International Airport on AirTran Flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to join the Celebrity Cruise Ship, Millennium.
Our Itinerary as follows
:Friday, April 16th Sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico at 8:00pm
Saturday, April 17th At Sea
Sunday, April 18th Cartagena, Colombia
Monday April 19th At Sea
Tuesday April 20th Panama Canal
Wednesday April 21st At Sea
Thursday April 22nd Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Friday April 23rd At Sea
Saturday April 24th At Sea
Sunday April 25th Huatulco, Mexico
Monday
April 26th Acapulco, MexicoTuesday April 27th At Sea
Wednesday April 28th Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Thursday April 29th At Sea
Friday April 30th San Diego, California
There were many Europeans on board and we were told that there were about 600 people that had missed the ship due to the volcano eruption and the closure of the airports in Europe.
We sailed from San Juan and had a very pleasant day at sea our first day. Then next day we docked at Cartagena, Colombia. The weather was extremely hot and humid. The temperature was about 109 F and the humidity was about the same. Cartagena was founded in 1533 by Don Pedre de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region. It was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas and continues to be an economic hub as well as a popular tourist destination. The old city is surrounded by a ring of massive fortress walls built by the Spanish starting in 1586. Picturesque wooden balconies hang over narrow streets, while church spires rise above tile roofs. We visited the church of Santo Domingo. Across the lagoon from the city lies the enormous Fortress of San Felipe, largest Spanish fort in the New World. Although it was extremely hot we did enjoy seeing the sights.
Monday was another day at sea and then on to the Panama Canal. More about the Canal below.
Candy and Johnny
