Western Caribbean 2010
First photo as we boarded the ship. I drive Frank crazy as I buy of the photos taken each day.
Cruise itinerary
Waiting to set sail from Ft. Lauderdale.
Other cruise liners in Ft. Lauderdale port
As we had a penthouse suite, complimentary bar set-up was included.
Golden caviar, fresh strawberries & champagne. What a way to start a cruise!
And then there are drinks on deck as we set sail. Is it just me or is the ship rocking?
People on shore wave goodbye as we head for the open seas. It is neat how the captain sounds the horns as we head out.
Fresh flower arrangement in our penthouse suite
Frank checks out the itinerary for the next day's activities
Dinner the first night in the formal dining room
December 5th - Sunrise the first day at sea
The ship was decorated with Christmas trees and holly everywhere. That put me in the Christmas shopping mood. There were some really nice jewelry stores on board.
More Christmas holly - More Christmas spirit - More Christmas shopping
Julie, the cruise liaison with the main shopping stores on the islands. She told us which stores had what pieces of jewelry and where the bargains were. PS - Boy, did I listen to her!
Entertainment in the Piazza. Nice to get a cup of coffee, pastries and watch the acts.
Frank all dressed up for the formal dinner.
Merry Christmas
December 6th - Grand Cayman
December 6th - Grand Cayman
Navigator of the Seas - SUPER cruise liner which was also in port in the Grand Cayman
Crown Princess next to the Navigator of the Seas
One of the shops on Grand Cayman
Cemetary on the Grand Cayman
Governor's Mansion. Once the Governor has served his term, he must return to England and is never allowed to visit Grand Cayman again.
Beautiful road side beach
Yes, I have been to Hell and back. This was one of the stops on our tour of Grand Cayman.
Imagine walking through this. It is a composed of short, black, limestone formations in the town of West Bay. A devil statue has been placed in the middle of the limestone formations.
Hell, Grand Cayman
Our guide explained the many stories about Hell, the limestone and encouraged us to send postcards from Hell to our friends.
Frank in front of the Hell General Store
Beach scene behind the Tortuga Rum Cake Factory. We sampled some rum and ate some rum cake.
Restaurant next to the Tortuga Rum Cake Factory.
Beach scene behind the Tortuga Rum Cake Factory.
Turtle farm on Grand Cayman, where injured sea turtles are rehabilitated before returning to the seas.
Sea turtle farm
Sea turtle farm - Their shells are absolutely beautiful.
You can even hold one of the baby sea turtles.
There were several species of sea turtles at the Turtle farm.
Education center at the Turtle farm. There were incubators where the eggs were hatched. These turtles were raised at the farm until they could be released into the seas, increasing the populations as the survival rate is much higher when they are hatched here.
Dinner time at the Turtle farm
December 7th - Roatan, Honduras
Coming into Roatan. Check out the satellite dish in the woods but no home in sight.
Wrecked and rusted hull of a ship in the port of Roatan
Close-up of rusted hull of a ship in the port of Roatan
Close-up of rusted hull of a ship in the port of Roatan
