On our most recent vacation, we didn’t bring both a still camera and a video camera. We let our Canon DSLR’s do double duty. Here are the results. We were very happy… other than the way it looks when played on a CRT TV. (The horse riding scene was shot with a very cheap Casio camera because of the water.)
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“Royal Caribbean” “Freedom of the seas” cruise line ship
Founded by three Norwegian shipping companies in 1969 as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, this company is one of two affiliates of Royal caribbean cruises, the second-largest cruise operator in the world. The line’s first newbuild, Song of Norway, entered service in 1970, and today, RCI operates a fleet of modern super- and megaliners including the largest passenger ship afloat, the Freedom of the Seas. Royal Caribbean’s signature Viking Crown Lounge is a familiar sight in almost all parts of the world, and the company has a strong presence not only in the Caribbean, but also in Europe, Alaska, and other “exotic” destinations. The company’s Voyager class and Radiance class ships are in a league all their own and as a result, Royal Caribbean consistently wins honors as the best mass-market cruise line. The new Freedom class ships will be the largest cruise ships ever.
“Adventure of the seas”
“Allure Of The seas”
“Brilliance of the seas”
“Enchantment of the seas”
“Explorer of the seas”
“Freedom of the seas”
“Grandeur of the seas”
“Independence Of The seas”
“Jewel of the seas”
“Legend of the seas”
“Liberty Of The seas”
“Majesty of the seas”
“Mariner of the seas”
“Monarch of the seas”
“Navigator of the seas”
“Oasis Of The seas”
he first human inhabitants of the Virgin Islands were the Arawak Indians. The Arawaks were descendants of coastal Indians from what is now Venezuela and Guyana who were forced out of that area by more aggressive tribes. They island hopped up the Antillean chain until they reached the Virgin Islands sometime around 300 AD. The Arawaks lived peacefully here, fishing and farming, until the fierce and cannibalistic Carib Indians moved into the area about 100 years before the arrival of Columbus.
Christopher Columbus “discovered” the Virgin Islands on his second voyage to the Caribbean in 1493. Because the islands were sited around the time of the feast of St. Ursula, he named them “Once Mil Virgins” after the eleven thousand virgins that were martyred with St. Ursula. Columbus was a devout Christian, and some say a religious zealot who was obsessed with the idea of converting what he thought was Asia to Christianity. But Columbus received wealth and status also. The Spanish crown granted him the titles of admiral of the Ocean Sea, Governor and Viceroy of the Indies, and Captain General. As such he had control over trade in the West Indies. He landed on St. Croix and provisioned for his trip on to Hispaniola. St. Croix would become a provisioning station for Spanish ships from then on Magen’s Bay, St. Thomas.
The Arawaks were first to live on the island and named it “Svalugia” or “The land of salt”. Since those times, the name changed, and the island changed hands often times: in their battle over the West Indies, French, English, Dutch, Danish, Spanish and Portugues “Conquistadores” spent more or less time governing and fighting over St Martin. The name of the island is said to be given by Christopher Columbus when he spotted the land on November 11, the feast of St. Martin of Tours, who lived from 330 to 397 as a bishop and missionary in France. He was, and still is, one of the most popular Saints in Western Europe up to today. However, it has never been proven that it was Columbus to name the island. Other sources say that is was for an European settler by the name of St. Martin, who lived there in the late 16th century. Today, the island is called “Sint Maarten” in Dutch spelling, and “St Martin” in French, Spanish, Italian, and English spelling.
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Vlog about my Caribbean cruise on Carnival Cruise Lines to San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos.
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The Carnival cruise ship valor’s theme is heroes and heroism, and I liked it. It was just my style and just what I needed to be on during the elections this fall. Yes, I missed the big elections, but of course I voted, by mail.
I was given a chance to go on this cruise for free, so I took it; who wouldn’t. Can you imagine a cruise ship with American flags on the floors, the stairs, the bar countertops etc? Can you imagine in this day and age a ship with sculptured images of George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and other remarkable Americans up above you surrounding some of the public rooms? A ship where as you walk down the stairs there is, between the decks, first a painting of Abraham Lincoln and then one of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon? Well you don’t have to imagine it, all that you have to do is to book yourself a cruise on the Valor and you can see it all for yourself.
And for those of you who love to smoke an occasional cigar, on the Atlantic deck there is the Winston cigar bar where you can feel free to smoke cigars to your hearts content. This huge bar stretches the entire width of the ship and has more than enough seating for all. It has leather seats and real solid wood tables with pictures on the walls of Winston Churchill and others from the WWII era. If you like smoking cigars in a classy setting, then this is the place for you.
Dinner was at 8:15 in the Lincoln dinning room. The food was the best. I had the duck, I had the snails, and I even had the little fish eggs too. I mean why not, it is free with the cruise. You can order as little or as much as you want. Not sure what was the best thing that I had, but if I had to choose, I think that it was a cake and ice cream that I had one night. Right now I don’t recall what it was, but it was fantastic, it melted in my mouth. Anyway, they treat you as if you were royalty.
In the morning you can eat at the Washington dining room for breakfast. I only did this once because it conflicted with my late night casino schedule. What I did instead was to get up and eat at Rosie’s Restaurant before 11:30 or so. Yes Rosie’s, like Rosie the riveter of WWII. It is the place where you can eat at almost anytime of the day. Here’s how Carnival describes it: “Eat whatever you like, whenever you like at Carnival Valor’s Rosie’s Lido Restaurant. Choose hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, salads, roast beef, chicken, fish, broccoli, rice, potatoes, ice cream, cake, pie, cookies…”. So this is where I ate my breakfast almost every day, and lunch too when I was on the ship.
My nights after having dinner and a show were spent it at the Shogun Casino. This is where I made all of my money to pay for the cruise. Ha ha, not really. This casino was like any other casino with the exception that it had Shoguns standing all over the place, like you would see a display of a Night in armor. Other than that, it was just like a normal casino. I would walk in with money and then some hours later I would stagger out with less money. The first night was the worse. It was the evil roulette wheel that got me. I lost 150 dollars on it. After that I stuck to the one cent slot machines and lost money at a much slower rate.
When the ship stops in port there are plenty of excursions that you can pay to go on. The two that I went on cost $70 and $85 each. The first one was when we stopped at the Grand Cayman Islands. We went to swim with and to touch the stingrays. We only touched then gently, I’m not taking about molesting them like a TSA agent would do; we were kind and unobtrusive.
The next excursion was in the country of Belize. There we were bused the entire width of the country almost as far as Guatemala to see the ancient Aztec pyramids. But to me the best part of the pyramid trip was the 2 hour bus ride across Belize. We got to see a lot of the country and the people. I took some picture that I will post it as a separate video later. The people in Belize are poor, but seem happy with what they have, and I was told that they don’t envy what others have. This is one of the few countries south of the border where the official language is English. Also their Belize dollar is directly linked to the value of our dollar. Two of their dollars equals one of ours. I’m sure that this was a good idea when they first did it, but the way things are going, they may regret it in the future.
Before Belize we had a stop at Isla Roatan, an island off of Honduras. There we hired a couple of guys to take us around the island to see the sights and the people. Then after Belize we had our last stop which was at Cozumel Mexico. Here you can see the tourist town at the dock, or you can go into the old town and see the real Mexico. But of course the more of the real Mexico that you see, the more chance there is of you becoming a real victim of a real Mexican criminal, so it is might be better to not go too far off of the beaten path.
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Caribbean Princess – Eight of us took the Caribbean Princess for a 7 night Southern Caribbean cruise for Spring Break (April 5-12, 2009). We started the cruise in San Juan Puerto Ricco and made port in Aruba, Bonaire, Grenada, Dominica and St. Thomas.
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This is our western caribbean cruise on the Freedom of the seas. July 8 – 15, 2007. Our 1st cruise, it was a blast!
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Mariner of the Seas – April 2008 Spring Break Cruise on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. We were a group of 12 from Snellville GA, Stratford CT & Rochester NY. This was a 7 night Western Caribbean cruise with stops in Labadee, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Our excursions included the Dragon’s Breath Flight Line in Labadee, Shaw Park Beach in Jamaica, Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman and Catamaran snorkel & beach break in Cozumel. Group includes Spring Breakers from Brookwood High School in Snellville, GA 30078. Gwinnett County. The Mariner is part of Royal Caribbean’s Voyager class of ships which includes the Navigator of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Adventure of the Seas. All of these ships have the same floor plan. Best vacation ever! A cruise is the best choice for a family vacation. Camera used: Nikon D40
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http://www.princess.com – Escape with Princess to the white sand beaches and turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Princess sails to over 25 ports in the Caribbean including St. Thomas, Grand Turk, Cozumel and the Bahamas.
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UCLA film students document their trip on a Uniworld river cruise in Europe.
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