I cruised, with Marlene, a total of 48 nights in 2023. We will embark Sunday on another 14-night cruise, to Aruba, Curacao, Barbados and 5 other ports. It will be a lovely cruise, I am sure, but it would not have happened if it had been my choice. It comes right in the middle of softball season so I will be losing 20% of my potential at-bats (and the batting is going well after 3 games – I am over .500). But Marlene’s best friend Dottie is unable to make the trip for health reasons so I am taking her place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This will be on the Carnival Conquest<\/a><\/em>. This will put me into the “platinum” category at Carnival, so I will get my own chocolate-covered strawberries. Woo-hoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The itinerary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I cruised, with Marlene, a total of 48 nights in 2023. We will embark Sunday on another 14-night cruise, to Aruba, Curacao, Barbados and 5 other ports. It will be a lovely cruise, I am sure, but it would not have happened if it had been my choice. It comes right in the middle of … Continue reading Day<\/th> Date<\/th> Port<\/th> Arrive<\/th> Depart<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> 1<\/td> JANUARY 28, 2024Sunday<\/td> Miami, Florida<\/td> <\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 2<\/td> JANUARY 29, 2024Monday<\/td> At Sea<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 3<\/td> JANUARY 30, 2024Tuesday<\/td> At Sea<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 4<\/td> JANUARY 31, 2024Wednesday<\/td> Philipsburg, St. Maarten<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 5<\/td> FEBRUARY 1, 2024Thursday<\/td> St. John’s, Antigua<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 6<\/td> FEBRUARY 2, 2024Friday<\/td> Roseau, Dominica<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 7<\/td> FEBRUARY 3, 2024Saturday<\/td> Bridgetown, Barbados<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 8<\/td> FEBRUARY 4, 2024Sunday<\/td> St. George’s, Grenada<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 9<\/td> FEBRUARY 5, 2024Monday<\/td> At Sea<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 10<\/td> FEBRUARY 6, 2024Tuesday<\/td> Willemstad, Curacao<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 11<\/td> FEBRUARY 7, 2024Wednesday<\/td> Oranjestad, Aruba<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 5:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 12<\/td> FEBRUARY 8, 2024Thursday<\/td> At Sea<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 13<\/td> FEBRUARY 9, 2024Friday<\/td> Grand Turk Island<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> 4:00 PM<\/td><\/tr> 14<\/td> FEBRUARY 10, 2024Saturday<\/td> At Sea<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> 15<\/td> FEBRUARY 11, 2024Sunday<\/td> Miami, Florida<\/td> 8:00 AM<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"