Written by Kim We enjoyed our 14 nights to the Caribbean on Odyssey. We have sailed this class of ship many times but this was our first on Odyssey. The itinerary was good – 3 1/2 days at sea – 7 ports in a row – then 3 more days at sea. Embarkation – we […]
March 2026 – 3 days at sea on Odyssey on the way back to NJ
Written by Kim We had 3 days at sea heading north from San Juan to NJ. The first day was warm so we spent some time at the pool but it was crowded because we all knew it was our last pool day for a while. We enjoyed our walks in the morning (except it […]
March 2026 – 6th and last port – Old San Juan
Written by Kim We’ve been to Old San Juan several times and our normal routine is get off the ship and meander around having some mojitos and a snack. A friend of ours got this great video of our arrival. For those who don’t sail, a pilot boat with local officials meets each cruise ship […]
March 2026 – 6th port – St Kitts
Written by Kim St Kitts is one of my favorite Caribbean islands. It is a big rugged, very hilly landscape with Atlantic Ocean on one side and Caribbean Sea on the other. It’s super clean with magnificent homes high on the hills overlooking the sea. I learned something new this trip that they don’t really […]
March 2026 – 5th port – St Lucia
Written by Kim We spent the day at Bay Gardens resort on an all inclusive day pass. Our pass cost us $134 per person and included transfers. Traffic to the resort was heavy in the morning so it took us about 40 minutes despite it being only 10 km. We arrived at the resort and […]
March 2026 – 4th port – Bridgetown, Barbados
Written by Kim We’ve been to Barbados several times and normally do a snorkeling / catamaran tour here because the water is just so clear and beautiful but this time we bought a day pass to Harbor Lights resort. The taxi was $5 per person and we rented 2 beach chairs and an umbrella for […]
March 2026 – 3rd port Martinique
Written by Kim Ok so Martinique has a story for us, We don’t get off the ship here. We were here back in 2015 and we decided we would go to a beach. The island was crowded and it was the first time Quantum docked in Martinique. As you may know, Martinique is a French […]
March 2026 – 2nd port – a visit to Ocean Resort at Antigua
Written by Kim We booked a day pass for Ocean Resort through Resort for a Day for $85. It included pool & beach access, lunch, a welcome drink, snacks and 2 drinks. We took about a 20 minute taxi ride to get there for $10 per person. The resort was very nice. Tony secured us […]
March 2026 – First Port – Little Divvy Bay, St Martin
Written by Kim St Martin is a favorite of ours not only for the beaches but for the bourbon too. We took a taxi to the beach. We got off the ship early and walked through port to grab a taxi first $5 a person to Little Divvy beach. We rented 2 chairs and an […]
March 2026 – A few days at sea aboard Odyssey
Written by Kim We spent 3 1/2 days at sea before getting to our first port, St Martin. Once we hit land we have 7 consecutive port days so we are relaxing until then. Leaving NJ in March the first 2 days are chilly and the seas are a bit rough with 8-12 foot waves […]