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Agree FLL, airport and cruise port very close together. Except the time our Uber driver was clueless and drove in circles for half an hour 🙂

If you've been anywhere near a grocery or gas station or restaurant the past couple years, it's obvious that MANY things are up more than the inflation rates one sees reported in the media.

Dunns River is basically one big falls you climb up. Blue hole is more of a hike uphill, then work your way down a smaller river playing in the water and jumping into pools as you go. That's a general idea of each, you might want to look for some youtube videos to get a better idea of each. Both are unique and nice in their own way.

Another real world report - just got my renewal, it took about 10 weeks, not expedited.

Did it speak english?

800 bucks is a lot just to avoid the walk unless there are physical issues with walking. Some people don't mind the walk at all. OP - there's no reason for concern regarding obstructions or privacy, aft cabins are great.

Bye bye. Again thanks for the laughs.

Your reply's are very obfuscating.

Thanks for another laugh, you are too funny 🙂

The port area and island in general is a sh#ithole. Nice beaches etc once you're at them. Pretty much sums up Roatan.

Take your time and enjoy the area. Ride a tram or walk, depends on your abilities. It's a nice area and walking is good if you can. Be prepared for aggressive sales people in the market, just stay out if you aren't up to it.

You know the answer to your question.

To all the posts who said maybe an armed gang of Haitians could/might take over a cruise ship, THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGH! 🙂

Sure, the straw market vendors and other employees in Labadee, are chomping at the bit to "go fight elsewhere"....... Good grief.

Unless you're really interested in staying forward, not much point in changing cabin assignment. No matter what you have to move and the process is the same. Of course no harm in asking to stay where you are but the odds are slim.

I don't know where to start. 1, Do you seriously think US customs is concerned about someone buying a watch for a friend and calling it "re-sale"? Thanks for the laugh. We've been on 40+ Caribbean cruises, taking multiple swiss watches along (Omega, Breitling, etc) each trip and buying new ones also, NOT ONCE has customs ever looked at a single watch. 2. "Many" watches in the Caribbean being knock offs: Maybe in straw markets or whatever, not in reputable jewelry stores. Most stores are authorized dealers for what they sell. OP - do some research on jewelry stores where you're going in the Bahama's. But generally speaking St. Thomas, St. Martin and others are the best for both selection and price.

I thought the same thing, what does one accumulate on a ship that would have the trash cans "overflowing" 🙂

Interesting point about hotels. We've actually come to like the not daily service. We spend 1-2 weeks at various hotels in Florida through the winter and now like not having the daily service, it's just nice to not wonder when they'll show up 🙂 And just schedule the days we want. That said, if the afternoon service is discontinued on the ships we'll miss it.

Not to worry, they're on sale 365 days a year. They just occasionally change the name of the sale. Bottom line price just moves up and down a little, but it's always a sale.

Warm. Maybe storms, maybe not. Maybe rough seas, maybe not.

We were on Jewel, Symphony and Grandeur this past winter. MDR and Windjammer food is definitely not what it used to be. Pretty much average/acceptable at best. Windjammer on Symphony was CHAOS every time we checked it out. So were the elevators - wait time was forever and always packed. We walked a lot of stairs.

We're on that one too. Also January 26, 2024.

Then they must have not played music as usual. There is ALWAYS noise near the centrum on Radiance class ships.....

No matter what anyone says, there is definitely a possibility of noise issues on Radiance class ships if your cabin is near the centrum, Period. They sometimes close the doors, which obviously proves it's an issue.

Easy answer - taxi. Not worth messing around with shuttles or uber to save a few bucks. Jump in a taxi and go 🙂