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January 3, 2020

Don’t mind me…just swimming with the flamingos!

A big reason we booked our most recent cruise was because of one of the ports it visited…Aruba has been on our bucket list for a while! We had the best day there at De Palm Island!

After a lot of research prior to the cruise, I decided I wanted a relaxing day for Judd and I! The kids stayed at Camp Ocean and we headed to De Palm Island.

De Palm Island is Aruba’s only an all-inclusive area, it is BEAUTIFUL! We took a shuttle to a dock and then took a short boat ride to De Palm Island. Whether you want to relax or want a day of adventure, it has everything!  Included in your day is unlimited food and drinks, snorkeling (more to come on this), kids water park, body drop slides (this was closed for maintenance while we visited), banana boats, area to view flamingos, salsa lessons, and other daily activities.

Since we don’t get many breaks from our kids, we decided to splurge and get a private Beach Cabana.  This includes your own cabana on a reserved cabana beach that has several chairs, a refrigerator with a bottle of Prosecco, table and chairs, a shower, towels and concierge service.  This area was really quiet and peaceful!

They also have an area filled with flamingos! I’ve never seen a flamingo on a beach so we thought that was really unique!

I mentioned above that they have a snorkeling area, this was some of the best snorkeling we have ever seen!! We were so impressed by this!  The snorkeling area is hard to even explain, this video does a great job!  Here are several pictures we took with our underwater camera.

We can’t wait to visit Aruba again someday! You can read more about our cruise here or about Bonaire here.

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  1. Leslie L Denning

    January 3, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    I love the Caribbean, but I’ve never seen any flamingos. Darn! I’ve swum with dolphins, sea turtles, stingrays, all kinds of fish, climbed Dunns River Falls, whale-watched, etc. You’re lucky! I really enjoyed your pictures. Don’t know when we’ll get to go on another cruise, but what a way to make memories. Thanks for sharing.

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    • Brianna

      January 3, 2020 at 7:19 pm

      Thank you so much for reading!! I hope you get to go on another one! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Matt Taylor

    January 3, 2020 at 6:50 pm

    I am so jealous! I want to go on a cruise to Aruba!! That trip looks amazing! 🙂

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    • Brianna

      January 3, 2020 at 7:18 pm

      It was an amazing trip for sure!

      Reply
  3. Stephanie S.

    January 3, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    Wow De Palm Island looks absolutely beautiful. Sounds like you all had an amazing time. Loving all the fun photos, and of course those flamingos! 🙂

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  4. the joyous living

    January 3, 2020 at 11:49 pm

    wow. it looks so very pretty. i would love to visit this all-inclusive resort. the flamingos surprised me.

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  5. Kathy

    January 4, 2020 at 5:48 am

    Those are such beautiful shots. I love how they flamingos just hang out. They never seem to be afraid.

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  6. Ntensibe Edgar Michael

    January 4, 2020 at 8:30 am

    Damn!!! Seeing those flamingoes reminded me of Lake Naivasha, in Kenya. Have you been there before? That place is simply something else. I have heard of Aruba before but have never been there before.

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  7. Elicit Folio

    January 4, 2020 at 9:09 am

    Aruba is one of our favorite places to visit to just get away! we loved this little island so much when we visited, that we rented a cabana two days in row! Your beautiful photos make us want to visit again! Thanks for sharing!

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  8. Emman Damian

    January 4, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    What a phenomenal view! I hope I can visit here soon. It looks like a paradise!

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  9. Dominique Brooks

    January 4, 2020 at 5:15 pm

    I have been to Aruba but I missed this place! This looks amazing, beautiful, tranquil — all the good adjectives! I could have sat in the cabana all day (I do that a lot when I do go to the Caribbean)! LOL

    Next time, I will have to check that out!

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    • Brianna

      January 7, 2020 at 11:03 am

      You would love De Palm Island for sure!

      Reply
  10. Mary Robinson

    January 5, 2020 at 7:11 am

    Never visited this country before! I have been in the caribbean a couple times, its just amazing, your photos look great and im really happy you guys had a good time!

    Reply
  11. Subhashish Roy

    January 5, 2020 at 12:36 pm

    What a beautiful place. The white sand and the adventures makes me want to go. Looks like you really had a great time.

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    • Brianna

      January 7, 2020 at 11:02 am

      Thanks so much, we sure did!

      Reply
  12. Eileen M Loya

    January 5, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    Wow. Aruba is beautiful! The beach looks so inviting! Clean waters, white sand…and the flamingos! I am happy to know you had a great vacation. I love your beach cover up too. So pretty!

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    • Brianna

      January 7, 2020 at 11:02 am

      Isn’t Aruba beautiful? Thanks so much for reading! The cover up is from Amazon! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Lily

    January 6, 2020 at 3:43 am

    This is definitely on my bucketlist. I would love to swim with beautiful flamingos!

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  14. if you want to learn English

    February 28, 2020 at 4:47 am

    How erogenous it is! I am shocked! You feel so comfortable and look fresh spending your vacation and swimming with the flamingos!

    Reply
  15. term paper

    February 28, 2020 at 12:12 pm

    You are a very lucky person, that you managed to see flamingos with your own eyes. I wonder, do they behave aggressively or not?

    Reply

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