Aruba
Our first port, Aruba. Beautiful turquoise waters, white sandy beaches. A hurricane had touched down the Saturday before we arrived, which was Tuesday, so the waters were a bit murky. But the weather was lovely and hot, the water was warm, and the snorkeling was memorable at Arashi Reef and by the sunken WWII ghost ship, the Antilla. We had lunch at Pelican Pier on Palm Beach and explored the beach before the Catamaran took us back to our ship for an afternoon of shopping at the “Duty Free” shops on shore. Of all the islands we visited, Aruba (independent nation of the Netherlands) had the fanciest cars.