Island Card (visiting Island L-81) ~ When the ss Caribbean Star docks in Guadeloupe see if you can be put on the guest list for the banquet of the Fête de Cuisinières. This is a festival glorifying Creole cuisine ~ a mélange of French, African and West Indian ingredients with plenty of … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2013
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 168
Ship Card (visiting Islands M-93 & M-97) ~ During your visit to Petit Saint Vincent on board ss Caribbean Star, you spend the morning walking around the island by way of its soft, white, sandy beaches. Then take a picnic to Mopion (a small sandbar with a thatched shelter); after … Continue reading
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 167
Island Card (visiting Island L-85) ~ When ss Azure Sea cruises amid the islands of the French Caribbean you make sure to explore the quiet, unspoiled island of Marie Galante. Firstly, hiking to the ruins of 19th Century stone windmills, then continuing onwards to Les Galeries ~ rock formations carved by the surf. … Continue reading
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 166
Ship Card (visiting Island E-37) ~ While visiting Grand Turk on board sv Tradewinds you visit the Turks and Caicos National Museum in Cockburn Town. The artifacts on display reflect the rich cultural heritage of the island – Taino Indian, Spanish, African and Bermudian. The main exhibit has ten tons of … Continue reading
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 165
Island Card (visiting Islands X-146 & X-148) ~ The laid-back aura that permeates Isla Mujeres – the Island of Women – does not stop you from exploring when you visit on board the ss Caribbean Star. Choose from a visit to the turtle sanctuary, a Maya … Continue reading
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 164
Ship Card (visiting Island P-106) ~ On board ssc Island Dancer, the highlight of your stopover in Tobago is the over two-hour-long glass-bottom boat tour, where you see yellow angelfish, purple damsels, striped sergeant majors and blue parrotfish swimming amid the gorgonian and elkhorn corals. Afterwards, you … Continue reading
WWCL Caribbean Cruise, Day 163
Island Card (visiting Island C-20) ~ While docked at Green Turtle Cay in the Abacos, your visit to the museum in New Plymouth will find paintings by local artists, a fine collection of maritime memorabilia from the days of the first loyalist settlers in the 1780s and maybe some examples … Continue reading