Cruise pictures are now posted

[drewan]

Our cruise pictures are now posted: http://drewan.fotki.com/travels/cruises/nov-dec2006/

This is my our deluge of photos from our trip. I've tried to filter out the photos that didn't turn out, or the photos that were nearly duplicates of other pictures. Maybe I'll go back later and make a best of folder. Joe actually took the majority of the photos this time.

The stops this cruise were:

1. Fort Lauderdale (were we started and ended)
2. San Juan, Puerto Rico
3. St. Johns, Antigua
4. St. Thomas, USVI (and a short refueling stop in St. Croix)
5. Phillipsburg, St. Maarten (we also took a tour over to the French side of the island. So, technically we've been to France!)
6. Nassau, Bahamas (where we walked around, but refused to shop)

Plus we had two days at sea, which were very relaxing.

Lessons learned:

• Shopping does not make a good alternative to excursions. If I'm going to both getting off the ship, I want to really see the island. Shopping gets boring REAL fast, especially when I'm not buying jewelry, alcohol, or t-shirts).
• Pack more polos and t-shirts, pack less dress shirts... unless there are more "smart casual" nights. Everyone was dressed in polos and tropical shirts most nights for dinner.
• Rent the damn tux instead of bringing our own. It really wasn't worth it for us to bring our tuxes.
• Pack less socks and underwear, since I was spending most days in my swim trunks and sandles.

 

Comments

lessons

[rvrjoe775.livejournal.com]

I did enjoy walking around Nassau, but moreso after we left the touristy area that was swamped with boat people. Beaches are much less boring than tourist shopping, but we really need to work in advance next time to find someone local to show us around.

The savings on rental fees and the sense of ownership still make it worth it to me to drag the tux along, but I would like to get a second jacket in a different style. Then again, I don't recall seeing as much variation on this cruise as two years ago. Hopefully I'll be forced to make a decision for next year because the old tux becomes too large!

Tux aside, we definitely packed too much.

[jbru.livejournal.com]

You and Joe might want to have a look at One Bag, a site about extended travel from one carry-on sized bag.