Cruising in the Caribbean

 

This   postcard shows our ship: Freedom of the Seas. This cruise was a great idea. This is the life really:  the sun the sea the sky, it’s all so amazing.  We relax, hangout, the waiter serves oysters and champagne. .. The spa is a great place to pamper yourself and if you’re up for a little adventure there’s rock walls, tennis and of course itineraries to explore like ancient   ruins and, opportunities to get up close with a shark or a barracuda.

The promenade vibrant and alive is of course the center of the ship, with store fronts and bar facades and places for endless and engaging conversations; it allows the sense of intimacy   and possibilities to make new acquaintances.

There are thousands of people in this ship, lives so much more exiting and adventurous then my own no matter how much I cherish   my own comfort.

 

As I move away from the crowd I gaze out over the railing where already the sea meets land. St Marten is about to appear in a spectacular fashion and visitors   are making ready to go off on their own and make their own way. 

Anchored at the port The Freedom of the Seas rests in magnified power.

I notice a black beauty dressed up  as a pirate greeting visitors and posing   for pictures.

Oh, the simpatico that passes  between us  for a few seconds is incredible! It is  like an instant recognition as though we have met before and would also meet on a future date.  An attraction which needs to imagine more and wants explore more experience. Will I be able to find him again?   Will   this encounter

reach in a closer approach?

Where to go? We glance around and walk into road, The island is vigorous and versatile sharing two different European cultures at the same time enjoying all the American comforts .We stroll  on cobblestones walk ways  then go back to the Dutch market where there’s duty free shopping, jewellery, liqueur ,

souvenirs and gifts made by locally skilled artists.  In a moment of spontaneity I purchase earrings of different animal shapes.

 We   want to see the French side. A local tells us to take the taxi to the top and we pass great beaches and green expansions. Large posters of Bob Marley appear everywhere as if he had played a large part in the life of the Island.  We shop in the Mall and admire all the fine couture.  The salesclerks are charming infuriating people absolutely convinced of their expertise and  what they are doing and speak to us  with authority and confidence though we pay little attention.

We stop at the outside café and order a hamburger.  We sit and  wait forever for the waiter to serve us our meal   but our order  never comes. We cannot stay here any longer;   it is time to return to our ship.
I would need to stay longer on the island   to appreciate and understand the manners of the people and that what makes up their charm, but its’ the immediate impression that counts and this is what this postcard is for and nothing more. Cheers!

 

By Rosa Arlotto

 

Cruising in the Caribbean

 

This   postcard shows our ship: Freedom of the Seas. This cruise was a great idea. This is the life really:  the sun the sea the sky, it’s all so amazing.  We relax, hangout, the waiter serves oysters and champagne. .. The spa is a great place to pamper yourself and if you’re up for a little adventure there’s rock walls, tennis and of course itineraries to explore like ancient   ruins and, opportunities to get up close with a shark or a barracuda.

The promenade vibrant and alive is of course the center of the ship, with store fronts and bar facades and places for endless and engaging conversations; it allows the sense of intimacy   and possibilities to make new acquaintances.

There are thousands of people in this ship, lives so much more exiting and adventurous then my own no matter how much I cherish   my own comfort.

 

As I move away from the crowd I gaze out over the railing where already the sea meets land. St Marten is about to appear in a spectacular fashion and visitors   are making ready to go off on their own and make their own way. 

Anchored at the port The Freedom of the Seas rests in magnified power.

I notice a black beauty dressed up  as a pirate greeting visitors and posing   for pictures.

Oh, the simpatico that passes  between us  for a few seconds is incredible! It is  like an instant recognition as though we have met before and would also meet on a future date.  An attraction which needs to imagine more and wants explore more experience. Will I be able to find him again?   Will   this encounter

reach in a closer approach?

Where to go? We glance around and walk into road, The island is vigorous and versatile sharing two different European cultures at the same time enjoying all the American comforts .We stroll  on cobblestones walk ways  then go back to the Dutch market where there’s duty free shopping, jewellery, liqueur ,

souvenirs and gifts made by locally skilled artists.  In a moment of spontaneity I purchase earrings of different animal shapes.

 We   want to see the French side. A local tells us to take the taxi to the top and we pass great beaches and green expansions. Large posters of Bob Marley appear everywhere as if he had played a large part in the life of the Island.  We shop in the Mall and admire all the fine couture.  The salesclerks are charming infuriating people absolutely convinced of their expertise and  what they are doing and speak to us  with authority and confidence though we pay little attention.

We stop at the outside café and order a hamburger.  We sit and  wait forever for the waiter to serve us our meal   but our order  never comes. We cannot stay here any longer;   it is time to return to our ship.
I would need to stay longer on the island   to appreciate and understand the manners of the people and that what makes up their charm, but its’ the immediate impression that counts and this is what this postcard is for and nothing more. Cheers!

 

By Rosa Arlotto