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Ports of Call on Western Caribbean Cruise – Part Two

Ports of Call on Western Caribbean Cruise – Part Two

After leaving Grand Cayman, we sailed to Cozumel, Mexico. We had booked a shore excursion, Tulum, Lost Civilization of the Mayans. We took a ferry from Cozumel to Playa del Carmen where we met our guide. Before exploring the ruins, we saw The Danza de los Voladores, or the Dance of the Flyers. It is an ancient ceremony still performed in parts of Mexico and Guatemala. The ritual was recognized as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage” by UNESCO in 2009, a few…

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Ports of Call on Western Caribbean Cruise – Part One

Ports of Call on Western Caribbean Cruise – Part One

We took a Western Caribbean Cruise in January of 2009 on the Ruby Princess. It was the inaugural year for this ship. We left from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale; our ports of call included Ocho Rios in Jamaica, George Town in Grand Cayman, Cozumel in Mexico and the Princess Cays in the Bahamas. These are pictures of the Ruby Princess, some of its public spaces and a sunset. Our first stop was Ocho Rios, a city on the northern…

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