Info St. Martin is governed by 2 countries, French side in the North (Saint Martin) and Dutch side in the south (Sint Maarten). Car rental We rented a car from Rodael Rental, they pick up from the cruise terminal and drive you to/from their rental office which is 5 mins drive from the cruise terminal. […]
NCL Epic from Puerto Rico This is our first time on a cruise since Covid Pandemic, NCL required all passengers to be vaccinated and masks were required. We expected there might be itinerary change due to covid and it did happen. We missed 3 of our scheduled ports and ended up going to St. Martin […]
Everglades National Park is the third largest national park in the continent behind Death Valley and Yellowstone. Four visitor centers spread out pretty much each side of park borders: Ernest F. Coe at east, Flamingo at south, Shark Valley at north, Gulf Coast at west. Every visit center offers something special of its own. Shark […]
Nassau is a popular Caribbean port of call. However Nassau doesn’t have many things to offer except Atlantis Bahamas Resort. To enjoy magnificent Atlantis, at least two-night stays can make sure best Atlantis experience. For one-day itinerary, consider private island tour instead.
Havana is very safe even at night. The heavy penalty of violating law might play a big role in maintaining safe tourism environment. If taking a cruise to Cuba, add about 2 hours buffer to get through the custom in your first port of call at Cuba. The process is easy but slow due to […]
Key West locates at Florida’s southernmost point, part of the Florida Keys archipelago and lying roughly 90 miles north of Cuba. We visit twice. First time was driving from the mainland via the Overseas Highway and second time was by cruise. Both times didn’t give us too much excitements. Perhaps we didn’t try diving or […]
Acadia National Park locates right at the neighborhood of Bar harbor. 3 night stays is about enough to tour all good attractions. Bar harbor is also a popular cruise port of call. With free shuttle service driving around Bar Harbor, one-day stopper can easily visit national park as well. Fundy National Park of Canada is […]
Naples, also called Napoli in Italian, is the birth place of famous Neapolitan Pizza. It servers a great base for one-day trips to Capri, Herculaneum, Pompeii, Sorrento, or other destinations along Amalfi Coast.
Messina is located near northeast corner of Sicily at the Strait of Messina. It is a popular cruise port in Sicily to serve nearby tourism of Taormina, Mt. Etna, Tindari and Savoca.
Touring Malta is easy with massive bus network and competitive hop-on-hop-off bus market. HOHO bus is more suitable when you have long day in peak season schedule. Rental car is of cause the best if you used to left-hand drive like UK.