2018 Southern Caribbean: Fort Lauderdale
This cruise was for a large group of wine lovers and one of the extras that I coordinated for the group was a group rate at the hotel, a wine reception at the hotel… Read more
Stories from sea to shore…
12 night Southern Caribbean cruise in February 2018 onboard the Celebrity Reflection roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale
This cruise was the 4th Annual Wilhelm Family Vineyards Wine Lovers group cruise.
This cruise was for a large group of wine lovers and one of the extras that I coordinated for the group was a group rate at the hotel, a wine reception at the hotel… Read more
This was one of the first cruise ships to return to San Juan after the devastating hurricanes of 2017. The news was so full of the disaster, that some in our group were concerned… Read more
St. Croix was a last minute substitution for our cruise, as a few of original ports had been hit by the 2017 hurricane that devastated much of the Caribbean. We kept things simple in… Read more
Antigua, with its 365 beaches, one for every day of the year, might just be the prettiest of the Caribbean islands. A group of us walked off the ship and picked up a tour… Read more
It had been about 40 years since I had visited Grenada, so it was a wonderful treat to try to jog my memory and find familiar sights. In those 4 years, ship sizes have… Read more
Our day in Barbados was really special. We did an independent tour with Calabaza Sailing Cruises. This small company took us on a small catamaran tour to snorkel at Carlilse Bay. There were two… Read more
In St. Lucia, I organized a special private tour for our group through our preferred partners Shore Excursion Group. The tour included stops at scenic vistas, rum tasting, a stop at a thermal waterfall,… Read more
Our day in St. Kitts was pretty low key. We just got off the ship and walked around the port. St. Kitts has beautiful waters and beaches, so for those of you who love… Read more
Once again, I am extremely grateful to Kevin and Karyl Wilhelm of Wilhelm Family Vineyards for hosting our wine tasting program on board. Karyl does a great job of simplifying the science of wine… Read more
This was our second time on the Celebrity Reflection, and our 10th time cruising on the Celebrity Solstice class ships, so it felt like a return to home. That is probably the reason that… Read more