Puerto Rico and Caribbean Cruise
In and around Central America / Caribbean
My mom, sister and spent a couple days in Puerto Rico and then went on an 11 Night "Exotic Caribbean" cruise through Royal Caribbean. We visited eight ports: St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Margarita Island, Curacao, and Aruba.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler AK Andy
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The Condado Area
Our first day in San Juan, Puerto Rico, we were tired and wanted to take it easy. We decided to just walk around the Condado area, close to o... Continue reading »
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Old San Juan
We were lazy and took a cab from the Condado area to Old San Juan, about $20 including tip. The cab driver did not want to venture into Old S... Continue reading »
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El Yunque
We went on a tour of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System. We are usually pre... Continue reading »
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Royal Caribbean Cruising
This was the day we left on our 11 Night Caribbean Cruise. The cruise left at 8pm, but you could get on the ship all afternoon. We wait... Continue reading »
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Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Our first port was Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. St. Maarten is part of the Netherland Antilles and is the Dutch, southern half of the island.&n... Continue reading »
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The Scenic Railroad
St. Kitts is a pretty island - quite green, nice scenery. We spent a little time in the morning walking around Basseterre. I felt like... Continue reading »
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Nelson's Dockyard
Our ship docked in St. John's, Antigua's largest city and capitol on the eastern coast. Right after getting off the ship, we tried to get a t... Continue reading »
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St. Lucia, one beautiful island!
St. Lucia is lush. Very green mountains, very dramatic. I definitely need to come back here to see the rest of the island - apparently... Continue reading »
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Disappointed
Our experience in Barbados was not great. It started with the cab drivers at port, who were very rude. They turned their backs on us, laug... Continue reading » -
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A rainy island day
Sadly, we had rainy weather during our day in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Still, I enjoyed the interesting scenery we got to see on our tour.&n... Continue reading » -
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Curacao, the best island ever
What a beautiful, clean, wonderful island. What a shame that this was such a short day! We were supposed to get in at 11am but we got o... Continue reading »
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Horses in Aruba
Our ship left us with a long time in Aruba, from about 7am until 10pm. It was nice to be able to take our time, knowing we had all day and didn'... Continue reading »


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