{"id":3455,"date":"2014-03-11T14:52:50","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T20:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/?p=3455"},"modified":"2014-04-08T13:27:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T19:27:33","slug":"puerto-rico-and-southern-caribbean-cruise-february-21-march-4-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/puerto-rico-and-southern-caribbean-cruise-february-21-march-4-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rico and Southern Caribbean Cruise: February 21 &#8211; March 4, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt and I saw this cruise itinerary that we really loved about a year and a half in advance. It was cheap, so we booked it. Then we decided to take advantage of the fact we&#8217;d be leaving from San Juan, and take a side trip to Vieques, which I&#8217;d wanted to see since I learned about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vieques-island.com\/biobay.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">bioluminescent bay<\/a> there.<\/p>\n<p>Our cruise was great, despite some seasickness, and Matt celebrated his birthday in St Lucia. I got to see some things I&#8217;d always wanted to, like the Pitons and Maho Beach in St Maarten, where the giant planes come in right over your head. And then we went to Vieques, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I can&#8217;t wait to go back.<\/p>\n<p>(The entire photoset is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/queen_of_subtle\/sets\/72157641919329013\/\" target=\"_blank\">here on Flickr<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Read from the beginning below, or jump to each day:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fri 2\/21: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/a-nearly-miraculous-escape-to-san-juan\/\">A Nearly-Miraculous Escape to San Juan<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sat 2\/22: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/revisiting-the-cats-of-san-juan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Revisiting the Cats of San Juan<\/a> (and boarding the ship)<\/li>\n<li>Sun 2\/23: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/seasickness-is-no-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seasickness is No Joke<\/a> &#8211; Day at Sea<\/li>\n<li>Mon 2\/24: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/pon-di-beach-in-barbados\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pon di Beach in Barbados<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tue 2\/25: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/matts-birthday-with-the-pitons-in-st-lucia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Matt&#8217;s Birthday with the Pitons in St Lucia<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Wed 2\/26: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/hangin-with-admiral-nelson-in-antigua\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hangin&#8217; with Admiral Nelson in Antigua<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thu 2\/27: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/low-flying-planes-in-st-maarten\/\" target=\"_blank\">Low-flying Planes in\u00a0St Maarten<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fri 2\/28: <a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/secluded-beaches-and-local-beer-in-st-john\/\" target=\"_blank\">Secluded Beaches and Local Beer in St John, USVI<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sat 3\/1:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-TB\" target=\"_blank\">From a Giant Ship to a Tiny Plane (and a Hacienda!)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sun 3\/2:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/wherein-i-fall-in-love-with-vieques\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wherein I Fall in Love with Vieques<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mon 3\/3: <a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-TF\">Kayaking the Bioluminescent Bay in Vieques<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tue 3\/4:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-TH\" target=\"_blank\">That Time United Forgot to Supply Pilots<\/a> (Going Home)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt and I saw this cruise itinerary that we really loved about a year and a half in advance. It was cheap, so we booked it. Then we decided to take advantage of the fact we&#8217;d be leaving from San Juan, and take a side trip to Vieques, which I&#8217;d wanted to see since I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[346],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"geo":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5Z5R-TJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3453,"url":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/puerto-rico-southern-caribbean-cruise-2\/that-time-united-forgot-to-supply-pilots-going-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":3455,"position":0},"title":"That Time United Forgot to Supply Pilots (Going Home)","author":"Jenni","date":"02.27.2014","format":false,"excerpt":"We got up around 8 Tuesday morning, and I went to make coffee. Somehow I managed to put the machine together wrong, and we ended up with coffee everywhere. I cleaned that up, and the second time, it worked. 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