So I decided to do it all over again this year. I was very excited, and thought the Ocean Dream would fulfill this dream like the Empress did. I must be honest, this was a big dissapointment. Everything on the Ocean Dream was the opposite of all the terrific things I experienced on the Empress.
My next cruise will be around april/may next year (2010), and I hope to be as lucky as last year, and to enjoy the trip as I did last year…………………Richard
Ami tin 20 anja di edad.Mi tin dos ruman muhe mas.15 anja pasa nos tata a fallece i laga nos chikito.E a priminti di hiba nos Disney World pero destino tawata tin algo otro pe.Ora e la bai sosega mi mama so mester a keda wak pa nos sin ajudo di ningun hende.Su so mester a lanta tres mucha muhe i semper hende tawata bise cu esey ta hopi duro como cu tur e riesgo nan i peligro nan cu tin na mundo.Pero cu FE den Señor nos Dios e la logra su meta.e mester a traha dos trabouw un di parti corant den madruga i despues bin mainta cas i prepara nos pa bai scol pa despues e bai traha na su trabouw di den dia.Como cu nunka e no tawata wak nos i semper ta traha e la disidi di keda cu un trabouw so cual ta di parti corant.Pero e trabouw ey tampoko no ta nada dushi.Nos mester a bai cune tur madruga bai jude paso no tin niun hende pa wak pa nos.Semper e la zorg pa tin cuminda na mesa i panja na nos curpa i un dak riba nos cabes.Mi ta gradici Dios tur dia di mi bida cu mi mama tey ainda i ta trahando ainda.Awe nos ta grandi caba pero mi mama a logra pa nos caba nos scol i pa nos ta hendenan cu respet pa hende i hopi amor pa hende.Semper e la bisa nos cu su deseo ta pa prome cu e muri e bai riba un crusero pa e descansa i disfruta di bida quisiera pa un siman.
Pero manera boso sa nunca nos por a bai pa motibo economico i ta su so cu nos.Pero dia cu Maduro Travel a bin cu e campaña aki mi a hanje hopi interesante i cu e speransa cu mi por cumpli cu mi mama mi ta hasiendo esaki.Mi no tin storia great of bunita pa conta paso nunka mi a bai riba un crusero pero cu tur loke mi a wak riba televishon i loke mi a tende di hendenan cu si a bai mi ta mas cu 100% sigur cu ta bale la pena pa ba riba un cruise trip.Mi ta imaginami bandi e pool ta tuma solo cu mi mama i rumannan ta relax i pasando un rato ameno.
Mi mama ta unhende ehemplar den mi bida.Poco ta e mama nan cu ta sigui bai dilanti cu nan jiuwnan ora nan keda nan so.Pero mi mama pa tur trabouw cu e la hasi durante 15 anja mi ta kere cu e merece un trip riba crusero.Ami lo ta mas cu felis si boso di Maduro Travel lo por hasi mi mama su sonjo realidad.Mi ta laga tur cos den Dios su man cu e speransa di subi riba e crusero i bai pasa e dianan di mas felis di mi bida cu mi mama i rumannan.Dios bendishona boso i sigui cu e bon trabouw cu boso ta hasiendo.
Danki di antemano.
Luz-Marie Colina.
Hallo,Mi ta haña hopi great cu boso a traha boso mesun website.Mi a viaha hopi pa merca y ainda nos no a bai un crusero.Nos ta planeando pa den futuro nos ta riba un cruiseship cu famia.Mi ta haña cu e sistema cu boso tin di auto pa huur ta hopi bon prijs.Sigui asina cu boso bon trabou.
Alaska cruise, a dream come true, the best trip ever! Watching the whales and cruise close to the glacier was unbelievable. This is a trip we truly recommend.
April 1, 2009, nos a join e crusero Enchantment of the Seas cu a sali for di Panama, sigui pa Cartagena, Aruba, Corsou, Boneiro y bek pa Panama. Na Aruba nos tabata mas o menos 40 hende cu a join e trip aki. Na Corsou mi amigo Sr. Bregilio “Bubu” Wanga, un ex-polis na Aruba a bin topa nos na waf y a duna nos un tour di Corsou pa mita dia. Corsou ta progresando y loke mas mi a gusta ta cu nan ta restaurando hopi di e edificonan bieu cual ta haci cu Corsou ta birando masha bunita y vooral den su historia. Na Boneiro, Rudolf Rafini y Rita Paskel cu a bay cu nos a join nos den un tour cu taxi rond di Boneiro. Semper nos a gusta Boneiro pa su trankilidad y su hendenan masha amabel. Loke mas a impresiona mi ta cu nan tin actualmente 3 molina di biento pa coriente cu nan ta actualmente haciendo un prueba pa wak si e molinanan por re-emplsa coriente di nan compania electrico. Esey a resulta positivo y awor nan ta bay instala seis molina mas cu lo duna henter e pueblo (14,000 habitante na Boneiro) coriente di molina di biento.
Anuke nos a crusa un biaha den uncrusero door di Panama Canal, e biahe aki tabata para na banda pa wak e bapornan crusa e canal. Esaki tabata un otro experiencia ya cu e biaha aki nos por a mira varios atraccionnan turistico y historico den e edificio. Despues e tour bus a laga nos den un mall pa shopping. E hotel cu nos a keda tabata sublime den servicio y un five-star. Copa Airlines cu nos a bolbe Aruba tabatin un servicio masha atento, bon cuminda y drinks gratis. Hopi bunita trip. Danki na Sorayda Maduro cu a haci nos segundo crusero den un luna asina facil y comodo.
Dia 14 di Februari 2009, ami cu mi señora a tuma un crusero riba Liberty of the Seas saliendo for di Miami, cu stopover na San Juan Puerto Rico, despues pa Labadee, Haitee y bek pa Miami. Un bapor asina grandi y bunita cu un promenade cu ora bo ta can aden bo ta kere cu ta den un stad bo ta canando. Aunke nos a bay San Juan, Puerto Rico na varios ocasion, e tabata en bes mas un luga masha bon pa bishita e San Juan bieu y e nobo. St. Maarten ta prome biaha cu nos a bay y mester bisa cu e ta hopi bunita y hopi tienda barata; Labadee, Haitee, aunke nos no a bay tera ta un luga cu nos por a mira for di e top deck y cu e proximo biahe nos mester bay tera pa experiencia e bunitesa di e beach y matanan.
Despues nos a keda Miami pa haci algun shopping pa dos dia. Sorayda di Maduro Travel a haci un tremendo trabou pa nos por a gosa di un trip sin ningun problema, ni cu Surinam Airways, ni riba Liberty of the Seas, y tampoco Red Roof Inn na Miami. Hopi danki pa e servicio.
Liberty of the Seas
Dos aña pasa mi amigonan y famia a regalami vouchernan di Maduro Travel pa un trip ariba un “cruise ship”. E idea cumi lo tabata mara na un barco cu su horarionan vast no tabata atrae mi pero Jemine a splicami un cu e otro y mi a bay riba e website di “Royal Caribbean Cruiselines”pa mas informacion.
A kies pa biaha den vakantie di Oktober cu “ Liberty of the Seas” di Royal Caribbean Cruiselines, e barco di mas grandi y mas nobo na e momento ey. E ruta a bira di 7 dia di Miami-Lama-Haiti-Jamaica-Grand Cayman-Cozumel-Lama-Miami. Mi ruman muhe Tania, mi tanta Diana y mi prima Chantal a join nos pa e trip aki dus nos tabata 7 en total cu nunca a subi un cruise ship, ja esey ta depende bow kiko Ferry di Aruba pa Punto Fijo ta cay!
Maduro Travel a regla tur cos pa nos esta e cruise, nos auto, hotel y nos pasashi cu American Airlines pa Miami.
Diabierna nos a pasa anochi den Red Roof Inn na Miami y Diasabra nos a tuma e shuttle di Hotel pa e waf di “Royal Caribbean” cu tabata una beyesa. E hendenan tabata hopi servicial y e check in a bay hopi lihe. Nos a haya 2 camber ariba e di 10 piso y nos a wordo cordialmente bonbini abordo cu un coctail.
Nos maletanan a bay direct nos camber (cu tabata hopi bunita )y e Meneer cu ta encarga cu nos cambernan a bin sera conoci y a splica nos un y e otro pa cu nos vakantie. Tambe nos a haya mas informacion den forma di folders den camber cu e horarionan di tur actividad cu e barco ta ofrece pa grandi y chiquito. Nos “dinner seating” tabata tur dia pa 6.30 di atardi. No lubida cu bebidanan alcoholico no ta inclui den e prijs!
Nos a bay wak e “climbing wall’,miniature golf y e famoso “flow rider”(un wavepool unda bo por siña surf). Drentando bek nos a bay wak e “game room” y e “kids club”.
Pa e barco por sali nos mester a participa na un training pa si acaso e boto haña problema nos sa kiko nos mester haci. E tabata un tiki eng pero hopi importante.
Saliendo di waf nos a para wak Miami di otro banda cu tabata hopi great. Lama tabata basta trankil y nos no a marea niun dia..
E restaurant cu ta sirbi dinner tabata hopi bunita, grandi y lujoso. Nan a trata nos mane un paar di rey y reina. Nos waiter a bin introduci su mes na nos y splica nos over di e menu. Cu otro palabra nos tabata tin mag di come cuanto nos kier y cuanto nos por! Mi dios, e menu tabata asina uitgebreid cu bo no tabata sa kiko pa pidi! Tur cos tabata mustra dushi!
Despues di come nos a bay cana rond y nos a bay hunga “mini golf”,despues Ricardo, Oriana y Guillermo a subi e “climbing wall”y ora nos a bay paden nos a registra Ricardo y Oriana na e “kids club”. Nos a haña un tour di e luga y e seguridad ta hopi bon.
Anochi camanan tabata cla pa drumi cu un chuculati riba nos cusinchi y nos serbete den forma di zwaan.
Bo por haña hopi informacion via television via e camera cu tin padilanti ariba e boto y bo por sigi e ruta di e barco constantemente. Tambe nan tin canalnan special cu informacion di actividadnan riba boto y e toursnan pa abo por kies kiko ta bon pabo y bo famia.
Lama E desayuno tabata amplio y e servicio tabata excelente.E dia riba boto nos a sinta na pool y disfruta di e actividadnan pa grandi y chikito. Anochi nos a cana riba e boulevard cu tin diferente tienda y nos a sinta disfruta di un dushi koffie cu su bolo den un di e “cafenan”.
Haiti nos a subi riba e deck di mas halto pa wak e isla. E bista tabata bestial! Hopi berde, poco cas, enfin hopi impresionante. Nos mester a tuma un boto chikito pa bay tera. Riba e isla “Labadee” tin un markthal di souvenirs y despues nos a bay sinta bow di palo di coco wak lama y bebe e coctail di dia. Ricardo a join su kids club cu a haci actividad riba e isla mes y merdia nos a come BBQ na beach.
Anochi tabata 1 di e dos dianan pa come bisti elegante, dus probecha y saca bo paña netjie di fiesta y luci esaki ora di come! Despues nos a cana rond, pasa na Casino cu mi tanta Diana pa wak esaki. E Casino ta hopi grandi y varia Nos a wak e show di acrobacia y nos a pasa e bali di reservacion y nos a kies pa “Mystic River” .
Montego Bay, e boto a mara na waf mes. Nos tourguide tabata warda nos y nos suerte tabata cu e bus grandi tabata jen y nos a haña un bus pa nos so! E chauffeur a sali mas trempan y nos a disfruta di un tour priva. E tour den e rieuw, cu tabata hopi frieuw porcierto a dura 2 ora. Na caminda nos a bebe un sopi di “corn & bean” pa tene curpa cayente. E anochi ey mi a haña 7 diferente toetje pa mi purba!
Mas laat nos a bay cu Oriana e family disco y mayornan a sera e anochi bebiendo un mojito y scuchando un banda di Cubano.
Cayman Islands Nos a tuma e tour pa Stingray City.E lugar tin parecido na Aruba vooral e 7 miles beach cu parce Eagle beach pero mas smal. Cu un boto chikito nos a bay un seco den e lama cu tabata jen di stingray ta landa rond. Nos a baha den awa y e bestianan a rondona nos ! Mi tin cu bisa cu e experiencia ta unico pero toch eng. E miedo cu nos tabata tin ta pa trapa riba nan y sigur sigur nos no tabata kier pa nan chupa nos curpa, jakkes! E stingraynan tabata suave abow y grof ariba. Mi no ta kere cu den un futuro sercano mi lo bolbe mishi cu un!
Anochi tabata tin e “Midnight buffet”.Tante Diana a bay depues di casino. Awa a jobe pero no a kita e esfuerso haci cu e esculturanan di ijs y un lightshow pa haci e buffet mas bunita y atractivo ainda.
Cozumel Nos a boek pa e eco park “Xcaret”. Nos mester a tuma e ferry pa “Playa del Carmen” y subi un bus pa “Xcaret”. E ta un parque ecologico y tur esnan cu ta traha aden ta di origen Maya. E lugar ta una beyesa. E tin un dierentuin, nos a landa den un “Senote” (esta un rieuw bow tera) y nos a wak un show di “Voladores”. Ricardo y Oriana a landa cu Dolfijn y nos a caba nos dia comiendo seafood na cantidad!
Na Cozumel tin un variedad grandi di prendanan di zilver.E anochi aki tabata tin “Lobster night”. Na dado momento bo wowo ta mas grandi cu bo stoma pero e tabata fantastico!
Lama Nos a test e “Flow Rider”. Tania, Oriana ,Guillermo y Chantal si a bay teste y ami a saca potret y filma. Ricardo a bay su kids club y a participa na un talent show. E si a gosa un mundo paso e kids club ta hopi varia.E la haya diferente amigo abordo y pe esaki tabata un di e miho vakantienan!
Mi consejo ta pa si bo haña un chens pa hasi un trip asina gare cu dos man! Den futuro nos lo bay atrobe pero e ruta di Costa Maya cu Royal Caribbean mes. Maduro Travel a regla tur cos pa nos cu e tipsnan y e impuestonan dus nos no mester a saca niun cen extra (behalve pa e excursienan cu bo mester por kies)! Nos a gana placa den casino, enjoy diferente show ,come dushi, laganan verwen nos, conoce hopi hende y pasa un dushi vakantie cu nos sernan keri! Kiko mas nos lo por a pidi?
Y ta pa e servicio aki 17 aña despues ainda nos ta cu Maduro Travel!
Danki Mientje y Tini!
Costa Rica Trip
I went to Costa Rice with my mom, brother and uncle. Why Costa Rica?
We are on a budget and where looking for a vacation with lots of adventure, My brother & I went on line to look at some options.
Costa Rica came out as the best deal we where looking for.
Mom passed by Maduro Travel and in less then an hour everything was booked.
We packet our bags very light, got on COPA Airlines which by the way is a great airline to travel on with great service and good food.
We stopped in Panama for 1 hour but seams like 15 minutes so many electronic shops and so little time.
Arriving in Costa Rica we where greeted by Swiss Travel representative and where set on the bus to our hotel Britannia.
Next morning( Good Friday) we where free so we hired a taxi to go to JACO Beach for Surfing, my brother is a surf fanatic !
Saturday we where picked up at 6:30am for our 1st adventure white river rafting with Exploradores Out Doors the best rafting company and team ever!
When we got to the head office and we where in formed to pack a light over night bag. I have 2 waterproof bags where we put our stuff in and we stepped in a special off road truck and we where on our way to the river Paquare.
After practicing our safety instruction we where ready! We had 2 guide with us one with our food and overnight bags and 1 guide with us in our raft.
The sun was shining and we where doing great the rapids where smooth. Around noon we where informed that we where almost at our camp site.
We where greeted by our host Alvaro the owner of the camp site Aves del Sol we carried our stuff up a stipe hill. There was a small hut with a porch where, lunch, dinner and breakfast was prepared and serviced with a fantastic view of the river and by the way the best food we had in Costa Rica was prepared by our guides. Our sleeping huts looked like a deluxe hen house with two wooden beds completely screened, and exceptionally clean with a spectacular view. We did some swimming in the river and spoke allot to Alvaro (owner of the place) he had some great stories to tell. After Dinner we all went to bed early tired from all the rafting. Next day we where up early and ready for our next rafting experience we where going to do category 3,4 and 4+. That was a trill unbelievable it felt as if you where in an Indiana Jones movie this was the best adventure we have ever experienced! At lunch time we joined an other 5 rafting boats lunch was prepared & served by all the guides again in a team effort see pic’s
We also went to waterfalls and saw a poison coral snake.
By 5pm we where back at the head office and the bus was waiting for us to bring us to our next hotel Sarapiqui it was a 2 hour drive, arriving at the hotel we put our bags in the room and went for dinner the rafting gives you us a good appetite.
Next morning we are pick-up to go horse back riding the country side and jungle scenery was spectacular. In the afternoon we left for Arenal a 2 1/2 hour bus ride.
The Arenal hotel was very nice we had the Arenal volcano in our back yard they have allot of natural spring’s that we swam in.
Next morning we went on the Sky Tram and Sky Trac there we got instructions as to what to do for safety. The Sky Tram is a tram that takes you high up in the jungle you can see the men made lake in the back as went up. At the top we get instruction how to move on the Sky Trac and we had time to practice twice. There where 8 plateaus that you sip from one to the other. My mom was the fastest everyone goes from 1 side to the other in 80 seconds and my mom in half the time I have her on film.
That afternoon back at the hotel we all went on a excursion to the Arenal Volcano and my mom went to the spa for massage for some well deserved papering. Next morning we where pick-up again back to the city and hotel Britannia where we send the night and next morning we where on the plane again back to Aruba via Panama with an hour layover.
The vacation was great, cool, I would say a Costa Rican adventure that would stay with me forever.
Hi…Nos a bai cu Miami cu un offerte di Maduro Travel..Nos a pasa super super bon…Definitivamente mestre bai dal un trip eybanda bek…E staff di Maduro Travel a juda nos hopi Bon mes. Nos ta looking forwards pa boso promotion nan atrobe……
Although it is ahwile back, I still remember our spectacular Far East Cruise on the Sapphire Princess. We travelled with about 50 Arubans all the way to Peking, where we feasted on Peking Duck 
visited the Great Wall of China, very impressive and cold - and had the most memorable foot massage ever..! Ask anybody from our group, it was so funny! After visiting Peking we boarded the princess cruise ship and visited Shanghai, Vladivostik (Russia) South Korea, and Japan. After our 12 day cruise which was filled with adventure, e.g, dining in Korea in a restaurant with no-one speaking english and no english menu…we just pointed at other tables, that that is what we wanted to eat….WELL, IT WAS HOT! like in PICA, PICA but very good…. Visiting ports like Nagasaki was unbelievably moving (where the 2nd atom bomb fell) and when the ship was leaving there was little children on the waf, waving goodbye…such a moving moment considering that only 40 years ago, the same american people were at war with Japan..
At the end of the cruise, we stayed 2 nights in Osaka, visiting temples and eating delicious sushi…WHAT A TRIP, if you want to see the ORIENT, this is the way to do it!