Blogs from Curaçao, Central America Caribbean

All went smoothly from leaving the house to checking in at the hotel in Fort Lauderdale. We are all excited to be on this adventure. Our rooms overlook the port so the view should be great during the day. We walked across the street to an Irish Pub. Wendy had nachos, I had Guinness Brown Bread with a pull and Bill chose the winner with smoked salmon. Will eat there again. By that time we all were wrecked so off to bed we went. After a restful sleep I awoke and there were four ships in port. Looks as if i’m awake early Sunday I can watch our ship come in. We met for breakfast at 8:30 and it looks like the entire hotel was there. We finally found a table, went for coffee and juice ... read more

It's a great place to have your vacation. The island is still not a ''tourist machine''. The people are very friendly and it is easy to get in contact with them . The island has an interesting history, and you can still see many unike houses and places from its history.... read more

It has been an interesting couple of days to say the very least. Originally our trip was going to begin Saturday morning 4/14, with a stay the night before in Minneapolis since we had a 5 a.m. flight. However, I'm sure you have all read about the huge storm, that barrelled across the plains slamming into central and southern Minnesota dropping over 2' of snow. American Airlines had the foresight to email passengers leaving on flights Saturday and Sunday allowing us to change our reservations at no cost. The second we received the email, I called and we managed to get out on a flight Friday night at 5 p.m. just ahead of the storm. So we arrived in Charlotte, NC Friday night to 79 degree temperatures, 12 hours earlier than originally planned. We met our ... read more

The BLOG does not seem to have Bonaire as a Caribbean destination, so we chose Curacao (where we are going tomorrow). This morning we had a quiet time around the ship as we were not scheduled to arrive in Bonaire until noon. So we slept in a little and then went to the formal breakfast for Eggs Benedict. Janet was a little late getting to the knitters group but she did get some work done before the Trivia Group took over Club-6. But she did get a new project started. Meanwhile David went to the Fitness Center but decided he could do treadmill at home, so instead he walked several laps outdoors on the promenade deck. Then he found a sale on “cruise T-shirt” and got one – with 10% off for Elite passengers. David went ... read more

8. - 22.7. Curaçao ist super! Tauchen, schnorcheln, baden und sünnelen soviel das Herz begehrt. Das Tauchen ist hier besonders einfach, an der ganzen Westküste der Insel befinden sich 20 bis 100 Meter vom Strand entfernt Riffe mit wunderbaren Korallengärten, bevölkert von unzähligen Fischen und Krebsen. Man mietet einfach die Ausrüstung, fährt mit dem Auto an einen Strand, baut dort das Equipment auf und schwimmt zum Riff raus. Ohne Guide, ohne Boot. Herrlich. Ansonsten geniessen wir das Spielen, Lesen und Faulenzen, und - vor allem Marco - auch das Kochen. Unsere Reise ist vorüber, wir hatten eine tolle Zeit mit vielen schönen Eindrücken und Erlebnissen. Wir sind dankbar, einmal mehr diese Möglichkeit gehabt zu haben. Und nun freuen wir uns auch auf die Rückkehr und das Wiedersehen mit allen Daheimgebliebenen. Tschüss, bis zum nächsten Mal!... read more