United We Stand
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 11:26:05 -0500
From: "Rick & Tracie Hartman" <drhartman2020@hotmail.com>
Subject: Review
This was our first cruise, celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary (with 3 other couples). What a wonderful experience to be pampered for a whole week. The ship was beautiful and comfortable in all aspects. The food was great and plentiful! We will definitely cruise again! Onboard activities were made available but not pushed on us. Even during the day at sea, the ship did not feel overly crowded (although I understand it was booked to the max.) The ship's captain took us on a couple of 'side tours' enroute with his personal narration (a drive by of the Piton's, along with a close look at the devastation caused by the volcanic eruption on Montserrat).
Barbados was our favorite island, but not sure why. (SNUBA was fun!) The gondola ride up to the view point in St. Thomas was breathtaking. We will second Wendy's comments on the America's Cup Regatta on the bay in St. Maarten. It was an experience not to be missed! Our "Pirates of the Carribean" sail in St. Lucia on the "Brig Unicorn" to Pigeon island was fun (but the engine was running the whole time, never a true 'sail'). We learned that 'black' sand beaches (in St. Lucia) are very hot to walk on. We were 'attacked' by way too many taxi drivers in Antigua wanting to take us to the 'best beach' on the island (which, we surmised, was always the farthest from the dock). (They didn't understand the word, "No!")
On a scale of 1 - 10, we rate this vacation as a 10+ in every aspect. We couldn't think of a better setting to enjoy time with each other, and to renew our committment for the next 25 years.
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