Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (At Sea) Sea Day: Be sure to check your “Freestyle Daily” for activities After several ports in the past several days, it was time to rest a bit. Now that does not mean there is nothing to do and today was no different. A Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (Willemstad, Curaçao) Welcome to Curaçao Ah….waking up in another port, Willemstad, Curaçao (pronounced: Kara-sew) Curaçao Curaçao was formerly part of the Curaçao and Dependencies colony from 1815 to 1954 and later the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 2010, as Island Territory of Curaçao. Having never been here before, I Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (Oranjestad, Aruba) Welcome to Aruba, one happy island Teresa and I had done the western Caribbean a few times as well as the Bahamas. This was my first time to the Southern Isles. The Dominican Republic and St Thomas (USVI) were amazing. Of course, Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (At Sea) Ah, another day at Sea while we cruise to Aruba. “What to do with all this free time?” Freestyle it, of course. I’ve spoken of the “Daily” or “Freestyle Daily” (as NCL calls it). It is like a daily newspaper delivered to your room Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (St Thomas – USVI) It was up again early for our port at St Thomas. Again to the Garden cafe for breakfast. This time, however, instead of heading down to the docks first, we queued up in the Stardust Theater. Excursions were “timed” and Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (Puerta Plata Dominican Republic) Land Ho! Puerta Plata had a lot to offer and we were getting in early. I wanted to make sure I go up early enough (and sometime during the cruise, we had to move our watches to ATL time zone, Read more…
Southern Caribbean Cruise – NCL Dawn (At Sea) Cabin Selection: Why I chose an interior cabin When it comes to cruising, many people automatically think of an interior cabin. While there are some great advantages to having an interior cabin, there are also some disadvantages. One of the biggest disadvantages Read more…
Destination: Key West (Canceled) Cabin selection: Interior I woke up rested. I checked outside my cabin and my luggage was there. I brought it in and unpacked. My cabin was in interior one, which was fine for me as a solo traveler. I had all the storage space to myself, Read more…
Departure Day Normally, the previous cruise gets in around 7am and allows for a few hours to disembark, for the ship to restock and to clean. Today, it was not normal. The issues, Sea Fog. Sea Fog? Why would that matter? Well, as you can see, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Read more…
Cruising 2023 – Southern Caribbean – NCL Dawn Normally, I would make a single post for a trip, even one spanning a few days, but this trip was a 12 Day cruise. So, I’ve broken the posts down by days with highlights and insights, tips and tricks. Cruising! I said Read more…