{"id":23820,"date":"2015-04-10T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=23820"},"modified":"2015-04-10T01:00:45","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T08:00:45","slug":"23820","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=23820","title":{"rendered":"Friday file: Cruise Port Entertainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\">In many ports, especially in the Caribbean, locals provide entertainment for passengers as they disembark. There&rsquo;s always a bucket nearby for anybody who wants to make a donation to these buskers by the sea but there is, of course, no obligation &mdash; and the reality is they provide a musical preview of their country&rsquo;s customs. Here are some we&rsquo;ve encountered and enjoyed&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dom.Rep_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dom.Rep\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23863\" height=\"566\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dom.Rep_.jpg\" width=\"657\" \/><\/a><b><i>La Romana: Decked out in traditional Dominican Republic colors, this quartet was just as bright in talent.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arica\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23861\" height=\"339\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Arica.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/a><b><i>Arica, Chile: In an outdoor mall close to the ship, this talented duo was singing&hellip;&#39;The Piano Man&#39; with no piano!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Acapulco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Acapulco\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23860\" height=\"443\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Acapulco.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/a><b><i>Acapulco: Mariachis are always an attraction in Mexico, even when their &ldquo;fifth&rdquo; member gets into the act.<\/i><\/b><em style=\"font-size: 12.222222328186px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"font-size: 13.3333339691162px; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cartagena.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cartagena\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23862\" height=\"867\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Cartagena.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/a><b><i>Cartagena: Colorful Colombian dancers on the deck of what was once a Spanish galleon and now tours the harbor.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Falmouth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Falmouth\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23864\" height=\"488\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Falmouth.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/a><b><i>Falmouth: If ever an entertainer looked the part of the needy busker, it was this Jamaican at Dunn&rsquo;s River Falls.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 23.1111106872559px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Labadee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Labadee\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23865\" height=\"433\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Labadee.jpg\" width=\"650\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 23.1111106872559px;\"><b><i>Labadee: The only thing wrong with this high-energy act beside Allure of the Seas was the intrusion of a passenger.<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><em style=\"font-size: 13px; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><strong>Today at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.portsandbows.com\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\"><strong>Norwegian back to South America<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12028\" height=\"125\" src=\"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/DailyDeal-2-e1334202169354.jpg\" title=\"DailyDeal-2\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnival.com\/cms\/fun\/ships\/carnival_miracle\/default.aspx?shipCode=MI\">Carnival Miracle<\/a><br \/>\n\t6 nights<br \/>\n\tNovember 1, 2015<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.losangeles.com\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> (return): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cabosanlucas.net\/\">Cabo San Lucas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.go2mazatlan.com\/\">Mazatlan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitpuertovallarta.com\/\">Puerto Vallarta<\/a><br \/>\n\tInside: $469<br \/>\n\t<strong style=\"line-height: 20.7999992370605px; text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">Cost per day: $78<\/strong><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carnival.com\">www.carnival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many ports, especially in the Caribbean, locals provide entertainment for passengers as they disembark. There&rsquo;s always a bucket nearby for anybody who wants to make a donation to these buskers by the sea but there is, of course, no obligation &mdash; and the reality is they provide a musical preview of their country&rsquo;s customs.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=23820\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Friday file: Cruise Port Entertainers<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,25,1893,31],"tags":[106,203,1938,185,154,700,902,912,72,1888,51,35,284,645,40,542,102,26,27],"class_list":["post-23820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deals","category-people","category-photos","category-ports","tag-acapulco","tag-allure-of-the-seas","tag-arica","tag-caribbean","tag-carnival","tag-carnival-miracle","tag-cartagena","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-photos","tag-cruise-ports","tag-cruises","tag-dominican-republic","tag-falmouth","tag-labadee","tag-mexican-riviera","tag-mexico","tag-phil-reimer","tag-ports-and-bows","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23820\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}