Oooh I had fun today! We’d booked a catamaran for the 12 of us. We were picked up at the gate by the driver and driven all of 10 minutes to the cat. Shoes off and all on board. Pick up time was 9:30 as I don’t organise early starts! We then sailed to our first stop where some of us snorkelled and some of us didn’t. I don’t care what the others said it WAS cold when you first got in. We then voted to sail first and snorkel last, so that’s w...

Here beginneth week 8! It’s not Trinidad it’s Tobago but my stupid app doesn’t recognise it as a place! Today we went on an island and folklore tour. We were picked up in minibuses and taken first to Fort King George. This is a quite well preserved place. There was an arsenal, a water collection facility and some amazing views. Then we went to Fort St. James, which is nowhere as well preserved as King George. There was a view of the bay and lots...

Another sea day and after this we have seven consecutive port days. Eeeek! Sea days tend to follow a similar pattern. Breakfast in the Medina restaurant one deck up from the cabin. Then a mile around the Promenade Deck, which is up another level. After that, we usually sit out on the Prom Deck and read books and complete crossword puzzles. Sometimes we’ll sit by the Crystal Pool or on one of the terraces at the aft of the ship. Lunch is usually sel...

Another new island for me. Bonaire used to be (still is I guess) the B in the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), but since 101010 (10 Oct 2010) is the B in the BES Islands (Bonaire, Eustasius, Saba), which are now a special municipality of the Netherlands. History lesson over! We were docked behind Britannia. She didn’t look much bigger when we got off, but when we saw them from a distance, you could see she was a bigger lady! Rob, Linda, Bar...

A long day here. The ship arrived before we woke up. Our original intention was to hit one of the beaches for the morning, have a drink in the Hard Rock Cafe (number 36, thanks for asking) and then come back and explore Oranjestad. In the event, it rained early on so Rob, Linda, Barb and I met in Raffles and wandered into town. It’s a Sunday and most shops are shut. We found a Starbucks, so I managed to upload my blogs and after a stroll around, we ...