Cruise Port Blog
Cruise Port Visit – Puerto Limon, Costa Rica (& Zip Wiring!)
Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 What an amazing day we had in Costa Rica. We opted for the ‘Zip Wire & Tortuguero Canal’ excursion through the cruise line, and we made the right choice.. First up was the Zip-Wire centre ‘Brisas de la Jungla’. We’d never been before…
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Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 This has to be one of our favourite ports in the World! Stunning architecture, amazing shopping, beautiful friendly people, and even an exotic zoo at the cruise terminal! Arriving into Cartagena is wonderful, you literally disembark your ship and after a few steps…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of visit : December 2019 Cruise ship : Marella Discovery 2 The port of Santa Marta was a bit of a disaster for us! We decided in our wisdom to take a local taxi to a beach for the day… After disembarkation we were serenaded by some local dancers, which was lovely and a…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Bequia, The Grenadines
Date of visit : December 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey Having visited Bequia on two previous occasions, and being unlucky with the weather on both, we were thrilled to awake to a beautiful blue sky on our port visit this year. After tendering from our ship, the Seabourn Odyssey, we arrived on the main dock…
Read MoreCruisePort Visit – Terre de Haut, Ile des Saintes, Guadeloupe
Date of visit : November 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey Our ship called in today at a wonderful little French gem, Terre-de-Haut, an island in the Ile Des Saintes group, part of the Archipelago of Guadeloupe. This lovely peaceful little place of boutique shops, pretty vistas, and eco credentials, is a place where the big…
Read MoreCruise Port visit – St. Barts
Date of visit : November 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey Having heard numerous tales in the past of this luxurious little millionaires haven in the Caribbean, we were thrilled to be visiting it as part of our Seabourn Cruise itinerary. Mooring off the coast of the island we were surrounded by fabulous mega yachts, and…
Read MoreCruise Port visit – St Maarten
Date of visit : November 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey We’ve just had a great day exploring St Maarten, and ended the tour with a visit to the famous Maho ‘Runway’ beach! After disembarking our ship, we thought we would nip into town and enjoy the main beach there, but after negotiating with the minivan…
Read MoreCruise Port visit – Antigua
Date of visit : November 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey Having been to Antigua before, we decided on this occasion to spend the day on the beach at Dickenson Bay. On previous visits to the island we have visited Shirley Heights viewing point, and the English Harbour with its beautiful historical buildings, both of which…
Read MoreCruise Port Visit – Guadeloupe
Date of visit : November 2019 Ship : Seabourn Odyssey We’ve just had a fantastic day ashore in Guadeloupe, exploring the island independently by minivan with our friends, and the highlight of our trip was visiting the ‘Death in Paradise’ TV set! After disembarking our ship the ‘Seabourn Odyssey’, we were approached by a fantastic…
Read MoreLobster Alive Restaurant, Bridgetown, Barbados
Date of Visit : Numerous, but last time in November 2019 Lobster Alive is one of our favourite little restaurants in Barbados. Situated in the capital Bridgetown on the fabulous white sandy beach of Carlisle Bay, this little gem serves up fresh Caribbean lobster flown in from the Grenadines by the owner himself. You literally…
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