Eastern Carribbean Cruise

CRUISE – Eastern Caribbean
November 24 – December 1, 2007

Friday/Saturday – November 23/24
Left Easley and traveled to Florida on motorcoach overnight.

Saturday – November 24
We stopped in Columbia and picked up 12 people. We stopped for breakfast just outside Jacksonville, FL. We arrived at the terminal at 12:00 noon and checked in and boarded the ship – Carnival Ship Glory. Departed Port Canaveral at 4:00 PM. The first three days were rocky on the ship.

Sunday – November 25
Arrive at Nassau at 8:30 AM and depart at 2:00 PM. We took a shore excursion with van ride around the island to see the sights then ended at Pirates Museum and walked back to the ship. Had a great supper – my table mates are wonderful and funny. Tonight was a formal night.

Monday – November 26
Had all day at sea. Different activities on board - good shows and comedians.

Tuesday – November 27
Arrive at St. Thomas at 10:00 AM and depart at 8:00 PM. We took another shore excursion and took a boat to St. Johns and took tour of whole island. Another good night on board

Wednesday – November 28
Arrive at St. Maarten at 8:00 AM and depart at 6:00 PM. We took a shore excursion and saw both the Dutch side where we docked and the French side.

Thursday – November 29
Had all day at Sea. We had another formal night.

Friday – November 30
Had all day at sea.

Saturday – December 1
Arrive back at Port Canaveral at 7:00 AM We departed ship and went through customs around 9:00 AM. Loaded the coach and headed to Easley, SC We stopped on the way for lunch in FL near GA border on I-95 for lunch at McDonalds. Went to Columbia to drop people off and then ate at a Lizards Thicket in Lexington. I got home around 12:45 AM and went to my bed. Felt good to be home. The trip was wonderful.

 

Since I Retired I Have Been To: (2007)

2007

The Little White House (Warm Springs) FDR

Billy Graham Library and his boyhood home.

Stowe garden

Washington, DC - January 11-14, 2007    (Thursday – Sunday) (GNT) all major DC attractions, Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center, Monticello. 

Atlanta, GA - March 13-15, 2007  (Tuesday – Thursday) (GNT) Fernbank Museum and saw IMAX – Hurricane on the Bayou, Hard Rock Café, MLK area, CNN, World of Coke,

Underground Atlanta, Mall of Georgia, Stone Mountain. 

Washington, DC - April 2-5, 2007  (Monday - Thursday) (GNT) Mount Vernon, and all DC attractions.

Atlanta/Warm Springs, GA - April 13-14, 2007 (Friday - Saturday) (Joy Club) lunch at the Blue Willow Inn in Social Circle, GA, Calloway Gardens, Little White House in

Warm Springs and ate a late lunch at the Victorian Tea Room.   

Huntsville, AL - May 2-4, 2007  (Wednesday – Friday)  (GNT) Space Camp, Dreamland BBQ

Georgia Coast Ecological Tour (Brunswick, St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island)

May 8-10, 2007  (Tuesday – Thursday) (GNT)  Ft. King George, Hofwyl Broadfield Plantation, Ghost Walk at the lighthouse on St. Simons, Ft. Frederica, the Lighthouse and the Coast Guard Museum, Tidelands Nature Center, Old Fort Jackson in Savannah.

Billy Graham Library (Charlotte, NC) and Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (Belmont, NC) November 12, 2007    (Monday) (Joy Club)  

 

           CRUISE – Eastern Caribbean - November 24 – December 1, 2007  

Friday/Saturday – November 23/24 -We left GNT at 1:00 AM. 

Saturday – November 24 - We stopped for breakfast just outside Jacksonville, FL.  We arrived at the terminal at 12:00 noon and checked in and boarded the ship – Carnival Ship Glory. Departed Port Canaveral at 4:00 PM.  

Sunday – November 25

Arrive at Nassau at 8:30 AM and depart at 2:00 PM  shore excursion with van ride around the island to see the sights then ended at Pirates Museum

Monday – November 26 all day at sea. 

Tuesday – November 27 Arrived at St. Thomas at 10:00 AM and departed at 8:00 PM. took a boat to St. Johns and took tour of whole island.

Wednesday – November 28 Arrived at St. Maarten at 8:00 AM and departed at 6:00 PM.  shore excursion to see both the Dutch side where we docked and the French side.

Thursday – November 29 all day at sea.  

Friday – November 30 all day at sea.  

Saturday – December 1 Arrive back at Port Canaveral at 7:00 AM  We departed ship and went through customs around 9:00 AM  Loaded the coach and headed to Easley, SC   We smelled a burning smell and bus pulled off at rest area neat Newberry – Cross Country has to send another coach to get us. We hit the road and got back to GNT.  I got home around 12:45 AM.

 

Since I Retired I Have Been To: (2006)

 

2006

 

 Ruby Falls

Stone Mountain, GA

Jamestown

Orlando, FL - February 9-12, 2006   (Thursday – Sunday) (GNT) the Kennedy Space Center, Universal’s City Walk, Disney’s Animal Kingdom,  Medieval Times for the dinner and show. 

Myrtle Beach, SC - March 2-4, 2006 (Thursday – Saturday) (Joy Club)  the show at Alabama Theater.

Huntsville, AL - March 13-15, 2006   (Monday - Wednesday)  (GNT) Space Camp and Scottsboro, Alabama to the Unclaimed Luggage store

Williamsburg/Jamestown/Yorktown/Busch Gardens - Virginia - April 5 - 7, 2006   (Wednesday-Friday) (GNT) Lanthorne Tour (night – candle light tour of several shops in Colonial Williamsburg.)  William and Mary,  Colonial Williamsburg for the Candlelight Ghost Tour, Busch Gardens -  amusement park. 

Discovery Place – Charlotte, NC - Croft Baptist Church – Joy Club - April 11, 2006 (Tuesday)  Dead Sea Scrolls.

Stone Mountain, GA - April 28, 2006   (Friday) (GNT) Stone Mountain Park.   Ducks ride.

Washington, DC - May 1-4, 2006   (Monday - Thursday) (GNT)  Lazy Susan Dinner Theater – saw OKLAHOMA, Mount Vernon, and all DC attractions.

 

Chattanooga, TN - May 9-10, 2006   (Tuesday-Wednesday) (GNT) Chickamauga Battlefield, TN Aquarium and IMAX,  Riverboat, Rock City, Chattanooga Zoo

Charleston, SC - May 15-16, 2006 (Monday – Tuesday) (Joy Club)  Carriage ride all downtown attractions. Angel Oak, We went and saw Hunley crews’ graves at Magnolia Cemetery.

Myrtle Beach, SC - May 18-19, 2006   (Thursday - Friday) (GNT) eco-tour at Captain Dick’s Marina, (IT WAS HARLEY BIKE WEEK AND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF BIKERS THERE!) Medieval Times, Ripley’s Aquarium, Hard Rock Café, IMAX to see Lewis and Clark.

Washington, DC - May 21-23, 2006   (Sunday - Tuesday) (GNT)  All the major DC attractions.

Washington, DC/Williamsburg - June 19-23, 2006   (Monday-Friday) (GNT)

White House – they had a tour, Arlington Women’s Military center, American Legion Hall for a function Cong. Gresham Barrett was having.  Had beach music band and food (grits and shrimp, catfish nuggets, BBQ, banana pudding and sweet tea),  Mount Vernon, Ate dinner at the Kings Arm Tavern at Williamsburg (peanut soup, half roasted chicken, ham, dressing, green beans, carrots, bread, and ice cream with strawberries or pecan pie) Great food. We walked up for the ghost tour. Friday we left at 8:30 and they had a tour at Jamestown center.

Atlanta, GA - Brian and Laura’s Wedding - August 4-6, 2006   (Friday - Sunday)

The rehearsal party at Mosaic  (a small restaurant – we had a sit down meal.)  Wedding at 2:00 on Saturday at Christ Cathedral Catholic Church.  Reception at ____. They had all kinds of stuff and an open bar outside to start with.  At 5:00 we moved up stairs – wedding party was introduced and then there were the dances – Laura and her dad and Brian and Carol – sweet.  Then they brought salads out and then we went through a buffet line – great food.  There were toasts then dancing.  In the lobby they had cameras to take pics for a scrapbook and had all kinds of cancer bracelets for people to get.   

Pigeon Forge, TN - September 15-16, 2006    (Friday – Saturday) (GNT) Dollywood - Dolly Parton was in the park today – it was the beginning of the BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, Dixie Stamped, (it was a Rod week up there – hot rods – traffic was bad.  Worse than Myrtle Beach during a bike week), Ripley Aquarium in Gatlinburg.  We then went to Applewood Restaurant at the Apple Barn in Pigeon Forge.  We then went to the Governor’s Palace Theater to see Fixin 2 Rain – Noah and the art set in the Smoky Mountains – it was pretty good.

Atlanta, GA - October 19-20, 2006  (Thursday – Friday) (GNT) Martin Luther King National Historic Park, CNN -  behind the scenes tour, GA Aquarium, Hard Rock Café,

World of Coke.

Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Sailed from Fort Lauderdale, FL

St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

Gustavia, St. Barts

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Labadee, Hispaniola

Back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Sailed on Celebrity's Infinity.

Pictures on a memory card. I cannot find it at this time. LOL

It was a fun trip.

Since I Retired I Have Been To: (2005)

2005

 

This list does not include the trips that have their own post in the blog.

 

Washington, DC - resident Bush’s Inauguration - January 18-22, 2005     (Tuesday – Saturday) (GNT) Did all the DC attractions plus the inauguration. My group had tickets so we go up close to the actual podium where everything happened.
 

 

Georgia Islands - February 4-5, 2005 (Friday – Saturday) (GNT )  Jekyll Island,

St. Simon Island, Sea Island, Okefenokee Swamp

Washington, DC - February 23-26, 2005    (Wednesday – Saturday) (GNT) Did all the DC attractions. 

Chattanooga, TN - March 2-4, 2005  (Wednesday – Friday)  (GNT) Etowah Indian Mounds, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Rock City. Ruby Falls, Lost Sea Cavern, Chickamauga Battlefield

Savannah, GA - March 10-11, 2005 (Thursday – Friday) (GNT) Tybee Island lighthouse, Fort Pulaski, River Street, Savannah River Queen river boat 

Washington, DC - March 14-18, 2005  (Tuesday – Friday) (GNT)  Mount Vernon and all the normal DC attractions. 

Charlotte, NC – Discovery Place - April 6, 2005   (GNT) A hands-on science activity center.

Greenville, SC -Croft Baptist Church – Joy Club - April 12, 2005 - Tuesday -  Ate at Tom's Ham House and went to Reedy River Falls area.

 

CRUISE – Panama Canal - J & J Tours - April 17 – May 1, 2005 

Celebrity Cruise Lines – Ship: Infinity. 

	DESTINATION	ARR.	DEP.
Sun	Ensenada, Mexico		5:00 pm
Mon	at sea
Tue	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	7:00 am	6:00 pm
Wed	at sea
Thu	Acapulco, Mexico	8:00 am	11:00 pm
Fri	Huatulco, Mexico	11:00 am	6:00 pm
Sat	at sea
Sun	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	7:00 am	7:00 pm
Mon	at sea
Tue	Panama Canal (cruising canal)	6:00 am	4:00 pm
Tue	Cristobal Pier, Panama	6:00 pm	11:00 pm
Wed	at sea
Thu	George Town, Grand Cayman	7:00 am	6:00 pm
Fri	Montego Bay, Jamaica	7:00 am	6:00 pm
Sat	at sea
Sun	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	8:30 am

 

 

 

Forest City, NC - May 11, 2005 – Wednesday  (Joy Club)  Farm Museum in Forest City, NC

Charleston, SC - May 14-18, 2005  (Monday - Thursday) (GNT) Yorktown and Fort Sumter and Charlestown Landing among all the normal things.

 

Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Penn. Dutch Country (FAM trip) June 20-24 , 2005    (Monday - Friday)  (GNT)  Private battlefield tour, Constitution Center,  Fulton Opera House to see the musical - “Carousel”.  Amish Country tour, ate at Good and Plenty- and also at Miller’s.  stopped on way back at Mt Airy, NC (like Mayberry – Andy Griffin was raised there). We had a pork chop sandwich at Snappy’s Dinner in downtown Mt. Airy.  

Charleston, SC - September 16-17, 2005    (Friday – Saturday) (GNT) SC Aquarium, 

Ghost Tour, Sandlapper tour boat for an eco-tour -went out to Morrison Island – kids got off boat to collect shells, Patriot’s Point, Magnolia Plantation

Chattanooga - November 3-4, 2005   (Thursday – Friday) (GNT)  TN Aquarium,

Cumberland Caverns

Myrtle Beach, SC - November 14-17, 2005   (Monday – Thursday) (GNT)  Christmas show at the Carolina Opry, Alabama Theater for the Christmas show, The Palace – The Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show.  

 



Amish Country



Home of an Amish family. See the white "out house" in the back corner of the yard - that is a phone house where they have a telephone for emergencies.