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Saturday, February 4-11, 2012

EASTERN CARIBBEAN

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Ft. Lauderdale, as its name suggests, was originally a fort built to protect the vital railway and the coastal area from pirates. The city of Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County, is a modern, wealthy metropolis, much of whose fortune rests on tourism. A massive amount of money, some 30 million dollars, has been invested in developing the city in an attractive manner. Thus there is a network of canals, ornamental waterworks, fountains and contemporary artworks. One of the focal points is the Riverwalk, a panoramic promenade along the bay, lined with restaurants, shops and museums and features an endless array of art galleries and boutiques for your shopping and browsing pleasure and a beach that's been the subject of many movies.

St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
This is one of the most beautiful regions in the world. Charlotte Amalie is the capital and major passenger port of the island of St. Thomas, which together with St. Croix and St. John form the principal islands of the United States Virgin Islands. St. Thomas lies at the crossroads between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. St. Thomas is certainly the most cosmopolitan of the three islands. Charlotte Amalie, has always attracted large mercantile ships, even before the arrival of the transatlantic passenger cruisers, and tourism has been the major maritime activity for the last few years. To protect the island and preserve its beautiful coastline and beaches, its lush countryside and natural surroundings, the government has enacted environmental laws. There are many protected areas including the beautiful Virgin Islands National Park that covers over half of the island of St. John. The park was donated to the American Government in 1956 by magnate Lawrence Rockefeller.


San Juan, Puerto Rico
American-owned Puerto Rico is the largest and most populated of an archipelago of several islands. It is a rectangular shaped island with fertile coasts and a rugged, fairly mountainous interior with lush rainforest. The island is one of the most densely populated areas of land in the world, with more than a third of the three million-plus inhabitants living in the busy capital, San Juan. The capital of San Juan is divided into two distinct areas. One, the walled old town, is reflected in delightful Spanish colonial buildings, cobbled streets and ancient churches, the other in modern hotels, restaurants and casinos. The cultural mix of the population is also distinctive, a combination of Taino Indians, Spanish and other Europeans, Africans, Americans and, more recently, Cubans. As one of Puerto Rico's best known citizens, Ricky Martin, once said of his country: "It is not one thing, it is one thousand things together and even if I could list them all, it would be better to simply say Puerto Rico; maybe this is why I find it so easy to sing in Spanglish, the language spoken in the quarter where I was born."


Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital city of the Bahamas, a group of islands 50 miles from the coast of Florida, named 'Baja Mar' by Spanish settlers. Christopher Columbus was one of the first Europeans to visit the islands, and called the inhabitants 'lucaiani', derived from 'lukku-cairi' in their native language, meaning people from the island.  A number of gardens and fountains punctuate the busy city streets, lined with a host of restaurants, bars and duty-free shops. The port is the busiest in the Bahamas, with a constant stream of yachts and passenger ships arriving and leaving. And there are a number of glorious sandy beaches nearby, both on New Providence Island and its sister Paradise Island, connected by bridge from Nassau.

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7-night Eastern Caribbean
DAY	PORT	ARRIVE	DEPART
Sat	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	-	7:00pm
Sun	At Sea	-	-
Mon	At Sea	-	-
Tues	Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas)	7:00am	7:00pm
Wed	San Juan, Puerto Rico	7:00am	5:00pm
Thurs	At Sea	-	-
Fri	Nassau, Bahamas	10:00am	8:00pm
Sat	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida	8:00am

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