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go to the tent between the pier and Jacks.. you will see a sign for white sands snorkel charters. Take the 3 stop tour with Capt. Donovan (Who owns the place) and your life will be changed forever. You will likely touch a very tame shark...snorkel over the Grand Turk wall... see the most fish ever ....taste fresh conch...and......... kiss the barb of a sting ray.... then come back and go to Jacks for a couple of Turks Heads.... tell Topher hi. Once again, your life will be changed forever....:)

at the excursions desk whether you reserve in advance or not. It will be a very simple j- tube with no float valve on top to keep water out. better to go to a store on shore and buy a better:) snorkel and take it with you. the cost on board is $10 I think.

go to bed bath and beyond. the best $20 you will ever spend. It always works.:)

a SMILE. :)

is to bring the powdered Pedialyte packages. Much lighter and no hassle. :)

Never been to Saint Kitts going on the vista in January 2 adults three kids ages 11,11 and 13. Not keen on a group excursion is there anything nice to do within walking distance? Safe?

If you are not doing a ship excursion stay in the port shops. DO NOT venture beyond.:cool:

Been in it. And on the same cruise took a tour of the galley. The cabin is under the end of the galley - :)but not the end where they wash dishes with the car wash sized washer. I never heard a thing.

Connect with Capt. Donovan at Whitesands. He operates off the beach at Grand Turk. Just google Whitesands, Grand Turk. Make sure you do the three stop. Life changing...:)

and she is great. Make sure you join THE INNER CIRCLE (The IC) Hope she stays with us....

will be easy and fun. Very few places in the world have liquor stores to go through as you board - San Juan does.... :) You can drop luggage any time after 9 a.m. - if you are platinum or diamond there is a separate area for your bags about 50 feet closer to the terminal than the curb. My experience boarding has been so easy.... usually start around noon, a couple of times around 11:30.

when I enter the dining room.....:)

and the deli etc. I have always enjoyed the MDR, especially the chocolate melting cake but I find that I eat in a more healthy way at the buffet. Making the salad just as I wish and . having lotsa good choices of other great items !

Usually I meet up with a pod of other similar minded folks and we have the same social time as in the dining room.:)

I was onboard the week before and nothing was wrong. All areas were open and nothing looked poorly maintained.

or anything else. The stewards always close the door before doing anything. I have found them to be very quiet.

Just applied the two cards purchased yesterday. The confirmation emails switched the numbers between the $25 card and the $50 card. So on the Carnival website if you put in the gift card number you may be surprised to see your $50 card is only worth $25 but then you will find the $25 card to be worth $50 !:)

Used by the stewards. You will enjoy the cabin - and there is an ice machine in the pantry - so it is easy for the stewards to hand you a bucket of ice. Go up to the lido deck and ask the barkeep at the red frog for one of the white plastic buckets and they will hand it over for you to use an alternative to the small metal ice buckets used in the rooms.

It is so great to have Cruise Critic friends to help us save a few dollars !:)

Sunshine has the best food and maybe the best staff ever... you will love it..really like the layout.

They come and go on the GoCCl website - at the end of the sales brochure. Click the sales brochure logo on the bottom right and go to the last page. The only current listing is for the Sunshine outta New York.

Just a few dollars for a great ride over to Klein Bonaire with great crew who stay with you. The best unspoiled snorkeling you will ever see. Easy drift float along a drop off descending to 5,200 feet! And after the crew offers you very nice rum punch !

Would do it again. Did not expect to love the ship but it and the staff are great. Probably the best guest services staff ever on Carnival. Jessica is the best !

Many are very good efforts. My most recent experience was 28 days on the Elation and one of the Guest Services supervisors, Jessica, is from the U.S. and will likely be a hotel director before too long.

She is great and well experienced. She served on the NCL ship in Hawaii for several years before coming to Carnival. So success stories do happen for U.S. citizens working on board

the best $20 you can spend will be on an inexpensive white noise machine. Get the sound spa from Bed Bath and Beyond. very small and lightweight but has a wide range of sound and volume.

You will be able to sleep no matter what time of day or where your cabin is located !

The new website is ridiculous. Have been planning 3 cruises as B2B2B and wound up on NCL instead of Carnival... because of the website. ... as Jed Clampet would say... pitiful, pitiful !

I was onboard for the initial 5 day from JaxPort and the preceding 21 day journeys cruise. Loved the ship. My other carnival experiences (18 cruises) were all on larger ships.

The elation is very well maintained and I thought the crew and staff, particularly the guest services people, were great. Food was wonderful.

My cabin was E43 and all was good. it does have the box for the life vests in the corner which is a hassle for the housekeeping staff.

We stopped in Grand Turk for a medical evacuation. Hope the person recovers soon !