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Grand Princess, 14-Day Caribbean Cruise

Log of the cruise from round trip Port Everglades, Florida. Travelled distance 6985 km (3772 nautical miles). All Photos are COPYRIGHT and PROPERTY of Rafal K. Komierowski.

View of Caribbean Sea from Grand Princess

Grand Princess (upper deck) at Port Everglades in Florida before departure to Caribbean Sea, Monday, February 28, 2011

Grand Princess at Port Everglades, Florida

Grand Princess at Port Everglades, Florida

Grand Princess at Port Everglades, Florida, Monday, February 28, 2011

View of Fort Lauderdale from the upper deck of the Grand Princess, Port Everglades, Florida

View of Fort Lauderdale from the upper deck of the Grand Princess, Port Everglades, Florida

Cruise ship Island Princess leaving Port Eveglades for Caribbean Sea, Monday, February 28, 2011

Island Princess left Port Everglades...., Monday, February 28, 2011

Celebrity Equinox cruise ship leaving Port Everglades for Caribbean Sea

Celebrity Equinox cruise ship leaving Port Everglades for Caribbean Sea, Monday, February 28, 2011

Celebrity Equinox cruise ship leaving Port Everglades for Caribbean Sea, Monday, February 28, 2011

Grand Princess let go her mooring lines and trusted off the berth. Monday, March 28, 2011 at 17:30

Grand Princess at Sea transiting the Old Bahamas Channel, Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Grand Princess at Sea transiting the Old Bahamas Channel, Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Grand Princess -interior staircase- at Sea. Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Sunrise at Caribbean Sea. Grand Princess cruising towards first port of call Willemstad, Curacao. Wed. March 2, 2011

Grand Princess at Willemstad, Curacao on Thursday, March 3, 2011 approached to the berth at 7:57 am...

Grand Princess at Willemstad, Curacao on Thursday, March 3, 2011 approached to the berth at 7:57 am...

The old city of Willemstad, Curacao, Thursday, March 3, 2011

Grand Princess alongisde harbor in Oranjestad, Aruba, Friday, March 4, 2011...already 1309 nautical miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Cruise ships in Oranjestad, Aruba..viewed from Divi Beach north of harbor...

Grand Princess and Princess Island in Oranjestad, Aruba...next port of call: St. George, Grenada....distance 499 nautical miles

at Caribbean Sea Grand Princess setting Easterly course towards Grenada, Saturday, March 5, 2011

Enjoying Caribbean Sea from walking deck....Saturday, March 5, 2011

Grand Princess alongside in St. George harbour, Sunday, March 6, 2011

St. Georges Bay is the largest city in Grenada and is also the capital city of the Caribbean island, Sunday, March 6, 2011

Grand Princess graciously waiting for us, passengers at St. Georges Bay, Grenada, Sunday, March 6, 2011

Grand Princess departure St. Georges Bay, Grenada at 16:44 on Sunday, March 6, 2011...next port of call: Barbados

Grand Princess sailed145 nautical miles from St. George, Grenada to Bridgetown, Barbados. Monday, March 7, 2011

Barbados beaches are some of the most amazing white, sandy beaches in the Caribbean, Monday, March 7, 2011

Grand Princess almost ready to departure from Bridgetown, Barbados to Kingstown, St. Vincent, Monday, March 7, 2011

Grand Princess alongside in Kingstown, St. Vincent on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 8:00 am (sailed 137 nautical miles)

Grand Princess seen from Kingstown fishing harbor, St. Vincent, Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Grand Princess leaving Kingstown, St. Vincent for Basseterre, St. Kitts- (another 260 nautical miles ahead of us) Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Caribbean Sea between St. Vincent and St. Kitts, Tuesday evening , March 8, 2011

On the way to port Basseterre on St. Kitts island - by passing Nevis Island, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Grand Princess and Celebrity Millenium alongside in Basseterre on St. Kitts Island, Wed. March 9, 2011

Brimstone Hill Fortress is one of the great forts of the Western Hemisphere situated near Sandy Point, St. Kitts

A really humble man, excellent guide and taxi driver. Strongly reccomend him...call Leroy Smithen cell 869.663.7682 or 869.763.5481 or tel. 869.466.6211, St. Kitts

His (Leroy Smithen of St. Kitts) taxi registration license plate ...I could call him great ambassador of St. Kitts!

Grand Princess and Celebrity Millenium berthed at Basseterre, St. Kitts

Alongside in Basseterre, St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

View of SE Peninsula from the upper deck of Grand Princess

Alongside in Basseterre, St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Upper deck of grand Princess at Basseterre port, St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Vie of Basseterre from the upper deck...Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Almost ready to go....at 16:22 Grand Princess engine were rung into action and thrusters powered up, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Leaving port of Basseterre, St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

With clearance granted to proceed, Grand Princess singled her lines and was all gone by 16:45, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Last view of port and Celebrity Millenium berthed at Basseterre, St. Kitts, Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Grand Princess ...captain said: our first line was cast ashore at 6:49 am and the eight lines forward and aft made fast by 7:05 am, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Thursday, March 10, 2011

Grand Princess alongside in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas...the US Virgin Islands is a vacation paradise!!!

Grand Princess alongside in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas...the US Virgin Islands is a vacation paradise!!!

Another Princess cruise ship in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas...the US Virgin Islands is a vacation paradise!!!

St. Thomas...the US Virgin Islands is a vacation paradise!!! there is the best developed tourism infrastructure ...because this is USA !!

St. Thomas...the US Virgin Islands is a vacation paradise!!! there is the best developed tourism infrastructure ...because this is USA !!

Next time you are there...remember to visit a little grocery shop (right side) :))))

Friendly little shop is cozy and the cold beer keeps the crowd coming in before going back to ship......

Throughout the evening Grand Princess followed a westerly course the South coast of Puerto Rico...towards Santo Domingo (300 nautical miles)....

Minutes after spectacular sunrise (actual sunrise at 6:51) on Caribbean Sea, Friday, March 11, 2011

Approaching Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Grand Princess slowly navigate treacherous shallow harbour area in Santo Domingo

National Pantheon - Pantheon Nacional - burial place for national leaders of Dominican Republic

Grand Princes berthed in Santo Domingo, Friday, March 11, 2011

Grand Princess arrived to Princess Cays, southern portion of Eleuthera Island, Bahamas, Sunday, March 13, 2011

Grand Princess anchor offshore (to protect the coral reef that surrounds the island) and passengers are tendered into the small dock in Princess Cays

Princess Cays is located about 30 miles from Nassau, at the southern portion of Eleuthera Island

Princess Cays, Sunday, March 13, 2011

Grand Princess (after sailing 3772 nautical miles=4337.8 statue miles=6985.7 kilometers) arrived back to Port Everglades on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 6:17 am

Grand Princess in Port Everglades, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 6:22 am

Grand Princess in Port Everglades, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 6:23 am

Grand Princess in Port Everglades, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 6:27 am

Grand Princess in Port Everglades, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 6:29 am

Interior - Grand Princess March 2011, before Grand makeover - this is the largest makeover ever undertaken for any of cruise ship by Princess, New Grand Princess will set s sail May 21, 2011

Interior - Grand Princess March 2011, before Grand makeover - this is the largest makeover ever undertaken for any of cruise ship by Princess, New Grand Princess will set s sail May 21, 2011

Interior - Grand Princess March 2011, before Grand makeover - this is the largest makeover ever undertaken for any of cruise ship by Princess, New Grand Princess will set s sail May 21, 2011

Sunrise - Caribbean Sea on third day of sailing....(Wed. March 2, 2011)