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Category Archives: international
The Allure of Roatan, Honduras
We are stopping at our first port on our seven-day cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas out of Galveston, Texas. We stopped here in February on the back leg of our Panama Canal cruise on the Azamara Onward. … Continue reading
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Tagged capuchin monkey, Honduras, iguana, macaws, rainforest, Roatan
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A Megaship comes to Galveston
Royal Caribbean recently released the last new ship in its Oasis Class of Mega Ships. Next up is the even more updated Icon of the Seas. With the larger number of ships now in the Oasis class one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Allure, Allure of the Seas, Galveston Cruise Terminal, Oasis Class, Royal, Royal Caribbean
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A Few Familiar Ports in Central America to Conclude Our Panama Canal Cruise
We are closing out our Panama Canal full transit cruise with several stops in Central America. Because we have been to these ports before, we didn’t plan any excursions. For the two days we were tendering to shore, we chose … Continue reading
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Tagged Azamara Cruises, Azamara Onward, Costa Maya, Cozumel, Los Cincos Soles, Pancho's Backyard, White Night
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A Stop in the Rainforest of Costa Rico
Today is our first port stop after our full transit through the Panama Canal. It is time to explore Central America. Today we dock at Puerto Limon in Costa Rica. Both Boris and I have been to Costa Rica before, … Continue reading
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Tagged arial tram, Costa Rico, Puerto Limon, rainforest, Veragua Rainforest Park
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Full Transit of the Panama Canal
Today is the big day. Natasha is making a full transit through the Panama Canal going from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. I was so excited this morning, that I woke up when the … Continue reading
Panama City and Getting a Canal
Today we are docked in Fuerte Amador, the port is located right at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It is a one-mile causeway that extends out into the Pacific Ocean constructed from fill from the Panama Canal. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Casco Viejo, Frank Gehry, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama City
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Manta, Ecuador
We are back on the Pacific coast of Ecuador, docked at Manta. What bananas are to Guayaquil, tuna is to Manta. A large portion of the world’s tuna supply leaves from this port and there are tuna boats everywhere. There … Continue reading
Trujillo, Peru and a vist to Chan Chan
Today we are docked in Salaverry Peru, a small port town, the gateway to Trujillo. Known as the “City of Eternal Spring”, Trujillo is a 16th-century Spanish colonial city. Boris most wanted to see Chan Chan, “a pre-Colombian city and … Continue reading
Headed on a bucket list adventure: A Panama Canal Cruise starting in Lima, Peru
In the last 10 months, I will have made it to two of the top designations on my travel bucket list-Machu Picchu and the Panama Canal. Talk about coming back from COVID with a bang! Ironically, both trips started with … Continue reading
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