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Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Celebrity Solstice

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Ft Lauderdale, Day -2 Today, we left for our cruise on the Celebrity Solstice. A long travel day: Seattle to Houston and then to Ft Lauderdale. We left Seattle in the rain and found it waiting for us in Ft Lauderdale. However, the skies cleared and we enjoyed a warm evening in Florida. Our hotel is near the Inter-coastal Waterway and the harbor. We had a quiet evening and enjoyed dinner at a nearby Mexican restaurant. Tomorrow, we will see the ships in the harbor. Ft Lauderdale, Day -1  We awoke to a warm sunny day in Florida! From our hotel, we could see 6 cruise ships in the harbor: Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas Crown Princess Carnival Freedom MSC Doesia Holland America Eurodam Costa Fortuna We spent the day walking along Ft Lauderdale beach. It’s a great place to watch people – and sea birds. We had lunch at one of the small sidewalk cafes across the road from the beach. In the evening, we watched the cruise ships head out to sea. This was our firs...

Next cruise: Eastern Caribbean

I am now affiliated with Cruise Holidays of Woodinville and can assist with travel plans for any cruise that you see on their site: woodinville.cruiseholidays.com Next Cruise: Later this month, we will be cruising aboard the Celebrity Solstice from Ft Lauderdale. The Solstice was launched in late 2008; this will our first cruise on the new class of Celebrity ships. It’s a large ship (122,000 tons) and we are excited about the opportunity. We will visit 4 ports and enjoy 2 sea days on this 7 day cruise. San Juan St Martin Tortola Labadee St Martin and San Juan are old favorites. This will be our first visit to Tortola. Check back to read our cruise log. We will update it during the cruise. Anita Thompson Cruise Holidays Email: anita@attheta.com Web:woodinville.cruiseholidays.com Phone: 425.390.4339