mr.jdm

These off-airport locations are close to the cruise port and have shuttles to the cruise terminals:

 

 

Hertz from Crown Plaza Hotel

Avis from Pier 66

Budget on 17th in shopping center next to Renaissance Hotel

Sixt further up 17th.

Thrifty/Dollar just out western port exit.

Thanks for the info will probably use one of the rental company you posted

Looking to book a rental car thru hotwire, will be picking it up at the airport. Anyone can direct me if i can return it instead at the cruise area? Was planning on returning the car at the airport and taxi or uber it back to the cruise terminal?

Hello Folks,

So I am currently torn between my next travel camera.

Current choices are

Canon G9X Mark ii or Canon M3 with 18-55 kits lens and a bonus canon ef-s mount adapter.

Anyone own them here that can give a few feedbacks?

So after reading up countless of pages and website. I think i have narrowed down my choices.

If i decide on interchangable lens then it would be a6000

For pocketable im somewhat leaning towards canon g7 mkii other choices are sony hx90v or rx100 Canon since i have always been a canon guy. Picked both of this mainly for its zoom range. I think these cameras are priced around mid level range.

So it looks like a6000 is the way to go than say something along the lines of sony rx100?

A note on the A6000.

 

I have not replaced my P&S for travel since I moved to the Sony A6000. Though I have a fair selection of lenses for it, I still use the 16-50PZ kit lens fairly often. The 16-50 is very compact (it collapses when turned off) and though is doesn't have the quality of a bagful of $800 prime lenses, it is a solid performer and allows the A6000 to be carried in a jacket pocket.

 

 

Samples: A6000 with 16-50PZ

 

 

 

 

We have this one printed at 24x36 on metal and I've never had someone say, "not bad for a kit lens"!

 

I switched to the Sony mirrorless system after years of hauling around a DSLR (or SLR back in the day) and a bag of lenses. The weight savings coupled with no loss of quality (better in many cases) have made me a happy traveller.

 

There is a thread dedicated to tips and tricks with the A6000 here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2215195

 

Many of the regular forum members have posted some good stuff in answering many questions.

 

Good luck with your choice...it's hard with so many great cameras available these days.

 

Dave

Wow stunning photos! Any post processing done to it? Also are these shot with the 16-50 kit lens?

Hey folks,

We just got back from a cruise and i think its time to upgrade our "vacation" camera. Previously we would take our Canon T1i and few lens when we go on holidays or cruise, well over time that got annoying lugging it around. So past few years we ended up just taking our waterproof Panasonic Lumix dmc-ts3 12.1mp. It was good for portability but picture quality was ok. Not the best not the worst.

So now wanting to upgrade our camera. Can anyone suggest a good point and shoot. Waterproof or not. Just looking for something that takes good low light shots nice to carry around for travels. Or should i got mirrorless like sony a6000?

Thanks in advance

We are currently on the escape in tortola. Still no word about nassau. Tomorrow is a sea day and friday is nassau stop.

If you look at the signature it appears they are sailing Oct 1.

Sept 30 for 1 night

Booked Priceline Express Deals for 1 night pre-cruise stay. Picked 4.5 star with free internet for $87. Ended up with IC Miami. Not bad!

Having cruised a number of times with Disney and RCL and also have a couple more booked (Wonder and Oasis!) We decided to try NCL .........Now although it's hard to put a finger on what it's missing it is definitely missing something! The foods not AMAZING!!!! The ambience is average and the staff are adequate! I shall stay with Disney and RCL in future as they are guaranteed AMAZING!!! Albeit in different ways!!!! We met a couple who had cruised 15+ times with NCL and loved it but wouldn't try the

competition.......sad as they are missing out on something very special!

Thanks for your input. But i think we will stick with RCL and Princess. Disney if price is right(which never happens). Still have to gice Celebrity a try one day.

Forgot to add. We are planning on either taking Celebrity Solstice or Ruby Princess

Planning on going on an Alaska cruise out of Seattle. Looking for the best and safest place to park our car?

Not looking to park out of Sea-Tac Airport. Want something with convenience.

Just got off the Oasis yesterday. I had the RR drink package, yes virgin frozen drinks are included.

Hello,

Any foodie experts can recommend good cuban restaurant? We will be staying at westin beach fll. Any close by? Dosen't have to be a fancy restaurant. TIA

Alright. Thank you everyone for the help. Dont think june will be a busy month at port. At most 2 ships that sails there year round. By the way its for next saturdays sailing.

Hi everyone,

Just trying to book car rental for FLL. We mainly use National car rental. Would anyone know if they offer shuttle service from airport to port ( pre cruise ) and back when getting off the ship ( post cruise ) ? Any help would be much appreciated. TIA

actually alot of people have asked me that, it would be nice but i think i will stick with being a cruise passenger taking vacation pictures (hobby) and writing trip reports.

you guys find the ship photographer annoying, but everytime i bump into them when i have my camera and equipment with me. they back away.

the equipment they use are pretty basic nikon dslr camera with kit lens, and they shoot in jpeg format print them to and sell them. no time to post process or at least from what i've seen, some of the pictures are just loaded with dust particles on the camera sensor too.

thank you everyone. wow im surprised people still go thru our trip report been over a year. sure we miss the oasis, but would probably try the allure or freedom next. but our past cruise have been with HAL panama canal. when caribbean season is back im sure we will be back with RCI.. next stop glacier bay alaska for us.

Ok Mr. Jdm. Your pictures pushed me to go out and get myself a Canon t3i for my Oasis trip in August. Can you teach me how to use it?? LOL

woha!! don't know how exactly you teach someone, but my suggestion just start practicing and shooting from now till you sailaway. 56 days right? believe me i still take some blurry shots, since for me everything is a trial and error. read up on the photo section in this forum. watch youtube video. browse thru flicker get ideas on how to compose shots and styles... but mainly all the work is out of the computer, post processing. for me a week on a cruise and a week of computer editing. since you will be having a t3i. shoot in RAW format not jpeg. then upload it on photoshop or lightroom and mess around with the settings until you get the look you like.

Thinking about going to sawgrass on black friday or the day after, wonder its a good idea. Zoo crowd wise?

yup same here. every cruise i always bring 2 lens. but for our upcoming panama canal cruise next week. im still trying to decide if i should bring a third lens which is the 55-250is zoom lens...

Oh man. I have to get a wide angle for my T2i.

 

Thanks for convincing me that I HAVE to spend a few hundred more than I already have!

hahah, but your spending on a better quality lens, which will result on a way better quality pictures than the stock 18-55 lens that comes with the camera and im sure it will be useful in the long run..ie. more cruise to take :D

Awesome photos!

 

Makes me want a wide angle and macro even more than I already do!

no macro lens for me.. just wide angle and a 30mm 1.4 prime :)

What a great review. Loved the food pictures most & then all the rest:p

 

From your pictures I got an idea of the scale of the Oasis - its scary big! What did you think of the crowds?

crowds were never an issue. only time we noticed it big time was embarkation day. it was like a zoo. but day 2 and on it slowly died down, dont really see that 6,000 passanger feel thru out the week.

Said it before and I'll say it again; your pictures are AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I can't stop staring at those pictures from Cozumel. If you haven't been there before, you'd think that they're fake, but they are just amazing!

thank you, too bad when we were in Cozumel it was a bit cloudy. I was hopping for a sunny day then the water will be 10x more inviting :D