It was probably the most touristy of all the islands we visited and definitely the busiest, but we still the loved the hustle, bustle and vibrancy the island had to offer.
Lots of shops, bars, stalls and photo opportunities to had, all made that little bit harder by the beating midday sun and extreme heat! Due to it being so busy we didn’t stay too long on the island as the children were keen to get back to the ships pool, and take advantage of the ship being quieter whist everyone is ashore.
All the bars had WiFi and the shops had air conditioning, it was a shoppers paradise just maybe not our cup of tea! The main mission of everyone is to buy Tequila or anything to do with Day of the dead, its a haven for tourists and for locals to make as much as possible while the ships are in!
I’ve probably not spoken enough about Princess Cruises, my all time favourite cruise line and the very first cruise line I travelled on. Yes i think waiters and staff are stretched more than they used to be and we could see a difference in food quality, portion sizes etc in the dining rooms of an evening. The attention from your main waiter isn’t what it used to be, we didn’t get to know one waiter in a weeks cruise! But would we still travel Princess and still recommend them, absolutely.
As our cruise came to and end in Fort Lauderdale, the next part of our holiday was to start, the city break part! Influenced by my wife, we decided on a 2 night stay in Philadelphia, out flight was going via here anyway so thought we would make a stop of it , also my wife absolutely loves the Rocky films and visiting here was on her bucket list!
When we arrived the weather for the first time in 2 weeks wasn’t on our side, but it made no difference to our plans. Our hotel was the Home2Suites, by Hilton and directly opposite the famous Reading terminal. The market is one of America’s largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National
We did the traditional hop on hop off bus on the first day, taking us the famous Rocky statue located now at the base of the famous steps of Philadelphia Art museum. The 72 stone steps before the entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have become known as the “Rocky Steps” as a result of the scene from the film Rocky. Tourists often mimic Rocky’s famous climb, we did, my sons loved it along with many other tourists and my wife was over the moon to finally be here! A huge highlight of our trip was a whole day spent at Philadelphia Zoo, truly the most beautiful zoo we have ever been to!
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Haydn