There are certain advantages to working for a cruise company. Like holding a series of offsite work meetings on a ship in the Caribbean in February, just when the rest of the US is going through a Big Freeze.

After barely a glimpse of land for the first few days, we escaped for a lunchtime breath of fresh air in Grand Turk. Nothing like a stroll along the beach under the warm winter sun to re-energize you for the afternoon.

After four days of hard labor, there was a treat before returning home: a shore excursion in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. First up, a trip to Dolphin Cove with an opportunity to swim with dolphins.

The Dolphin Cove lagoon where all the action took place

A belly ride on Yaku

The best bit – being propelled through the water by dolphin power!

Giving Yaku a tickle

We rounded off the afternoon with a visit to the beautiful Dunn’s River Falls.

A nice waterfall to chill out with a beer

And then this happened…

I was quite smug I’d declined the offer of climbing the falls, turned out to be quite the entertainment.