Caribbean Islands Stories and Tips

Quote: The next day we came off the ship soon after it docked, as we intended to return early. We were now on the island of Barbados. We've both been to the island before, so we weren't planning on doing a tour. There were specific…

Quote: After a peaceful sleep on the extremely soft bed, I awoke to find that we had already docked in our first port, St. Thomas. After a quick shower and a bite to eat we made our way down to the gang plank and stepped…

Quote: A list of 10 tips to help make your cruise go smoother while sailing with Carnival.1. The casino gives free lanyards. On request, they will punch a hole in your cruise card for you, and the lanyard can be worn with your card so that…

Quote: It was October and we wanted to go diving. We couldn't face the Red Sea again - and despite the bombings in Sharm there weren't any good bargains to be had and I just didn't think that Egypt represented good value. Earlier in the year…

Quote: The Royal Promenade (on deck 5) is the center for many activities. It is reminiscent of a quaint European town. This four-deck high mall area hosts the Captain's Champagne Reception as well as carnival-like parades with street jugglers, dancers, jesters, etc. Passengers can…

Quote: Day 4: Martinique Martinique was a pleasant surprise. Fort de France was not a beautiful port like St. Martin and St. Thomas and the town is not geared for tourist, but we took our waiter’s suggestion and took the water taxi over to Baqua Beach. The…

Quote: Day 1 - St. Thomas St. Thomas has one of the most beautiful ports of all of the Caribbean. The harbour is filled with sailboats and ships, with the mountains as a backdrop. It is a picture perfect harbour. We decided to shop in…

Quote: I loved Antigua. It is a beautiful island. Several people told us to go immediately to the beaches, because they were the most beautiful on the trip, but we ignored this advice because we had spent the last few days on the beach. We decided…

Quote: Sigh... What to say about Granada. It was the craziest experience I had on my cruise. To begin with, it was a bit overcast this day and rained really hard the second we got off of the boat. So hard that we had to run…

Quote: Barbados was our next stop. Unfortunately the sky was overcast, but it was still really hot. We docked in Bridgetown and walked around the town a bit, but it was not very impressive. There was a pretty cool church and we stopped into a duty…