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Sheal

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  1. The lockers, bathroom, and shower are all located at "Da Waterhole".beach bar on Mullet Bay. You pay for the pass at the bar. Try googling it on Trip Advisor. There is another bar, Rosie's, but I am not sure if they have bathrooms. A new place, Kalatua, has opened since we were there last year. I am not sure which place you had in mind. We have been going to Mullet Bay back when the bar was a cooler, the grill was a 55 gallon drum and the bathroom was a port-a-potty. Da Waterhouse was a big improvement after the hurricane.
  2. Last month we did the 8:30 Sensations ferry over and were the only 2 people on the ferry. Once we arrived in Spanishtown I purchased return tickets for Speedy's 3:30 trip. To me, it was worth the extra few dollars to have more beach time. Our taxi driver (my husband thought I hired him, I thought he hired him😮) took us to the baths and was there waiting for us when we finished at 3PM. Not realizing that the path is now one way in we arrived at the bottom and found out that we had to walk back up to get to Devil's bay. Knowing there is no food/facilities at Devil's bay we decided to have lunch at 10 AM. Good burgers and great bush wackers! I did my shopping (t-shirts) and we headed back up and took the path to Devil's Bay. Even though we were early we still hit a tour group of 20 or so people on the trail. Slow going and husband had no interest in doing it again when we left Devil's Bay. We just walked back up the path. While at the beach we saw the ship excursions come and go. No way would I want to be in that group or behind that group. They spent very little time at the beach, the groups came and left in waves. I had a great time. Note, there is not much shade there, my husband apparently forgot and whined but he found a shrub to sit under. I spent over 3 hours in the water and loved every minute of it. Thanks blue_Water, I used your advice to decide what to do that day! Sheal
  3. The waves can be rough at times. Pay attention to the waves as you enter and exit, particulary when exiting. My suggestion is to go to the right when entering the beach. I think there is more of a drop off on the left side which means having to move faster when a wave is coming as you are trying to exit. The bathroom situation is this: you can either purchase a pass for $6 (heard it includes the showers too, YMMV) or run up a bar/food bill and ask to use the restrooms. They are locked/monitored. There are lockers that you can rent. We have been ok leaving our stuff, plenty of cruisers around. Some reviews say the food is expensive but our experience is that it is fairly typical $18 cheesburgers/frys, $10-12 frozen drinks. Honestly, I can't think of a single beach bar that has cheap food and drinks anymore. Maybe in Mexico? Sheal
  4. We were on the 2/11 cruise and received the memo Sunday morning. When I first saw it I assumed it was just a reminder to fill out the survey. Being nosy I opened it anyway, just in case it was a chance for a free cruise.😆
  5. David, Thank you to a) keeping your fellow RIers from doing any pier running and b) confirming that packing a european usb charger might keep us from playing the "its my turn to charge" game. Sheal
  6. Hi David, Thank you for taking the time to write a review on the Ascent. Just so that this RI representative doesn't get left at the dock (leaving probably no other islanders onboard) can you tell me if you stayed on ship time (aka EST) or if they jumped ahead? We board this Sunday. Thanks and on with the show, Sheal
  7. @dani negreanu I haven't been on the boards in a long time, but I wanted to let you know that I am always thinking of you and hope that you and your family are safe, especially at this time. It is so devastating to think of the impact these fanatical groups have caused to so many innocent people. I just can't wrap my head around how these groups have become so intolerant to any other beliefs that are not there own? What I do know is that it makes me sad to think that you are going through this awful situation there and I just wish there was some way to help. You created this fantastic board that gave me so many hours of entertainment along with some "enrichment lessons" along the way. If only I could repay the gift. Sheal
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