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$2.00 bills 💸! Order em at your bank 🏦 and let them magically make you a rockstar onboard! Guaranteed to get your drink 🍹 on!

Best western was decent. A great thing to do is rent a bicycle and helmet near surf shop and ride up to pier for lunch. If beach is right you can ride on beach. Sand has to be firm so not always available. Bike was like $10.00 each with padlock too! Wear a helmet.

Pre covid19 the ferry service ran daily to and from cruise port to St. George. Recently we went for 1 day on RCL and ferry service not running. So we took a van to horsehoe beach. NCL I remember had a ferry right there. We have been there multiple times for a 2 and 1/2 days we would just walk to snorkel park beach day 1. Second day up early to ferry service to st George and walking over hill to tobacco bay beach 🏖 for excellent snorkeling 🤿 from shore. Easy place to snorkel. Very shallow and calm. Last day van right off ship to horse shoe beach. Buy snorkeling gear and use it. Ours is 30 years old and still using it. Bermuda perfume factory is on the way over hill from st George to tobacco bay beach. Snorkel park is a short walk from cruise ship and decent if you don’t have much time on land. Even evening parties on weekends nights.

Trinity reservations for park sleep cruise! Package we booked included dedicated driver in Cadillac suv. Dropped us off right near entrance. Picked up right outside same entrance exit. No mobility issues here but this was super easy. So if you need parking hotel and transportation highly recommended them. Used em several times in Baltimore Bayonne and New York City too! Last time January 2023 was $423.00 total for 12 nights cruise

New normal! Once a day cleaning and turn down service in the evening is something we can live with. The pandemic has changed everything. The folks working onboard are dealing with far worse things in their homelands. Cruise companies are trying to figure out how to stay afloat! Daily meetings at corporate are discussing cost cutting ways for survival. From only 2 choices of tea bags to running out of bananas on the 3 rd day and so forth a cruise now is far different from pre covid19! Not to mention coming home with covid19 on both recent cruise! Double vaccinated and double boosted and even the 5 th vaccinations tooooo!

Love reading your reviews onboard your Getaway cruise! Now home in NewEngland with snow coming soon. Reminiscing of our cruise January 2023, just weeks ago. Try out the Matador drink best made at O Sheehan pub excellent. Blast off drink in mojitos bar and ginger mojitos. Pain killer drink with Meyers rum floater from Devon by pool bar too! Love dancing in mojitos bar with Latin duo. Spice H20 party nightly with Alvin CD are a blast. Atrium dancing to Zenhitt with Marsha outstanding, by the pool too. Try Shanghai noodles bar, free and decent. Ropes course. Not trying to hijack but to add to information if onboard. Wishing I did ropes course a few times but too busy dancing !

A few years ago in the seaplex a sort of ‘70’s party! RCL is turning us off because of karaoke and silent disco! Cheap! Boring! May 2022 Adventure 9 nights of it! Great if you love that. But for us we live for live bands and dancing opportunities! January 2023 NCL getaway and 20,000steps a day dancing. From Zumba classes in morning to dancing till 1 am and then bed with the party still going. White hot party! ‘ 80’s party. ABBA party. Each and every night out back outside by Spice H20 plus inside of atrium and Latin band in mojitos bar. Diamond on RCL and elite on celebrity but Platinum on NCL and they are keeping us happy!

We went to the closest beach Viggie beach and not very nice! Dark water and sand. Very run down. If you’re in port for a long day my suggestion is to get a cab to Pigeon island. Tripadvisor for specific information but we’ve enjoyed it quite a few times. The Atlantic Ocean is across the street old pirate bar with extremely low ceilings on beautiful grounds. Resteraunt and bar on bay side. Right next to sandals resort keep in mind at least 2 on st Lucia. Small entrance fee to the beach. Toilets. A marvelous hill with hiking trails. But best part for us is excellent snorkeling from shore. Through the ship you pay a ton of money to get here. We’ve got our own snorkeling gear and love coming here. St. Lucia is not our favorite island but a doable place! Get others to join you and save onn cab ride! Go early for best spot. Banana boat guy pulls up to sell fruit. Bar is reasonable for beer and drinks food too!

Everyone I’ve met onboard an east coast Mexico cruise states how much better it is! Clearer ocean water better beaches. Warmer water. Only once did we fly to LA and do the western coast Mexico and cold water and dirty beaches. Definitely love East coast Mexico better.

Spring Hill suites Newark NJ! Very nice.

Recently onboard getaway a few covid19 quarantine. Also came back home with covid19. Double vaccinated and double boosted and even the 5 th vaccinations! 3 rd time for covid19 and 2 nd following cruise. New normal. New risk. But surviving.

We used to cruise Princess quite a bit! Elite members too! But have been on celebrity to elite loyalty now and free alcoholic drinks 5 pm to 7 pm specialty breakfast and Bloody Mary drinks, high tea, 2 bags of free laundry, 1 dry cleaning, 2 pressing. Separate Diamond on RCL and now post covid19 4 drinks each per day, wife doesn’t drink so I often don’t use 8 drinks a day but it’s a great perk, plus espresso coffee in Diamond lounge too! And celebrity and RCL interchangeably. . Ncl has 2 free specialty’s dinners and wine and 1 bag laundry. So I guess spreading are our loyalty is paying off. I would advise any young folks to spread their cruises around to find what they love! Didn’t start cruising until we’re 40 and now at age 68 over 45 cruises spread around.

Publick bus to Arrachi beach and walking to lighthouse! Bring water it’s a ways.

Arrachi beach is secluded but excellent snorkeling from shore! Tons of fish in reef area to left of shore facing ocean. We enjoy the public bus and then returning to hotels area. Use their bathroom and beach out front chairs $$$ and food $$$available there.

We usually take the public bus 🚌 right across from cruise port to Arrachi beach for excellent snorkeling from shore. Then bus again to hotels and beach again. Baby beach is on other side of island. Arrachi beach is beautiful and secluded just before the desert 🏜 area and lighthouse too!

Embassy suites pool was closed in May 2022 stay and hotel 🏨 wasn’t great! But that was right after covid19. Might have been improved. Usually enjoy Embassy suites. Recently stayed at Spring Hill suites Bayonne January 2023 for New York City Manhattan cruise Ncl getaway and very nice! Nice hot tub but pool freezing. Very clean and new. Trinity reservations for park sleep cruise reservations!

Recently used Trinity reservations for park sleep cruise in Bayonne May 2022 and had private car service to and from! No shuttle! No crowd and waiting for more late people! January 2023 Manhattan cruise terminal Ncl getaway and same deal! Dedicated driver in Cadillac SUV same guy as May 2022. Used Trinity reservations several times in Baltimore Bayonne and New York City. Sometimes a shuttle is involved but recently it’s been a private SUV like a rockstar! Benefit is driving in day early and not flying!

O Sheehan pub for breakfast is excellent and un crowded! Stay away from the buffet overflowing with overflowing folks! Upper decks above pool un crowded. Avoid the shows in smaller venues. In theaters sit upstairs near exit. Loved the Getaway in January 2023 amazing cruise., But came home with covid19!

Matador at O Sheehan pub is excellent! Blast off in sugarcane mojitos bar ! Pain killer by pool side with a Meyers dark rum floater! Ginger mojito and wife loved the pineapple mojitos! Not Ncl but if on RCL try a Boston Ice Tea better than a Long Island Ice Tea! If in Barbados 🇧🇧 try the Banks Beer best in Caribbean!

So listen up! I’m age 68 male with a daily workout at ymca several times a week power pump yoga barre, walking and line dancing with my wife. Practice yoga daily amazing for my spinal fusion L4-5. Used to play basketball and many other sports. Never ever had the swollen ankles! Then low and behold got em on RCL Anthem. Asked the chef in the solarium bistro about it and said it’s from the oils they use! He suggested I eat there and he’d take care of me, and somewhat of an improvement but still bad. Then I remember legs up the wall pose! In my cabin on the bed I layer every morning and night with my legs up the wall immediately improved! I’ve always prided myself in skinny ankles as the key to good health and long life! Once onshore off the ship got better with exercise and we do 20,000 plus steps onboard dancing and walking? Practice yoga learning your body!

Thanks for the info! Only Elite so far but on our way.

I believe that if you are willing and able to get up out of your chair and dance and leave drinks and personal property on your chairs it’s reasonable to expect to find your seat unoccupied when finished dancing. Chair hogging is not a trait of active people. Smiles are met with smiles onboard a cruise! Dance like nobody is watching! Dance like everyone is watching! But dance!

Decent and cab driver waited parked nearby and was back as determined time! If we had more time would have enjoyed it. Puerto plata beach.

Puerto Plata beach.

Sapphire beach is usually not crowded but getting early is key! Snorkeling reef is to the right facing ocean and sea grass area straight out front. Sea turtles in morning and sting rays too over sea grass. Later on reef area but be careful not to touch reef. Coki beach is good for snorkeling and buy dog biscuits from vendors to attract fish.