We're Booked! Ciao!

The Lirica has Itallian officers and a Balinese crew

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Back row: Pete, Wendy, John, Barry and Me
Front row: Donna, Cheryl and Holly
Taken in Curacao (before the blog) on the Volendam cruise March 2006.
The gang has managed to come together again for a Caribbean cruise. There are eight of us signed up. If you check the blog archives from last March, you'll see the exact same "motley crew" in Hawaii. Before that we all went around the Caribbean on the Volendam. This time we are traveling aboard an Italian ship (the Lirica) registered in Panama leaving out of Fort Lauderdale. It visits 4 places that Wendy and I have never been to before. (Puerto Rico, St. Maarten, Antigua, and Dominican Republic) The ad says "With Sophia Loren as Godmother to its ships and a theme of "Beautiful! Passionate! Italian!" MSC is known for celebrating its Italian heritage. Onboard, you'll find cuisine inspired by Italy, not to mention sophisticated decor."

ITINERARY

DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART Mon Feb 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7:00pm Tue Feb 19 At Sea Wed Feb 20 At Sea Thu Feb 21 San Juan, Puerto Rico 7:00am 5:00pm Fri Feb 22 St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 7:00am 4:00pm Sat Feb 23 St. Lucia 8:00am 5:00pm Sun Feb 24 Antigua 8:00am 5:00pm Mon Feb 25 Tortola, British V.I. 7:00am 2:00pm Tue Feb 26 Dominican Republic (Cayo Levantado) 7:00am 3:00pm Wed Feb 27 At Sea Thu Feb 28 Fort Lauderdale, FL 8:00am