Follow up to Live from CB 12/5-12 THE PICS!

[cdamion]

Ok, here is my attempt at uploading the pics to accompany my live reports from CB last week. Hopefully this will work. So glad I did not attempt to do upload from the Ship!

 

Day 0: If you look back at the "live" thread, you will recall that I left on one of a handful that left O'Hare on time. Here are pics from Day 0:

 

Snowy O'Hare:

 

Plows at O'Hare by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Plows at O'Hare by cdamion, on Flickr

 

snowy O'Hare by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Here is the very blue room at the San Juan Water and Beach Club followed by the very funhouse-like hallway:

 

very blue room at San Juan Water and Beach Club by cdamion, on Flickr

 

odd hallway at hotel by cdamion, on Flickr

 

...and finally beware of the nasty little stickers in the bushes at the beach, I brushed up against a bush and had dozens of these nasty little sharp things stuck to my clothes:

 

one of numerous nasty stickers from bush I brushed against by cdamion, on Flickr

[TLC535]

your live from was great & Thanks for the pics....keep um' comin':D

very interesting "blue room":eek: :)

[cdamion]

This process is going to take a while, so please bear with me. Would you like to see bigger pics, or is this size ok?

 

Day 1 (just a couple, I am going to post a tour of the ship later)

 

The view from the hotel in San Juan:

 

View from hotel by cdamion, on Flickr

 

A few pics from the ship:

 

Cabin A330 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

The Balcony by cdamion, on Flickr

 

The hallway by cdamion, on Flickr

 

1st view of the Piazza by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Serenade sailing away. by cdamion, on Flickr

 

I will have tons more pictures, but I need to get back to work right now. Look for posts of the pics here in a couple hours.

[cdamion]

Day 2 - the Sea Day

 

As you will recall, I was sailing solo and the ship did not ever adjust to understand she was not on board. I did request several times to cancel the b-day stuff, but to no avail. The maitre d switched my table for me since I was solo, but the new assignment was still for 2.

 

(Is this size better, or are the smaller pics easier to navigate through?)

 

K's B'Day balloons by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Main Pool on Sea Day by cdamion, on Flickr

 

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Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Aft pool on sea day by cdamion, on Flickr

 

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

 

champagne waterfall 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

crowd for the champagne waterfall by cdamion, on Flickr

 

the Captain by cdamion, on Flickr

 

K's b-day cake by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Many more pics to come, stay tuned...

[cdamion]

Day 3 - Aruba (part 1)

 

Aruba sights:

 

Sunrise in Aruba 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Sunrise in Aruba 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Sunrise in Aruba 3 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Shopping by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Aruba 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Aruba resorts by cdamion, on Flickr

[u2cruiser]

Oooh! This is exciting. Thanks cdamion. You have given us so much of your time already. Much appreciated. The pics are fine in any size as they can be enlarged when clicked by opening Flickr.

 

That is a very strange blue room :eek:. Looks like a tanning shop.

Ship's cabin and corridor looks just like home :D

[cdamion]

Day 3 - Aruba (part 2 - Atlantis Submarine excursion)

 

Boat to Atlantis Sub by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Passing in Front of CB by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Atlantis Submarine by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Inside sub 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

shipwreck 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

eel by cdamion, on Flickr

 

(sorry about quality, it is pretty dark 130' down)

[cdamion]

Day 3 (Aruba - Part 3)

 

CB & P&O Ventura by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Gecko truck by cdamion, on Flickr

 

P&O Ventura by cdamion, on Flickr

 

P&O Ventura front by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Palm Beach by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Day 3 Sunset by cdamion, on Flickr

[u2cruiser]

Aaaah! I was on Ventura just last month cdamion :)

[cdamion]

Day 4 - Bonaire (Part 1)

 

Looking back, Bonaire was a crazy day, I started out with the Seacow snorkel excursion, came back to change, took a taxi tour of the island, then shopped a bit. Can't believe I crammed all that in on a 7-2pm port call. Here are the pics:

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire Sunrise 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire Shopping 3 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire Shopping 4 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire view from cabin by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 4 - Bonaire (part 2 - seacow excursion)

 

Seacow snorkel excursion 3 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Seacow snorkel excursion 4 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Seacow snorkel excursion 6 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Seacow snorkel excursion 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Seacow Snorkel Excursion 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 4 - Bonaire (Part 3)

 

I wish my pictures could do it justice. The water was so many more different shades of blue than I have ever seen. I was also happy to get to see the flamingos.

 

Bonaire Waters 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire Waters 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Flamingos 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Flamingos 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

HAL Noordam by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

[WannaCruise365]

Fantastic..pictures..ok are you a GREAT photographer..I mean if I bought the same camera will/can my photos come out crystal clear like yours! Beautiful! :o

[cdamion]

Day 4 - Bonaire (Part 4 - rest of island)

 

The taxi tour of Bonaire was only $15 for 2 1/2 hours. We headed along the coast for a ways north, then inland to the town of Rincon, to a viewpoint, and back to the port.

 

Interior of Bonaire 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Interior of Bonaire 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Bonaire Cacti by cdamion, on Flickr

 

View towards Port by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Monument 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

CB & HAL Noordam by cdamion, on Flickr

[Hank1468]

I followed your LIVE from and I am not enjoying the pictures. Thank you!

[RickEk]

I followed your LIVE from and I am not enjoying the pictures. Thank you!

 

Not or Now? :p:):confused:

[cdamion]

Day 5 - Grenada (Part 1)

 

It was raining in spots as we pulled into port. We have now experienced a little downpour in each port we have been in, and some in the evenings while at sea. Grenada's port call was noon-7pm. I had no plans and ended up taking a taxi tour of the island for $20. Beware, while the tour is good, they really pack you tightly into the vans. I was lucky because I got to sit up front since I was alone.

 

Grenada rainstorm by cdamion, on Flickr

 

St. George's Grenada 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

St George's Grenada 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

In the hills by cdamion, on Flickr

 

In the hills 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 5 - Grenada (Part 2)

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

waterfall 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Here is the MF Pickpocketing monkey for those that read the "live":

 

MF Pick-Pocket Monkey by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Note the guy in red jumping into the falls:

 

Waterfall 2 (look to left for guy jumping) by cdamion, on Flickr

 

rain by cdamion, on Flickr

 

This is the cocoa plant which chocolate is made from. They let us taste the cocoa fresh from the plant, which had an interesting, good sweet taste. They dry the beans for 2 weeks, then grate it to get a chocolate powder:

 

cocoa plant by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 5 - Grenada - (Part 3-losing track)

 

This is a bottle of spiced rum the taxi driver Godwin gave us a taste of, note all the spices and roots in it.

 

spiced rum 180 proof by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Still some damage evident from Hurricane Ivan

 

Hurricane Ivan damage by cdamion, on Flickr

 

The tour allowed us to see other parts of the island away from the cruise ship crowds:

 

inland by cdamion, on Flickr

 

viewpoint by cdamion, on Flickr

 

CB in St. Georges by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 5 - Grenada (Part 4)

 

As the tour ended we wrapped around down by Grand Anse beach back towards the ship where I wandered around St. Georges

 

Grand Anse Beach 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Grand Anse Beach 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

St Georges by cdamion, on Flickr

 

St Georges sights by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Inner Harbor of St Georges by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 5 Grenada (part 5)

 

Along the top of the hill in St. Georges is Church Street, where the churches are. Being so high up and unprotected, buildings along that street were hit hard by Hurricane Ivan, and remain damaged today.

 

Churches 1 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

The blue in these windows is not a reflection, they are looking through to the sky:

 

Hurricane Ivan damage by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Ivan damaged Church by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Ivan damaged church 2 by cdamion, on Flickr

 

The hillside afforded a nice vantage point of the CB:

 

CB by cdamion, on Flickr

 

CB Smiling by cdamion, on Flickr

[cdamion]

Day 5 - Grenada (Part 6)

 

Finally, after another long day, the sun set ending the day in Grenada

 

Untitled by cdamion, on Flickr

 

Grenada Sunset by cdamion, on Flickr

[Carolyn R]

I see you had Captain Marco Forteze. He was the captain on my first Princess cruise on the Sun Princess. We met again a few years later on the CB. He is a very approachable and visible captain and often attends the CC meet and greets and the Chef's Table cocktail hour in the galley.

[cdamion]

I see you had Captain Marco Forteze. He was the captain on my first Princess cruise on the Sun Princess. We met again a few years later on the CB. He is a very approachable and visible captain and often attends the CC meet and greets and the Chef's Table cocktail hour in the galley.

 

I had the opportunity to meet him a couple of times. His approachability filters down to his officers who are also very friendly and approachable. Often the officers I met at the meet & greet, as well as the maitre d went out of their way to come talk to me throughout the cruise when they saw me. I appreciated that very much.

[Hank1468]

I followed your LIVE from and I am not enjoying the pictures. Thank you!

 

I meant to write "now." I and NOW enjoying the pictures. Thanks rick! LOL