The Ultimate Cruise Reviews with Pictures

[sonicbuffalo]

More Alto De Chavon

 

 

 

 

The river above is where the filmed the movie Anaconda...claim to fame...

 

 

Look at the golf course along the cliffs....

 

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another angle to see the buildings at Alto De Chavon

 

 

 

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[DarthGrady]

Thanks for sharing the pictorials sonicbuffalo!

 

It was fun seeing your shots from St. Kitts, I have some that are very similar in my review! My wife and I did the exact same tour with Mr. Grey last month on Vision of the Seas and had a blast! I only wish we would've had more time at Brimstone Hill, so I think we'll go there and spend a few hours next time. The history there is very interesting.

Edited January 8, 2013 by DarthGrady

[sonicbuffalo]

I will add the Aruba trip next this afternoon. I have to go out for a while then I'll start that cruise, so stay tuned.....thanks for all the compliments. I never knew how to upload the pictures before, so I have never posted the ones you're looking at. It's been so much fun going back and remembering the cruises we've taken....see you in a little while...

[HappyChappy]

Fantastic stuff.

I really enjoyed that.

 

Cant wait till June when we board The Splendour.

[Cruiser 2 too]

Thanks for sharing your cruise. I sailed on the Miracle in 2009! Lovely ship. Your pictures are very good.

[Cruiser 2 too]

Your narrative is very informative! Really enjoyed everything.

[sonicbuffalo]

hope this is where I left off....more Alto DeChavon.....we actually had quite a bit of fun touring this area.

 

 

beautiful weather all cruise long....love October in the Caribbean

 

 

 

The stage in the amphitheater

 

 

me sitting at the top of the amphitheaters seats

 

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more seats in the amphitheater to give you a sense of just how large this area was....

 

 

a little alley way on the way out to the busses....

 

 

 

the main problem with having La Romana as a port of call is that if you really want to explore the big city of Santo Domingo, it's several hours driving time just to get there, and several more hours driving back. It doesn't leave you much time to explore the city, which is why we stayed near the ship in ADC. Some of our CC people went to an all inclusive resort while we were there.

 

 

[cruiseonthebrain]

Great pictures! Thank you for sharing!!!

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looking back at La Romana, the little town...

 

 

A lot of great major league baseball stars come from the Dominican Republic..

 

 

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The bus station at the port

 

 

you can tell we were docked in a narrow little channel here...

 

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the other side of the narrow channel where we docked...I imagine it's an even more difficult channel to navigate for the Breeze when she stops here..

 

 

a night game in the DR

 

 

All the workers, from bus drivers to store workers, lined up and danced a song along the pier to show appreciation for us coming to their village. It was fun to watch them perform for us. It was genuine, and they loved us (or our money)

 

 

backing out of the channel

 

 

Sorry to leave but happy we still have 2 more ports to visit....

 

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beautiful sunset

 

 

 

I had never heard of this cruise line so it was interesting....

 

 

guess where we are now?

 

 

we went on Bully's Taxi Tours while in Aruba...highly recommend him...

 

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Bully stopped here to buy us some baked bread...delicious

 

 

The inside of the Church on the hill....it was so beautiful and peaceful

 

 

loved the geography here in Aruba....

 

 

 

the wild goats grazing near the back of the church....

 

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inside of the church...

 

 

a cemetery in Aruba...very colorful...

 

 

some neat rock formations and cactus in the Arubian desert

 

 

from up on this hill in the middle of the island you can see the cruise ships in the background....

 

 

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Mike (Eileen's husband), Eileen, Ginny, and I can't remember the other ladies name...sorry....Eileen (far left)did all the planning for our tours....great job...

 

 

the Arubian country side...

 

 

 

 

climbing up the rocks to get a great view

 

Edited January 8, 2013 by sonicbuffalo

[Orpheo]

Loving the review very much! I've 2 cousin's who live in Aruba and almost 9 cousin's with kids and grandkids in Curacao. Although I've never yet went to these places before....:o

Will plan in the future:D! Thanks for the review!!

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they had some strange looking rocks here...

 

 

 

 

getting close to Christmas

 

 

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they used cactus for fencing

 

 

 

of course it's a fake tiger

 

 

petroglyphs inside the rock openings....who knows how long they've been there...

 

 

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this is what the people look like in Aruba....

 

 

 

the natural bridge on the other side of the island....

 

 

where the one bridge had collapsed

 

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we met up with some 4 wheelers touring the ruins of this building....

 

 

Edited January 8, 2013 by sonicbuffalo

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Bully & Eileen.....he was a good guide and Eileen was fantastic for including us in their plans..

 

 

Ginny & Bully

 

 

Looking toward the tourist areas and the beaches in Aruba

 

 

 

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the church overlooking the ocean...pews outside the church.....

 

 

 

the lighthouse in the background behind the cactus is neat....unusual

 

 

golfing in Aruba

 

 

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the whole gang....

 

 

 

This is where Bully said Natalee Hollaway was staying on her vacation when she went missing...

 

 

 

the Curacao ferry's.....last stop....beautiful city

 

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We loved Curacao more than just about any other island we've visited