Thats awesome. Great luck in that one.
Do you still do the windjammer barefoot cruises? Im single now and looking for something like that to do when I can.The old saying of " it is not what you know but who you know " applies. Actually I am naturally outgoing and have a do not know a stranger approach to life. In 2007 on my way to sail on a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. I was in the San Juan Airport and saw the distinct luggage tags that Windjammer provided on a couple's bags. I went up to them and said. " Here watch my bag I need to go to the bathroom , we are going to be on the same cruise" We clicked before we even got on the ship and cemented the friendship during our week sailing. The cruise ended on St Martin and they had booked a couple of night at some hotel. I had booked 2 nights at Club Orient. They dropped me off at the resortand then came back the next day enjoyed the nude beach. We stayed in touch them in Colorado and me in Indiana, over the years always bouncing the idea of traveling together again. Finally in 2019 the 3 of us plus 5 others camped our way down the east coast of AustraliaThe next year they retired about bought a boat to live on . I have twice joined them for 2 weeks, both times in Bahamian waters.
Thats awesome. Great luck in that one.
Do you still do the windjammer barefoot cruises? Im single now and looking for something like that to do when I can.
Alas after sailing the Caribbean for 50 years the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise line went under in the summer of 2007. Two major factors were 1. changing maritime laws made it harder for the ships to get permits to sail. They were old and hard to retrofit for newer safety standards that the US was imposing on ships. 2. Captain Burke , the founder of the cruise line using a yacht he won in a poker game shortly after WW2 had turned the operations over to his less than desirable offspring. One of whom was found dead in a hotel room with a hooker. The others milked the line for money. They kept selling cruises knowing that the days were numbered to the point that travelers would get to ports and find that the ship was not going to sail because it had not paid the port charges. When the end came, six ships were abandoned but worse so was their crews who were from all over the Caribbean with no way home. Loyal passengers collected money to get the dedicated crews back home. A very sad end to a tradition steeped vacation experience that was my first taste of international travel, and showed me the Caribbean and French Polynesia over 22 years. There is one ship left. The SV Mandalay which various groups have tried to bring back to life. I have not heard anything lately on it's status.
That is an unfortunate plight, but a very interesting background.Alas after sailing the Caribbean for 50 years the Windjammer Barefoot Cruise line went under in the summer of 2007. Two major factors were 1. changing maritime laws made it harder for the ships to get permits to sail. They were old and hard to retrofit for newer safety standards that the US was imposing on ships. 2. Captain Burke , the founder of the cruise line using a yacht he won in a poker game shortly after WW2 had turned the operations over to his less than desirable offspring. One of whom was found dead in a hotel room with a hooker. The others milked the line for money. They kept selling cruises knowing that the days were numbered to the point that travelers would get to ports and find that the ship was not going to sail because it had not paid the port charges. When the end came, six ships were abandoned but worse so was their crews who were from all over the Caribbean with no way home. Loyal passengers collected money to get the dedicated crews back home. A very sad end to a tradition steeped vacation experience that was my first taste of international travel, and showed me the Caribbean and French Polynesia over 22 years. There is one ship left. The SV Mandalay which various groups have tried to bring back to life. I have not heard anything lately on it's status.
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