Cigar Dude

Looking for a beach with loungers, shade, food, and cigar friendly.

Any suggestions?

2 minutes ago, jbethel11 said:

Either one, it depends on which other Carnival ships are in port. Terminal D and E are adjacent, so plug in either one and confirm by looking at the ships once you are in port and see the beautiful Horizon!

That's what I figured but wanted to be sure. I believe I can figure out which one the Horizon is when I see her! 😄 This will be our first time on a "new" ship so we can't wait!

I have the address for the Miami port as:

1015 North America Way
Miami, Florida 33132

Which should be the address for Horizon's dock but which terminal do we use?

Terminal D - 1435 North Cruise Boulevard, Port of Miami, Miami, FL 33132
Terminal E - 1265 North Cruise Boulevard, Port of Miami, Miami, FL 33132

Trying to determine the exact address to give to the cab driver.

Thanks.

On 1/15/2019 at 4:17 PM, don24 said:

i have a question that may be answered by cigar dude or any others who can help. I'm going to Nassau and checked the la casa del habano site to see if they opened a location, they haven't.  they do show a place call 700 wine and spirits as a associate location but I cant find anything more. does any one know with out any reservations that they sell authentic Cuban cigars. I tend to lean towards no but with there name on habanos site my hopes are a little elevated.i hope another  BOTL can help.

There are no legitimate places to buy Cuban cigars in Nassau. I have "heard" that they have some in Atlantis but if they do they will be crazy expensive. You can go up to Graycliff Hotel and visit the cigar factory there. Again, they are expensive too. If Nassau is the only island you're going to on this trip forget about Cubans and take your own sticks.

Several islands have an LCDH. If you are going to others let me know, or do a quick check online. ONLY go to LCDH's when you're in the Caribbean to ensure you're getting the real deal!

I'm here...every now and then.

How can I help?

No, it's a nice beach and it is cleaner than the public section a short walk away, but it's a small beach and quite crowded. We'd taxi a little further to Dominicus and the beach there unless you want the Dreams AI option...

We'd need access to bathrooms, food, and drinks. Is that available at Dominicus?

Would you say this is the best beach resort in La Romana? Or would you recommend a different beach stop?

Thank you.

The last time we were in Curacao we went to Blue Bay Resort. Is that still a popular beach spot? Can you still do a day pass there?

Are there any others you would recommend?

Thanks.

My itinerary is Aruba, Curacao, Grand Turk, & Dominican Republic. I know Grand Turk is walk off, but what about the others? Tender or walk off? Thanks !

All walk off. We're booking this cruise also for May 4th, 2019.

We are just under a year from our next cruise and there are no excursions showing yet. When does Carnival typically offer excursions?

We are sailing on the 10 day southern Caribbean cruise on the Sunshine out of Charleston on 5/15/17.

This is a new island to me. Would love to have suggestions of a beautiful beach fairly close to ship with food, drinks, and rest rooms. Need to relax!!!!!

What are our options? We want a nice, beautiful beach that is a resonable distance from the ship with food, drinks, and rest rooms.

I'm a little late to this post but the ONLY place to get Cubans in Coz is the LCDH. I know the owner. Great guy. He also owns the LCDH in Cancun and other places in Mexico. High prices but legit stuff.

We're going there in August. Is it as nice as it appears to be?

Good info. We'll be there August 19th.

Thanks.

Thank you! It sounds like the gates to the parking lot don't open much before noon. I wonder if that's normal. We'll plan on getting there and sitting in the car for awhile. Sounds like the FTTF really helped you! That's good to know.

How early did you get to the port and get onboard using Faster to the Fun?

We just booked the Fantasy out of Charleston and Boston will be performing! Got the tickets to the show. Should be really good!

I assume they sell only enough tickets to fill every seat; not oversell.

Is it general admission once you get in or are the seats assigned somehow?

With FTTF in hand how early should we get to the port?

Paradise Beach. Great place. Has everything. Pay as you go. If you don't drink like a fish you'll have a decent bill. We go there every time we're in Coz.

Nope, all docks. We were just at those 4 ports last September. Check the link in my sig.

Try this:

Also, a link to our cruise as described on my blog is in my signature.

I should have clarified;

Our cruise is the 12 day to:

Barcelona (embark)

Provence

Florence

Rome

Naples

sea

Mykonos

Istanbul

Kusadasi

Athens

sea

Venice (disembark)

REALLY nice itenerary! :)

Hi everyone. Some of you may know me from the Carnival boards. We're looking at a 12 day European cruise on the Spirit. It looks amazing. Anyone familiar with this cruise?

Looking at a balcony room. The only bad news is I see where cigars are not allowed on the balcony. That seems strange since you can smoke cigarettes out there but...apparently that's the rule.

Where is the cigar bar onboard? Which deck, which part?

What about cigar smoking on the open decks. Which side does Norwegian designate? Etc.

Looking at some pics of the interior of the ship it appears to be quite ornate. If you have any pics to share please do so.

The ports look really good. If things come together in the next month or so we'll be booking this for April, 2015.

Any input from you is welcome.

This past cruise I didn't see one person in jeans on formal night. Everyone looked AMAZING. Now, on the Glory in 2011 There was a couple that was turned away on formal night because they wore THEIR BATH ROBES to dinner :eek:

LOL!

Excellent!