| Caribbean Collection - January 2011 | ||
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This cruise was a kind of southern-eastern Caribbean combined. |
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The view from our balcony looking across the harbor at Port Everglades.
We're looking at Emerald Princess, Seven Seas Navigator, and Maasdam. |
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Some yachts along 17th street in Ft Lauderdale and the Hyatt Pier 66 in the distance. |
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The Seaborn Legend leaving port. |
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Maasdam hitting the road. |
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Celebrity Equinox leaving town. |
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Navigator taking off. |
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Emerald Princess making way. |
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Downtown Oranjestad Aruba. |
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Hotel Zone across the island. |
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The yacht harbor |
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The ship terminal |
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We're in Curacao now. Here's the Grand Princess WITH her shopping cart look. (the Skywalkers nightclub across the back) This was removed in April/May 2011. |
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A new hotel/shopping area by the ship. |
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Another view. |
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The Queen Emma Floating Bridge. |
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You can read more about the bridge at http://www.curacao.com/The-Curacao-Difference/Vibrant-Architecture/Bridges | |
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The colors of Willemstad. |
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The view back toward the ship from the Emma bridge. |
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View from on the bridege |
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The Rif Fort on the left with the newer hotel and shopping area I showed in previous shots. |
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The bridge opened to let a boat thru. |
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The Ocean Victory yacht visiting. |
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Netherlands Antilles Panther 811 Coast Guard |
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The man-made beach/pool at the Renaissance Curacao Resort and Casino. |
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Another view of the Resort, Casino and shopping area. |
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Willemstad Bridge. |
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Another view of the "pool". |
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The Rif Fort again |
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The pier at Grenada |
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Downtown St Georges Grenada |
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Welcome to Barbados. Eclipse, the worlds largest private yacht coming into port. It's owned by Russian Roman Abramovich and is 536 feel long. |
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Eclipse docked |
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One of the super delux lifeboats. |
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At 184 feet, poor Pangea looks small by comparison. |
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Sea Princess at its dock. |
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The aft heliport. |
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The forward heliport. |
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Now that is a swim platform! |
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Our home away from home. |
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See ya later Barbados |
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One last shot of the big monster. |
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You can never have too many sunset shots when you're at sea. |
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St Vincent harbor. |
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A bit of rain in St Vincent but at least it made a rainbow. |
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The cruise ship terminal. |
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Contrasting homes on St Vincent. |
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A Fred Olsen ship in port at the same time. Different doc area though. |
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The cruise ship area (and downtown) area of Bassetere St Kitts. Look back at the 2002 trip. There was NOTHING other than the Teal colored building back then. |
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St Kitts Harbor area. |
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Welcome to Yacht Haven in St Thomas |
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The Yacht Cakewalk. |
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The US Coast Guard mini yacht. But they're loaded for bear. (gun on the front) |
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Cakewalk again with the side door open. |
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The tiny little tender inside. |
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Navy ships in port in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. |
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A back side view of Mondesi, defender of the Indian cause. |
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Fortelaza Ozama. |
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I never knew Santo Domingo was so big. |
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Princess Cay in the Bahamas |
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Wider view |
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