Shortly after leaving St. Maarten, we cruised to St. Thomas. Both Joe and I had been to this island previously so we decided on an excursion that would take us to the island of St. John. There was a little confusion after getting off the ship. Usually when you do excursions you are given a time and place to meet your group and then you proceed to that location and look for someone holding up the name or number of your trip. Welllll, for some reason, that whole holding up numbers concept wasn't very good in St. Thomas. Eventually, though, we figured out where to go and waited for the ferry that would take us to St. Thomas.
It was about a 60 minute scenic ferry ride to St. John - the water is so blue, the land so mountainous, the weather so beautiful. We then taxied to Trunk Bay which was once voted one of the top 10 beaches in the world. It was great! 75% of St. John is owned by the national park service and therefore remains preserved and uncommercialized.
Our excursion was actually a snorkel trip despite my hesitation. Joe was quite the trooper sitting by the pool and on beaches the entire trip so I thought it would be nice to do an activity for him. Well, the park service actually set up a snorkel tour at this location. Just like going to the zoo, there were plaques underwater to describe what you were seeing. Very cool!
This was the second formal night so once we got back to the ship, we cleaned up and spiffied up for a fancy dinner. Joe had lobster and shrimp and I had beef wellington. It was very yum. After, we saw a comedy/magic show which was interesting to say the least. Following that, we went to see a game show based on the Newlywed Show except they used a couple married that day, a couple married 7 years, and a couple married 25 years. It was one of our favorite days of the trip.
Day 6 - Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
So Grand Turk...this port is owned and maintained by the cruiseline and therefore it was very similar to the experience we had on our Bahamas day. Excursions were available but not necessary because the beach is right next to where the boat docks. There were also pools right next to Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. It was a little resort.
It was a very hot day and we sought refuge under some palm trees. It was a relaxing day in and out of the water. That's what I look for in a vacation.
We ate dinner in the dining room again. I can't quite recall what we ate but I think I had sea bass and Joe had some sort of beef. I do remember that I had some excellent cheesecake for dessert. I wish I could have boxed up tons of that to bring home! We saw some traditional cruise entertainment that night - a tribute to pop stars. Well, I didn't quite agree with their idea of pop star but it was something to do. Afterwards, we caught The Blind Side on the tv in our room. 
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