The trip combines hiking and rafting; my group of 12 disembarks to tie up the rafts for short lunch hikes or full-day treks.
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Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Each became part of the political and historical phenomenon termed the balsero crisis, so named for the balsas, or makeshift rafts, that carried the refugees out into the Florida Straits.
In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.
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Jeri Clausing,
AFAR Media,
21 Oct. 2025
But those were mere skiffs by comparison with the general-entertainment battleships.
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