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Basseterre, St. Kitts

Paid a driver to take us around the island, stopped at Pirate Beach for drinks and snacks, saw all around the island, it was beautiful, was glad we did not go in a group because the driver took us where ever we wanted and dropped us off if we wanted to stop somewhere and came back to get us, and it wasn't expensive

Miami, Florida

Horrible storm totally drenched the place on return, flights cancelled, we had to spend hours sitting on the plane after it landed, all night to rebook and claim luggage, never really saw Miami, so maybe better another time

Nassau, Bahamas

No excursion. Visited brewery and Senior Froggies, took pictures of the beaches. It was a short stop

Symphony of the Seas

Go suite class or outward facing balcony or don't go.

Wellington, New Zealand

Toured the parliament, ugliest building ever (sorry New Zealand), could not bring myself to buy Starbucks cup with picture of ugly parliament building. My children enjoyed the botanic garden excursion.

Napier, New Zealand

Rafting excursion in beautiful area. Lovely.

Picton, New Zealand

Rented a car and went wine tasting. BEAUTIFUL scenery. Lovely wine (Cloudy Bay) and delicious cheese plates. We live near Napa, California, and wine taste frequently, so when I say good wine, I am comparing to some very good wines.

Sydney, Australia

We stayed in Bondi for a couple days before the cruise.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

We rented a car and drove to Castle Larnoch on our own in the morning, and had Devonshire tea at the cafe there and walked around the gardens. It was much less expensive for four people than doing the RC excursion which was sold out anyway. The area around the port is beautiful and there a cute little town at the port. Dunedin itself is a largish industrial city where we visited the Cadbury chocolate factory and had very good hot chocolate and complimentary chocolate samples. Bought we are here souvenir at Starbucks.

Ovation of the Seas

If you get a loft suite, get one on the corner, three balconies instead of one so you can see the side views and the back view.