sayvan Posted February 28, 2017 Author #151 Share Posted February 28, 2017 After crossing the bridge we walked around town a bit.... The floating market which is another famous place in Curacao. A nice colourful church... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 28, 2017 Author #152 Share Posted February 28, 2017 We learn't that DUSHI means sweetheart or sweetie... Vanda amongst the letters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 28, 2017 Author #153 Share Posted February 28, 2017 We then started to make our way back toward the ship... Crossing back over the bridge... The Rift fort has been converted into a number of shops and bistros... we decided we would stop for a few beers before making our way back onto the ship. So we sat on the patios and did some people watching... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted February 28, 2017 Author #154 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I also went up to the top of the fort wall to snap a few more shots of Navigator.... You can get some great views from the top of the wall... Then one more of the buildings of Curacao.... With that our fabulous day in Curacao was coming to a close.... Navigator would soon be on its way to Aruba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 1, 2017 Author #155 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Wow! Thanks for posting I just got back from court and am so excited to see a new installment!!!! I leave Thursday for Miami. I really hope we will have weather like yours, what a great review and wonderful pictures. you have a gift! Thank you and I hope you have great weather as well. I understand they always have great weather in the ABC islands.... Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 1, 2017 Author #156 Share Posted March 1, 2017 We are also on the March 17th cruise. Enjoy! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #157 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Day 6 - Aruba Well I will try and add some more to this review... Day 6 of the cruise would find us in Aruba. I was looking forward to this stop. We had been to Aruba once before and on that stay... much like Curacao we toured the island. This time we wanted to spend the day once again at the beach. Surprise surprise... Navigator arrived in Aruba at 7:00 am and folks were getting off the ship by 7:30. We would be in port until 5 pm. We took our time getting off the ship and we headed down the gangway around 9:30 am. No crowds and we walked right off. When you come off the ship you walk threw an area where vendors are set up (its indoors) and then you exit on the other side of the vendors. Once you make your way out the doors, you can either head into town with an easy walk or there is a taxi stand where you can head to the beach or any part of the island for that matter. We headed straight for Palm Beach. Palm Beach is a two-mile long strip where you will find many of the hotels and resorts. There are lots of water sports available, beach bars and waters are very calm. It is a busy beach but you can easily find a spot. The taxi ride was around $15 one way. We learn't a lesson on the way back... I will tell you later... Palm Beach was about a twenty minute ride from the port. Very easy to get to. Once there we found a spot we liked and paid $30 for two chairs under a tiki umbrella, right near the water, a bar and that also allowed us to have WiFi as well. I think it was worth it. Aruba has some beautiful beaches with white sand and clear aqua coloured water. Our spot.. Looks like fun.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #158 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Shadows... We don't mind having these kind of blues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #159 Share Posted March 2, 2017 If you feel like a catamaran trip this is the place.... Jolly Pirate trips also left from the area. This is actually what we wanted to do but procrastination didnt get us to the beach in time. Next time for sure... The views along the beach were also very good... Lots of folks enjoy the warm, refreshing waters... Vanda standing near the Tiki spot we had... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #160 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Taking pictures with her iPad... Aruba is well known for its trade-winds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #161 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I can never get enough of the tropical life! Someone having fun posing in the water... Swim out and dive off the dock.... Playing on the beach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #162 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I thought this looked like fun out in the water... Always fun to try some paddle boarding Another hotel on the beach... All ages enjoying the water.... Off in the distance Holland America makes its way into port... I love palm trees.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #163 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Volley Ball game in progress... The beach is actually very large.... ....and nicely groomed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImpulsivePuppy Posted March 2, 2017 #164 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Loving this report! My main complaint about trip report is that there aren't enough pictures, can't make that complaint here! Looking forward to more, thank you so much for taking your time to do this for us!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #165 Share Posted March 2, 2017 There were lots of these around... in the water... Vanda watching a guy with water jets... He was coming right at her... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #166 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Someone fell off their board but help was close by.... If you wanted to parasail that was also available... Of course the main reason for the beach is to kick back and relax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #167 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Aruba is great... it's very modern and well developed. I will defintely find my way back there and the next time I will get on this Pirate ship... After about 5 hours on the beach we decided we better pack up and start heading back to the ship. Our taxi guy told us to come back to where he dropped us off and the guys there would call us a taxi... well we headed over to the spot.. a guy was sitting there, we asked about the taxi and he told us to walk up the street and then we would find the taxi stand... this is where we learnt a little something.... we walked up... no taxi stand... we did see a bus stop so we thought oh well we have to get back so lets go to the bus stop and see what happens....after about 5 minutes a mini van pulls up .... the woman driving opens the door and says where ya going... we say back to the cruise terminal and she tells us she is a local bus vendor and if we didnt mind a few stops her route takes her there... we say how much... she says 1.50 each... voila... we hopped in and off we went. She took us a different route then we came made a few more stops and picked up some locals and fellow cruise passengers and then we headed off. Within about 20 minutes we were back at the port where we realized the terminal for these small buses was virtually beside the cruise terminal. It cost us $3 to get back to the ship. I gave her $5 and we got out walked around town a bit then headed back to the ship...lesson learned for the next time... if you want to save a few bucks skip the taxi area just outside of terminal and walk to the bus area! Now we were back in town... Navigator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js4rq Posted March 2, 2017 #168 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Enjoying your photo review!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #169 Share Posted March 2, 2017 This shot is basically about a block from where this small bus dropped us off... perfect! Once on the ship we had a quick bite and went up to the 12th deck to snap a few photos and get a drink or two or three... This is a distant shot of the Riu hotel off in the distance. It is located on the beach we were on... Some shots of the port area from the ship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #170 Share Posted March 2, 2017 More from the port area... With that we were off for the evening (I will get to what we did in the evenings after the ports) but when we returned to our room at night we found this little guy waiting for us... ...Well that's Aruba... Day 7 would find us in Bonaire.... till then thanks for following along! If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #171 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Loving this report! My main complaint about trip report is that there aren't enough pictures, can't make that complaint here! Looking forward to more, thank you so much for taking your time to do this for us!! My pleasure... I love reading picture loaded reviews as well and have found some great info from them too... thanks for following... Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayvan Posted March 2, 2017 Author #172 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Enjoying your photo review!! Thanks... it's good to hear people are enjoying and following... Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheebee Posted March 2, 2017 #173 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Volley Ball game in progress... The beach is actually very large.... ....and nicely groomed.... I'm really enjoying your review ! We're leaving tomorrow for this same itinerary on Fri . This beach was in Aruba by the Riu resort correct ? I'm so excited to go there next week ! Enjoy the rest of your cruise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonibop Posted March 2, 2017 #174 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Enjoying your review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3happyferrets Posted March 2, 2017 #175 Share Posted March 2, 2017 We are also on the March 17th cruise. Me and my family are as well[emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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