Today's port of call was St. Lucia, a lush beautiful island. This was a place we really wanted to explore, however we had signed up for a bear catamaran excursion and had no time. We'll definitely come back again sometime to explore the island.

Once the ship reached port we were all on the dock ready to board the catamaran. It turned out to be a fairly large catamaran with a covered deck and a bathroom below. It also had a "trampoline" on the back of the boat to stretch out and relax on. Once we boarded we sailed a fair ways around the island and stopped to pick up a buffet lunch. Also on board was a rather potent rum punch; we were all quite trashed by mid-afternoon. After lunch the boat stopped at a private beach for us to enjoy some clothing optional beach and swim time (sorry, no pics). We were all quite exhausted by the time we returned to the Emerald Princess.