Caribbean adventure on the SeaDream II

ABOARD THE SEADREAM II – The only major island in the British Virgin Islands that Chet and I have never been to is Anegada. It is a bit difficult to reach when you are sailing on your own charter boat, as we did several years in the past. So we were looking forward to getting there yesterday morning. However, as we arrived at our anchorage, the oceans swells were so high that Capt. Terje Willassen decided, as …

Read moreToday on the SeaDream II there was a change of plan…accomplished smoothly

ABOARD THE SEADREAM II – SeaDream Yacht Club definitely breaks the mold in small ship cruising. Sailing on either the SeaDream I or SeaDream II is an experience unlike almost any other unless you own your own vessel. It is casual. Extremely casual. Daily wear on board is T-shirts and swimsuits for men and swimsuits and coverups for ladies. Flip-flops and big hats are de riguer. Yet, it is upscale, extremely upscale. With a staff to passenger …

Read moreSailing on the SeaDream II is casual, extremely casual, but upscale as well

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. – In days of old, pirates did indeed roam the Caribbean islands now known as the “Virgins,” the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and they sailed in the West Indies as well. Most of these so-called pirates were actually privateers…they were commissioned, sometimes by governments, sometimes by individuals…to intercept supply ships and steal their loot. Although the famed sailing passage in this area is called Drake’s Passage, the most …

Read moreSpending the night in at pirate’s castle on the island of St. Thomas

Tomorrow we fly to St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. where we will board the SeaDream II on Saturday for a week’s cruise through the Virgin Islands and West Indies. It has been quite a few years since we last cruised with SeaDream and we are looking forward to its yacht-like style of travel. With only 56 cabins and about 100 passengers, this is a small ship — just the way we like it. Within a few days we will …

Read moreTomorrow we head to St. Thomas for our Caribbean adventure on the SeaDream II