27.12. - Barbados 🇧🇧

A seductive sunbeam awakened me and was the first indication of a beautiful day in my homeland of Barbados. Full of anticipation, I went outside where we were just arriving. The sailboat that we had seen in Soufriere yesterday was already at the harbor and the Celebrity was already docked. Today, a catamaran excursion was on the agenda. We followed the tip from the teacher couple and had breakfast in the restaurant this time. Although there were the same things, they were better presented and the egg was freshly prepared. Shortly afterwards, Danny and Schwägi also came, but were placed at a different table.

Since we were running late again, we hurried and left the ship quickly. The men from Calypso Cruise were already waiting at the gangway and took us the 2 km to the marina. We were truly the last passengers. We were warmly welcomed with cool drinks and introduced to the ship. The English-speaking crew consisted of 3 people, where probably two were father and son. Including us, there were 14 guests on board. They immediately set sail and we didn't have much time to relax on the "sun deck" since we arrived at the first stop fairly quickly. We all jumped into the water with our snorkeling equipment and immediately saw the first turtles in front of Carlisle Bay. They were lured with food and swam beneath us. The water was simply fantastic and allowed us a good view of various schools of fish and the slightly nervous turtles. Another stop was nearby and offered us a view of two sunken ships covered in coral and swarmed by some fish. Although we had some minor difficulties snorkeling in the beginning, we really enjoyed the water adventure. Back on board, there were cool cocktails and finger food served directly to our seats. We cruised along the coast of Barbados to the sound of good music, enjoying the salty breeze and the warmth of the sun on our skin. It is a truly fantastic holiday feeling and just one day after Christmas. :-)

For lunch, we anchored in front of a beach where Rihanna is said to have bought a villa. But I hardly believe that, since the beach in front of the guarded property is open to the public and anyone can look onto the balcony. After a delicious lunch, we swam to the beach and walked along it for a while. Back on board, we joined the two American children and jumped from the board. :-) Unfortunately, time passed too quickly and we had to start our return journey, which was now windier than before. But we also enjoyed this very much and were delighted by the refreshing splashes of water. Back at the marina, we decided to walk back to the ship through Bridgetown. Unfortunately, the shops were still closed due to the staggered public holidays of the Commonwealth, which Stephan was surely very happy about since they also had Tiffany :-) after about 30 minutes of walking, we reached the port terminal. Here, I was able to satisfy my shopping lust. I bought my postcards, a sign for my wall at home, a shirt, and rum. We will eventually have to test the differences between the best rums in the Caribbean ;-), provided we get it back. Unfortunately, it was taken away from us every time at the entrance of the ship. Upon arriving at our cabin, I realized that I had gotten sunburned and that the sun had left its mark due to the alcohol. I fell asleep relatively quickly and dreamt of sailing :-) in the early evening, Stephan tried out the fitness area and I listened to music, wrote, and watched the sunset from the balcony. After Stephan finished his workout or was shortened by me :-), we got ready for dinner. Before that, we looked at the photos from the gala evening and visited the theater, where a play about the Adams Family was performed. We are probably already very spoiled in this matter, as we didn't particularly like the performance. Before we went to dinner, we had our first cocktails on the ship. Just in time for the start of dinner, Danny and Franka reappeared and we exchanged our experiences from the day. This time, we didn't like the food options as much, but since I was very tired, I didn't mind. We went to bed around 23:00 and fell asleep.