We just booked a cruise on Enchantment of the Seas leaving from Panama going to Costa Rica, Columbia and Aruba, finishing in Ft. Lauderdale. It was a good deal since its a repositioning cruise for the ship, and we need a break! Got me thinking of the “old days” when we transited the canal quite [...]
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Central America Cruise – Enchantment of the Seas
March 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Cruises · Cruising · Ports of Call · Travel · Uncategorized
Rio De Janeiro – Brazil – Port of Call
January 9th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Rio !! The famous Carnival in February, Samba, Beaches, or the iconic views of Sugar Loaf Mountain and Christ the Redeemer Statue. Rio has something to offer every visitor. We had a wonderful time in Rio, despite the weather on the second day. You can read what we did, click here for Day 1, or [...]
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Panasonic Lumix TZ3 – Tips
December 31st, 2007 · No Comments
Here are some tips we learned on our recent South America Cruise. The first two tips apply anytime you are traveling, with any digital camera. 1. If you are not taking a pc or device for downloading photos & videos, make sure you have a large enough memory card. The Sandisk Ultra II line is [...]
Tags: Azamarra Journey South America 2007 · Computing, Gear, Digital
Azamara Journey S. America Cruise 2007 – Buenos Aires Day 2
December 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I forgot to mention in yesterdays post that the entertainment last night was Judy Carmichael, a noted Jazz piano player, playing for a sparse crown she was very good. Disembarkation went very smoothly (another benefit of a small ship) onto the coach and straight to the Hotel Emperador, very nice hotel. They had a conference [...]
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Azamara Journey S. America Cruise 2007 – 2 Important Notes
December 25th, 2007 · No Comments
I will be doing a full ship review in a couple of weeks, but there are a couple of points that may help future cruisers. Cabin Selection: Our cabin was 6017, a proportion of cabins on this deck (6) are over the showroom (forward of the front elevator/stairs). You can hear the shows and afternoon [...]
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Azamara Journey S. America Cruise 2007 – Buenos Aires Day 1
December 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
Do you have trouble parallel parking or reversing into your drive way? Try reversing a 30,000 ton ship half a mile between a breakwater and a dock. Then make 90 deg turn to starboard (still in reverse) and pass between the HAL Rotterdam & a container ship, then parallel park behind the container ship. (see [...]
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Azamara Journey S. America Cruise 2007 – Punta del Este
December 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Anchored just outside Punta del Este Marina, another sunny day. Went ashore via tender, we have a map with another “suggested walk”. After reaching the light house and la Rambla we realized that this walk is more like expedition length! We cut a few corners and ended up on, you guessed it, the main shopping [...]
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Azamara Journey S. America Cruise 2007 – Montevideo
December 21st, 2007 · No Comments
Montivideo, docked around 7:30am , bright sunny day, we decided to walk into town and just look around. Tip: Casio Mario has a van which gives free rides into town, stopping at his leather shop first, no obligation. The tourist agency on the dock (also came onboard) has some maps with a nice walking tour [...]