{"id":3839,"date":"2025-12-24T05:54:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2026-09-10T20:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T20:25:51","slug":"merry-christmas-frohliche-weihnachten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.com\/de\/merry-christmas-frohliche-weihnachten\/","title":{"rendered":"Fr\u00f6hliche Weihnachten \u2013 Fr\u00f6hliche Weihnachten!!! \u2013 24.12.2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you spend the year in the Caribbean, where the weather is very similar year-round and you don&#8217;t experience the seasonal changes you&#8217;ve been accustomed to most of your life, holidays tend to escape your attention. Although there are decorations in Latin American countries, we still find it difficult to get into the holiday spirit.<br>Nevertheless, we want to take some time to reflect on the year that is slowly coming to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Wenn man das ganze Jahr \u00fcber in der Karibik lebt, wo das Wetter sehr \u00e4hnlich ist und man die jahreszeitlichen Ver\u00e4nderungen, an die man gew\u00f6hnt ist, nicht erlebt, neigt man dazu, die Feiertage zu \u00fcbersehen. Obwohl es in lateinamerikanischen L\u00e4ndern Dekorationen gibt, f\u00e4llt es uns dennoch schwer, in Weihnachtsstimmung zu kommen.<br>Dennoch m\u00f6chten wir uns etwas Zeit nehmen, um \u00fcber das langsam zu Ende gehende Jahr nachzudenken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been blessed with another wonderful year, which has allowed us to <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Wir wurden mit einem weiteren wunderbaren Jahr gesegnet, das es uns erm\u00f6glicht hat,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; spend time with family on and off the boat&#8230; \/ &#8230;Zeit mit der Familie auf dem Boot und an Land zu verbringen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3853\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250530_165528967.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3853\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3855\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250114_145206642.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3855\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250531_024921355.ts_exported_0.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3852\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251017_192343774.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3854\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;Have fun with friends, both old and new \/ &#8230; Spa\u00df mit alten und neuen Freunden zu haben<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fb_img_1751083604598.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3862\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3896\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250615_153316055.jpg?w=704\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3896\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3897\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250615_143707844.jpg?w=835\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3897\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250621_020846962.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3895\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3875\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250913_015342519.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3875\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3874\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250224_222645146.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3874\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3872\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250213_014201710.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3872\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3878\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img-20251211-wa0007.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3878\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3880\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/heikehans049.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3880\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3873\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250224_170811382.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3873\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3881\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251213_184428911.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3881\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> &#8230;Try new and adventurous things \/ &#8230; neue und abenteuerliche Dinge auszuprobieren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3848\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_5751.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3848\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3849\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250926_175444888.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3849\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3850\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250929_170648849.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3850\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3847\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/whatsapp-image-2025-10-13-at-21.36.26.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3847\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; embrace cultures different from our own \/ &#8230; andere Kulturen sch\u00e4tzen zu lernen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3843\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/original_761ac6bc-2bc1-4ea7-a20e-71193255a151_pxl_20251001_181041014.jpg?w=814\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3843\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3900\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/culture.jpg?w=976\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3900\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3842\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/original_1416c14f-832e-4631-a707-c87f163adadd_pxl_20251001_182231454.jpg?w=648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3842\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3844\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251001_133053215.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3844\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; relish in exhilarating and peaceful sailing \/ &#8230; aufregendes und entspanntes Segeln zu genie\u00dfen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3860\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250202_180439685.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3860\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3857\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250217_113309963.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3857\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3858\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250310_000440554.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3858\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3859\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250416_195949744.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3859\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230; explore new places \/ &#8230; neue Orte zu erkunden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3886\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250112_142526257.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3886\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3887\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250516_171842165.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3887\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3888\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250707_215930532.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3888\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3885\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250516_151017300_exported_4257.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3885\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:66.75508%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2268\" data-id=\"3890\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3890\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251007_164102556.jpg?w=1024\" data-width=\"4032\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251007_164102556.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"2303\" data-id=\"3889\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3889\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251001_125841030.jpg?w=1024\" data-width=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251001_125841030.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:33.24492%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"3000\" data-id=\"3891\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/?attachment_id=3891\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251004_142001513.jpg?w=1024\" data-width=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251004_142001513.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and discover new and unusual foods and drinks. \/ und neue und au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliche Speisen und Getr\u00e4nke  zu entdecken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3864\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251003_0008545512.jpg?w=995\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3864\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3883\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20251216_002503951.jpg?w=803\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3883\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3867\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250511_232036329.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3867\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3761\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pxl_20250929_154240345.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3761\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"3884\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingmakaan.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pxl_20250927_230941292.portrait.jpg?w=641\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3884\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your friendship makes all of this even better. Thank you for traveling with us and for your encouraging and cheerful comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Eure Freundschaft macht all das noch viel besser. Danke, dass ihr mit uns unterwegs seid und uns mit euren ermutigenden und fr\u00f6hlichen Kommentaren begleitet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though we are far apart during this Holiday Season, we are together in our hearts and minds. May this Christmas season bring you and your family nothing but happiness and joy. Merry Christmas, and all the best for a healthy, happy, and prosperous 2026! Here&#8217;s to making more unforgettable memories! \ud83e\udd42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Auch wenn wir in dieser Weihnachtszeit weit voneinander entfernt sind, sind wir in unseren Herzen und Gedanken vereint. 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