the viewing deck: Southern Caribbean Cruise Day 5: Day Trip in Kingstown, St. Vincent

Sunday, December 11, 2022

Southern Caribbean Cruise Day 5: Day Trip in Kingstown, St. Vincent

Royal Caribbean (Rhapsody of the Seas): 7 Nights Southern Caribbean Cruise November 26 to December 06, 2022

Southern Caribbean Cruise Day 4: Day Trip in St. George's, Grenada

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island nation in the Caribbean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The main island of Saint Vincent has most of the land area and population of just over 100,000. The many small islands and islets of the Grenadines trail in a curve spanning more than 60km to the south, where the southernmost Grenadines are part of the independent island nation of Grenada.

https://wikitravel.org/en/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines

Important Note: Wearing camouflage and/or military apparel is illegal. Clothing of this nature will be confiscated if worn in port, and the wearer may be charged by local authorities.

Day 5: December 01, 2022 Thursday KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT (My 130th Country)

0600H Morning walk and workout / Buffet Breakfast

0800H ETA Kingstown UTC -0400H

Fort Charlotte (6km distance with 200m elevation gain), Botanical Garden

1130H Back to ship, Buffet Lunch

1300H Back ashore, stroll around random walk / Fridge magnet 10 XCD

1500H Back to ship / watch FIFA match at pool

1800H ETD Kingstown UTC -0400H / Fine dining / outside movie at the pool

2100H Sleep rest

Total: USD 0

Currency Exchange Rate as of Nov. 2022: 1 USD = 2.7 XCD

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SAINT VINCENT AND GRENADINES

timezone - UTC -0400H capital - Kingstown language - English currency - Dollar (XCD)

visa - Philippine passport holders are visa upon arrival (free of charge). However, cruise ship passengers staying for less than 24 hours and not staying on the island overnight do not require a visa.

1. While the country is made up of 32 islands and cays, only 9 of them are actually inhabited.

2. The country is home to the oldest botanical gardens in the Western Hemisphere which were formed back in 1765

3. Kingstown is actually referred to as the “City of Arches” because the city’s buildings have approximately 400 arches!

4. The hit franchise Pirates of the Caribbean actually shot multiple scenes from their first 3 instalments in this country!