Board your transportation and travel to historic Nelson’s Dockyard. Built in 1725, the dockyard served as the base for the English naval squadron patrolling the West Indies. As you enter this historic park you are met by your guide who leads you on a short, informative walking tour through the dockyard with its restored buildings. After the tour you have free time to explore the small museum, art gallery, gift shop, and boutiques. Enjoy a complimentary beverage before continuing on to Blockhouse Ruins. View the remains of the powder magazine, gun platforms, cisterns, and officer’s barracks atop this sheer cliff. Your final stop is Shirley Heights Lookout overlooking English Harbour and Nelson’s Dockyard. Return to the ship via the same route.

Board your air-conditioned transportation and depart St. John’s on a guided scenic drive. Travel down Fort Road, passing through Dickenson Bay and then the small village of Crosbies. Places of interest include The Antigua Mill Tower which is a unique house built atop a restored sugar mill, Hodges Bay residential area — the “Beverly Hills” of Antigua — and the Antigua Air Station which was used as one of the weather tracking stations during the first moon landing and is still in operation today. Pass by the former U.S. Naval Base and the VC Bird International Airport. A stop will be made at a local hotel for a complimentary refreshment prior to returning to the ship.

Board your transportation for the drive to the Antigua Recreation Ground, home of four existing cricket world records. Enjoy a guided tour of the grounds before departing for the aptly named Sticky Wicket Bar and Restaurant, home to the Sticky Wicket West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame. Enjoy a complimentary beverage upon arrival as you take in the many displays regarding West Indian cricket. Lunch is served in the restaurant which is surrounded by cricket memorabilia. After lunch prepare yourself for a treat when one of Antigua’s cricket legends — such as Sir Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts, Richie Richardson, Ridley Jacobs, Curtly Ambrose, or Kenny Benjamin — stops by to visit and share memories of his playing days and for photograph opportunities. Prior to your return to the ship, there will be time to browse for that Antigua cricket souvenir at the Sticky Wicket gift shop.

Board your transportation for the approximately 40-minute transfer to the canopy location. After an orientation and safety briefing follow your guide to the first platform with a walk over a short suspension bridge. Once across the bridge there are nine ziplines that will take you through the forest crisscrossing a gorge along the way. The gorge is full of interesting plants and fruits that your guides will point out. There are ziplines that range from 52 to 328 feet in length and one “leap of faith” descent. The last zipline ends in a tree house where you will do a vertical descent. Once back on the ground there is a short up-hill hike back to the starting point where your transportation back to the ship will be waiting.

Board the Black Swan near the cruise ship pier and be prepared to party, pirate style. In order to escape the confines of the harbor the ship is likely to have to exchange cannon fire with the fort guarding the harbor’s entrance. After this near escape sail up the scenic west coast to a quiet bay where the fun really begins. There will be ample time for swimming, flying off the ship on a rope swing, walking the plank, or simply relaxing on the picturesque beach. After the anchor is hoisted enjoy dancing and a limbo competition as you party hearty with festive music all the way back to the dock. Complimentary pirate Grog (contains alcohol) and other refreshments are available throughout the tour.