Special Edition: Christmas Cruise 2022

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December 23 - 30 with my son Greg.

Itiniary:

Leaving Ft Lauderdale on Holland America’s Nieu Amsterdam Friday afternoon, 12/23

Travel companion

 On board    San Juan

Half Moon Cay (pr “key”)

Dec 24 Christmas Eve: At sea

Christmas Day: Dominican Republic, Amber Cove, Tour of Puerto Plata

  

 

December 26: San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tour of Old and New San Juan

Old San Juan is an island, similar to Manhattan Island is to New York City.

Views of the port during the stay 

Castillo San Felipe de Moro and cemetery Santa Maria Magdalena 

Scenes at the Fort, cemetery, a church with the Nativity Scene

Beach and sports complex Balneario del Escambron

Scenes of the beach and the Old Town center plaza

Dec 27: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US VI

 

Snorkel with the Turtles, 42’ sail, out about three miles to Buck Island

Dec 28: at sea

Dec 29: Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Beach and Eco Tour

 On board, quartet missing the piano player😬

Finish line 7:15 AM Friday 

 Port Everglades, Ft Lauderdale

And home by 9:35 Dec 30, 2022

ARTSY:

 Father and son.

  Sunset

 Tired father

Along the citadel above the cemetery in San Juan

HUMOR:

 It took me three days to figure out I was in violation of some toilet rule on board, I was peeing into this thing😅

 From Babylon Bee

Greg had a nightmare of a trip to Ft Myers, almost missed the trip, 40 hours in two airports, etc.