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Aug 6, 20248 min read
# 12: Homewood Bound
No rush, let's take a few extra days and go via San Fran! With all of the Islands of the cruise now behind us, it was time to relax for...
earlyoungnz
Jul 27, 20244 min read
# 11: Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas
Duty-Free Mecca of the Caribbean. Our last Island destination of this magnificent cruise and after the full-on day, (and night!) we had...
earlyoungnz
Jul 17, 20246 min read
# 10: Philipsburg, St Maarten
Because of the planning that had obviously gone into today's visit of St Maarten we all had higher than usual levels of anticipation....
earlyoungnz
Jul 16, 20244 min read
# 9: Antigua and Barbuda
I can see why people love cruising! You can honestly be as busy or as quiet as you see fit and today is one of those days where we are...
earlyoungnz
Jul 11, 20245 min read
# 8: St Lucia
Another day and yet another stunning Island! I must admit that when you are touring around the Caribbean it is sometimes hard to...
earlyoungnz
Jul 8, 20245 min read
# 7: Barbados
Sitting with my morning coffee on our balcony brought me an extra air of excitement today as I looked out at Bridgetown, the Capital of...
earlyoungnz
Jul 4, 20244 min read
# 6: Grenada, "The Island of Spice"
Yesterday was a day at sea and while it is great visiting the beautiful Islands, a day at sea every now and then is a great way to...
earlyoungnz
Jul 1, 20245 min read
# 5: Curacao, Holland of the Caribbean!
I'm now starting to plan my trip for the morning tea and coffee to coincide with the time we are coming into our new port for the day,...
earlyoungnz
Jun 30, 20245 min read
# 4: Aruba, an insight into Island life!
One of my favorite times while cruising is waking up and sitting on our balcony with my morning coffee and viewing our new destinations...
earlyoungnz
Jun 28, 20244 min read
# 3: 14 Nights of Pure Bliss!
Leaving Fort Lauderdale was the start of our very first cruise experience and while I had heard various thoughts about cruising, I came...
earlyoungnz
Jun 26, 20244 min read
# 2: We Made It!
The uncertainty of not knowing if we were going to make it here is well and truly forgotten by now and 31.5 hours after we left home, we...
earlyoungnz
Jun 25, 20243 min read
# 1: Caribbean here we come!
The year is 2014. Mary, my wife of 36 years has just endured 3 years of treatment for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. It's been a hellish 3 years...
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