2026 Caribbean Cruise from Jacksonville San Juan, Puerto Rico – Norwegian Gem Caribbean Cruise 2026 February 24, 2026February 24, 2026Tuesday, February 24, 2026 We had a slow start this morning due to mistakenly changing our clocks last night. They actually need to be turned back an hour tonight. It was probably 10:00 am when we left the ship, an hour after we were permitted to go ashore. Gregg had… Continue Reading
2026 Caribbean Cruise from Jacksonville Basseterre, St. Kitts – Norwegian Gem Caribbean Cruise 2026 February 23, 2026February 23, 2026Monday, February 23, 2025 We finally figured out where St. Kitts is located. It is approximately due west from Antigua. As logic would predict, we have experienced the weather getting hotter the closer to the equator we get. At noon today on Basseterre, St. Kitts, it is 86 degrees and… Continue Reading
2026 Caribbean Cruise from Jacksonville St. John’s, Antigua – Caribbean Cruise 2026 February 22, 2026February 22, 2026Sunday, February 22, 2026 This morning, we were ready to leave the ship as soon as we were allowed. For the third port, the gangway closest to the ship’s Medical Center was closed for disembarkation and we saw an ambulance. I’ve seen gurneys taken aboard on two of the ports…. Continue Reading
2026 Caribbean Cruise from Jacksonville Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Caribbean Cruise 2026 February 21, 2026February 21, 2026Saturday, February 21, 2026 We had a lazy start to our day since we didn’t get to Tortola until noon. The cruise in was breathtaking; the water was light turquoise, we were surrounded by islands, and there were many sailboats dotting the waters. A rain storm was seen in the… Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Funchal, Portugal – Day 8 of our Transatlantic Cruise November 30, 2025November 30, 2025Sunday, November 30, 2025 – First Sunday in Advent! First things first… CORRECTION… Morocco is NOT in the Horn of Africa. Thanks to my American-African friend, I’ve had a good geography lesson. The Horn of Africa is on the east side of the continent. We were on the northwest side…. Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Casablanca, Morocco – Day 6 of our Transatlantic Cruise November 28, 2025November 28, 2025Friday, November 28, 2025 Greetings from the continent of Africa! We are in “The Horn of Africa,” Casablanca, Morocco today. Today is the only day we had pre-booked an excursion through Norwegian Cruise Line. Reporting to the theater at 8am, we followed 42 other people to bus #3 for our… Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Gibraltar – Day 5 of our Transatlantic Cruise November 27, 2025November 27, 2025Thursday, November 27, 2025 Happy Thanksgiving from Gibraltar! It was interesting to be in a Territory of the UK which touches Spain. We heard lots of languages but paid in Gibraltar Pounds which costs us more than Euros would. What can we say? Our port day was short today –… Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Cadiz, Spain – Day 4 Transatlantic Cruise November 26, 2025November 26, 2025Wednesday, November 26, 2025 The Norwegian Pearl passed the thin pass at Gilbralter last night (it was dark so it was a non-event for passengers,) taking us from the Mediteranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. We had been slowly moving south but as we rounded Spain, we headed a bit… Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Malaga, Spain – Day 3 Transatlantic Cruise November 26, 2025November 26, 2025Tuesday, November 25, 2025 The ship was in port for another long, 12ish hour day. We didn’t have a scheduled excursion which meant we could, again, take our time getting up and around and off the ship. The weather is getting a bit warmer the further south we go but… Continue Reading
2025 Barcelona to MIami Transatlantic Cruise Cartagena, Spain – Day 2 Transatlantic Cruise November 26, 2025November 26, 2025Monday, November 24, 2025 Our first port was Cartagena, Spain. We had a long day to visit and since we didn’t book an excursion, we took our time getting up and off the boat. The ship was docked near the city making it easy to walk into town. I read… Continue Reading