Crown Princess 1/14 - 1/21 Aruba

[Whimsy]

ARUBA
I had my group gather in my cabin as I had arranged a tour with Sonny Binns and we needed to make sure we were altogether and ready to go. We arrived in the terminal before Sonny but soon he appeared with a sign bearing my name. He also had 7 other people joining us from another group but sadly they stood him up. We all thought it was very rude for someone to book him and not show plus we had to wait while he waited in case they were late. He had to obtain a larger vehicle for the number he was expecting. It worked out well for us as it gave us more room and we could stay as little or as long as we wanted at a stop but Sonny is such a nice guy and great tour guide so we felt bad for him that he was shorted that day. Please, when booking private tours keep in mind that this is how these people earn their living. Be courteous and email to cancel if things change. It helps keep the prices down for all of us. OK, Mama Whimsy lecture over.


I HIGHLY recommend Sonny’s tour. I have toured Aruba in the past but Sonny’s tour was much better. He gave a lot of info on the island. I won’t go into a lot of detail but we saw the highlights of the island, the Alto Vista Church,


Rock Formations,


Baby Bridge and the Lighthouse.



He gave info non stop as we drove from site to site. Even our 26 year old daughter enjoyed the tour. We made a stop at a grocery store and I ran in for 2 6 packs of the local beer.


Everyone in the group was pleased with Sonny, his clean coach and the wonderful information he shared of his island. He dropped those of us that wanted beach time at Eagle Beach after the tour and took the others back to the pier. The water was finally tolerable (by my standards). We enjoyed our afternoon at the beach and took a bus back to the port for a little shopping before we sailed.


Dinner this evening was the Chef’s Dinner. Many loved the goat cheese soufflé. I had the scallops, they were excellent. The entertainment tonight was the comedian Miguel Washington. Everyone agreed he put on a good show. This was the night the elderly gentleman stood up in the middle of the show and started his own tirade about his seating and some other passenger.
The Captain announced the seas would be calmer for our journey home and to everyone’s delight they were the rest of the trip.

[Christoffer]

Another set of great photos!
Remember that lighthouse from my Aruba visit.

[ShipMaven]

[The Cruiser]

Nice shots of Aruba. I've still haven't been to Aruba, but it is on my bucket list.

Thanks Whimsy for sharing your Birthday cruise with us.

[JANPEP]

Another great share, thanks for the great pictures. Cant think of another way to spend your birthday.
I am another 1 that havnt made it to Aruba yet but am going to.

[Donna - dsw]

Thanks for the info and photos - going to mark him as we still have no plans for our trip to Aruba in 2013!

[Jeanie]

Wonderful photos of Aruba, thanks for the tip regarding the tour guide

[Funnel]

Have enjoyed reading your great reviews from your birthday cruise, Whimsy!
Great photos!
I can see you had an awesome birthday cruise. Thanks for sharing.

/Erik

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thank you -- loved the pictures.

Sad that those other people stood him up.

[Whimsy]

Ashley finally downloaded her photos. Here is a shot of all of us on Sonny's tour after we stopped off for a few 6 packs I mentioned. We had a really great time that day.