Part 2 of 2011 cruise Photos are from Cruises D to F of the old site
St. Maarten
April 22, 2011
Sunrise as we approached St. Maarten
St. Maarten
Artwork over the Solarium, Deck 11
Right side
The complete view
Entering the port
The Arcadia docking. Docking area has been expanded to accommodate more ships.
At one time only one ship could dock. All other ships would have to tender in their passengers.
St. Maarten
April 22, 2011
View of harbor, St. Maarten
Partial view of Philipsburg
Passengers on the Adventure were told not to hang anything on the balconies to avoid fires. Here we can see someone on the Arcadia removing items from a line.
As the Adventure began to dock, the individual on the Arcadia began taking down what they had hanging. I thought it was funny.
The vendors area as seen from the ship.
The staff getting the gangway ready for the passengers to disembark. This was done at each port.
I always look so scared!!
Adventure on the left, Arcadia on the right.
We went to Orient Beach, St. Martin
April 22, 2011
St. Martin, French side of the island
Parasailing Blue has one person, pink has 2.
A view of the location where we were Waikiki Beach
Every restaurant has different color chairs/umbrellas. This makes it easy to find where one is.
Waikiki Beach and Restaurant
Elton taking a break
Looks calm, right? A huge wave hit us, we flipped, causing us to lose our glasses. Luckily, I had a second pair. Elton as not that lucky. Not a nice experience.
The lovely beach. Further up is the "nude" beach.
Time to get back onboard
April 22, 2011
The Friendly Island - License plate
"Hope to See You Again Soon!"
Back on the ship. Chairs will not remain empty for long.
The Arcadia leaving
The middle couple has to be British. Look at flags being waved.
Another view of the Arcadia
The Arcadia leaving us behind
A beautiful sunset
Bye to St. Maarten
April 22, 2011
The Adventure of the Seas leaving
Piers
Front Street, Philipsburg in background, one of the piers in the foreground
Another view
Another view of Philipsburg
The sunset got even better
A towel animal and a postcard
Elephant
A postcard of an airplane (with others in insert) landing at St. Maarten's airport (Princess Juliana International). Can you imagine being on the beach as one of these jets is landing or taking off? The card is (c) by Editions Exbrayar, photography by Cyril Exbrayar
St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
April 23, 2011 - My 60th Birthday
Sunrise as we entered the harbor
Another view of sunrise
Northside of Frederiksted
Lagoon
Sandy Point
Methodist Church (hardly visible in center of photo). On the left are Marley House, etc.
Harbour Beach Village Condominiums
St. Croix
April 23, 2011
More of St. Croix
Ship slowly approaching dock
Frederiksted Beach, Paul E. Joseph Stadium
Fort Frederik
Fish Market area
Leaving the ship, St. Croix
Inside St. Patrick's Church
St. Patrick's School
St. Croix
April 23, 2011
Mural on King Street
License Plate
Buck Island From Point Udall
What we called Grassy Point now has a house. My sister, Gloria, drove us around for a while
A beautiful view Southeast side of island
The Adventure of the Seas Frederiksted dock
Vendors on Strand Street
Colorful dresses at one of the booths
Frderiksted, St. Croix, USVI
April 23, 2011
Two views of what was once Seven Flags Bar and Restaurant. Corner of Strand and Hill Streets
Freedom
A closer view
Jorge by the pier The red crane over my head is the area we began to call the "small" dock when the larger dock was built.
Time to leave again. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Strand Street St. Patrick's steeple seen in the center of photo
A view of Strand Street As a young boy, I'd sit in the park and watch the ships come and go imagining what it would be like to take a cruise. I thank God for allowing me to take this many!
Leaving St. Croix
April 23, 2011
Leaving the pier
Fort Frederik, the Clock Tower as the ship left St. Croix
Another view
We moved further and further away
View of Strand Street and hill I think the white "rectangle" in the middle is the St. Patrick's Church rectory/residence.
Last view of Strand Street
Another view
Northwest side of island
This and That St. Croix
Northside as we left the pier
Repeating photo here for a better view.
More artwork. Legs look cracked but it has to do with how the piece was constructed.
Another piece
Disembarkation and visit with Titi Mery
April 24, 2011
I took these photos as we were waiting to disembark.
The cruise line did not have airline representatives at the pier, as in the past, so we could not check in our luggage. One of the RCI reps told me there was a luggage storage facility at the airport. Since we had transfers to the airport, we dropped off the luggage to a waiting truck at the pier then took a van to the airport. Once at the airport, we collected our luggage from the RCI truck. After storing our luggage ($6.00 per piece), we took a taxi to visit my aunt, Titi Mery. We were with her for a few hours. As always, she treated us to lunch. We had a delicious lunch, including chicken mofongo. It was great spending time with my aunt, my mother's last living sister! May God watch over Titi Mery. (RIP-2022) See photo below.
Titi Mery, Camel, Jorge, Elton
Camel, a cousin, Jorge, and Titi Mery (always smiling)
A mural on one of the walls in the church community Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Elton
Photos Elton Took
2011
St. Lucia
Orient Beach, St. Martin
Drummer, Antigua
Century Plant, Antigua
And finally...
St. Croix - Freedom Conch shell was used as a form of communication. When blown it could be heard for long distances.
Summary of the 2011 cruise
I will not repeat all the information mentioned on the old site. This much I will say:
The cruise was great!! The Adventure of the Seas is a beautiful ship. The shows were nice, especially the ice show in Studio B on Deck 3. One night, we were entertained by Herb Reed's Platters! The main dining room was very elegant and the Windjammer Café had excellent choices and a lot to choose from. Elton and I enjoyed the tours very much. In St. Martin, we were hit by a huge wave that flipped us over causing us to lose our glasses. Luckily, the pair I had on was a second pair. Elton was not so lucky. He ended up getting a pair of reading glasses on St. Croix. The only island with rain was St. Maarten, which took place while we were getting ready to have lunch in the Windjammer Café. It lasted about 10 minutes.
Would I go on this ship again? A definite YES.
I had problems with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel in San Juan but when is that not the case? This was not the first time having problems in San Juan. I will not give the details here.
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