kuddles14

Looking for recommendations for a private tour guide. We will be on the Adventure of the Seas and are possibly thinking of wanting to take a short tour of the city. We will be docking at Taino Bay. Any suggestions or recommendations are greatly appreciated. 

4 hours ago, Biker19 said:

Check the Captain thread.

Where can I find this ? 

4 hours ago, Another_Critic said:

Ask on the roll call.

I am on the roll call. We can’t remember his name 

Does anyone know who the current Captain of the Quantum of the Seas is? We were on it last week and none of us can remember and its bugging us. Thank you.

2 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

We made no reservations for anything

 

All we did was make sure we got off early and made our way to the poolside beach beds as soon as we could

As you look at the port, head to the left, passing Sanmangu restaurant passing all the shops on way to pool

it is a nice walk, it’s like walking through a 5 star resort all decked out with water features everywhere you look

 

I do not recall any trams, but it was less than 1/2mile to pool area 5-7 min walk

 

Sanmangu restaurant is huge and we just walked straight on in

Check out their website, easy google look up 😉

 

we watched a few YouTube videos on Taino Bay and learnt about the pool and restaurant 

The pool area has a swim up bar and a land bar and it wasn’t crazy busy or loud, more tranquil and peaceful 

Thank you so much ! Can’t wait to share this with my hubby . So excited!!! 

1 hour ago, PompeySailor said:

What week is it as I may have to book this seeing as it goes to Taino Bay 

 

All cool, found dates for April 2024 that work for us 😎

Going March 23 . We were suppose go April 12 on Adventure for 8 nights but helping out at school next year. So I needed to do it during Spring break 

3 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

Yes indeed 

They really laid it out nice 

one of the better ones we have been too 👍🏻

Oh I can do handle this . Do you have to make reservations? Are there any shops in the area as well ? 

2 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

Yes indeed 

They really laid it out nice 

one of the better ones we have been too 👍🏻

Oh I can handle that ‘ 

45 minutes ago, LAKaye said:

Dear Kuddles,

Our vacation time is precious to us, so for that reason alone I urge you to go for the 6-nighter.

 

Over your lifetime you will have opportunities to go to various ports of call and sail on various ships.  However, right now you need to make a choice, so please choose the most restorative cruise vacation--the longer one.

 

With love, 
Lana

Thank you . I just booked Adventure of the Seas fir 6 nights. I am or was a retired teacher and was asked to come back and help out at school because of a shortage of Montessori teachers in our area. So I did and will be helping them out one more year ( next year) so I had to change another cruise to Spring break of 2024. These were the only two that fit . I certainly appreciated everyone’s help . Looking forward to a very relaxing cruise .

52 minutes ago, PompeySailor said:

Adventure 👍🏻

Taino Bay Puerto Plata would be the winner on this 

all included resort at port with day beds and pool 

You can eat at a really cool restaurant 

with excellent local delicacies (Sanmangu)

 

Just a really nice different port from the normal RC stops.

We visited whilst on MSC and would go again regardless of Cruise line 

 

Happy Days!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is in the port area? Wow! 

It leaves March 23, 2024 out of Port Canaveral. 6 day cruise . Thank you for your help and hope your friend books ! Lol !! 

7 hours ago, Spurschick said:

Adventure. Puerta Plata seals it for me

Can I assume you have been there before ? If so, what did you do? 

I have to move a cruise next year and here are the two itineraries that fit into the week we can go:

Adventure of the Seas (6 day) - Coco Cay, Puerto Plata,  and Labadee

Or

Mariner of the Seas (5 day) - Coco Cay, and Cozumel

Thanks for your help. 

On 7/8/2022 at 3:55 PM, shuyak said:

@kuddles14, we just came back from 19 day cruisetour.  Since we were in Skagway twice, did the RT train ride to summit, bus drive through Carcross to Yukon, and the Glacier Point Wilsness Safari by Alaska Excursions.

 

Train ride was beautiful,

 

Emerland lake near Carcross was stunning,

 

Glacier Point Wildness Safari had scenery, jet boating, canoeing, wildlife (could have walked to glacier if not too high water level), and lots of fun,

 

 

If prefer scenery, and if train ride reopens to Carcross next year, would recommend to do train up/bus down.

 

If prefer actions in addition to scenery, would recommend the 6 -6.5 hr Glacier Point Wildness Safari.  We arrived port at 7 am, joined the 7:30 am tour.  Back to port around 2 pm.

 

More pictures in my linked report below.

 

 

Who did you book with ? We are going on Royal 

33 minutes ago, puppymama1 said:

About 3 months... We booked the May cruise in January, (after canceling the river cruise in Europe when the war broke out in Ukraine).  I waited and waited for Dyea Dave Tours to decide if they were going to offer their tour, but didn't want to wait too long, so we booked with Chilkoot.. Dyea Dave Tours decided not to offer the tour this year, and the Chilkoot tour was wonderful.. so I was glad we made that decision... 

 

I would book it now or at the latest by this fall.. August is a busier month than May is, and if you decide to cancel it they will refund it with a 5% fee, as long as you cancel 48 hours before... If the ship doesn't stop in the port, they will refund in full.

What exactly was your tours name ? How long was the tour ? 

30 minutes ago, puppymama1 said:

About 3 months... We booked the May cruise in January, (after canceling the river cruise in Europe when the war broke out in Ukraine).  I waited and waited for Dyea Dave Tours to decide if they were going to offer their tour, but didn't want to wait too long, so we booked with Chilkoot.. Dyea Dave Tours decided not to offer the tour this year, and the Chilkoot tour was wonderful.. so I was glad we made that decision... 

 

I would book it now or at the latest by this fall.. August is a busier month than May is, and if you decide to cancel it they will refund it with a 5% fee, as long as you cancel 48 hours before... If the ship doesn't stop in the port, they will refund in full.

Thank you ! 

18 minutes ago, puppymama1 said:

We did the van ride, not the train, since we wanted to go to the Yukon.  But it was wonderful… the scenery was incredible, our guide was fantastic and we had a great day! 

How far out did you book with Chilkoot? We are looking for next August . 

8 hours ago, puppymama1 said:

We were on Viking Orion in may.  Our Chilkoot tours trip to the Yukon was the highlight of our trip!  I highly recommend them!  Ended up with only 4 people on our tour and we stopped at many sights and had a great time!

We’re you able to do the White Pass Summit Train? 

We will be in Skagway August of 2023 from 7 to 5pm. I am looking for recommendations of local tour guides and what are some of the must sees in Skaway.

Thank you 

Looking for hotel recommendations for Fort Lauderdale hotel that we can do a park and cruise . 

If you are fully vaccinated, did you still have to have a Negative Covid test to board or was your proof of vaccination enough?

8 minutes ago, Coral said:

I have not done either but I would go with Jaylene's because you spend more time on the water. More time on water will probably result in more whales seen.

Thanks . Never thought about that 

It's a toss up between Jayleen's Alaska and Juneau Whale Watching. Has anyone have any experience with either of them? Pros and Cons on both would be appreciated.

Kathy

I am looking into doing whale watching in either Sitka or Juneau. I am currently booked in Juneau with Juneau Whale Watching and I have talked to Captain Gary in Sitka. After speaking with him, I am trying to decide if I should do the combo tour with him and cancel Juneau or just stay with what I have booked in Juneau. Then I would do the land tour with Captain Gary. 

Looking forward to your suggestions/opinions.

Kathy

On 6/2/2021 at 11:00 AM, jlynchtx said:

I know this may sound ridiculous, but am I the only one hesitant to book a cruise out of Vancouver in 2022? That is my preference, but who knows with Canada. They are so slow with vaccine rollouts and are STILL under lockdowns. Who even know if they will allow cruising by next summer. I'm sure it will be fine, but it gives me pause for sure. I guess, it doesn't  matter as long as I can get my money back. 

 

On another note, how far in advance do people usually book Alaska cruises? Is a year about right? 6 months? I just don't want all the good balcony cabins to sell out before I decide. Who know how busy they will be next year if things get back to normal...

We were booked for this August out of Vancouver. After careful consideration and  some hesitancy, we decided to book the Quantum of the Seas out of Washington for August 2022 for the exact same reasons you gave. After I booked it I felt a lot better. Some day I hope to go back to Alaska leaving from Vancouver. 

Also, my sister in law booked our cruise last week and she did get a good balcony. However, if  you are going to do this, I would book sooner than later. Like someone said, next year, will hopefully be a lot more normal in Alaska and keep in mind that all of 2020 was cancelled and a portion of 2021 cruises to Alaska were cancelled. These people are more than likely going to be looking to rebook for next year. 

Kathy