Ok, now that I have told you where we were anchored today, anyone who knows me well can guess how I spent my day.
Besides our ship, there was also the Celebrity Silhouette & a Virgin Lines ship at anchor. You caught the hint, right? Being at anchor means that the only way to get to shore is on one of the ship’s tender. With three ships running tender operations, there can be more than the occasional delay due to heavy traffic. Also, common to many of the larger ships, the passenger population leans heavily toward those who are retired. End result? It takes a lot longer to get people on & off the tenders.
Plus, at minimum I have been here three times before. In 2013 on the Independence of the Seas I visited while traveling with our youngest and her roommate who were on spring brake. I made a second loop by myself later that month. I saw the local museum, walked around and avoided as many tourists as I could. The wifi source was the local Burger King The next time was in 2015 on the Serenade of the Seas, traveling with with a good friend (yes, Cheré that was you) We left out of New Orleans on our way to Boston…
Anyway – my decision process this time was similar to the second time in 2013: there are several ships in harbor, there are a lot of tourists, I don’t need/want anything. I don’t need to go off ship for wifi….Gee, I can just have a nice quiet day in the lounge listening to audiobooks and stitch.
(note – if you are interested in this UK territory – I recommend just heading to Wikipedia to start here… and yes, it it George Town, not Georgetown….)
