to the top of the volcanic peak, “Piton” or spike, rewards you with a great view of the surrounding islands of Petit St.Vincent, Carriacou, Union and Canouan. ~ Ship Card (visiting Islands M-86, M-91, M-92, M-93 & M96) Continue reading
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WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 360 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 Spanish, English, French and Scots fought over and settled this richly agricultural island. From the village of Windward your view on the horizon is the extinct volcanic peak of Petite Martinique rising from the sea. ~ Ship Card (visiting Islands M-86 & M-96) Continue reading
WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 347 While visiting St.Lucia on board ss Colombia you visit the northern tip of the island and
find an artists retreat and art gallery showing exceptional works by local St.Lucian artists as well as paintings and sculptures from Haiti and Carriacou. ~ Island Card (visiting Islands F-46, M-86 & N-100) Continue reading
WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 330 When Indigo Sails docks by the town of Windward on Carriacou you see villagers of Scottish
descent carrying on the tradition of wooden boat building, using the white cedar of this island and the greenheart tree from Guyana. These fast, graceful, trading and sailing sloops are some of the best-made in the Caribbean, so when you try to race one into port, you lose, and also … Lose Carriacou. ~ Ship … Continue reading
WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 265 When visiting Carriacou on board mv Riviera your timing is impeccable. You arrive during the
annual Regatta when the sound of conga drums fills the air and the people of Carriacou celebrate the harvest of land and sea with sensational dances handed down over the generations from the African tribes of Congo, Moko, Mandinka, Kromanti and Ibo. ~ Island Card (visiting Island M-86) Continue reading
WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 237 When Indigo Sails docks by the town of Windward on the island of Carriacou in the Grenadines,
you see villagers of Scottish descent carrying on the tradition of wooden boat building, using the white cedar of this island and the greenheart tree from Guyana. These fast, graceful, trading and sailing sloops are some of the best made in the Caribbean, so when you try to race one into port, you lose … … Continue reading
WorldWide Cruise Line Caribbean Cruise Day 234 Visiting Carriacou on board sv Tradewinds you wander north to the hills and wonder at
Nature’s blessings: White Imortelle and dogwood trees dot the lush landscape; bougainvillea and flamboyants flourish alongside ferns and vines; and among all this greenery live glossy cowbirds, ramiers, southern mockingbirds, Antillean grackles, elaenias, cuckoos, yellow bananaquits and emerald-throated hummingbirds. ~ Ship Card (visiting Island M-86) Continue reading
