Caribbean Cruise, 2025

Tampa Departure We arrived at the cruise terminal around noon and grabbed coffee before boarding. The process only took an hour or so. It was on the cool side of comfortable, around 65 degrees and sprinkling rain, but by the next morning, the sun was out and it was warm

Saturday, day 5, arrived at Tortola mid-morning. Another warm (some would say hot?), sunny day and this port looked more developed. Still has the tourist shops at the end of the pier, but also more welcoming. Norman Island Excursion We selected a sail and snorkel excursion through NCL. It was

This was a lovely town with neat Dutch architecture. Easy to walk safely for miles around the area. Lots of shops and local businesses.

Day 4 was another day at sea, headed from Tortola to Aruba. We enjoyed sleeping in and relaxing with more games and shows. The entertainment on the ship ranged from “ok” to fantastic! The sunset that night was fantastic.

Twelve days later, we’re back in Tampa. We wondered before we left if 12 days would be too long. It was not, we could have kept going! Some people in line to get off the ship were walking over to another dock to start another cruise. We didn’t fly out