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The Island Life
Details of travels to the Caribbean including Bahamas, Belize, Grand Cayman, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico


Our Final Sail - 03.07.26
As the saying goes, last day, best day. Today was our final day of sailing. We would be traveling across the sea and heading back to Tampa, Florida. We started our day off like every other, with breakfast. I had hard boiled eggs, toast, a pancake, and fruit. We filled our day by lounging in the sun on the outside deck, attending the Grand Finale Art Auction, and attending the Matinee: Crew Talent Show. We switched things up for lunch and ate at O'Sheehan's Bar. I had the Caes

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Salsa, Salsa, & Margaritas in Costa Maya - 03.06.26
Today was an extra special day because it was our last port day as well as my mom's birthday! Before my sister and I went to bed the night prior, we secretly decorated her door with a birthday banner, underwater creature cutouts, and streamers galore. She woke up to the festive surprise, and we went to get a quick bit to eat before going ashore to Costa Maya, Mexico. I had a simple breakfast of toast with peanut butter, hard boiled eggs, and fruit. After breakfast we got ours

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Come on in, the water is fine - 03.05.26
The morning was business as usual, breakfast consisted of peanut butter toast, hard boiled eggs, a pancake, peaches, and grapefruit slices. After breakfast my family and I headed to our assigned meeting spot to tender to land for our booked excursion. We booked the excursion Jolly Roger Catamaran Sailing & Snorkeling with lunch with Norwegian. We were met at the pier by our captain and crew who then transferred us by bus. The scenic bus ride was about 30 minutes long. We then

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Can You Belize It? - 03.04.26
Today we docked at Harvest Caye, Belize, a private island owned by NCL. My family and I ate a quick breakfast where I had peanut butter toast, hard boiled eggs, watermelon, grapefruit, and peaches. After breakfast, my mom, sister, and I ventured off to the island. We headed straight to the beach where we found some lounge chairs under an umbrella. This beach was not as pretty as Cozumel, and the sand was rough and rocky. We opted to lounging and reading but did not stay long

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Cuckoo for Cozumel - 03.03.26
Thank the seas for Dramamine as I found out that I was suffering from seasickness. Feeling worlds better, I was ready for our day ashore in beautiful Cozumel, Mexico. My family and I booked the Hop on Hop off Cozumel & Beach Break excursion through Norwegian. Our 5-hour excursion showed us the highlights of Cozumel by riding in an open-top state-of-the-art bus around the city in a Caribbean guided style. We hopped on and off at attractions while listening to our guide Mario w

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SEAS the Day - 03.02.26
Well, I wish that I could say that I had a good first night sleep on the ship, but I did not. I was so sick that in the middle of the night I forced myself to throw up multiple times because I had an awful stabbing pain in my stomach. Unfortunately, this did little to alleviate my pain. At breakfast I had half of a hard-boiled egg, a piece of a pancake, and 3 slices of grapefruit. I was down bad. Fortunately, even when I am down bad, I can still drag myself to activities and

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Come Sail Away - 03.01.26
After a night of much needed rest, I woke up refreshed and ready to go. The nightmare of finding last minute lodging was behind us and nothing but sunshine and open ocean was ahead of us. Before we started our cruise vacation, my family and I had an important breakfast to attend with a special someone. My abuelo invited us for a delicious homecooked meal at his apartment. It was wonderful to spend a few hours with him as we enjoyed breakfast, caught up with each other, and ev

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Florida, please don't be the death of me - 02.28.26
Today was the start of a family vacation to remember. My mother, father, sister, and I embarked on our first large scale vacation together in years. Aside from wanderlust, I think that this trip originated to celebrate my sister's college graduation and it had to be scheduled before she started her first full-time post college job. Coincidentally, the timing of this trip aligned with my mother's birthday and retirement. We flew out of ABE (Allentown, Pennsylvania) late aftern

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Sailing, Sailing Home - 05.26.23 - 05.28.23
Today was our last full day sailing, I started my day off by running a mile around the outdoor track. We then ate breakfast where I had...

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To Hell and Back - 05.25.23
Today was our third and final port, George Town, Grand Cayman. I had my usual breakfast of cantaloupe, grapefruit, watermelon, hard...

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Peace be the Journey - 05.24.23
Ya Mon, we made it to Ocho Rios, Jamaica! On this morning, we woke up early, walked a couple of laps around the outdoor track, and went...

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Live, Laugh, Labadee - 05.23.23
Land ho! We arrived at Labadee, Haiti and I was in awe, surrounded by luscious green mountains and blue glass water. We ate our breakfast...

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Ready, Set, Sail! - 05.19.23 - 05.22.23
My mother, sister, and I took a wonderful trip together where we sailed from Tampa, Florida to the countries of Haiti, Jamaica, and The...

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Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama - 01.31.23 - 02.06.23
My boyfriend, Avery, and I embarked on a multiday journey where we travelled by car, train, and ship all to not reach our planned...

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Two Bahama Mamas coming in HOT - 11.13.22
Today we docked in Nassau, Bahamas. Before we left the cruise ship, I had two hard boiled eggs, cantaloupe, grapefruit, and watermelon...

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I know I’ll be A-O, A-O-CAY - 11.12.22
This was an early morning for us since we had priority boarding from the cruise ship to land by tram for our excursion. We had a bumpy...

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Seize the Day - 11.11.22
Jordana and I started our morning off by working out. We ran/walked both on the indoor treadmills and the outside track. In total, we...

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Adios Miami - 11.10.22
Jordana and I spent our morning wandering around Miami, looking for a good breakfast spot. We went with Joe & the Juice which is a Danish...

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I'm in Miami - 11.09.22
My friend Jordana and I flew into Miami, Florida the night before we set sail on a cruise to the Bahamas. We stayed at The Catalina Hotel...

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Last Day, Best Day - 07.30.22
Unfortunately, this was our last day in paradise. This day was filled with stuffing our suitcases with clothes and souvenirs. I do not...

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Beach Babes by Day and Dancing Queens by Night - 07.29.22
Isabella and I began our day by getting ready to go to the beach. As we were walking to the beach, we began to feel raindrops. We decided...

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Adventure and Bravery and Challenges! Oh, My! - 07.28.22
Isabella and I’s day began by getting breakfast at Waffler Avenue. I ordered the Skinny Morning (egg whites, spinach, Swiss cheese, mayo,...

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Forts and Fortunes - 07.27.22
Isabella and I started our day off by taking an Uber to Old San Juan to visit Castillo San Felipe del Morro also known as El Morro. This...

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Sightseeing like a Pirate - 07.26.22
Isabella and I were very excited for our early morning excursion at Casa BACARDI. We signed up for the Mixology Class which included a...

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When in Doubt, Beach it Out - 07.25.22
Today was a day where we thought we had it all planned out beautifully. Unfortunately, the universe did not agree. Isabella and I should...

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A Local Tourist - 07.24.22
Isabella, my cousin, and I started our day off in Condado. We had our first sit down meal at Pannes. We ordered tostones for $5.00 to...

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Party All Day, Party All Night - 07.22.22 & 07.23.22
My journey began on Friday, July 22, 2022. I went into work for half of the day and then I took the Amtrak train from Pennsylvania to New...

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