Caribbean Sea
On Board the MS Royal Princess: Day Fourteen
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States of America
[NOTE: I’ve grown weary of writing the usual bullshit narrative; so I’ve decided to dispense with it and present the raw notes I took on my iPhone instead.]
![A tsunami hazard sign in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-01-300x210.jpg)
![The MS Royal Princess in the distance, seen from the waterfront in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-02-300x159.jpg)
![Dronningens Gade (a popular shopping street) in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-03-300x200.jpg)
![Cozy restaurant inside the Royal Dane Mall.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-04-200x300.jpg)
![The "99 Steps."](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-05-190x300.jpg)
![View of the cruise ship and Long Bay.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-06-300x200.jpg)
![Three Queens fountain in front of Blackbeard's Castle; the castle was built as a watchtower in 1679 AD and - according to lore - Blackbeard used it as a lookout tower in the early 18th-century AD.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-07-300x171.jpg)
![Homes on the hillsides in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-08-300x189.jpg)
![More steps and crumbling buildings in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-09-300x211.jpg)
![A peeling parking sign.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-10-172x300.jpg)
![Historic buildings along Norre Gade.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-11-300x196.jpg)
![Frederick Lutheran Church in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-12-300x195.jpg)
![Fort Christian (completed in 1680 AD), a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-13-300x190.jpg)
![The crimson walls of Fort Christian.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-14-300x194.jpg)
![Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Long Bay, seen from the cruise ship.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-15-300x147.jpg)
![David Geffen's large yacht, Rising Sun, docked at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151103-16-300x193.jpg)
-got out of bed after 08:00, showered, dressed
-breakfast at Horizon Court: sausage, eggs, ham, bacon, hash browns, plain yogurt, mixed fruit, orange juice, coffee
-exited the ship (different port from last time; another ship was docked where we were ten days ago) at 09:40 and it rained soon after, pouring for five minutes; then followed by a ten minute respite before pouring down again for another few minutes; afterwards, the sky was partly cloudy
-walked around the French Town (downtown) and up to “Blackbeard’s Castle”
-whole economy here seems to live off of $4 rides per person from port to downtown (approx. 1.5 miles from either cruise terminal) on “taxis” (some are converted pickup trucks) that seat 10-25 people, as well as the usual overpriced tourist shops that sell liquor, jewelry, and cheap mementos that we would all be better off without
-back on board at noon; lunch at Horizon Court: oriental fried noodles, pork, mashed potatoes with gravy, iced tea; then oolong tea back to my room
-relaxed in my room, watching ‘Ted 2’, which sucked, took a break for dinner and a show
-dinner at Horizon Court: vegetable chow mein, pork scallopini, Cajun chicken fillets, fried cabbage and prunes, salad, iced tea; then coffee
-walked to the Princess Theater to watch the 18:45 performance of the ‘Unexpected Boys’, who sang Frankie Valli songs (they hit all the high notes and sounded pretty similar to the real thing); although they ended with the Act 2 finale song from Les Miserables, which is where they said they all met
-finished watching ‘Ted 2’, which was incredibly stupid with an average of one genuinely funny joke every ten minutes (better than many other “comedies”, but not good enough
-had a coffee and some cookies
-watched ‘The Equalizer’ and had two slices of pizza as a snack (pepperoni and four cheeses)
-four Guinness beers and then a Pina Colada at Club 6 and I talked with the Canadian and New Jersey guys, getting some great real estate advice from both
-went to bed around 02:00