Greetings!
We're nearing the end of these updates
and it's going to be fun
getting together soon aboard the Enchantment of the Seas.
Since
the last update, I've enjoyed hearing from many of you
that have
found good air fares still available.
You don't need a passport for traveling
about the Caribbean if
you are a U.S. citizen. You can use a passport
or a certified birth
certificate with a photo ID drivers license. Non
U.S. Citizens will
need other documents and should check with the travel
agent that
will be preparing our cruise documents. They can
be reached at:
TravelMaster, Inc.
120 N. Wayne Street
Angola, IN 46703
1-800-662-8010
(219) 665-1166 fax
If you are still considering joining
us and would like to have a few
questions answered before deciding, don't hesitate to
email or call
me. I enjoy hearing from all those I've had a chance
to invite. Your
questions can help me improve my updates with information
others
might also like to have. Keep checking the web
site for all the latest
details. It has all these updates archived and
reflects the latest status
of the available staterooms with their rates. The
URL is:
https://members.tripod.com/~kbisson/CRUISE99.htm
DAY FIVE ON THE ENCHANTMENT OF THE SEAS
After sailing from St. Maarten to the
U.S. Virgin Islands during
the night, we stop at St. John at 7 AM Thursday.
Here some of the
travelers go ashore to spend part of the day enjoying
one of the
most beautiful islands in the Caribbean. Known
for it's sparkling
beaches and quiet walking trails, it's a nice alternative
to touristy
St. Thomas.
The ship then ties up at the pier in the
harbor of Charlotte Amalie,
St. Thomas at 8 AM. Most of the passengers will
take advantage of the
shore excursions offered at St. Thomas. Those who
disembarked in the
morning at St. John will take a ferry to St. Thomas during
the day to
reboard before we set sail at 5 PM.
St. Thomas has very good prices on
jewelry and fragrances, since
these are high duty items when imported into the United
States
mainland. Liquor is another purchase you can make
duty free in
the Caribbean. There are limits on how much you
can bring back
without owing duty. I believe U.S. citizens are
allowed up to $1,100
plus 4 liters of liquor per person. I've never
tested the limits.
Rather than shopping, I like to enjoy
the excursions that combine
snorkeling, sailing and (on the way home) rum punch!
I've been
able to chase giant sea turtles and huge fish while snorkeling
in
St. Thomas. It's far enough south to have many
beautiful types of
coral and reef fish. Once I came upon a mysterious
looking line
of creatures, suspended in the water. They were
reef squid and
swam all lined up like the dancers at Radio City Music
Hall! Yes,
that WAS before the rum punch.
One of the most relaxing and beautiful
parts of this cruise will
occur Wednesday evening. As we sail out of the
port at St. Thomas,
it really does look like the picture I used for the web
page photo!
Watching the Virgin Islands vanish as the sun is setting
from a deck
rail twelve stories above the ocean is a rush.
Then we dress for a
relaxing dinner among friends with stories to share and
party into
the wee morning hours.
Cheers,
Ken
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KEN BISSON, M.D. - https://members.tripod.com/~kbisson/CRUISE99.htm
395 LN 150 Jimmerson Lake, Angola, IN 46703
219-833-6700 e-mail:kbisson@usa.net
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Truth can stand by itself."
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