Caribbean Cruise & Stay
We flew to Barbados and the night before our ship sailed we enjoyed an overnight stay at the Ocean2 Hotel which is a very attractive all-suite beachfront hotel situated on the South Coast and one that I would have no hesitation in recommending.
Seabourn is a luxury cruise line and is fully inclusive. The Seabourn Spirit is a small ship with 104 ocean view suites and we were extremely impressed with our cabin. It was very spacious with a picture window, a sitting area and walk-in closet. The bathroom was very spacious too with a bath and shower and double washbasins. The cabin also had a complimentary mini-bar which was regularly refilled with your preferred choice of drinks.
The ship has two restaurants, one of which is bookable and the other open seating, and both are waiter service. The quality of the food was excellent and the service was outstanding. At meals, you are encouraged to dine with other guests which we enjoyed as we certainly met a very interesting mix of people. Life on board was very relaxed and the entertainment on board although low-key was very good.
Our cruise called at a different island every day including some smaller Caribbean islands. With less than 200 passengers on board, getting on and off the ship was a breeze.
One of our stops was at St John’s in Antigua and as I had clients staying at the Inn at English Harbour, I got a taxi to the other side of the island to surprise them with a celebratory bottle of champagne to mark a special birthday. They were delighted and after a quick look around the hotel before joining them for lunch we took the hotel’s private shuttle boat to Nelson’s Dockyard and spent the afternoon there together.
Our last stop on the cruise was Prickly Pear Island in the British Virgin Islands where a beach barbeque and water sports were laid on for us together with champagne and caviar. It was a great finale to a wonderful cruise and one that will be hard to beat.
After disembarking the cruise, we flew to Antigua and spent the next five nights relaxing at the Blue Waters hotel. It is such a relaxing hotel and the accommodation, food and service were all excellent. The highlight of my stay was the chef specially preparing and personally serving vegetarian meals for me which was really delicious. I’ve never had such attentive service before especially in the Caribbean.
We thoroughly enjoyed our Caribbean holiday and I can't recommend Seabourn Cruises highly enough.