Category Archives: December

St. John’s, Antigua

Posted on January 3, 2026 by patmathews

December 31, 2025 This is our fourth visit to Antigua and as much as we love the island and have done a lot of exploring here, we opted to relax on board during the day since we booked a sunset … Continue reading →

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Roseau, Dominica

Posted on December 30, 2025 by patmathews

December 30, 2025 First of all, here are the pictures of Mark’s birthday dinner in Polo last night. They finally uploaded. We spent time in Dominica last year and had a full day tour. So today, we explored the town, … Continue reading →

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Kingstown, St. Vincent

Posted on December 30, 2025 by patmathews

December 29, 2025 This is an island we have not visited before. We had an excursion planned but when we read the full description of it, we decided to cancel and book the new culinary class on board. Here is … Continue reading →

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Bridgetown, Barbados

Posted on December 29, 2025 by patmathews

December 28, 2025 Since we have been to Barbados many times (you can search previous posts if you are headed there and want ideas), we just chose to take a walk off the ship today. But first I took a … Continue reading →

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St. George’s, Grenada

Posted on December 28, 2025 by patmathews

December 27, 2025 Grenada is the first in the chain known as the Windward Islands. It is a relatively small island and is very lush and green. It is well known for its spices. We have been here several times … Continue reading →

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Kralendijk, Bonaire snorkel trip

Posted on December 27, 2025 by patmathews

December 26, 2025 I got the photos from the snorkel trip so I thought it would be good to do a separate post. It was a wonderful day and the photographer got some great shots (much better than I could … Continue reading →

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Kralendijk, Bonaire

Posted on December 26, 2025 by patmathews

December 26, 2025 Kralendijk is the capital city of Bonaire and main port of the Caribbean Netherlands. Off the coast of Bonaireis the uninhabited island of Klein Bonaire noted for diving and snorkeling. It can be reached by the water … Continue reading →

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Willemstad, Curacao

Posted on December 25, 2025 by patmathews

December 25, 2025 Yesterday, our team (just the family part of the team showed up) placed first in trivia! And because it was Christmas Eve, Silas, our cruise director, gave some points to everyone and increased the amounts that the … Continue reading →

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Aruba

Posted on December 24, 2025 by patmathews

December 24, 2025 Yesterday, I WON the blackjack tournament to the astonishment of all the rest of the finalists who were men! So let’s see if I can keep this going in the next ones. We didn’t place in trivia … Continue reading →

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Second day at sea on the way to Aruba

Posted on December 23, 2025 by patmathews

December 23, 2025 First, a few updates from yesterday at sea… I had a video in yesterday’s post which apparently didn’t transfer to the email of the post. I took a class on iPhone video yesterday and Katherine, the wonderful … Continue reading →

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