WE  TAKE A CRUISE TO THE CARIBBEAN

 

 

Each day began in our lovely stateroom with a private porch (veranda). We could just step outside and take a picture of a spectacular sunrise.

 

We swam in each of the three pools aboard the ship and went snorkeling for the very first time at Cozumel, Mexico.

Off the coast of Aruba we boarded a semi-submarine and could view schools of fish that had made a sunken German freighter their home. As we approached the area we could see parts of the vessel just visible above the surface of the water.

 

 

The ship docked at Limon, in the low coastal area of Costa Rica. In this region there are large banana plantations. Originally the bananas were shipped to market by train. Now the train is used to take tourists through the plantations and the villages where the workers live.  Blue plastic bags are wrapped around the bananas until they are picked. We took pictures of some of the homes in the villages.

 
Arriving at the port of Colon, on the Atlantic Ocean, we took a bus trip across Panama to Panama City and took pictures of the large, modern buildings on the Pacific shoreline. En route we visited the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal and viewed a ship making its way through the locks. We then saw the remains of the oldest settlement at Panama City that was destroyed by pirates. An historic colonial section of Panama City is being slowly restored and the bus carefully made its way through the narrow streets.

 

When the ship docked at the port of Oranjestad, in Aruba we photographed the shopping area of the city from our stateroom veranda. The city is a mecca for shoppers. In the background is a volcano.

On a bus tour of the island we viewed the wild water on the northern side, stopped at a picturesque lighthouse, and took photographs at the Casibari rock garden with its desert plants.

 

We danced on the ship,  went to cocktail parties and dressed for the Captain's dinner.

 
As the sun sets I end the story of our cruise. To return to the main page click   HERE.