Last days of cruise–3/24–3/25/12

 

Final notes –

1. Inside cabins are OK, but don’t book one next to an elevator or crew space.   Can be noisy.

2.  Bring an extension cord for your all electronics.  Don’t forget chargers.

3.   Put smart phone in “airplane” mode.

4.   Bring larger clothes for the last few days.

5.   Safety pins can save the day!

Some ship facts:

Navigator of the Seas -

Passenger capacity – 3,114

Gross Tonnage – 138,000

Length – 1,020'

Max Beam – 157.5 '

Draft – 29' '

Cruising speed – 23.7 knots

San Juan and Labadee–March 22 and 23rd, 2012

 

San Juan, Puerto Rico –   Nothing planned for the day since we are only in port for a few hours.   Walked around the Old Town before hopping on the “free” open air tram.  

Then came the rain!  And it poured!  We took shelter in a terminal hoping it would slow down.   It’ didn’t.   Note to self---“bring rain poncho’s”

Another formal night –

The last port was Labadee, Haiti.  Labadee is a port located on the northern coast of Haiti.   It is a private resort leased to Royal Caribbean.  RCI employs 300 locals, allowing another 200 to sell their wares on the premises and pays the Haitian government $6 per tourist.   We all love Labadee.   The weather was beautiful and we enjoyed spending the day at the beach.

Tonight’s show was a tribute to the Temptations.   One of the best shows of the cruise.  

St. Maartin, St. Thomas, St. Kitt’s – March 19, 20 and 21st, 2012

St. Maartin – 3/19  -  Today we rented a car so we could go to the French side of the island and visit Marigot, the capital.   So much traffic.    Parking spots were few and far between.   We finally found a spot and walked around the flea market.   Had a French baguette with prosciutto  and goat cheese for lunch.   After spending about an hour in Marigot, we tried to go to Orient Beach to look at the nude people, but by the time we got there, it was really too late to rent chairs and umbrella’s, so we headed back to Phillipsburg.   Kos dropped off the car and we met at the pretzel Hot dog place, but it was closed.   So we had some beer and then headed back to the ship.

St. Thomas – 3/20/12
Today we went to Megan’s Bay, one of the top 10 beaches in the world.   Very crowded.  An expensive day – About $85 a couple which included the taxi, entrance to the beach, the chairs and lunch.   Next time – back to Coki Beach.   Less crowded, better food.  
 
St. Kitts – March 21, 2012 -  Today we decided to skip the beach and pick up a tour on the dock.   We found a taxi driver “Frankie”, who took us on a 2 1/2 hour tour around for $20 per person.   An excellent day.

Egrets in a tree

Typical house in St. Kitts

Rich
:)

 


Although it’s not recommended to hold the monkeys---- as usual – I couldn’t resist.   They were wearing pampers, so no worries about “you know what”.  :)     The little one did bite me (twice) but didn’t break the skin.