January 15, 2022
Welcome to the next edition of our Caribbean Islands Adventure.
Our daily routine aboard ship – wake up in the morning in a new port, eat three delicious meals, take a shore excursion, take a dip in one of the pools or relax in one of the many lounge areas, enjoy cocktail hour in the Explorer’s Lounge in the bow of the ship just a few steps from our stateroom, watch the ship sail out of the harbor, watch the sunset, sleep while the ship is cruising to our next port.

St. Kitts is one of the two islands that make up the country of St. Kitts and Nevis. Our shore excursion of the day was a ride on the St. Kitts Scenic Railway.
Our tour began with a 12 mile bus ride through the capital and into the countryside before boarding the train. Our bus driver told us some history of the island and pointed out places of interest. The island’s number one industry used to be sugar cane. Today it is tourism.



The narrow gauge railway makes an 18 mile journey around St. Kitts. As we rode along in the open air second deck our guide pointed out interesting sights and we learned a little more about the island. The train passed through former sugar cane fields where the sugar cane still grows wild. In the villages, school children waved as we went by. The ride was bumpy with lots of turns and gorgeous views.



Two young dancers played music and danced as we rode along.



Back on board our ship, we were treated to another beautiful sunset. The crab cake appetizer at dinner was one of my favorite dishes of the entire trip.


Where will we go next? Stay tuned.
I’ve been traveling as well, but nothing far afield, so I am catching up on missed blogs. I am looking forward to backtracking in your blog and catching up on your cruise. We were scheduled to a similar itinerary in January, but with Omicron, we decided to roll our cruise into later this year. I will live vicariously through your visits to the same ports we planned to stop.
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John, I hope you get to go on your next cruise. I look forward to following you along on your adventure!
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It looks so lush and that sunset was pretty!
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Thank you! St. Kitts is green and lush and surrounded by turquoise waters.
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Looks so wonderful! I love the routine on a cruise. I look forward to your next post!
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Thank you Betty. I am still going through all the photos. Please be patient!
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Enjoyed the wonderful tour through you beautiful photos! Hope to be on a cruise trip this year. š
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Amy, I hope you are able to take your dream cruise!
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Everything looks great there.
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It was!
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Beth, I am absolutely convinced that living on a cruise ship is in my future. I love the routine and waking up in a new port each day. Of course, having a stateroom attendant, a gym, interesting guest speakers, and three meals a day provided for me are also appealing. We flew into St. Kitts a few years ago but didn’t spend any time there. Our destination was neighboring Nevis, which we thoroughly enjoyed. That crab cake looks amazing.
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Suzanne, I could easily live on a cruise ship! You forgot to mention the spa, twice a day room service, musical entertainment, being greeted each day with “Good morning Madam!”, I could go on and on.
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Your post definitely makes me want to pack up and leave for St. Kitts right now. It’s interesting that their number one income is from tourism. But I’m really not all that surprised. Your photos make me realize how colorful the tour was for you as well as interesting. And I agree that being greeted and treated marvelously are just two perks of the tour. I’m sure there were many, many more!
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Did I mention we were served punch – with rum or not – and snacks? We learned that tourism is the main industry on most of the islands we visited. They are really hurting because of COVID.
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Iām glad you went if fir no other reason than to help that economy. So sad.
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Your photos are truly wonderful. They would make a non-traveler want to travel. The first shot is amazing, and the food looks good too. š
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Thanks Judy. The train was fun and the scenery was beautiful. A good day.
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I wanted to be down on that beach in the first photo!
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That food and that sunset ā„
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Both were amazing!
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