Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Caribbean Princess, US Virgin Islands on Apr 25th, 2011
After a short sail from San Juan, we arrived early in St. Thomas to a beautiful day. Here’s a view from our balcony this morning: We started the morning with specialty coffees, which we enjoyed out on our balcony. We then proceeded into town via a short, cheap ($4/pp.) taxi ride. Princess docks well outside […]
Posted in Caribbean Princess, Puerto Rico on Apr 24th, 2011
We awoke to sunny skies in our chilly hotel room. After getting dressed and sorting out our packing, we headed out for a coffee and morning stroll. This morning, we headed down to the pier to see where the ships were so docked. Carnival Victory was docked right the heart of Old San Juan, while […]
Posted in Puerto Rico on Apr 24th, 2011
We arrived in San Juan a little early and since we had no checked luggage, we zipped out of the airport and to our hotel in Old San Juan. We’re staying at the Cervantes. It was well received on TripAdvisor, located in an ideal spot, and available at a great rate. Overall, we like the […]
Posted in AirTran on Apr 23rd, 2011
Yes, I’m not on Delta! AirTran (unlike Delta) was dirt cheap and direct to San Juan. So, I (temporarily) dropped my allegiance. Think this means no upgrades for us? Heck no! $49/pp. buys you the same hard earned perks I have on Delta: access to wide-seated, leg-streching splendor. Too bad Southwest will take AirTran over […]
Posted in Caribbean Princess on Apr 21st, 2011
Libby and I will be off to the Caribbean in two days! This will be our solo (sans Emerson) trip for the year. Since she’s used to happily hanging out at “Club Gram” anyway, we don’t think our brief absence will be much of a problem for her. Plus, the kid has already been to […]