here I got to do something I HAVE ALWAYS wanted to do and that was swim with the dolphins...it was amazing, I have pictures and a video of me with Lilo the dolphin dancing, swimming around, and me kissing him of course! such a cool experience and one I will never forget! So we are still doing ... read more

Apparently one tour wasn’t enough for me today, because after going on the snorkeling tour with my teens, I went back to the ship, showered, ate and left again. This time, I went out with Logan and Allison and we headed to The Malibu Rum Distillery and Beach Club. To our surprise, the distillery was likely within a decent walking distance from the ship, just in the opposite direction from where we usually go. We got there, flashed our crew IDs and were given free tour passes, a free drink and free beach access. Moments like that, we love being crew members! We had awhile to wait before the tour, so we went out the beach. It was beautiful. Lovely white sand, bright blue water and the sun was shining - and intensely so! As we ... read more

well this is my first blog and im pretty excited. I went to Barbados looking for some fun and sun and believe me you can find it there. Though the airport was pretty crowded as expected in the peak of the winter season, it was a very nice experience. The local workers ( called red caps) waited eagerly to sweep away my bags on their carts for a small tip. Upon arrival at the very lovely Port St. Charles hotel i was greeted with some of the most pleasant staff one could ask for. I spent my first day in the island sleeping off the jetlag in my hotel room and eating their crusty bread. Day 2 however was amazing for the most part i was in the water or on some boat soaking up both ... read more

With a population of about 110,000, Bridgetown is the island's largest and most vibrant city. After all, it is the capital and commercial centre of Barbados. Steeped in rich history and culture. Today Bridgetown reflects a mix of the old and the new, with historic sites and buildings sitting among modern structures like multi-storey offices, financial institutions and shopping malls. It's not often we can say we were somewhere exotic twice in a year, but having been in Barbados in April, that is the case this year. In fact, as this was our third visit we've almost done it to death. Accordingly, we decided on a cool, relaxed morning in Bridgetown finishing Christmas shopping rather than trying to do any tours - and anyway, we'd done them all before (a bit blasé we know). So we ... read more

I know the blog has been pretty quiet this week. Last Sunday I was getting things all organized to write about a wonderful rendez-vous with a friend from Keating (the lovely Sandra Perdeaux) in San Juan and I was getting the ship's address for you and I was going to post everything Monday. But then drama hit. Monday I was in ridiculous pain. Abdominal pain so bad I couldn't walk without pain. I stopped in the infirmary but the nurse didn't have any suggestions besides continue taking my ibuprofen and come see the doctor later that night. So I got off the ship in St. Thomas and started my scuba training. Terri, one of the social hosts, is doing the training with me. We went to Coki Beach on the north side of the island and ... read more