2. LEAVING NEW YORK
Backing out of the Pier –
The Empire State Building
next to the USS Intrepid

3. GROUND ZERO

4. OUR STATE
ROOM

8. Matt and Amy
Imagine, Matt
drinking before
we even leave
port!!

9. Elephant Towel
Our maid would make a different towel animal
each night – keep watching for more

10. Fun Things to do on the Gem

11. Lounging on the Gem

12. At “The Star
Bar” on the
Gem
Our favorite on-
board activity

13. The “White Hot Party” and guitarist “Leo” playing
some favorite tunes onboard the Gem

14. The Chocolate Buffet

16. The Dog Towel

17. Sailing into San Juan, PR

18. Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

19. San Juan, PR

20. Our ship in port in San Juan

21. More Old San Juan

22. Carriage Ride and the Puerto Rican
Government Building

23. Christmas Decorations Still up!
Norwegian Gem at Night in Port in San
Juan

25. St. Thomas, USVI

27. Charlotte Amalie – St. Thomas

28. Magen’s Bay – St. Thomas

29. Magen’s Bay – St. Thomas

30. A view of Magen’s Bay, St. Thomas,
From High Above

31. Sitting on the Beach at Magen’s
Bay, St. Thomas, USVI

32. More Magen’s Bay

33. Magen’s Bay

35. Magen’s Bay

36. Our Ship in Port at Charlotte
Amalie, St. Thomas (USVI)

37. Walking Around Charlotte Amalie

38. Personal Yachts Docked in
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

39. Back on Board the Gem in St.
Thomas

40. Leaving Charlotte Amalie, St.
Thomas

41. The Penguin Towel

42. Sailing into St. John, Antigua

43. Disembarking in St. John, Antigua

44. The Antiguan Countryside

45. Tropical Flora in Antigua

46. More tropical Flora - Antigua

47. And even more tropical flora -

48. Mrs. MacMillan and her birdie

49. Mrs. MacMillan’s Antiques in her
Antigua Home

50. ANTIGUA
Some different
toilet rules than we
were used to
because of
perpetual drought
conditions

51. Antiguan Sugar Mills

52. An Antiguan Schoolyard

53. Pineapple Farm Tour - Antigua

54. Pineapple Farm in Antigua

55. Banana Trees!!

56. Antiguan Beaches

57. More Antiguan Beaches

58. The Antiguan Beach Where We
Swam and had Lunch

60. Kristin strolling on the Beach in Antigua; Jim
lying on the Beach in Antigua!!

61. Antigua was Postcard Perfect

62. Our Tour Guide, Jackie, and our
Lunch Hut on the Beach

63. Lunch and Jackie Playing the Steel
Drum

64. Walking Around St. John, the
Antiguan Capitol

65. Getting Back on Board in Antigua

66. Back on Board in Antigua
A Mouse Towel

67. Arriving in St. Maarten/St. Martin
The island is half French and half Dutch

68. Our tour guide, Phillip, driving us
around St. Maarten

69. Entering the French Side

70. French and Dutch License Plates in
St. Maarten

71. In Marigot on the French Side
in St. Maarten

72. The French Flag Flies High

73. Iguanas on St. Maarten
They got loose from a zoo after a hurricane

74. Orient Bay Beach (French Side)
St. Maarten

75. Walking Around Phillipsburg on the
Dutch Side in St. Maarten

76. The Largest Sailboat We’ve Ever
Seen Docked in St. Maarten

77. Back on Board in St. Maarten –
Leaving St. Maarten at Night

78. Arriving in our last Port, Tortola,
BVI with a Tropical Rainbow

79. Hiking to “The Baths” on Virgin Gorda. The Baths are
Unique Rock Formations on the Beach Made From
Volcanic Activity

80. At “The Baths” on Virgin Gorda,BVI

81. The Baths at Virgin Gorda

82. More of The Baths at Virgin Gorda

83. Jim, Kristin, Amy and Matt at “The
Baths” in Virgin Gorda

84. Stopping at the Beach on Virgin
Gorda

85. No Seagulls at Virgin Gorda –
Chickens Instead!!!!

86. Kristin on the Beach at Virgin
Gorda

87. Virgin Gorda- and our Dream Home
There

88. Back on Board in Tortola and
Leaving for New York

89. WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT!!