Even though it’s been a mild winter we were ready for some real sun;our preferred departure point in the Caribbean is Puerto Rico; the available Yacht Cabin on the Emerald Sakara sealed the deal.

Our itinerary was unremarkable for a yacht: Vieques and Culebra in Puerto Rico followed by St. Barts, St. Maarten, Jos Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda and then back to San Juan for a short free time followed by an included trip to the airport for the flight home.

Sakkara is a new ship with 50 cabins, but the 2 Yacht suites in the rear of the ship are remarkable: about 400 square feet of wrap around balcony with a table and 4 chairs, two oversized chairs with foot rests, two loungers with a side table with plenty of room to maneuver as required to get sunlight. Read more