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Article: The Kid's Karibbean; James Gillespie finds that island hopping is child's play aboard the world's second biggest liner.
- Article from:
- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 20, 2005
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Byline: JAMES GILLESPIE
Hey, man!' the local on the sliver of Mexican beach shouted at me.
I walked on. 'No, no,' he shouted, 'come back!' He raced up on to the pavement alongside the sand and collared me. 'You come on to the beach, it's only $20 a head, you can have a sun lounger each.' His accent was distinctly London, and so is mine, so I wasn't in the mood to get conned. 'Why would I want to come on to your beach? There's five of us, it's going to cost me $100 for the family.' 'Ah, yes, mate. But you can take the kids snorkelling.' 'Did that yesterday in the Cayman Islands.' 'Right. Well, we've got a banana boat, you can take the kids for a ride on ...