mrswagesmoney

We were on the Dream from June 17th - 24th. We had FTTF. Our check in time was 12:30 - 1:00, but we got there in the 11 o'clock time frame. We wanted to go to the mall next door and have a beignet, but it was so stinking hot and humid. I asked one of the employees if we could go ahead and check in and she said no problem with FTTF. Check in was probably less than 30 minutes with the priority line. Afterwards we wheeled through the terminal area very quickly to the ship - no sitting and waiting for our group to be called. I would say we had our carry on bags in our room by noon.

We decided to self debark. I believe our letter said we could start debarkation at 7:30, but left at 8:00. After dealing with the elevator jam, the line was huge to debark. I asked one of the fun crew and they said right this way. We bypassed the longest line I have seen and were located by guest services. We just had to wheel around the bar and out of the ship. Customs was a breeze. We were in the car by at least 9:00.

As I always say the FTTF is worth the price of admission alone.

We have purchased FTTF for our last 2 cruises. I do not think I would cruise without this purchase. Here are the reasons we love it: fast boarding, room is ready, priority bag arrival, priority guest services line, tender priority, dinning priority & priority debarkation. As i say it is worth the price of admission.

Glad to see you post about the USB ports. We will bring our power strip though.

I booked this excursion through Carnival’s website. I thought it would be less crowded than a catamaran tour. Has anyone taken this trip? I would like your input.

I got the upgrade to a balcony for our June cruise on the Dream. I turned it down since we were in a deluxe ocean view with the 2 "bathrooms" whoo hoo.

Last year on Freedom, we had the social plan. This year we are just going for the HUB. The only time we could view seemed to be in the morning. I chalk that up the all the teens on the ship being asleep......

is it ever an issue using Captain Marvin (or any other independent tour operator) for this excursion when you have to TENDER? Wondering how long it takes to get a tender off the ship if you are not going a tour through your cruiseline

Tender over was not bad. We had FTTF so we had priority tendering. We still had time to check in and go to the coffee shop on the square - free wifi. We did do an early booking. When we got back we ate at Burger King & went souvenir hunting. When you get back in the tender line the wait is somewhat long, but I doubt they would leave without you :o. One tip do not look around for your excursion group, you have to walk to Captains. Ask someone in a shop, but it is a couple of blocks from port. Oh yeah, never felt uncomfortable walking around like Jamaica or Cozumel.

We purchased last year on Freedom and had trouble the entire trip. The only times we were able to get into social media was early in the morning. I chalked that up to teens being asleep. Our next cruise we will only purchase the HUB plan.

We booked Captain Marvins through Cruise Excursioneer last May. I would highly recommend this crew. From the bus driver giving us a brief history of the island to the guide spotting star fish from the upper deck, everything was perfect. We had a small group compared to the mega boats on the sandbar. While coming up the ladder from snorkeling, I took in some water. Now I tell people the Caymans flow through my veins! I'm truly enchanted by Grand Cayman.

I brought my cold brew tea on my last cruise. It's not brewed, but better than "fake" tea. 😂

Thanks for posting flip2cruise! I sent to my son, who is visiting friends that are sailing tomorrow. I also took note for our June cruise.

I love Grand Cayman, it stole my heart! We did Stingray City tour off off Shore Excursioneer. MoBay was not the best place. We didn't book any excursions because nothing sounded fun. We rode a bus that would drop you off at different points of interest. We stayed on for $20 each and went to a couple of shopping centers, driving tour & beach time. The beach had food and drinks with a DJ. The dealers peddling drugs outside of the shopping areas was disturbing. I did find it interesting they sold with police not even 25 feet away.

I'm logging on twice a day to book it for our cruise. Last year it was available on 4/4 and we sailed may 27th. This made our first cruise experience awesome!

I've searched several sites looking for excursions in Freeport, but nothing seems very interesting. What excursions do you recommend?