Around the world in Photos

[purplesea]

Made several visits to Grenada. First in 2009 with Ocean Village.

[purplesea]

Then in 2015 on Britannia. 

[Gettingwarmer]

Curacao. Docked tomorrow at Cartagena, Columbia.

[bee-ess]

Curacao  - '3 beaches and countryside tour'

 

 

 

Shete Boca

 

 

 

 

 

 

Westpunt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Knip Beach

 

 

Porto Marie Beach

 

Edited March 13, 2021 by bee-ess

[bee-ess]

Curacao - a few of Willemstad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ardennais]

Another colourful and delightful island - I have to confess that I knew nothing about Curaçao before visiting. 

 

 

 

 

[Izzywiz]

Curacao looks lovely so thank you for posting such beautiful pictures. I have really enjoyed our tour through the Caribbean.

I am very sad that so many cruise lines are getting rid of their small ships because we loved being able to visit the smaller destinations like Bequia and Mayreau on Adonia. Unfortunately, our budget doesn't very often run to sailing with the companies that have the smaller ships but thank goodness for FO and their unusual itineraries. Sorry about the rant!

I'm looking forward to docking in Cartagena tomorrow

[Dermotsgirl]

I liked Curacao. I was convinced I'd been there more than once, but looking at my photos, it seems as if it was only once, in 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gettingwarmer]

Some more pics out of town.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Aulanis]

Ok  found some pics  fro 2 cruises 100+    I will skim through and try and pick out a few odd ones. In the meantime if anyone wants to see it here is a link to a video of the swing bridge I took from the back of our ship.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Dfv1zZvzBrLEhmaL6

Its around 4 minutes so may take some time to load.

I tried to put it straight on here but failed - probably too big.

 

Edited March 13, 2021 by Aulanis

[DamianG]

Bus tour in the morning including a Curacao Liqueur Distillery, than across the swing bridge for a wander around Willemstad and refreshments at the Iguana Cafe. Such a lovely place and the sailaways are always great.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2021 by DamianG

[Solent Richard]

Curacao was no stranger to me even on my first cruise: I'd visited twice when sailing with the Grey Funnel Line - (aka the Royal Navy). In those days Cuaracao had a special attraction for sailors.

 

Since taking up cruising though I've always been accompanied by my good lady so the previous attractions were 'out of bounds'. 😉😈

 

It's a great list no matter what time of year, these photographs were taken on a Christmas cruise.

The view from the cruise ship berth...

 

 

The colourful Dutch style quayside from the Floating Bridge...

 

 

...and the bridge  from the other side...

 

 

Two further photographs showing the bridge open for water traffic and closed for pedestrians...

 

 

*****

 

[Aulanis]

Well I have been through and cut all the duplicates  and still have too many!

I will post the first lot then the excuse for the second lot is it was Christmas.   🙂  ❄️   ⛄   ❄️ ⛄    ❄️ ⛄   ❄️ ⛄    ❄️ ⛄   ❄️ ⛄   ❄️⛄   ❄️ ⛄   ❄️🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[purplesea]

On our first visit we stay did a tour around Willemsted

[purplesea]

Our next visit we took a trip which included Hatuo Caves and the Curacao distillery

[Aulanis]

 🙂  ❄️   ⛄   ❄️ ⛄    ❄️ ⛄   ❄️ ⛄    ❄️ ⛄   ❄️ ⛄   ❄️⛄   ❄️ ⛄  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ann141]

Great photos of Curaco.Would love to visit one day.We haven't visited Cartagena either so will enjoy looking at others photos 

🙂 

[Gettingwarmer]

Cartagena. Tomorrow we sail through the Panama Canal.

[bee-ess]

We went to Cartagena in 2002 on the Old Arcadia but that was pre-digital for us and our photos are sitting in albums so it it is a sea day for us.

[Ardennais]

Cartagena January 2020.

 

 

 

Parque de Bolivar

 

La Catedral

 

 

[Ardennais]

Walk through the Old Town

 

 

 

 

 

[Ardennais]

Museo Historico de Cartagena de Indias. 
With some gruesome exhibits from the Inquisition! 
 

 

 

 

[Izzywiz]

Cartagena was a pleasant surprise after hearing so many negative things about Colombia. I'm not a lover of zoos but it was interesting to see the creatures that are kept in the little one at the port terminal...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found these in the terminal shop!!

 

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Izzywiz
spelling mistake

[Izzywiz]

The city was a very nice contrast between Spanish colonial architecture in the centre and the very modern buildings that we saw as we sailed into the port....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Izzywiz]