Caribbean Travel Articles
A Wedding Paradise
in the Bahamas
by: Ester NapoliDo you envision your wedding in a tropical paradise?
Perhaps you see yourself exchanging vows on the warm sand beside an
aquamarine sea or sailing off into the sunset with ten of your dearest
friends to enjoy a wedding feast and the spectacular scenery. If such
a scenario appeals to you, a Bahamas wedding can make your dream come
true.
Dunn's River
Falls in Jamaica
One of the ports of call for our Royal Caribbean cruiseship was Ocho
Rios, Jamaica. Probably the most famous site in the region is Dunn's
River Falls and we chose to tour it on our own rather than through
one of the cruiseship tours. Once we disembarked from the cruiseship,
there were cabs and shuttlebuses available at the pier.
Grand
Cayman After The Hurricane Season
One of the ports visited on our recent Royal Caribbean cruise was Grand
Cayman. This was an eagerly awaited port since I've been there before
but wanted to take my girlfriend scuba diving there. We were worried
that we might miss this port since the Caymans were hit pretty hard
by the hurricanes and indeed, they had closed the islands off to tourist
travel for part of the summer/fall. Fortunately for us, Grand Cayman
had reopened just about two weeks prior to our cruise at the end of
November.
Celebrity Spotting
in Great Exuma, Bahamas
It seems that playing a pirate in the Caribbean just wasn’t
enough for Johnny Depp. He had to go and buy a whole island in the Caribbean!
And rumor has it that when he informed his wife Vanessa Paradis that
he had bought her an island in the Exumas, Bahamas,
her response was: What do we need an island for? Poor Johnny!
A Visit To Labadee
In Haiti
The first port for our Royal Caribbean cruise of the western Caribbean
was Labadee, Hispaniola which is actually a part of Haiti.
This specific port is leased out to Royal Caribbean so only their cruiseships
come here. Labadee is actually a peninsula with a few beaches. Getting
to land from the cruiseship is by tender.
A Stay At Old
San Juan In Puerto Rico
One of the most used departure ports for cruise ships in
the Caribbean is San Juan in Puerto Rico. We decided to arrive a day
early to San Juan in order to see some sights before our cruise ship
departure. San Juan, known as 'La Ciudad Amurallada' (the walled city),
was founded in 1521 and is the oldest city under the US flag. During
the 16th century, the Spanish used it as a point of departure for expeditions
to the New World. Fortifications in the Old San Juan section of the
city repulsed numerous attacks from the English and the Dutch during
those years.
The
Dominican Republic The Real Truth
A caribbean paradise or a haven for corruption. White sandy shore lines
and beautiful reasonably priced all-inclusive beach resorts.The Dominican
Republic can offer you the best vacation of your life.
I Survived
the Booze and Cruise: A Guide to Past Tense Instructions in the Bahamas
The only souvenir I still have from the Bahamas is an old
“I survived the Booze and Cruise” t-shirt...and a few snorkeling
rules forever etched in my memory. Back in college (as if I needed to
say more), my boyfriend, his best friend, and I went on a cruise to
the Bahamas.
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