This is the last day of our trans-Atlantic cruise and we dock in Miami tomorrow, from where I will fly to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for Christmas with my son and his fiance.
We visited the Caribbean island of St Martin/St Maarten a couple of days ago. The island is only 37 square miles but is made up of two separate territories, one Dutch and the other French. They have peacefully co-existed since 1648--is there some sort of lesson in that?
The cruise terminal in St Martin holds up to 6 giant cruise ships at a time---our ship is dwarfed by these floating bee hives--ugh, not for me! However there were not only cruise ships in port that day but also Roman Abramovich's yacht, Eclipse, the largest in the world (naturally!) at 536 feet with two helicopter pads, 70 crew, a mini-submarine and a missile defence system as well as your usual celebrity bullet proof glass and paparazzi repelling system.
Here are some pictures.
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| Our ship, the Crystal Serenity in St Martin |
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| Maintenance never stops |
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| Street scene in Marigot, St Martin--note the menu |
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| Street Scene in Marigot, the main town of the French side of St Martin |
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| The pool deck at sunset |
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| Rush hour at the cruise terminal |
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| Another day, another buffet |
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| Roman Abramovich's yacht, Eclipse, in St Martin |
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