Blogs from Grand Case, Saint Martin, Central America Caribbean

Hello one and all! So, I'm currently sitting in the most exotic bar on the St Maarten Island. Firstly, the realization that I am sitting here is still pure madness for me! We set sail on Saturday to a massive sailing away party that Disney do. Fortunetly, we were lucky enough to see at as the official "newbies" of the crew. So The whole purpose of this week is so that we can gain the experience as to what the ship has to offer. So far I have seen shows, dined, trained, slept and socialized like it was the end of the world! But then comes the training! The training on this ship is intense, with a series of lectures and exams afterwards. They really do stress absolute safety on board this ship and no issue ... read more

20 mars, 2012 Bonjour de Saint-Martin, Selon les nouvelles que nous avons du Québec, votre hiver est presque aussi beau qu’ici, enfin presque… Premièrement des nouvelles de ma grande sœur. Son cancer a malheureusement progressé de plus de 12 % et elle doit recommencer des traitements de chimio. Ses os, à cause des métastases, sont très fragilisés et elle doit recevoir un médicament quelques fois par semaine afin de corriger cette situation. Elle est très affaiblie contrairement aux premiers traitements qu’elle avait reçus l’an passé. Comme je vous disais dans le blogue précédent le gros problème semble être ces maudites métastases que la chimio et la radio n’arrivent pas à tuer. Son moral est quand même bon mais des nouvelles encourageantes aideraient beaucoup la situation. Louise, nous pensons à toi tous les jours et ne désespère ... read more

After the Dolomites, we took a 12 hour journey (1 bus & 4 train rides) to Monte Carlo. We went to visit our friends Erika (high school friend of Sabrina's) & Stephan who live in the tiny principality. Monaco is a rather surreal place. The tiny country on the Mediterranean (second smallest in size next to the Vatican) covers only 2 square kilometers and has a very wealthy population as a tax haven. Monaco is really lovely, although we weren't very lucky with the weather and had rain during two of the three days we visited. The wet weather didn't bother us at all since the main purpose of our stop here was to visit with our friends, and we really had a fantastic time together. Upon our arrival in the evening, Erika and her little ... read more