Monthly Archives: February 2016

Final day of fun and celebrations on the Serenade

It is 5:45am and where am I? I am up on deck 12 waiting for the sun to appear over the horizon to usher in the last day of our wonderful cruise. The last day of any cruise is always … Continue reading

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Fun, fun, fun day at sea!

What a crazy, fun day! I did not sleep well finally drifting off to sleep around 4:00am.  Even so, as soon as the light shone through the window, I woke up. I stepped onto the balcony and watched as the sun rose casting … Continue reading

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A day of shopping and celebration in St. Maarten

We woke up to another beautiful day as we slipped into port at Philipsburg, St. Maarten. We stepped onto the balcony and watched as the Royal Princess and Jewel of the Seas made their way into port.  It is a … Continue reading

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Surf, sand and a great lunch at Ffryes Beach, Antigua

Today our port-of-call is St. John’s, Antigua. I am very excited because today I am spiriting Randy away from the ship to a day of sun, surf and sand at an Antigua beach. This little island has 365 white-sand beaches. … Continue reading

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Lazy day strolling the streets of Roseau, Dominica

I woke up this morning to yet another beautiful day. Really, can one person have too many beautiful days?  “Not at all,” I thought and just stood quietly on the balcony enjoying the sun rising over the mountains as the … Continue reading

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Amazing day sailing around the island of St. Kitts

What a beautiful day! I woke up stepped onto the balcony and watched as we slowly made our way into port.  The sky was clear, the water deep blue but hovering over the mountain was a large, dark cloud that … Continue reading

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Lovely morning on Tortola

Woke up to a beautiful day this morning as we were pulling into port at Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Island. According to Wikipedia, “Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands … Continue reading

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Crazy day at sea

What a crazy day!! Between Randy getting up all during the night shining his flashlight so he could navigate through the cabin in the dark and not remembering to move our watches forward thus losing an hour, we were both … Continue reading

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Birthday celebration on the Serenade of the Seas

I love sea days! At 6am the skies were overcast but by 8am the skies had cleared promising a beautiful day to be cruising the dark blue waters of the Atlantic. We headed up to the Windjammer to have breakfast … Continue reading

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Misty start to our cruise on the Serenade of the Seas

Today is the first day of our 10-night Southern Caribbean Cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas sponsored by the community’s Travel Club and put together by Klaus and Dorit Dignass of the German Travel Services of Ocala. I think … Continue reading

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