3-08-2022 St Thomas and our final Cruise Port

 St. Thomas, the final stop on our cruise before returning to Puerto Rico to fly home. Not my favorite on the cruise. The island is very upscale, and the tour was primarily consisting of retail therapy. We did go to the "Mountain Top" where the Banana and Strawberry Daquiri reportedly first created. Afternoon packing everything back up for disembarkation.


Lots of sailboats in the harbor near us


Lots of vey high end Yachts here.  This one on the end is actually for sale and it could be yours for a mere $199 Million


as we headed up the mountain we could see another cruise ship coming 
in to park next to us.


In another part of the port, they park the Mega Cruise ships, the one here 
is Royal Caribbean and the one coming in to join them was Celebrity


From the mountaintop you can see several other islands including St. John and 
St Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands), Tortola, Little Tobago, Great Tobago, Jost Van 
Dyke (British Virgin Islands) and a number of smaller islands and Cays.


Magens Bay and its white sand beach







Oldest building on the island, 1671.  Originally a prison according to our guide, but another guide told folks it was a fort that was turned into a prison



Sushi Bar on the ship



The Head Waiter (Joan Chavez) that supervised the World Cafe where we most often ate on the ship.


Our Favorite waiter Wilson, from Zimbabwe



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  1. Debbie T.March 13, 2022 at 10:20 PM

    GREAT views of the water....again! It looks like the ships can't get there fast enough!!
    Love the photos of Cecile with her new friends....Joan and Wilson. I didn't know you guys like sushi! Looks very clean and appetizing.
    Ready or not, it's time to get back to your little corner of the world....where we hope to join you in the not too distant future!!
    Glad to see you're both WELL. We'll talk soon (I hope!).
    Love you!!
    Debbie

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