WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 370

Ship Card (visiting Island K-70) ~ On board ssc Island Dancer your visit to Antigua is highlighted by a Shore Excursion to Nelson’s Dockyard National Park in English Harbour. This was once home base for Admiral Nelson and the British fleet, circa 1785; the area now includes restored colonial naval buildings, beaches, archeological sites and … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 369

Island Card                      (visiting Island Y-153) ~  When ssc Island Dancer moors at Spot Bay off Cayman Brac (Gaelic for bluff), climb the 140 feet high limestone plateau and treasure hunt for pirates’ loot in the caves. There are more than 150 species of birds around these … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 368

Ship Card (visiting Island N-103) ~ If you moor Indigo Sails at Baleine Bay when arriving at St.Vincent you may be able to finish a long day of hiking up to the Crater Lake and lave dome of La Soufrière with a visit to the Falls of Baleine ~ a 60 feet high waterfall with … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 367

Island Card       (visiting Caribbean destination Z-159) ~  Your visit to the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in the Everglades shows the flag of that Nation with its four bands of colour ~ yellow, red, black and white. The flag signifies the circle of life and the universe spinning around us. Yellow indicates the East … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 366

Ship Card        (visiting Islands M-87 & M-94) ~  While Indigo Sails is moored in view of Petit Nevis, you play a leisurely three sets of tennis then relax in the “swing seats” on the gorgeous white sands of Friendship Bay, Bequia. In the evening enjoy a lobster barbecue with dasheen, plantains and peas’n’rice, all … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 365

Island Card      (visiting Island K-70) ~  A stopover on Antigua while aboard ss Caribbean Star allows you to spend the day at the beach ~ one of the 365 or so on this island. Try either the powder pink sands of Half Moon Bay, the coconut palm shaded Long Bay or perhaps Dickenson Bay’s … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 364

Ship Card (visiting Island J-67) ~ Visiting St.Croix on board ss Neptune, the best way to become acquainted with the reefs and those who dwell there is by a Shore Excursion to the St.Croix Aquarium and Marine Education Center with its series of changing aquaria and the super staff who explain all about the creation … Continue reading →

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 363

Island Card                    (visiting Islands Q-114, S-123 & T-128) ~  Surprise … Surprise … You are the 100,000 passenger to sail aboard the ss Mayan Sun, so the Captain upgrades your cabin to the “Owner’s Suite” for your seven day cruise to Chimana Grande, Isla de Baru and … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 362

Ship Card (visiting Island H-55) ~ Get away for the day on Anegada. Moor Indigo Sails off-shore and do what comes best in the Caribbean, and especially the Virgin Islands: Walk along a deserted beach, become a very relaxed beachcomber, snorkel in the crystal-clear waters, fall in and out of the water, sit on the … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 361

Island Card (visiting Island V-137) ~ mv Riviera arrives at Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands of Honduras, and you dive the North Reef System at Black Rock with its series of walled canyons that lace together forming a maze of swim-throughs. In the afternoon visit the South Coast and the wreck of the Jado … Continue reading →

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 360

Ship Card (visiting Islands M-86 & M-96) ~ While visiting Carriacou on board ss Mayan Sun you see, amid the rolling hills, old stone Great Houses and windmills ~ reminders of a colonial past when the English, French and Scots settled this richly agricultural island. From the village of Windward you see the extinct volcanic … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 359

Island Card (visiting Island T-125) ~ After arriving at Isla Tigre while on board ss Mayan Sun, you visit the Long House (assembly hall) where one of their leaders is telling the story of how the Kuna Indians fought the Spanish on the beach at Waka Nono for control of their land in Panama almost … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 358

Ship Card (visiting Islands M-91 & M-95) ~ Part of the fun aboard sv Tradewinds and her sister Clipper Ships are the sailing lessons and navigation classes that are given by the ship’s officers. This translates to you being high up in the rigging when you spy Mustique and Canouan on the horizon. ~ Continue reading →

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 357

Island Card (visiting Island M-90) ~ The water is clear and the fish are tame off the island of Mayreau, so you are in a great position to test your new underwater camera and win some great prizes in the “Underwater Shootout” competition on board mv Riviera: On the first day, shooting pictures of tiny … Continue reading →

WWCL Caribbean Meditation, Day 356

Ship Card (visiting Island X-148) ~ You spend the morning trolling for fish (your lunch) over the side of sv Tradewinds before dropping anchor off Isla Contoy; then take the ship’s tender and explore the nature trails of this wild island, trying to see as many of the over 70 resident species of birds as … Continue reading →

WorldWide Cruise Line Ink, Day 355

Island Card (visiting Caribbean destinations P-108, P-109 & P-110) ~ When sv Tradewinds sails from Devil’s Island you travel north along the Guianas coastline which stretches from the mouth of the River Amazon up to the Orinoco River Basin. You sail to Surinam and Guyana on your voyage and visit with the Indian tribes who … Continue reading →

WWCL Meditation Olympic, Day 354

Ship Card                             (visiting Islands M-98) ~  The Tobago Cays are protected by Horseshoe Reef and offer wonderful snorkeling, beautiful sandy beaches and constant sea breezes for wind surfers. To keep these islands beautiful, please carry out all your debris and litter. … Continue reading →