{"id":20085,"date":"2025-01-26T09:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=20085"},"modified":"2025-01-31T18:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T23:10:48","slug":"holiday-cruise-2024-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/?p=20085","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Cruise 2024\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday December 18, 2024 &#8211; Jeff and I flew south to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to begin a 20-day Caribbean cruise. It was overcast 25 degrees when we left home and bright &amp; sunny mid-70s in Florida when we arrived, so we knew this was a good idea.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-12.46.39-IMG_9481-400x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-12.46.39-IMG_9481-400x398.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-12.46.39-IMG_9481-768x764.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-12.46.39-IMG_9481-1536x1529.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-12.46.39-IMG_9481.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We arrived in Fort Lauderdale two days before the cruise to avoid flight delays or any other travel hassles. Also, Fort Lauderdale is a fun city to explore and the weather was perfect: 75 degrees, bright and sunny with an ocean breeze.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-13.10.09-IMG_9489-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-13.10.09-IMG_9489-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-13.10.09-IMG_9489-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-13.10.09-IMG_9489-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-19-13.10.09-IMG_9489.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Friday December 20th &#8211; We took a taxi to the cruise terminal and boarded our home-away-from-home: The Enchanted Princess. This was the Holiday Cruise of 2024 and the ship was filled to capacity with 3,954 guests, which included 450 children and 1,346 crew members.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.01.00-IMG_9534-400x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.01.00-IMG_9534-400x298.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.01.00-IMG_9534-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.01.00-IMG_9534-1536x1144.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.01.00-IMG_9534.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gangway to The Ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The boarding process took less than 10 minutes so we had plenty of time to settle in and explore the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-14.08.25-IMG_0992-400x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-14.08.25-IMG_0992-400x278.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-14.08.25-IMG_0992-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-14.08.25-IMG_0992-1536x1069.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-14.08.25-IMG_0992.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Enchanted Princess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.05.21-IMG_9536-400x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.05.21-IMG_9536-400x288.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.05.21-IMG_9536-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.05.21-IMG_9536-1536x1104.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-12.05.21-IMG_9536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Central Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Life onboard is what you make of it. There are many social opportunities, activities, entertainment, exercise programs, shopping, eating, or relaxing at one of the pools, spa or in the stateroom.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-14.47.18-IMG_9568-400x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-14.47.18-IMG_9568-400x289.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-14.47.18-IMG_9568-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-14.47.18-IMG_9568-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-14.47.18-IMG_9568.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Adults-Only Pool and Sun Deck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Enchanted Princess left Fort Lauderdale with a Sail-Away celebration of up-beat music and dancing on the pool deck. The ship&#8217;s horns blared the old &#8216;Love Boat&#8217; theme as we cruised out of the harbor.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-13.15.29-IMG_9546-400x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-13.15.29-IMG_9546-400x290.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-13.15.29-IMG_9546-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-13.15.29-IMG_9546-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-20-13.15.29-IMG_9546.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fort Lauderdale, Florida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saturday December 21st &#8211; Princess Cays, Eleuthera, Bahamas &#8211; The Commonwealth of the Bahamas is an independent country comprised of about 700 islands. The archipelago is located 110 miles southeast of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.40.35-IMG_9640-400x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.40.35-IMG_9640-400x276.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.40.35-IMG_9640-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.40.35-IMG_9640-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.40.35-IMG_9640.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Princess Cays Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Princess Cays is a beach resort which is owned by the Carnival Corp. It is located at the southern end of the Bahamian island of Eleuthera.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-10.44.42-IMG_9622-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-10.44.42-IMG_9622-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-10.44.42-IMG_9622-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-10.44.42-IMG_9622-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-10.44.42-IMG_9622.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Water Shuttle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ship moored off the beautiful tropical beach. We had a leisurely breakfast outside on the aft deck and later took the Water Shuttle to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.57.44-IMG_E9656-400x387.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.57.44-IMG_E9656-400x387.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.57.44-IMG_E9656-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.57.44-IMG_E9656-1536x1484.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-21-11.57.44-IMG_E9656.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beach on Princess Cays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Everything is provided on the beach: chairs, towels, food, refreshments, umbrellas, sand, clear tropical water. Paradise&#8230;  It was a wonderful introduction to the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday December 22 &#8211; A Sea Day: The Enchanted Princess sailed away from the Bahamas last night heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico. It&#8217;s an 800 mile cruise, so we enjoyed a day at sea.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-11.39.28-IMG_9702-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-11.39.28-IMG_9702-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-11.39.28-IMG_9702-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-11.39.28-IMG_9702-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-11.39.28-IMG_9702.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ugly Sweater Contestants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This was the &#8220;Holiday Cruise&#8221; so the ship was beautifully decorated with garlands, wreaths, Christmas trees, and Menorahs. Some guests decorated their stateroom doors and some wore holiday shirts and costumes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.45.11-IMG_9721-400x342.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.45.11-IMG_9721-400x342.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.45.11-IMG_9721-768x657.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.45.11-IMG_9721-1536x1314.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.45.11-IMG_9721.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Line Dance Lesson in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There were many activities to participate in and entertainment was everywhere on the ship. There was an Irish Pub onboard and the two musicians had a schedule of performances. They also gave lessons on how to play musical spoons.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.14.27-IMG_9717-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.14.27-IMG_9717-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.14.27-IMG_9717-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.14.27-IMG_9717-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-13.14.27-IMG_9717.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Playing &#8220;The Spoons&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The musical and entertainment venues offered a variety of genres of music. We enjoyed The Diamond Strings which was a duo who played classical music.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-12.24.56-IMG_E9713-316x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-12.24.56-IMG_E9713-316x400.jpg 316w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-12.24.56-IMG_E9713-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-12.24.56-IMG_E9713-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-12.24.56-IMG_E9713.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Diamond Strings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tonight was &#8216;Formal Night&#8217; when guests are encouraged to dress up for dinner in the dining rooms. We enjoyed watching the construction of a pyramid of glasses which became the Captain&#8217;s Champagne Waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-16.56.22-IMG_9736-317x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-16.56.22-IMG_9736-317x400.jpg 317w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-16.56.22-IMG_9736-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-16.56.22-IMG_9736-1217x1536.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-16.56.22-IMG_9736.jpg 1622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Careful Alignment of the Glasses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We noticed that most of the people did not &#8220;dress up&#8221; for dinner. We guessed the reason was because there were many children and young families onboard. Also times have changed and most people are less formal.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-17.01.59-IMG_9741-315x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-17.01.59-IMG_9741-315x400.jpg 315w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-17.01.59-IMG_9741-768x975.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-17.01.59-IMG_9741-1211x1536.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-17.01.59-IMG_9741.jpg 1614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Final Glass on Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nonetheless, there was a festive feeling aboard the Enchanted Princess. All the guests were very friendly and we were greeted with amicable comments and pleasant conversations everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-18.33.55-IMG_9749-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-18.33.55-IMG_9749-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-18.33.55-IMG_9749-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-18.33.55-IMG_9749-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-22-18.33.55-IMG_9749.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crowd at the Captain&#8217;s Champagne Waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Monday December 23 &#8211; San Juan, Puerto Rico: It was overcast and misty when the ship passed Castillo San Felipe del Morro that guarded the entrance to the harbor. The fortress was built in 1539 by the Spanish to protect the city from British, Dutch, and French invasions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-09.21.44-IMG_9765-400x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-09.21.44-IMG_9765-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-09.21.44-IMG_9765-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-09.21.44-IMG_9765-1536x1133.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-09.21.44-IMG_9765.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Castillo San Felipe del Morro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We docked in the Old Town of San Juan so it was easy to step ashore and walk around the historic district. The Spanish explorer and conquistador, Juan Ponce de Leon, founded the original settlement in 1508.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-10.51.10-IMG_E9794-400x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-10.51.10-IMG_E9794-400x283.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-10.51.10-IMG_E9794-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-10.51.10-IMG_E9794-1536x1088.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-10.51.10-IMG_E9794.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cruise Ships Docked in Old San Juan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, we didn&#8217;t have time to visit the forts in the Old Town which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but we enjoyed walking through the narrow cobblestone streets and admired the colorful stone buildings which date to the 16th and 17th centuries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-11.09.19-IMG_E9805-400x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-11.09.19-IMG_E9805-400x330.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-11.09.19-IMG_E9805-768x635.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-11.09.19-IMG_E9805-1536x1269.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-11.09.19-IMG_E9805.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old San Juan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-12.09.22-IMG_9846-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-12.09.22-IMG_9846-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-12.09.22-IMG_9846-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-12.09.22-IMG_9846-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-12.09.22-IMG_9846.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outdoor Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-13.02.56-IMG_9865-400x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-13.02.56-IMG_9865-400x280.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-13.02.56-IMG_9865-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-13.02.56-IMG_9865-1536x1077.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-13.02.56-IMG_9865.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old San Juan Harbor by Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-18.16.07-IMG_9879-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-18.16.07-IMG_9879-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-18.16.07-IMG_9879-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-18.16.07-IMG_9879-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-23-18.16.07-IMG_9879.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old San Juan Harbor at Night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tuesday December 24 &#8211; It was Christmas Eve day, so I wasn&#8217;t surprised to find Santa Claus enjoying a hearty breakfast in the ship&#8217;s dining area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.15.04-IMG_E9900-316x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.15.04-IMG_E9900-316x400.jpg 316w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.15.04-IMG_E9900-768x973.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.15.04-IMG_E9900-1213x1536.jpg 1213w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.15.04-IMG_E9900.jpg 1617w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Santa at Breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We arrived early this morning to the Dutch side of the island of Sint Maartin. In order to prevent war, the French and Dutch signed the Treaty of Concordia in 1648 which divided the island into two parts. &#8220;Saint-Martin&#8221; is the French side and &#8220;Sint Maartin&#8221; is the Dutch side.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.25.34-IMG_9904-400x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.25.34-IMG_9904-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.25.34-IMG_9904-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.25.34-IMG_9904-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-09.25.34-IMG_9904.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philipsburg, Sint Maartin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We disembarked and walked past the shops to a &#8220;water taxi&#8221; to take us across the bay to the capital city of Philipsburg.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.34.08-IMG_9917-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.34.08-IMG_9917-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.34.08-IMG_9917-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.34.08-IMG_9917-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.34.08-IMG_9917.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the Water Taxi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Philipsburg is a town along a white-sand beach with shops, restaurants, bars, and many jewelry stores.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.37.12-IMG_9919-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.37.12-IMG_9919-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.37.12-IMG_9919-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.37.12-IMG_9919-1536x1031.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-10.37.12-IMG_9919.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philipsburg, Sint Maartin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-11.28.12-IMG_9938-400x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-11.28.12-IMG_9938-400x308.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-11.28.12-IMG_9938-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-11.28.12-IMG_9938-1536x1181.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-11.28.12-IMG_9938.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Court House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-12.28.08-IMG_9947-400x306.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-12.28.08-IMG_9947-400x306.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-12.28.08-IMG_9947-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-12.28.08-IMG_9947-1536x1175.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-12.28.08-IMG_9947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Philipsburg Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the evening, the cruise director read Clement Clarke Moore&#8217;s poem, A Visit From St. Nicholas. Many children filled the Piazza to hear, &#8220;Twas the night before Christmas&#8230;.&#8221; Many adults listened in from the balconies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-18.52.31-IMG_9975-400x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-18.52.31-IMG_9975-400x309.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-18.52.31-IMG_9975-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-18.52.31-IMG_9975-1536x1187.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-24-18.52.31-IMG_9975.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Story Time in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wednesday December 25 &#8211; Saint John&#8217;s, Antigua and Barbuda &#8211;  Hanukkah and Christmas Day<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-15.58.15-IMG_E0045-285x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-15.58.15-IMG_E0045-285x400.jpg 285w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-15.58.15-IMG_E0045-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-15.58.15-IMG_E0045-1094x1536.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-15.58.15-IMG_E0045.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The independent country of Antigua and Barbuda is located where the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea meet. A former British colony, it is one of the smallest countries in the Caribbean. Antigua and Barbuda has been independent since 1981. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-07.27.51-IMG_E9989-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-07.27.51-IMG_E9989-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-07.27.51-IMG_E9989-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-07.27.51-IMG_E9989-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-07.27.51-IMG_E9989.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Approaching the Dock in St. John&#8217;s Antigua<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-10.55.33-IMG_0007-400x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-10.55.33-IMG_0007-400x294.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-10.55.33-IMG_0007-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-10.55.33-IMG_0007-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-10.55.33-IMG_0007.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cruise Port Decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We walked past the shops and jewelry stores in the cruise port to see what St. John&#8217;s was like. Because of the holiday, everything was closed and the streets were very quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.37.25-IMG_0034-400x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.37.25-IMG_0034-400x278.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.37.25-IMG_0034-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.37.25-IMG_0034-1536x1068.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.37.25-IMG_0034.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typical Street in St. John&#8217;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We continued through the quiet streets to St. John&#8217;s Cathedral, an Anglican church perched on a hilltop, which was built in 1845.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.22.48-IMG_0020-332x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.22.48-IMG_0020-332x400.jpg 332w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.22.48-IMG_0020-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.22.48-IMG_0020-1274x1536.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-11.22.48-IMG_0020.jpg 1699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. John&#8217;s Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We returned to the ship in time to see Santa Claus descend the stairs in the Piazza and distribute gifts to the excited children waiting below. Snow fell in the Piazza!!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"307\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-17.05.20-IMG_0052-307x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-17.05.20-IMG_0052-307x400.jpg 307w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-17.05.20-IMG_0052-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-17.05.20-IMG_0052-1180x1536.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-25-17.05.20-IMG_0052.jpg 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Santa Claus Coming Down the Stairs!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Thursday December 26 &#8211; The next day, we arrived at Saint Kitts and Nevis which is an independent nation known for its rainforests, mountains, and beaches of white, gray, and black sand. Basseterre is the capital city.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-07.19.49-IMG_0082-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-07.19.49-IMG_0082-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-07.19.49-IMG_0082-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-07.19.49-IMG_0082-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-07.19.49-IMG_0082.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sailing into Basseterre, St. Kitts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We wanted to see more of St. Kitts so we took an excursion which included a tour around the island by car and train. The island is gorgeous- lush, verdant, tropical and mountainous.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-11.58.09-IMG_0147-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-11.58.09-IMG_0147-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-11.58.09-IMG_0147-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-11.58.09-IMG_0147-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-11.58.09-IMG_0147.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Train Tour of St. Kitts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The official name of the larger island is Saint Christopher but referred to as St. Kitts. Nevis is the smaller, less populated island, located two miles south of St. Kitts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.36.59-IMG_0179-281x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.36.59-IMG_0179-281x400.jpg 281w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.36.59-IMG_0179-768x1095.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.36.59-IMG_0179-1078x1536.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.36.59-IMG_0179.jpg 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Masquerade Dance on the Train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.40.08-IMG_0187-400x303.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.40.08-IMG_0187-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.40.08-IMG_0187-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.40.08-IMG_0187-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-12.40.08-IMG_0187.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mt. Liamuiga &#8211; a Dormant Volcano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-14.50.17-IMG_0224-400x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-14.50.17-IMG_0224-400x351.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-14.50.17-IMG_0224-768x674.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-14.50.17-IMG_0224-1536x1347.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-26-14.50.17-IMG_0224.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Masquerade Dancing in the Streets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Friday December 27 &#8211; Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands and is an American Territory. After a leisurely breakfast, we went ashore and took a local taxi up to the top of one of the mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-12.38.27-IMG_0328-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-12.38.27-IMG_0328-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-12.38.27-IMG_0328-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-12.38.27-IMG_0328-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-12.38.27-IMG_0328.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Overlooking Charlotte Amalie &amp; the Cruise Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-11.55.59-IMG_0306-400x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-11.55.59-IMG_0306-400x282.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-11.55.59-IMG_0306-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-11.55.59-IMG_0306-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-11.55.59-IMG_0306.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Northern Side of St. Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-17.28.35-IMG_1177-400x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-17.28.35-IMG_1177-400x290.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-17.28.35-IMG_1177-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-17.28.35-IMG_1177-1536x1115.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-17.28.35-IMG_1177.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Storm on the Atlantic Ocean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saturday and Sunday December 28 &amp; 29: We had two &#8220;Sea Days&#8221; as Enchanted Princess cruised north back to Fort Lauderdale. We kept ourselves busy and were entertained by all the activities on board.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-20.48.21-IMG_E0372-400x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-20.48.21-IMG_E0372-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-20.48.21-IMG_E0372-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-20.48.21-IMG_E0372-1536x1136.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-27-20.48.21-IMG_E0372.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Magic of Nelson Lugo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-15.02.07-IMG_0393-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-15.02.07-IMG_0393-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-15.02.07-IMG_0393-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-15.02.07-IMG_0393-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-15.02.07-IMG_0393.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arts &amp; Crafts for the Young &amp; Old<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"327\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-17.02.40-IMG_0396-327x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-17.02.40-IMG_0396-327x400.jpg 327w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-17.02.40-IMG_0396-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-17.02.40-IMG_0396-1257x1536.jpg 1257w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-17.02.40-IMG_0396.jpg 1676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Irish Music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-21.55.52-IMG_0408-400x304.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-21.55.52-IMG_0408-400x304.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-21.55.52-IMG_0408-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-21.55.52-IMG_0408-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-28-21.55.52-IMG_0408.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singing &amp; Dancing in the Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-10.19.20-IMG_0418-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-10.19.20-IMG_0418-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-10.19.20-IMG_0418-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-10.19.20-IMG_0418-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-10.19.20-IMG_0418.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Storm At Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-14.32.12-IMG_0424-400x388.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-14.32.12-IMG_0424-400x388.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-14.32.12-IMG_0424-768x745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-14.32.12-IMG_0424-1536x1490.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-29-14.32.12-IMG_0424.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dance Lessons in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Monday December 30th &#8211; My 79th Birthday!! :-) There were 300 passengers, like us, who were staying on board for the next 10-days to celebrate the New Year. First, we all assembled in the Capri Dining Room and were soon led out to Customs and Immigration in the cruise terminal. We trooped out, off, down, around, showed our faces to the facial recognition machines, then trooped back up and onto the ship. It was a relatively quick and painless process.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-10.49.11-IMG_0455-400x302.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-10.49.11-IMG_0455-400x302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-10.49.11-IMG_0455-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-10.49.11-IMG_0455-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-10.49.11-IMG_0455.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back in Fort Lauderdale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, all the rest of the passengers left the ship &#8212; to be replaced by another 3,300 new guests. This time, there were fewer children and young families. There were more couples and mature folks. The new passengers looked like they were ready to welcome the New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-18.11.48-IMG_0483-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-18.11.48-IMG_0483-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-18.11.48-IMG_0483-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-18.11.48-IMG_0483-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-30-18.11.48-IMG_0483.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ocean Terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.15.16-IMG_1556-400x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.15.16-IMG_1556-400x334.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.15.16-IMG_1556-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.15.16-IMG_1556-1536x1283.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.15.16-IMG_1556.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Open Kitchen at the Ocean Terrace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For a few hours, we had the run of the ship so I caught up on laundry (Princess ships have a laundry room on every floor), relaxation and reading. Later in the evening, we enjoyed a delicious sushi dinner in the Ocean Terrace and listened to Celtic music at O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s Pub.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.16.29-IMG_0578-305x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.16.29-IMG_0578-305x400.jpg 305w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.16.29-IMG_0578-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.16.29-IMG_0578-1172x1536.jpg 1172w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.16.29-IMG_0578.jpg 1562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Playing Uilleann Pipes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tuesday and Wednesday December 31 &amp; January 1 &#8211; Two more days at sea allowing the Enchanted Princess to travel south to our next port-of-call in the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.53.17-IMG_0584-2-400x275.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.53.17-IMG_0584-2-400x275.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.53.17-IMG_0584-2-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.53.17-IMG_0584-2-1536x1058.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-01-17.53.17-IMG_0584-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunset Over the Caribbean Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>New Year&#8217;s Eve aboard The Enchanted Princess was another &#8220;Formal Night&#8221; and many people were dressed up in glitter and gowns. Music &amp; dancing everywhere. Parties were going on in all the venues. The air was alive with excitement and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"264\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-31-16.52.57-IMG_0513-264x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-31-16.52.57-IMG_0513-264x400.jpg 264w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-31-16.52.57-IMG_0513-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-31-16.52.57-IMG_0513-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-12-31-16.52.57-IMG_0513.jpg 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Happy New Year!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Thursday January 2nd &#8211; We returned to the island of Antigua. We booked an excursion in order to see sights on the island. We were driven to Nelson&#8217;s Dockyard, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in English Harbor. It is the only continuously working Georgian era dockyard in the world, built in the early 18th century. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.04.35-IMG_0661-400x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.04.35-IMG_0661-400x282.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.04.35-IMG_0661-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.04.35-IMG_0661-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.04.35-IMG_0661.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dockyard Buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.07.20-IMG_0663-400x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.07.20-IMG_0663-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.07.20-IMG_0663-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.07.20-IMG_0663-1536x1079.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.07.20-IMG_0663.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Dockyard Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"289\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.12.12-IMG_0665-289x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.12.12-IMG_0665-289x400.jpg 289w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.12.12-IMG_0665-768x1063.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.12.12-IMG_0665-1110x1536.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.12.12-IMG_0665.jpg 1480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Seashell &amp; Cap Decorations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.45.49-IMG_0689-1-400x274.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.45.49-IMG_0689-1-400x274.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.45.49-IMG_0689-1-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.45.49-IMG_0689-1-1536x1054.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-11.45.49-IMG_0689-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Typical Island House &amp; Tropical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-12.23.20-IMG_0736-400x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-12.23.20-IMG_0736-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-12.23.20-IMG_0736-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-12.23.20-IMG_0736-1536x961.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-12.23.20-IMG_0736.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shirley Heights Overlooking English Harbor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-21.34.54-IMG_0808-400x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-21.34.54-IMG_0808-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-21.34.54-IMG_0808-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-21.34.54-IMG_0808-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-02-21.34.54-IMG_0808.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chris Lash Playing &#8216;Oldies&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Friday January 3rd &#8211; Fort-de-France, Martinique &#8211; We had booked an excursion so we could go beyond the capital city and see more of the French island.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-08.28.22-IMG_E0824-400x269.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-08.28.22-IMG_E0824-400x269.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-08.28.22-IMG_E0824-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-08.28.22-IMG_E0824-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-08.28.22-IMG_E0824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fort-de France, Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A van picked us up at the cruise port and drove us north through the mountainous rainforest in the center of Martinique. It was slow going up the steep winding roads, but exciting and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.44.47-IMG_E0856-400x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.44.47-IMG_E0856-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.44.47-IMG_E0856-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.44.47-IMG_E0856-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.44.47-IMG_E0856.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dormant Volcanos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We stopped at the Church of the Sacred Heart of Balata which was built in 1925. It was modeled after Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.18.37-IMG_0841-400x316.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.18.37-IMG_0841-400x316.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.18.37-IMG_0841-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.18.37-IMG_0841-1536x1215.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-09.18.37-IMG_0841.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sacre-Coeur de la Balata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>We continued to the Depaz rum distillery. It was originally built in 1635, and rebuilt in 1905 after the eruption of Mount Pelee had destroyed the original family business.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.39.26-IMG_0876-1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.39.26-IMG_0876-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.39.26-IMG_0876-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.39.26-IMG_0876-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.39.26-IMG_0876-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sugar Cane Field<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.42.11-IMG_0881-400x323.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.42.11-IMG_0881-400x323.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.42.11-IMG_0881-768x621.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.42.11-IMG_0881-1536x1241.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.42.11-IMG_0881.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rum Storage Tanks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.46.08-IMG_0886-400x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.46.08-IMG_0886-400x293.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.46.08-IMG_0886-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.46.08-IMG_0886-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.46.08-IMG_0886.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Depaz Distillery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.11.33-IMG_0867-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.11.33-IMG_0867-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.11.33-IMG_0867-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.11.33-IMG_0867-1023x1536.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-10.11.33-IMG_0867.jpg 1364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>After visiting the distillery, we resumed our tour with a visit to the lovely town of Saint-Pierre. The sea-side town was devastated in 1902 after the eruption of Mount Pelee, killing 30,000 residents.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-01-03-11.56.39-IMG_0182-400x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-01-03-11.56.39-IMG_0182-400x289.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-01-03-11.56.39-IMG_0182-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-01-03-11.56.39-IMG_0182-1536x1110.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-01-03-11.56.39-IMG_0182.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mount Pelee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.07.30-IMG_0942-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.07.30-IMG_0942-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.07.30-IMG_0942-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.07.30-IMG_0942-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.07.30-IMG_0942.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ruins of the Theater of St. Pierre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-11.54.55-IMG_0931-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-11.54.55-IMG_0931-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-11.54.55-IMG_0931-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-11.54.55-IMG_0931-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-11.54.55-IMG_0931.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old and New Construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.24.43-IMG_0957-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.24.43-IMG_0957-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.24.43-IMG_0957-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.24.43-IMG_0957-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-12.24.43-IMG_0957.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Church Bell in the Museum of Volcanology<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-13.48.01-IMG_0987-400x311.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-13.48.01-IMG_0987-400x311.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-13.48.01-IMG_0987-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-13.48.01-IMG_0987-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-13.48.01-IMG_0987.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Downtown Fort-de-France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.00.56-IMG_1026-400x308.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.00.56-IMG_1026-400x308.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.00.56-IMG_1026-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.00.56-IMG_1026-1536x1184.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.00.56-IMG_1026.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dancing in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.49.04-IMG_1033-400x327.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.49.04-IMG_1033-400x327.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.49.04-IMG_1033-768x627.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.49.04-IMG_1033-1536x1254.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-03-21.49.04-IMG_1033.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Show in the Theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saturday January 4 &#8211; Return to Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis &#8211; We booked an excursion to learn more about the islands. First stop was the Fairview Great House, built in 1701, which is an example of island Colonial architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-08.15.09-IMG_E1051-400x268.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-08.15.09-IMG_E1051-400x268.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-08.15.09-IMG_E1051-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-08.15.09-IMG_E1051-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-08.15.09-IMG_E1051.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Basseterre, Saint Kitts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-07.36.33-IMG_1049-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-07.36.33-IMG_1049-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-07.36.33-IMG_1049-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-07.36.33-IMG_1049-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-07.36.33-IMG_1049.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The St. Kitts Pilot Boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-21.33.35-IMG_1171-400x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-21.33.35-IMG_1171-400x168.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-21.33.35-IMG_1171-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-21.33.35-IMG_1171-1536x647.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-21.33.35-IMG_1171.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fairview Great House &amp; Botanical Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-13.58.02-IMG_1112-400x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-13.58.02-IMG_1112-400x291.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-13.58.02-IMG_1112-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-13.58.02-IMG_1112-1536x1117.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-13.58.02-IMG_1112.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interior of the Fairview Great House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-14.01.14-IMG_1118-400x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-14.01.14-IMG_1118-400x296.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-14.01.14-IMG_1118-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-14.01.14-IMG_1118-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-14.01.14-IMG_1118.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View From the Porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.10.51-IMG_E1146-400x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.10.51-IMG_E1146-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.10.51-IMG_E1146-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.10.51-IMG_E1146-1536x1095.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.10.51-IMG_E1146.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frigate Bay from the Timothy Hill Overlook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.13.04-IMG_1148-400x287.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.13.04-IMG_1148-400x287.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.13.04-IMG_1148-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.13.04-IMG_1148-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-15.13.04-IMG_1148.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Causeway to the Southeast Peninsula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-18.03.12-IMG_1192-400x302.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-18.03.12-IMG_1192-400x302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-18.03.12-IMG_1192-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-18.03.12-IMG_1192-1536x1160.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-04-18.03.12-IMG_1192.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunset Over the Caribbean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sunday January 5 &#8211; Roseau, Dominica &#8211; Our first rainy day! Dominica is an independent island country located between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Dominica is called the &#8220;Nature Island of the Caribbean.&#8221; The island has lush mountainous rainforests and geothermal-volcanic activity.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.23.42-IMG_1212-400x295.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.23.42-IMG_1212-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.23.42-IMG_1212-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.23.42-IMG_1212-1536x1132.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.23.42-IMG_1212.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of the Mountains of Dominica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.50.56-IMG_1220-400x291.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.50.56-IMG_1220-400x291.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.50.56-IMG_1220-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.50.56-IMG_1220-1536x1118.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-08.50.56-IMG_1220.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Commercial Shipyard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-09.45.34-IMG_1225-400x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-09.45.34-IMG_1225-400x271.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-09.45.34-IMG_1225-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-09.45.34-IMG_1225-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-09.45.34-IMG_1225.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Main Street in Roseau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.29.10-IMG_1327-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.29.10-IMG_1327-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.29.10-IMG_1327-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.29.10-IMG_1327-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.29.10-IMG_1327.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aftermath of a Landslide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.00.26-IMG_1316-311x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.00.26-IMG_1316-311x400.jpg 311w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.00.26-IMG_1316-768x989.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.00.26-IMG_1316-1193x1536.jpg 1193w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-11.00.26-IMG_1316.jpg 1591w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Path to the Waterfalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-10.48.53-IMG_1281-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-10.48.53-IMG_1281-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-10.48.53-IMG_1281-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-10.48.53-IMG_1281-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-10.48.53-IMG_1281.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trafalgar Falls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-14.17.37-IMG_1355-400x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-14.17.37-IMG_1355-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-14.17.37-IMG_1355-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-14.17.37-IMG_1355-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-14.17.37-IMG_1355.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Mountains After the Rain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.01.14-IMG_1381-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.01.14-IMG_1381-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.01.14-IMG_1381-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.01.14-IMG_1381-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.01.14-IMG_1381.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leaving Dominica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.17.03-IMG_1411-278x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.17.03-IMG_1411-278x400.jpg 278w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.17.03-IMG_1411-768x1106.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.17.03-IMG_1411-1067x1536.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.17.03-IMG_1411.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jazz on the Pool Deck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-17.52.09-IMG_1421-400x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-17.52.09-IMG_1421-400x290.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-17.52.09-IMG_1421-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-17.52.09-IMG_1421-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-17.52.09-IMG_1421.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dixieland in the Piazza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-20.39.36-IMG_1434-400x292.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-20.39.36-IMG_1434-400x292.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-20.39.36-IMG_1434-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-20.39.36-IMG_1434-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-20.39.36-IMG_1434.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jim Henson Creatures Come to Life<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Monday January 6 &#8211; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas &#8211; We decided to enjoy a quiet day. We had a continental breakfast on our balcony and took a leisurely walk around the cruise port. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-08.58.43-IMG_1575-400x273.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-08.58.43-IMG_1575-400x273.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-08.58.43-IMG_1575-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-08.58.43-IMG_1575-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-08.58.43-IMG_1575.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Breakfast on the Balcony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-17.06.28-IMG_1546-400x158.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-17.06.28-IMG_1546-400x158.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-17.06.28-IMG_1546-768x304.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-17.06.28-IMG_1546-1536x608.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-17.06.28-IMG_1546.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. Thomas is Next to the British Virgin Islands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-15.43.31-IMG_1516-400x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-15.43.31-IMG_1516-400x299.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-15.43.31-IMG_1516-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-15.43.31-IMG_1516-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-15.43.31-IMG_1516.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"316\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.49.39-IMG_5346-316x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.49.39-IMG_5346-316x400.jpg 316w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.49.39-IMG_5346-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.49.39-IMG_5346-1215x1536.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-06-19.49.39-IMG_5346.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Parrot Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.10.16-IMG_1397-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.10.16-IMG_1397-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.10.16-IMG_1397-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.10.16-IMG_1397-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-05-16.10.16-IMG_1397.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View From the Enchanted Princess<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tuesday January 7 &#8211; Grand Turk, Turk and Caicos Islands &#8211; The islands are a British Territory and are known for tourism and as an &#8220;offshore financial centre.&#8221; The islands are mostly beaches. Colonel Murray&#8217;s Hill, the highest point on Grand Turk, stands at 89 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-13.23.13-IMG_1595-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-13.23.13-IMG_1595-400x284.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-13.23.13-IMG_1595-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-13.23.13-IMG_1595-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-13.23.13-IMG_1595.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Public Beach at the Cruise Port<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-14.49.08-IMG_1614-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-14.49.08-IMG_1614-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-14.49.08-IMG_1614-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-14.49.08-IMG_1614-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-14.49.08-IMG_1614.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Island Donkey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-16.07.53-IMG_1670-311x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-16.07.53-IMG_1670-311x400.jpg 311w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-16.07.53-IMG_1670-768x987.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-16.07.53-IMG_1670-1195x1536.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-16.07.53-IMG_1670.jpg 1593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grand Turk Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-15.04.54-IMG_1628-400x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-15.04.54-IMG_1628-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-15.04.54-IMG_1628-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-15.04.54-IMG_1628-1536x1081.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-15.04.54-IMG_1628.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grand Turk Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-09.40.17-IMG_1579-400x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-09.40.17-IMG_1579-400x290.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-09.40.17-IMG_1579-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-09.40.17-IMG_1579-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-09.40.17-IMG_1579.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ocean View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wednesday January 8 &#8211; A Sea Day to travel back to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Turks and Caicos Islands are located south of the Bahamas about 650 miles from Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"260\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-17.31.13-IMG_E1695-260x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-17.31.13-IMG_E1695-260x400.jpg 260w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-17.31.13-IMG_E1695-768x1183.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-17.31.13-IMG_E1695-998x1536.jpg 998w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-07-17.31.13-IMG_E1695.jpg 1330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heading Home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.20.44-IMG_1732-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.20.44-IMG_1732-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.20.44-IMG_1732-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.20.44-IMG_1732-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.20.44-IMG_1732.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shipboard Galley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.22.00-IMG_1737-400x277.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.22.00-IMG_1737-400x277.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.22.00-IMG_1737-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.22.00-IMG_1737-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.22.00-IMG_1737.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Galley Crew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.23.06-IMG_1742-400x319.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.23.06-IMG_1742-400x319.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.23.06-IMG_1742-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.23.06-IMG_1742-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-08-11.23.06-IMG_1742.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Head Chef and Director of Restaurant Operations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"304\" 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