All around Cuba

One blog for the 2 sea days as we make our way around Cuba heading for Montego Bay, Jamaica. Yesterday everyone was tired after the long day in Port Everglades, plus the sun had gone into hiding, so it was pretty quiet around the ship, though classes were as busy as ever! Last night’s entertainment…

Where’s Suzanne?

Quiz time! Just for a bit of fun on a Sunday can you guess where I was in these photos Happy Guessing Will add the answers later Answers coming below so look no further if you’re still guessing Answers Olden Briksal Glacier Singapore Botanic Gardens Copenhagen Seydisfjordur- Iceland Club Tropicana, Havana, Cuba Komodo Island (camera…

Santiago de Cuba beach & dancing

Out with the girls for the afternoon, let’s go to the beach! The closest beach was 20 miles away so we needed a taxi and there was only one driver left at the port but we still managed to negotiate a deal.  Only a black lada car remained in the car park & I was…

Santiago de Cuba – morning

Somehow I was persuaded to set my alarm for 6am to watch the sail into port!  I’m not a morning person, so arriving on deck, wrapped up in a fleece, in the pitch black, let’s just say I was not a happy bunny! Like someone flicked a switch, the sky cleared and we were treated…

Havana Nights

We had almost 2 nights in Havana and they were made for partying! We’d just got back on board, hot & sticky and perhaps a little tipsy from the Hemingway tour when another new friend suggested we get off the ship and experience some real Cuban food so that’s how a short while later I…

Hemingways Havana

Courage is Grace under Pressure A favourite quote and now a favourite place! We gathered in the Darwin Lounge for our 2pm tour, Hemingways Trails, I was a little surprised to be getting a bus for a 2 hour walking tour, but discovered that came later, first we drove to the outskirts of Havana to…

Havana morning

9am at the plank – that was to become our meeting place, late enough for a good breakfast, early enough to miss the heat & the crowds. So off I went with 2 new friends, Linda & Howard, also solo travellers.  Out of the port & turn left, then 10CUC, about £8 bought us a…

Club Tropicana

Club Tropicana drinks are free Fun & sunshine there’s enough for everyone 🎤🎤🎤 Late arrival into Havana meant there was no time to explore before our trip to Club Tropicana 1500 people pack into the arena every night of the week to watch 200 dancers strut their stuff! Girls are met with a flower, while…

Havana Arrival

From a distance it looked pretty much like any other city port, jam packed with buildings, sky scrapers, domes… We’d been sailing along the coast of Cuba since early afternoon, due to dock at 5pm.  I guess it was around 4pm that people started to gather on deck to watch the sail in and shortly…