March 16, 2023

It was a bit earlier of a start in Grenada, which we didn’t mind all that much since it was our last port. We started at the Spice Garden. Our tour took us on a short loop around the property. Our guide would pick the plants and pass them around for all of us to smell and try to guess the spice. 

They had so many different spices and plants there, it was fun to try to guess what it was. She also shared some background on how the plants are then harvested and ready for consumption. 

One example was cinnamon – I didn’t know until this tour how it was processed! The shoots are stripped of their bark and the peels are set out to dry in the sun. As this happens, the bark naturally curls into the cinnamon sticks you might be thinking of. 

There were other fun things like jackfruit, cacao, and the tallest avocado tree that I’ve ever seen. 

After the Spice Garden, we made our way to Grenada’s largest rum distillery. The tour wasn’t that interesting (my opinion), and we couldn’t take pictures inside. It was kind of just really hot and uncomfortable. Maybe it was just our tour guide? The rum was good though!

However, they had 19 different types of rum available to taste. I think we only tried 3 or 4. The rum was really good! So I can see why they are popular. We didn’t buy anything at that time, but we really liked their coconut rum and their mixed rum punch.

From there, we made our way to the beach. Once we got there, we were approached by a few different people trying to rent out their beach chairs. They were charging $5 for a chair – so we got a few chairs with Jill and Mario. Mario had also picked up a few little bottles of rum from the distillery to share while we were there.

This was our last chance to swim in the Caribbean – so I got right into the water. The beach was stunning, no surprise. We only had an hour there before having to head back to the cruise ship. 

We were still in our suits so we hit up the pool deck before freshening up for dinner. It was lobster night after all! I think Celebrity Cruises does this on every cruise, but they do one night where you dress up and they serve more expensive dishes – like lamb and lobster.

We went to another show after dinner, called iBroadway. It had a few good songs, but it wasn’t quite like the last cruise we were on where they took more current broadway songs. It was still entertaining, and we love watching shows.

This was our last port of the trip – and the next day would be starting our way back to San Juan before flying home.

Up Next:

-Sea day