Norwegian Gem | Bigkitty Gallery

Created on: Wednesday 15 April 2009
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Albums: Vacations / 2009 NCL Gem to Florida and the Bahamas
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Aries the Liger Baby Swimming

Ojas and his human friends

Suryia by the Pool Side

Unsure of what animal...any thoughts?

Entering the Pirate Museum

The statue of the Bahamian Woman

Brad and Cheryl

Suryia, Bubbles, Buggy

Brian and Cheryl

Good food and wine

Great Stirup Cay

Brian and Cheryl go shopping

That is a STOP sign...you can barely see the red under the snow.

Hanging out on the Waterfront

Neat view of the cables on the Sagamore Bridge

Cool snowy view of the back of the house.

NCL Gem as seen from Fort Fincastle

Lots of wet snow fell this year.

The green door is turning white!

Rahmesh Swimming

Fort Fincastle story

Even I-495 is covered!

Defending the Bahamas

In Defence of Nassau

Govinda and Sloka

Snow stuck to everything!

Driving by the Cape Cod Canal

Steve's trying to get the car cleaned off to leave, but the snow keeps falling.

Oh oh...wrong place to stand!

A couple of feet of snow!

Statues in the windows of the town when pirates were around.

Sir Milo Boughton Butler

The Fine Forts of Nassau

Outside of the fort

Tender boat to take us to the island.

The wet snow stuck to everything!

Another lizard basking

Passing the Staten Island Ferry

Above Fort Charlotte

The wet snow is just pulling everything down!

Heading out for some nice photos.

View off our balcony

Outside the cells

Entrance into Nassau

ship: Revenge at port

Statue of Liberty

The snowman moved out of the way of the car.

Statue of Liberty's left side

Information about cannons used there

What happens when you clean your car without a scraper.

Lord Dunmore's cell

Rest of Fort Charlotte Information

Walls of the Queen's Staircase

Bahamas Historic Plaque for Fort Fincastle

Fort Charlotte main entrance

Older snail colony...

Snails all over the rocks

Lady Liberty at dusk

Isn't she beautiful?

Road...what road...just follow the tire tracks.

Can you get the car to reverse?

65 steps down...

Nassau Water Tower

Now the lizard poses

Mom Calhoun and Stephen

Is this a better place to stand?

Fort Finncastle and the Water tower

Statue from a far

"You laughing at me?"

Cheryl befriends a pirate

Deadly Dinner for 2

Brooklin Bridge

Erica at the top of the Queen's Staircase

Couple of rock islands at the place...

Fort Fincastle's guns

Approaching the land

See how thick the castle walls were...

Cannon view from above

Queen's Staircase

Steve (brother) at bottom of the staircase

Brian and his mom (Cheryl)

On the tender boat back to the Gem

NCL ships all seem to smile on the front...

Nassau's Lighthouse

Lady Liberty's face close up

Groove in the wall from the drawbridge

NCL Gem from the tender boat

Sunday's animal - bulldog

The well is VERY deep...

Snails finding homes in the nooks and crannies...

Pirate Museum of Nassau (outside)

Andrew Deveaux Jr., Don Juan Manuel de Cagigal, and Esek Hopkins

Closer cannon view

Sideview of the NCL Gem

Almost in front of her.

Tuesday's Animal - Seal

What you see when looking straight up on the Queen's Staircase

Leaving the terminal

That way is were everyone else was...

Life in service of the Military

NCL welcome sign of Chocoholic Buffet

Approaching the unloading zone...

Another view of her.

The signs states to drive slowly!

Erica is held captive

Ships at port...

More information

Side of the Bulldog

This cannon can shoot our ship!

How they loaded cargo

Walking in Fort Charlotte

Sideview of Penguin

Butterfly is in the middle of the picture...

Closer to the open sea

The Military Storehouse of Our Island

John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore

Brian and Erica...

Great Stirup Cay water...beautiful blue.

Another view of Fort Charlotte

Fort Charlotte Information

You lived with your food.

Brookline Bridge...maybe?

Information about weapons

Erica on the island...not a good picture....

Seal head out of water

Fort Fincastle information

Foliage around the Queen's Staircase

Coming closer to the lady

Lord Dunmore's thoughts

This cannon could hit our ship too!

Letter from a military man

Erica on the balcony...

Crystal clear water...

Closer to our room...30 minutes of tendering later...

Stealth fighter jet

Love the artwork on the sides...

The front of the Norwegian Gem

The Pirates' Code of Conduct

Gain Knowledge of these Fortress Guns

Captain Woodes Rogers' journal

Waves bring food to the snails

Military lizard

NCL Gem boat artwork

Christopher Columbus, Woodes Rogers and Edward Teach

Strengthening the Defenses

Norwegian Gem at port

Rockets that are used with the shuttles

Nice scenary...

Life in a wave pool...

Wider shot of the Flight Deck

See for Yourself

The backend of a rocket

Flight Deck of USS Intrepid

Just a beautiful island!

Who carved the graffiti?

Living quarters on the ship

other side of people shuttle

Fort Finncastle (different angle)

Manhatten Terminal

Blackbeard battling

Butterflies and lizards on our walk...

Edward Teach (Blackbeard)

The port at Freeport

Launch Pad 39A info

End of roll out run-way

Inside the jail

NCL Gem Pool Deck

Fort Nassau September 15, 1718

Map of Americas

Coastal rocket launchers

Love how the waves looked here...

Cover to orginal well

The Hilltop Fortress

This building is the height of 2 football fields

Anne (Erica's mom)

Yellow one is: Sikorsky HO4S-3G (H-19) Chicka

Retired launch pads

Life at sea information

Brad (Brian's dad)

STS-125 mission on Launch pad 39A

War! And Peace?

Onboard surgery

Roll way road made of gravel

Another satellite

5 engines to thurst up the rocket

Chocolate coral reef

Luner Roving Vehicle info

Near the top of the shuttle

Rocket engines up close

Bald Eagle flying around

The ship is all chocolate!

People part of the shuttle

White Chocolate Piano

Our balcony has the white spot on the glass...middle of picture...

Conflicts in the New World

Our cabin balcony...2 up from back of #9 boat.

View 2 of Rover

Almost every room has a view...

Why These Places Have Failed Us

Explorer Shuttle on display

Purpose of holes in the casemate

Satellite on display

Moving closer to the end of our trip.

To Set a Warship Ablaze

The hole they climb into the shuttle

End view of USS Intrepid

A orange butterfly

Orange tail one: UH-1A Huey

NASA buildings off in the background

Plane on USS Intrepid

Dividing the Loot

Our balcony...it had some great views this vacation!

Starting point of roll out runway

Lunar Rover 1 view

Stephen was caught!

Getting closer to the main land

Monday's Towel animal - Penguin

The the shuttles are assembled

The Statue of Liberty in the morning sun.

Closer view of the Stealth Fighter

We're getting closer...

Timeline: Nassau Harbour

Close-up of crossbones and skull

Contraptions to hold pirates

Look at that ocean color!

Explaining how gross it was

Pirate paintings

Head-on view of the rocket engines

Part of Providence Island

Fortifying New Providence

Who built Fort Charlotte?

USS Intrepid Museum with many planes...

Press Yard Info

The Ruths talking to the guide

Saturn 5 rocket

Mock shuttle command

Only half of the Saturn 5 rocket

More Pirate Artifacts

Sunrise on our way back to NYC

Info at look out tower

Back of the top of the shuttle

Heading into port

Sugar coral reef

Walking around in port

True, pirates were black

My father-in-law under the Saturn 5 rocket

Why Did Pirates Disappear?

The Regiments of Fort Charlotte

Another view of 39A

What Lord Dunmore has done

Read Elding Info

The east coast of Florida

Rover Info continued

Waiting for a Hanged Pirate

The antena of the Rover

Pirate Artifacts

Sideview of Sitting Pig

Fort Stanley and Fort D'Arcy

Bahama Island Coat of Arms

Shanty Town mock-up

Adan (on right) with friend...the best greeter in the AM!

Top of Saturn 5 Rocket

The Attractions of Piracy

Brian likes this one...

Black pirates in the Caribbean?

Shows how some stuff was stored

How to drive on the moon

Nice chocolate design

Conditions below deck

Close-up view of the runway

Wednesday's Animal - Sitting Pig

What has become of the old well?

The "Revenge" ship info

Interesting ice and fruit sculpture

Chocolate Sculpture

Barrels on a ship

Looks like a greek god...

Coral reef of sugar...

People of Fort Charlotte

Life in the Merchant Navy

Many pirates kept parrots...T/F?

Pirates with the islanders

Thursday's Animal - Elephant

Chocolate Piano

Graceful ice bird...

A marooned pirate

Beer Lane, London, England 1735

Modern chocolate art

True, pirates had parrots

Asian inspired chocolate sculpture

General view at port

Sun glistening on the blue water....

Sideview of Elephant

Aft of a ship decorations

Close-up...are you sure it's an elephant?

Touissaint Louverture

Beautiful color water

Building Fort Charlotte

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