adamsmom

On 4/26/2023 at 4:40 PM, suefrankw said:

we took the shuttle downtown (can also walk) and shopped a bit and went to this great Irish Pub for food & irish cider. We really enjoyed it. Beautiful city.

Tell me more about this shuttle....

Is there parasailing there? How does it compare to Nassau or Key West?

Is there a tour in Nassau - ship or otherwise - that includes the main points to see in Nassau (like the Queen's Staircase and the fort there) and includes admission to the aquarium at Atlantis?

We are thinking of doing this tour and then riding the cable car up the mountain. Where does this tour end up? I wonder if we could just drop off the tour before heading back to the port and catch a cab to the cable car and back when we are through.

We did this 10 years ago when Comfort Inn was only about $125 a night for 4 people. What a deal that was! We are going there again in January with our kids and considering it again. It will be $300 plus, but still not a bad excursion price when you divide by 4. (Just a heads up - when you book the hotel, be aware that there is about $100 worth of fees tacked onto the final price.)

When we went before, the ship was in port from 1 pm to midnight. So we went to the hotel, got our passes and set off down the sidewalk to Atlantis. We found the front desk - this place is huge - and they directed us outside to a towel hut to swap our passes for wristbands. Not sure if that's where they still do it. The walk from the hotel to the Aquaventure part is a considerable hike. If you have little kids, I would take a stroller.

Food there is expensive, but we found a hamburger deal that we all shared. No one was full, but we were ok until we got back on the ship.

After we spent the day there, we went back to our hotel room where we showered, changed, did some laundry (cheaper than the ship), watched some TV, and took a cab back to the ship. It was a great day! I will have to think through doing it and getting back to the ship by 5pm though, for our next cruise.

Yes - sorry! I meant Platinum. Whichever comes first. Now that we have returned from our last cruise, I see that our boarding passes currently say that we receive the benefits when we board our next one where we reach Platinum. Thank you for all your help! (And even to the ones that weren't so helpful....smh lol)

Even though we reach the required number of days during that cruise?

Looking for opinions. Do we even get Diamond benefits on that cruise?

You may get more answers if you ask this in the MSC board rather than here. :)

We would like to get the suite, but the sleeper sofa bed would be a problem for us. Are there any options? Can we get a rollaway in there for the 4th person?

I'm not sure where we will be docking, but I would guess Puerta Maya. The kids are 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16. We have rented cars there before, and we may just do that again. It will be an easy, inexpensive way to get all of us around.

We are arriving in March on the Carnival Glory. There are 2 families with a total of 10 people - 4 adults 3 teens and 3 kids. Is there someplace we can rent a beach villa for the day or something where we don't have to pay per person to get somewhere and do something? We have been there 8-10 times, but never with such a large group.

What's the best way to book this tour?

We sailed on the Tropicale out of Tampa almost exactly 10 years ago for our 10th anniversary. I personally like a smaller, more intimate ship. We made some new friends and had lots of fun. Here are a few pics--sorry about the poor quality, these are pictures of pictures. Didn't have the digital stuff back then.

The ship

Our oceanview cabin

Back of the ship

Bridge tour

Waterslide

Ice carving demo

And I won a "24 karat solid gold plastic ship on a stick" trophy for Name That TV Tune. It still sits on my bookshelf.

There was a British cruise director that did Tom Jones impressions. And a comedian that was hysterical.

I have used patches on 10 cruises and, thankfully, have only had mild side effects. It makes my mouth really dry, and I sometimes have a little dizziness after taking it off. I usually wear the last one for several days after the cruise to let it wear off, but I still have dizzy spells a week later sometimes. But the side effects aren't enough to keep me from using them. Just the memory of being really sick on our first cruise (before I got a patch) is enough to keep me using them.

Now, my best friend used one once, not realizing that it would activate her vertigo after taking it off. (She takes meclizine all the time to keep her vertigo at bay.) She had a bad episode then, but has not used the patch since, and has never been sick either. It would seem that since she suffers from vertigo periodically while on land, that she would be sick on a ship, but she is not.

So, I guess the moral of the story is, try the patch if you are really sick, but be on guard for the side effects.

I didn't realize they made pewter ones in the shape of the ship. I'll keep my eye out for one!

We make fun of people's pictures too! Discreetly, of course, so we don't offend anyone. ;)

Do y'all think it would it be a faux paux to post on one of the roll call boards to see if someone would be willing to get a magnet or ornament from that ship?

FYI--Majesty of the Seas doesn't have the pewter magnets. I tried to get one when we were there in September. The do have some of the other pewter items, though.

We are cruising on the Voyager of the Seas in a few weeks, and the Vision of the seas right after that. Anybody need anything?

I would like magnets from the following ships:

Carnival: Inspiration, Celebration & Tropicale

RCCL Grandeur of the Seas

I do still need the Celebration. Do you want to list it on eBay? Or is there one that you need in trade. I think I have extra Holiday and perhaps Triumph pins. I need to dig them out and see which ones.

Just back--the Majesty doesn't carry the pewter magnets. The only ship magnets they had were the ones shaped like the ship. They had the other pewter items--money clip, key ring, shot glass, etc.--but I asked if they had the magnet like that, and they looked at me like I had sprouted antlers.:confused: I guess they just don't have the magnets on that ship. Sorry!

djdutch - I am sailing on the Majesty of the Seas in a few weeks. Are you still needing that model? How much are they usually?

We are going on the Majesty of the Seas in a few weeks--I can pick you up one there. How much are the pewter ones usually?

I am looking for the following magnets: (can be any kind)

Carnival Inspiration

Carvival Celebration

Grandeur of the Seas

Carnival Tropicale - gonna be a tough one

Oh! I also need the Celebration.

I have Holiday ones--I need the Inspiration and the Triumph.