The Norwegian Sun - Take a Cruise!

"The Norwegian Sun" is gliding out to deep waters

Close up of the bow and the colorful deco of "The Norwegian Sun"

The first of 'The Norwegian" fleet 

designed to completely embody Norwegian's "Freestyle" cruising concept, the Sun is defined by fabulous choice after choice. 

With nine restaurants -- including those offering Pacific Rim, Italian and other specialties -- you can have a different type of meal each day of your cruise, with seating at whichever hour of the evening you please. 

There's also an Internet cafe with 20 computers as well as wine tastings and art auctions. 

An outdoor basketball court, jogging track, batting cages, golf simulators and a fitness center that never closes will keep more active types busy. Nightlife is first rate, with dancing, Broadway shows, a cigar bar and other lounges, variety shows and the Monte Carlo Casino. 

Don't worry about the kids -- they're making their own splashes with the Kid's Crew.

Hi my friends,

Have you ever been traveling the seas on a cruise ship? Not me... I just love to watch those majestic "big boats" leaving out of Port Canaveral!

Thank you so much for all the nice comments to my recent cat photo. Tomorrow will be my "Wordless Sunday" again - come back and have a look. I do appreciate every single comment from you.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend day!

Susanne

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My Wordless Sunday - # 1 in 2011

 Also in 2011 I will post my "Wordless Sunday Photo" on my blog. I hope you'll ENJOY it!

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BIG Brother

BIG brother is waiting in the harbor at Port Canaveral, FL

Hi my friends,

What a difference in the sizes between these two "boats", right? 

Have you ever dreamed about making a Cruise with a BIG boat like this?  :)

Thank you very much for all the nice comments from yesterdays post.

Have a wonderful day!

Susanne

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This is what I will do today

Cocoa Beach, Florida

Hi my friends,

Have a good look to the photo above!!! Yes, this is exactly  what I will do today on my Birthday - and nothing else more....*smile*...

Have y'all a wonderful day too and many many thanks to all the congratulations and best wishes! 

You all made my day today :)

Enjoy your day too and yes: Life is good to me - hope to you too!

Susanne

Add colors to your life!

On our last cruise

Old and young, we are all on our last cruise.
~Robert Louis Stevenson~


Hello my friends,
I love the quote I've found to this photo I have captured recently at Port Canaveral. The quote is short, easy to understand and so true!

I wish you a wonderful day on your last cruise!
Susanne



Well, for probably the last time:
I have some CALENDARS 2010 more left.
It's your last chance to grab one. Thanks!

Time to say Good Bye!

The cruise ship is leaving the dock at Mallory Square. For all 2000 passengers on board of that giant it's time to say good bye to the island and looking forward to travel to a new country. Next destinations are Cancun, Mexico or the Virgin Islands. I have seen this scene now so many times, but it gives me still today a feeling of that "travel fever"....!

The Lighthouse in Key West

Lighthouse in a pink evening sky

View from the top to the west where the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico come together. Can you see the big cruise ship in the harbor?

View from the top to Hemingway's house and his wonderful garden

View to the East overlooking the Atlantic

Built in 1847 to aid to ships navigating dangerous reefs off the lower Keys, the Key West Lighthouse now stands sentinel over one of Florida's finest historical sites.

The tower was originally 46 feet high and powered by 15 oil lamps with 15-inch reflectors, but was extended to 86 feet in 1894. Inside visitors now climb 88 iron steps to the observation deck that affords spectacular views.

The tower and nearby Keeper's Quarters have been faithfully restored and maintained as they were before the lighthouse was deactivated in 1969. Many of the historic elements remain, including the pipes used to deliver acetylene gas that powered the light before it was electrified in 1927. The clapboard bungalow where the keepers and their families lived while maintaining the beacon has been recreated in turn-of-the-century style with historic furniture, furnishings and photos that provide a sense of life in Key West during that formative time.

This light station was built after the hurricane of 1846 destroyed the original 1825 tower on the coast. It is the 15th oldest surviving lighthouse in the country.

But as intriguing as the structures themselves are the lives of the keepers who climbed the steps each day to clean and fuel the lamps, especially that of Barbara Mabrity, who took over after her husband died in 1832. She tended the lamps for the 32 years until at age 82 she was fired for making statements against the Union, which controlled Key West and the lighthouse during the Civil War. When a hurricane destroyed the light station in 1846, Barbara Mabrity survived but six of her children were killed after the family sought shelter in the tower. In 1886 the original keeper's dwelling was torn down and replaced with the present building. After its deactivation, the Lighthouse was acquired by Monroe County. In 1972 it was leased to the Key West Art & Historical Society, which added safety features and opened it to the public in 1989. The keeper's quarters were renovated in 1990 and opened as a museum.

In 1998 the lighthouse was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark, which would put it in the same category as the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

The 88-step circular iron stairway leading to the lighthouse deck from which much of Key West and the nearby ocean is visible.

Reed more here.....

Cruise Ships in Key West

The "Majesty of the Seas" is leaving Key West - next destination is Cancun, Mexico.
Some days we have up to four of these big cruisers docked in the harbor.
It makes me so many times dreaming about to travel also with these big boats to other nice places in the Carribean Sea.