mickeymouse12

Thanks for the web address .... unfortunately, it is a better deal to rent a car thru Costco when we arrive on 12/4 in the early am (red eye), drive to Galveston, pay to park at port, pick up car on the 11th, spend the day sight seeing and return it at IAH before our flight ..... Guess that's what we will do!

We are finding that this is the cheapest option for us in September too.

Hi there.

 

I'm looking for some advice/help with making a decision about where to spend my Beach Day when stopped in in Falmouth Jamaica with my Royal Caribbean cruise in a few weeks.

 

I've already booked (but can cancel) an All-inclusive excursion at a fairly new Blue Waters Beach club.(not many reviews about this place)

It looks good; however I've read some mixed reviews about it: shortage of chairs, no shade,minimal food etc, but the beach looks nice and is close to port. (Thoughts?/experiences?)

 

Others have directed me to Bamboo beach Club all inclusive which appears to be okay as well, with some mixed reviews: smallish beach, limited food, swimming maybe not the best etc.(thoughts/experiences?)

 

I know I can't expect the world for my beach day but I'd like to have the best experience possible (not for an unlimited budget though)

 

So can someone chime in about another option proposed to me:

Rose Hall Hilton All Inclusive Day Pass (ideally purchased through Resort for A Day tour company)?

 

It looks like an interesting resort with perhaps better looking pool/water-slides/lazy river than the Beach area? Is this true?

What about value/quality of food and drink/service etc?

Did the transportation to/from work out well?

What are your thoughts/impressions of the place?

 

My quoted price is $117 US (am a Canadian so i'm getting dinged for exchange) and hope to get some feedback here from others about Rose Hall Hilton (and hopefully Blue Waters and bamboo Club) so I can make the best decision.

 

I would appreciate your advice/experiences and assistance about what beach Day choice would be best.

 

I have read many reviews yes, but I'm hoping for responses that would help me to better compare them.

 

Many thanks.

We booked Hilton Rose through Resort for a day a few years ago and had a great time. Transportation was great to and from the resort. We didn't use the beach area, we floated in the lazy river and went to the swim up bar all day. We are going back in Sept. and plan on going there again. Jamaiican jerk chicken there was awesome.

Have fun!!

You can find a cab/van to transport you there and back. The resort sells day passes for around $80

Any idea what transportation cost is? We were thinking of booking Resort for the day for the Hilton Rose as we have done in the past. Cost through them is $117pp.

Thanks Deb

We were on this cruise too. We also had men and boys told to go to room and change from tank tops for MDR breakfast. We enjoyed most of the food but agree it neede to be served hotter.

NCSU#1

Day 1-Mojo menu

Day 2-Saffron menu

Day3-Pimento menu

Day 4-Basil

Day 5-Pomodoro

Day 6-Jasmine

Day 7-****ake

We didn't make it last week:(

I think we are at Crown Bay, not Havensight. So I have narrowed the choices down to Emerald Bay or Sapphire. Is Sapphire really that much more beautiful and worth the extra time to get there and back? Thanks!!

HI Lisa, I believe we dock at Havensight, which is Charlotte Amalie. Deb

Hi Deb! You're a disney fan too? I'm a huge Mickey fan! (and all disney) Do you live in FL? we're in Jax.

The closest beach to the pier is Morningstar beach which is at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef hotel. You will see it when we are coming into port. I hear good things about it on here, very close and about a $6 cab ride. Check it out.

ALso I hear that Lindbergh (emerald bay) beach is very close too, about $12 cab ride. We may be doing that as well since our time there is limited b/c I want to take the Sky Lift too, I"ve never done that. Are you on our blog here for Roll Call? I've been posting on there frequently. Are you signed up for the meet & mingle? I hope to meet you! We'll be on deck 8.

Have a great day!

Lisa

Hi Lisa, Thanks for the information. I'm a huge Mickey and disney fan. We live in California. We have been talking about the Sky lift too:) Yes I'm on the roll call and signed up for the meet and mingle but the others we are traveling with are not. A lot of us are on deck 6.

You have a great day too! Deb

Hi

We will be docked at Havensight, R/C Freedom on March 23, Wed. The only ship scheduled to be there that day!! This will be our 3rd time in St Thomas on cruise. 1st time took Sunny Liston tour and went to Megans Bay. 2nd time chartered a sailboat for the day (was not easy getting back and forth from ship to marina at Red hook) last year we took taxi to Coki beach. It got really crowded within an hour or so of arriving there. So, this time I would like to go to a different beach. Please tell me what you recommend:

1- beauty (nice view, pretty water) and easy to get taxis to and from (we are there 12-7) (shade or umbrella available)

2- bar/facilities available

3-chairs

 

So, should we go to Sapphire, Smith Bay (Lindquist) or Emerald (Lindburgh)?

Thanks for the advice!

Lisa

Hi Lisa, We will be with you. We are wondering if there is a beach that you can walk to from the pier. We are traveling with 22 people and a few small children so dont want to take a taxi to the other side of the island at that time of day. We have been to St Thomas many times also so just looking for a relaxing beach day. Thanks in advance, Deb

Do they have this bags to go for Orlando too? We have 13 people looking for transportation and something to do all day so we don't have to be at the airport. Thanks

Liquid hand soap for the bathroom. Hate bar soap and the mess it makes:)

Hi, Thank you for the tips. We cruised with our kids when they were teens and now we are going with our kids and grandkids ages 14,10,9, 4 and 1. We can't wait and all tips are appreicated!! Deb

Just an FYI to cruisers. Southwest will extend their schedule on June 30th, and Jet Blue will extend theirs on July 8th. I'm sure there are people waiting to book airlines after these schedules open.

Any idea how far out? Thanks, Deb

Thank you for that answer. I have another question. All of the information before the credit card information is in English and then the credit card page is not in English. Any way to fix this? Don't want to try and fill it out in another language. Thanks, Deb

We booked the Anthem for the May 6, 2015 cruise while on the Freedom a few weeks ago. They told us when we booked that there would only be My Time Dining on board the Anthem.

We booked the Anthem for the May 6, 2015 cruise while on the Freedom a few weeks ago. They told us when we booked that there would only be My Time Dining on board the Anthem.

Between 15 and 25 minutes depending on traffic

Thank you

Does anyone know how long of a taxi ride it is from the Port to Sangrada Familia?

No smoking on the balconies of any of the staterooms?

 

Although the policy states no smoking on the balcony, has anyone experienced guest smoking out on the balcony? Just wondered?

Yes, just off a b2b and the second week we had smokers next to us. After a few days I complained to guest relations and it was handled promptly. No more smoking neighbors:)

On the second week of a B2B on the Freedom. Last week, no signing out of towels and no charges. This week- new Hotel Director- you must sign out your towels with your sea pass and the $25.00 charge is back.

Just back from a B2B on Freedom. First week Feb 23 we used our sea pass for towels and then the second week March 2 we didn't. Sounds like a random thing, looks like every other week here.

We put a case of water and and diet coke in a duffle bag 2 weeks ago in Fort Lauderdale and it was delivered right to our room. I read on these boards that you could no longer just put luggage tags on the cases. Didn't see any cases of water like we used to when we gave our luggage to the porters.

We just got off the Freedom yesterday after a B2B cruise. We saw a lot of men and children wearing shorts in the dining room for dinner.

Yes we stayed on Eastern time. In St. Thomas and St. Maarten it was an hour later - so if you do private tour at 9:30 it was 8:30 ship time. But you had more time in the afternoon than you thought before getting back on the ship.

I have never had such problems with the time difference.I spoke with a Royal Caribbean rep today and she said our itinerary states we are in St. Thomas from 12-7 and that is local time, not ship time. So ships time on arrival will be 11am? We have a sailing at 1pm and just want to be sure we aren't arriving at 1. :eek:

Thanks, deb

We stayed on ships time throughout the entire cruise. St Thomas and St Maarten were an hour ahead of us, but we ignored it and stayed with our ship time.

Thank you. We had an excursion planned for 1pm in St. Thomas with our arrival being noon ship time. I emailed him to change our time:)

Hi, Can you tell me if the ships time stayed on Eastern Standard Time? Was the time in St. Thomas and St. Maarten an hour later than ship time? Thanks, deb

They are currently selling Tortuga rum cakes at our Costco. Not sure of the price but worth checking out.