Today was the inaugural non-stop flight from Boston to St. Thomas on JetBlue and yours truly was lucky enough to be on the flight. I was invited to visit the US Virgin Islands and my trip is sponsored in part by the USVI and JetBlue. Anyone that knows me knows that I am not a… Read More
One of my most favorite destinations in the world is St. Maarten. In fact, I even wrote about it here in my blog in an earlier post titled “Why St. Maarten is My Ideal Vacation Destination.” Whether you are in St. Maarten for a week or only for the day while on a cruise, you… Read More
In case you wanted to catch Tortuga and Duncan in action at Coral World in St. Thomas, USVI, here is a short video. This was shortly after we got out of the water with them and you can see that they are moving gracefully in the water and happy as can be. Don’t you want… Read More
The more we travel, sometimes we find that there are fewer excursions that meet our needs. We are always looking for excursions that satisfy our need for history, information, and education as well as our love of the water, animals, and the outdoors. When we do find those excursions, we are elated! On our recent… Read More
I’ll never understand it, but when I speak to people about cruising, one of the ports people tend to not want to visit is San Juan. When pressed further, it’s not because they’ve been there so I can only assume that they’ve heard negative things about this beautiful island. Puerto Rico is a territory of… Read More
If you’re thinking about a trip to the Caribbean and haven’t yet explored the US Virgin Islands (USVI), definitely think about it. With a total land area of just less than 32 square miles, St. Thomas is one of the islands that makes up the USVI along with St. Croix, St. John, and Water Island.… Read More
Our first port day was a stop in Grand Turk. Never having been to the Turks and Caicos before, I was excited to see what was in store for us. A small island less than 7 square miles and with a population of just over 3700, you can actually see across the island. As the… Read More
Blue Lagoon As more people consider cruising, I often recommend the short 3- and 4-day Royal Caribbean Bahamas cruise as an option to anyone considering a cruise. These cruises are like a sampler at a restaurant as they give you a taste of what cruising is like without a huge commitment to a longer cruise. After they… Read More
Everyone has a dream vacation spot, be it Hawaii or the Florida Keys or maybe some other tropical spot. My family and I visited St. Maarten for the first time in 2009 and we all fell in love with this tiny island immediately. Best known as being the smallest inhabited sea island divided between two… Read More