Tag: southern Caribbean

Barbados Excursion: A Mount Gay Rum Tour

The Bashful Adventurer visits Barbados: Barrels at the Mount Gay rum distillery in Barbados. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

Ditching the Beach, Two Travelers Opt for a Mount Gay Rum Tour By the time the Celebrity Summit docks in Bridgetown, Barbados, midway through our Southern Caribbean cruise, the Brawny Sherpa and I are serenely in full-on vacation mode. No…

What to Do in St. John’s, Antigua

Entering St. John's, Antigua. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

Skipping the Excursions on a Southern Caribbean Cruise? Here Is What to Do Instead Although the Brawny Sherpa and I find ourselves on a Southern Caribbean cruise—aboard to celebrate a major birthday of a friend—we are not really beach people.…

Things to Do in Basseterre, St. Kitts

Basseterre is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

A Self-Guided Walking Tour Full of History Provides Plenty of Things to Do in Basseterre The ease with which we slip into Caribbean cruising mode—taking it easy and not worrying too much—becomes evident on our very first disembarkation. The first…

Celebrity Summit Cruising

Enjoy a cappuccino and a book in the lounge at the Café Al Bacio on the Celebrity Summit. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini.

A Trip to the Southern Caribbean on a Ship Full of Bliss More of a small boat or river boat cruiser, when I opt for a cruise of the Southern Caribbean, I go big: A group of friends and I…