It was in Willemstad, which is in Curacao, which is close enough to the northern part of South America that you can see it from there. There we experienced what it was like to be on a cruise ship that was leaving after dark. Among other things, this enabled us to have a late dinner… Continue reading Celebrate-ing Overnight Departures
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A 'Must-See' Museum In Willemstad
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO — Never having visited this part of the Caribbean before, our maiden voyage on the Carnival Freedom was fascinating, in part because of a tip from a fellow member of the cruise media. Nancy Schretter of the Family Travel Network suggested — no, insisted — that we visit Kura Hulanda Museum in the… Continue reading A 'Must-See' Museum In Willemstad
Curacao Mission Accomplished — Rijsttafel!
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — We used to meet friends regularly at an Indonesian restaurant to share a dish called “rijsttafel” until we became geographically undesirable…and the restaurant closed. Fast forward to this Caribbean island that’s closer to South America than North. With its Dutch Indonesian heritage, vowed one of us, there has to be a Curacao… Continue reading Curacao Mission Accomplished — Rijsttafel!