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Sunday, January 30, 2022 |
Fuerte Amador, Panama |
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Fuerte Amador (Fort Amador, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, is part of an artificial peninsula jutting out into the Pacific from Balboa, which connects four small islands to the mainland. On the west side of Fuerte Amador is the Pacific entrance to the Canal, and on the east side is Panama Bay facing Panama City. The surrounding ocean is always filled with vessels patiently awaiting their turn to transverse the Canal, while on the skyline a few kilometres to the north are the skyscrapers of Panama City. The peninsula itself is home to two marinas and road causeway only. Read more about Fuerte Amador, Panama
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Monday, January 31, 2022 |
Panama Canal, Panama |
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Named one of the seven modern wonders of the world by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Panama Canal is a 77 km ship canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. Built from 1903 to 1914, nearly 850,000 vessels have passed through the canal. Interestingly, the 8-10 hour journey from the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east is one from SE to NW. Crossing the Canal is something that we would all like to experience, and subsequently many passenger ships provide a narrator giving excellent information during the crossing. Read more about Panama Canal, Panama
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022 |
Cartagena, Colombia |
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8:00 PM |
Cartagena is a large beach resort city on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region. While in recent years many new skyscrapers have been constructed, Cartagena's colonial walled city with its amazing architecture, such as The Vaults that were originally built as dungeons and from the top of which the Caribbean Sea is visible. There is also the Castillo de San Felipe, a fortress built in 1657 by the Spanish for protection against pirates. Both have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Read more about Cartagena, Colombia
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022 |
Santa Marta, Colombia |
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3:00 PM |
Santa Marta in Colombia is more than the average tropical paradise. It certainly has warm Caribbean surf and white sandy beaches, but it's also much loved for the stunning Sierra Nevada mountain range that towers above it. Being the oldest city in the country also has its advantages. It is home to a fair share of architectural treasures such as the Santa Marta Cathedral, Santa Marta’s colonial centre, as well as the Lost City, a well-known archaeological site nearby. Read more about Santa Marta, Colombia
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao |
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8:00 PM |
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Friday, February 4, 2022 |
Kralendijk, Bonaire, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba |
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1:00 PM |
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Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands (U.S.) |
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8:00 PM |
Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of the US Virgin Islands, located on the island of Saint Thomas. It is famous as a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates. Indeed, Blackbeard's Castle, named after the notorious pirate of the same name, is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it is located in Charlotte Amalie at the highest point of Government Hill. Read more about Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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3:00 PM |
San Juan, the capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico, is the oldest city on US territory. It is the Caribbean commercial hub, best known for its beautifully restored historic district of Old San Juan. It is situated on a rocky peninsula girded by thick walls jutting into the crashing Atlantic surf. With its 400 restored buildings from the 16th and 17th century Spanish colonial period, this area is steeped in history. Read more about San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Monday, February 7, 2022 |
Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands |
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6:00 PM |
The British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands lies SE of Florida. The capital, Cockburn (‘Co’burn’) Town, is located on the largest island in the Turks Islands archipelago, Grand Turk Island. It is known for tourism as well as being an offshore financial centre. Turks and Caicos Islands have one of the longest coral reefs in the world, making it a premier diving destination. Read more about Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands
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Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
At Sea |
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
New York (Manhattan), USA |
7:00 AM |
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New York’s port on the Hudson River in Manhattan is four blocks from Central Park. New York is situated on the Atlantic coast of NE United States. With its world-class museums, big statues, even bigger buildings - certainly the Manhattan skyline with its many skyscrapers is universally recognizable - and being the most linguistically diverse city in the world, the Big Apple’s hyperactive rush keeps drawing more and more people to it. The City of New York is a densely packed mass of humanity and all this living on top of one another makes the New Yorker a special kind of person. Read more about New York (Manhattan), USA
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