Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 9, 2014 Author #76 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Now we are onto Day 7 of our cruise - the island of Bonaire! Oh my goodness....this was such an amazing day. We went snorkeling with Woodwind Cruises off the little island of Klein Bonaire. Wow...I still can't believe how many fish we saw...and sea turtles! Tons and tons of photos here: http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-snorkeling-klein-bonaire-day-7/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoothsailing5 Posted March 10, 2014 #77 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Your blog is great,we are sailing Mach 19th on emerald and was wondering what time are the shows in the evening? Ty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 11, 2014 Author #78 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Usually they try to plan a couple of shows around dinner time, so one earlier and one later - one to accommodate those with early traditional dinner time and those with later traditional dinner time. Then there are other random shows or events throughout the evening. Since we were anytime dining, we would often plan our dinner time around which shows or things we wanted to attend in the evening! Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ybgreene Posted March 11, 2014 #79 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hi Lauren. My husband and I were the couple from upstate New York on the Woodwind excursion. I have to say your review and pictures bring back many great memories of our day in Bonaire. Woodwind is the best. We've taken their excursion a couple of times now, and you can't find a better place to snorkel in the Caribbean or a better tour operator! We are really enjoying your blog and look forward to the next installment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 11, 2014 Author #80 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Hi Lauren. My husband and I were the couple from upstate New York on the Woodwind excursion. I have to say your review and pictures bring back many great memories of our day in Bonaire. Woodwind is the best. We've taken their excursion a couple of times now, and you can't find a better place to snorkel in the Caribbean or a better tour operator! We are really enjoying your blog and look forward to the next installment. Hello, nice to see you on here!! We had such an amazing time on that tour! We won't hesitate to book it again the next time we are in Bonaire. I'm glad the blog is bringing back memories for you. I hope to have the next installment ready in a day or so, on my next day off work! Very nice to reconnect with you here on the forums :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 15, 2014 Author #81 Share Posted March 15, 2014 We've updated the blog again with the rest of our day in Bonaire! We walked around the rest of the very brightly colored downtown area, with a stop at the Market! Then, we enjoyed some yummy food back on board for dinner :) http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-walking-around-kralendijk-bonaire-day-7/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATGUY7 Posted March 16, 2014 #82 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Really gorgeous pictures. Bonaire was one of our favorites too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 17, 2014 Author #83 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Really gorgeous pictures. Bonaire was one of our favorites too! Thank you! I would really love to go back to Bonaire for a longer amount of time, or would love to book another cruise with Bonaire on the itinerary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 22, 2014 Author #84 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Here is the newest video from Bonaire! You'll see our snorkel tour with Woodwind with many fish and a sea turtle! You'll also see downtown Kralendijk, a sunset and sailing away from the port at night. http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-video-of-bonaire-snorkeling-and-downtown-kralendijk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted March 22, 2014 #85 Share Posted March 22, 2014 (edited) Hi Lauren! Back from our great cruise on the Emerald and I've been busy reading all your great blog posts. We went to the Underwater Sculpture Park on our day in Grenada and it was wonderful! But your Grenada visit turned out SPECTACULAR, right? What a great guide you found and what an awesome tour you ended up doing!! :cool: Edited March 22, 2014 by canadarocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 22, 2014 #86 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Excellent video and music! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drews_Cruise Posted March 23, 2014 #87 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yeah I'm not sure that I want to see anymore ice either. Maybe next time though….lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 23, 2014 Author #88 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Canadarocks - That's awesome that you got to see the underwater sculptures! That's what our original plans were for that day before our tour got cancelled. We will just have to go back to Grenada to do that! Colo - Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! :) Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 23, 2014 Author #89 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Posted the first half of our Aruba visit! We went snorkeling with an on board excursion to two different snorkel sites - one off Boca Catalina beach and one to the Antilla shipwreck. As you'll read in the post, I had a very...let's say, interesting day on the tour! http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-snorkeling-in-aruba/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted March 23, 2014 #90 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Posted the first half of our Aruba visit! We went snorkeling with an on board excursion to two different snorkel sites - one off Boca Catalina beach and one to the Antilla shipwreck. As you'll read in the post, I had a very...let's say, interesting day on the tour! http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-snorkeling-in-aruba/ Yikes, how awful for you to be stung like that! I've read that the snorkeling isn't really that great in Aruba, and then that happens. So sorry for you Lauren! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 23, 2014 Author #91 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Yikes, how awful for you to be stung like that! I've read that the snorkeling isn't really that great in Aruba, and then that happens. So sorry for you Lauren! :( It's okay, it was definitely an "experience" and it didn't ruin the day or anything! It was a little bit scary when I didn't know what was happening, but the snorkeling wasn't great at that location that day anyway, so I didn't miss out! Next time we will stick with a land tour in Aruba, or book through a private operator with good recommendations from CC :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted March 23, 2014 #92 Share Posted March 23, 2014 It's okay, it was definitely an "experience" and it didn't ruin the day or anything! It was a little bit scary when I didn't know what was happening, but the snorkeling wasn't great at that location that day anyway, so I didn't miss out! Next time we will stick with a land tour in Aruba, or book through a private operator with good recommendations from CC :) If you ever get back there, book Bully (Amador Lacie) for an island tour waaay in advance. He is amazing! Maximum of 5 people and he'll take you anywhere you want to go! Our day with him was one of our favorites ever. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 23, 2014 Author #93 Share Posted March 23, 2014 If you ever get back there, book Bully (Amador Lacie) for an island tour waaay in advance. He is amazing! Maximum of 5 people and he'll take you anywhere you want to go! Our day with him was one of our favorites ever. :) That sounds amazing! I will definitely keep him in mind. That sounds like our kind of day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 25, 2014 Author #94 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A second post from the rest of our day in Aruba exploring downtown Oranjestad, and back on the ship in the evening! http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-downtown-oranjestad-aruba-day-8/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 30, 2014 Author #95 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm back with another update! Here is a video from our day in Aruba - snorkeling and walking around near the cruise port! http://justinpluslauren.com/aruba-video-snorkeling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted March 30, 2014 #96 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Another great video, thanks Lauren. We lucked out on our day in Aruba as it was Carnival, so we spent hours watching all the floats and people in awesome costumes and headdresses! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted March 31, 2014 Author #97 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Another great video, thanks Lauren. We lucked out on our day in Aruba as it was Carnival, so we spent hours watching all the floats and people in awesome costumes and headdresses! :cool: Oh wow that sounds amazing! You totally lucked out with that one, what a unique experience! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted April 2, 2014 Author #98 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'm slowly but surely finishing up all of these blog posts. Next up: Day 9 - a day at sea aboard the Emerald Princess! http://justinpluslauren.com/caribbean-cruise-sailing-aboard-emerald-princess/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarocks Posted April 2, 2014 #99 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) Thanks again Lauren for some great pictures. We feel the same way about sea days. Usually I don't like them, but this cruise was so port intensive the sea days were a godsend! I wish a few more people would comment on all your great posts here on Cruise Critic. I call see that tons of people are reading them, so please know that all your blog and video efforts are appreciated! :) Edited April 2, 2014 by canadarocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JustinPlusLauren Posted April 2, 2014 Author #100 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Aw Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I really appreciate that! I hope that lots of people are reading and it helps people either plan their cruise, re-live a past cruise, or maybe make the decision to book a cruise! We had so much fun and I'm having a blast working on this because I get to re-live my awesome vacation, too!! Sent from my SM-N900W8 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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