Eastern Caribbean Cruise 12/07-14/2025

December 7 - 14 We flew from Amarillo to Fort Lauderdale, FL and boarded the cruise ship at Port Everglades Cruise Terminal. We made it home just before midnight on the 14th.
Day 1 The adventure begins December 7 We got to the Amarillo airport at 5:00am. The first stop was Houston with a connecting flight to Fort...

Day 1 The adventure begins

December 7
We got to the Amarillo airport at 5:00am. The first stop was Houston with a connecting flight to Fort Lauderdale. It was a good thing we used…

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A day at sea December 8 It was a full day at sea as we headed southeast toward our first stop at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos...

A day at sea

December 8
It was a full day at sea as we headed southeast toward our first stop at Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos islands. The last cruise we did was 14…

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Grand Turk December 9 We did an excursion to snorkel above a reef in shallow water. We didn't find Nemo, but we did see lots and...

Grand Turk

December 9
We did an excursion to snorkel above a reef in shallow water. We didn't find Nemo, but we did see lots and lots of variations of Dory. The second…

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An afternoon in San Juan Puerto Rico December 10 We did a self-guided walking tour of Old San Juan. We were fortunate in that there were only a couple of...

An afternoon in San Juan Puerto Rico

December 10
We did a self-guided walking tour of Old San Juan. We were fortunate in that there were only a couple of cruise ships in port. So, it was…

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Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands December 11 We docked in the harbor at St. Thomas then took an excursion to St. John island

Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands

December 11
We docked in the harbor at St. Thomas then took an excursion to St. John island

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic December 12 An afternoon in Taino Bay, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. We did a self-guided walking tour to another...

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

December 12
An afternoon in Taino Bay, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
We did a self-guided walking tour to another Spanish fort, Fortaleza de San Felipe,…

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A day at sea December 13 This was a full day at sea. We were treated to a Cake Me Away ship bakery extravaganza. You could try every...

A day at sea

December 13
This was a full day at sea. We were treated to a Cake Me Away ship bakery extravaganza. You could try every variety, if you so desired.

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Back to Port Everglades, an excursion, and flying home December 14 We were back in port by 7:00am. We disembarked about 8:30, grabbed our luggage, made a quick pass through US...

Back to Port Everglades, an excursion, and flying home

December 14
We were back in port by 7:00am. We disembarked about 8:30, grabbed our luggage, made a quick pass through US Customs, and boarded a bus that would…

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