Tortola, British Virgin Islands

2011 – Caribbean

I went on a one week cruise onboard the largest cruise ship in the world, the Allure of the Seas, in February, 2011. We sailed the Caribbean, and made stops in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten and the Virgin Islands.
Bahamas

Bahamas

The cruise ship made a stop in Nassau in the Bahamas. The Bahamas is the third richest country in the Americas, after USA and Canada.

19 photos.

British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

I visited the island Tortola in the British Virgin Islands, where I swam with dolphins.

14 photos.

Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten

We stopped in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, and from there I went to Maho Beach, which is next to an international airport.

10 photos.

Labadee

2009 – Caribbean

After a one week cruise on Freedom of the Seas, I travelled to Jamaica, Cuba and Dominican Republic.
Freedom of the Seas

Freedom of the Seas

Together with two friends, I went on a one week cruise on Freedom of the Seas, currently the largest cruise ship in the world.

12 photos.

Haiti

Haiti

The cruise ship stopped at Royal Caribbean's private beach resort, Labadee, in a fenced off area in Haiti. I also ventured into Cap-Haïtien, the second largest city the country.

22 photos.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

The second stop for Freedom of the Seas, was San Juan, Puerto Rico.

12 photos.

St. Martin/Sint Maarten

St. Martin/Sint Maarten

The ship also stopped at the world's smallest island that is divided between two countries.

13 photos.

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston, Jamaica

I stayed a few days in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, and one of the murder capitals of the world.

16 photos.

Havana, Cuba

Havana, Cuba

I was 4 days in Cuba's capital, Havana. Once a beautiful city, decades of communism and embargo have left much of it looking like a war zone.

44 photos.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

My last stop on this Caribbean vacation was the capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo. This city was one of the first European settlements in the New World.

20 photos.