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Puerto Rico and Caribbean Cruise

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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

  1. 1

    The Condado Area

    San Juan, Puerto Rico | Jan 24 '08 | Reviews: 2

    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

    San Juan, Puerto Rico | Jan 25 '08 | Reviews: 1

    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

    San Juan, Puerto Rico | Jan 26 '08 | Reviews: 1

    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

    Puerto Rico | Jan 27 '08 | Reviews: 0

    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

    Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Jan 29 '08 | Reviews: 0

    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

    Antigua and Barbuda | Jan 30 '08 | Reviews: 1

    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!

    Castries, Saint Lucia | Jan 31 '08 | Reviews: 0

    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

    Bridgetown, Barbados | Feb 01 '08 | Reviews: 0
    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

    Isla de Margarita, Venezuela | Feb 03 '08 | Reviews: 0
    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

    Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles | Feb 04 '08 | Reviews: 1

    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

    Aruba | Feb 05 '08 | Reviews: 1
    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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