On Thursday, December 22nd, our honeymoon cruise ship (Island Princess) docked in Oranjestad around 7:00 AM. This was the first stop of a 10-day cruise. After disembarking the ship, we joined Red Sail Sports for a catamaran trip to the SS Antilla Shipwreck where we had the opportunity to snorkel around the 400-foot-long wreck. Even though the temperature was a beautiful 81 degrees, the skies were mostly cloudy, and the water was somewhat difficult to snorkel, but we still managed to see the wreck and even get a few pictures.
After snorkeling, we took the catamaran along the coast to Downtown Oranjestad (enjoying some Rum Punch along the way). We briefly explored town, doing some souvenir shopping before heading back to the ship. Around 1:00 PM the ship departed Aruba for our next destination.