The Americas

Last night, we saw a show with the best acrobats we’ve ever seen. It was the Gold Art Duo from Ukrainian (You might have seen them on Americas Got Talent.) If you get a chance, I highly recommend seeing them. They are…

Today, we are in Fortaleza (pronounced “for·ta·le·zuh”) Brazil. With regards to crime, this is the most dangerous city that we will be visiting. Now, I’m not one to judge, but I have to tell you a story. It turns out…

After an ominous day at sea, today we were scheduled to visit French Guiana Unfortunately, this port is a “tendered port” (meaning the ship does not dock, and guests are brought ashore on dinghies, which are small boats that shuttle…

Today we are visiting the beautiful country of Grenada (pronounced “gruh · naa · duh”, and not to be confused with Granada, a city in Spain). Grenada is a Caribbean island and home of the Spice Isle. It is the southernmost island of…

Aargh mateys! (Sorry. By popular demand, I’m not going to tell any pirate jokes…)  After a pleasant day at sea, today we are in Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, a port city on the island’s southwest coast. Barbados is a small island country…

We’re island-hopping mon! Today we are in Curaçao (pronounced Cure-ah-souw). Curaçao is 17 miles north of Venezuela, and is a part of the Dutch Kingdom. It consists of two islands and has a population of 158,000. Karen and I enjoyed the rich culture of its capital, the…

We visited Aruba today. Beautiful! Aruba is one of four countries that make up The Netherlands. Its 120,000 residence is made up of over 90 ethnic groups, making it one of the most diverse populations in the world. It is…

Today, I am off to visit our friends the Mayans, at their home in Chichen Itza. (Karen opted out, saying she wanted to remember it the way it was when she visited while attending college in Oaxaca.)  After docking in Cozumel,…

At our first port, we missed A Perfect Day at CocoCay, and spent the day unpacking. Thank goodness for Karen. She is a rockstar! This evening we attended an unbelievable acapella performance by MO5AIC.  You might remember these five fellas from “Americas Got…

Our couple of nights at the Miami International Hotel was outstanding. What a view. And the formal gala was awesome! The Ship Boarding the ship was very surreal, but just as we stepped on, a staff member greeted us by saying…