We sailed from Ft. Lauderdale and encountered gale force winds on the way to Aruba. It is a big ship but was moving quite a bit. One of the shows needed to be rescheduled. All was calm by the time we reached Aruba.
We took an island bus tour on Aruba. They took us to a natural bridge that had collapsed a few years ago and then to an Ostrich farm where we saw several Ostriches in small pens. After that they took us to a lighthouse that was closed and then they drove us past all of the new hotels along the tourist beach. The drive around the hotels took so long that we did not have time to see any of the places in Aruba that were near the ship.
In Cartagena we took a good tour of the old city. Our guide was very good. We saw a lot of the historical parts of the city and had time to shop too.
C228 was very nice. Several floors above the Princess Theater so very easy access to and from that. Excellent views. Bathroom was much larger than we expected. Comfortable sofa and chair and balcony furniture was nice too. Lighting was good and room temperature was good too. Very quiet room except during the force 9 gale winds.