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  1. When the Safari Taxi lets you off at Cane Bay beach. You just stroll down to the chairs & Umbrellas already set up & someone comes by to ask if you want to rent. As far as the drinks/restaurant. It's not the type of restaurant in the US where you sit down at a table & chairs with a server. Its broken up into 2 parts, I believe the locals run it. You literally walk up to a person at a stand and tell them what type of drink or bottle of beers you want, they pull it out of a cooler & put it into a bucket with ice, and you walk to to your chairs. As far as the restaurant or food portion from what I could see. There was a sign in the sand that said the specials they serve, BBQ ribs, curried goat, etc. I do not believe they had tables and chairs, I think you would order then bring it back to your umbrella/chairs & eat. I could be wrong, we didn't order any food as we had a lot on the ship. We went to Cane Garden Based on all the CC reviews as I wanted someplace that had restrooms & chairs/umbrellas. The other beaches mentioned did not appear to have restrooms & Chairs/Umbrellas which was a must for me. My only disappointment was that we should have left the ship a little earlier to spend more time there. We were there for 2 hours, wish it would have been more like 3. You could have floated away in that bay without a care in the world, no waves, and the water so clear you can see your toes and color of polish you are wearing.
  2. Perky: Just got back yesterday from our trip on RCCL Adventure of the seas. We visited Rainbow Beach in St Croix, Beach was just ok. We took a large van that was waiting for you at the port. The cost was $5.00 per person each way. The rental for an umbrella and 2 lounge chairs was $40.00. It was this person's stand no room for negotiation. Next Day headed off to Tortola and Cane Garden Bay, what a beautiful majestic site, the scenery to die for, we felt the nicest beach in all of carrbbean (tie with Eagle beach on Aruba), and we've been everywhere. We took a Safari Taxi the cost was $12.00 per person each way. The rental for an Umbrella & 2 lounge Chairs was $20.00. Didn't try to negotiate since I thought $20.00 was a bargain. They also had a bucket of beer 6 for $20.00 as well as a restaurant. We did have the beer, but did not eat anything. Any other ? let me know.
  3. Hi we were on this excursion in 2018 at Rose Island (also called Sandy Toes). We had seen a nice review on the TV and were so anxious to go,. When we got there it was nothing like what we saw on TV. The ocean was super rough and we could not go int (August). The beach was terrible as well. The following year in 2019 a young college student got eaten by a shark on this island and later died (you can google this). Rose Island had no First Aid to assist her, not sure if they made modifications, and not sure if feeding the pigs contributed to luring in the sharks. I would never go back to Rose Island, just a heads up.
  4. We will be visiting Tortola in August 2023 & going to Cane Garden Beach. Does anyone know that cost for an Umbrella & 2 Chairs?
  5. A big Shout out to all my CC friends, I appreciate so much your fast responses, especially John. I did the steps noted and now have a Captains Club #, Status Elite with 0 points. Thanks again
  6. I'm a Diamond Member in RCCL, so able to take advantage of the 4 free drinks that RCCL provides. I'm thinking of taking a cruise next Summer 2024 on Celebrity. I have never been on Celebrity before. I thought I heard that while I may have to start with "0" Loyalty Points on Celebrity, my Diamond Status from RCCL (meaning free drinks) should carry over to Celebrity, not sure if that is true, can someone confirm? Also, if I book on Celebrity am I able to use my "Diamond" discount from RCCL, to get a discount on my cabin on Celebrity, not sure how that would work since I am not a member yet of Celebrity's Captain's Club Loyalty Program.
  7. I typically cruise Royal, but was thinking of taking a Celebrity Cruise in 2024. My friends that normally go on Celebrity do so because alcoholic drinks were included not because of a specific loyalty status. I noticed recently that drinks do not seem to be included anymore. Anyone know when and why this happened?
  8. Thanks all for your words of wisdom. Thinking about it made me realize 4 ladies in 1 room would not be a good idea. I did take cnkgirl's advice & try for the family veranda, there are only 4 on the Eclipse & of course all sold out. I will go with the 2 balcony cabins. Thanks again
  9. Hi all, I typically travel on Royal, have never gone on Celebrity. There is a cruise next summer on the Celebrity Eclipse to Bermuda out of NJ (my home state). Thinking of going with my 3 sisters. (4 total). Trying to determine if we should get 2 Balcony cabins (2 girls in each room) or 1 Balcony cabin with 4 girls in one room (Suites are way too expensive). Not sure if the Celebrity Balcony Cabins are any bigger than RCCL. While there is a cost savings with 1 room vs 2, not sure how doable it is with 4 girls. Would appreciate anyone's thoughts?
  10. Sailing on the Anthem next week & we will stop in Miami on 11/3/2022. from 7:am to 5:00 pm I have never been to Miami. What is there to do, any beaches & how to get there? I have looked all over this website & have seen nothing for activities in Miami.
  11. Sailing on the Anthem next week & we will stop in Miami on 11/3/2022. from 7:am to 5:00 pm I have never been to Miami. What is there to do, any beaches & how to get there? I have looked all over this website & have seen nothing for activities in Miami.
  12. Just became Diamond so looking forward to the 4 free drink vouchers per day. I understand they upped the price to $14.00 per drink, and the voucher will reflect the new amount. My question is am I expected to pay the 18% gratuity on any drink that is $14.00 or less, and if so, assuming I will have to cover that cost?
  13. Bren 61, I'm goin on the Anthem in 2 weeks, I will ask when I board and will let you know either way what they say.
  14. First want to say, I looked through Forums & didn't see anything on this. We are cruising on Anthem In October from NJ, and our first stop is Port Canaveral. We have no interest in going to Kennedy Space Center, but may want to check out Cocoa Beach. I saw something on line that said a taxi from the port to the beach is around $35.00. Is that for 2 people or each person, and do you know if there are shuttles like when visiting the Caribbean that may be a little cheaper? Has anyone gone to this beach that can weigh in are there umbrellas & chairs for rent? How is the air/water temperature at end of October? If too cold, may not be worth going.
  15. We are sailing in a month on RCCL Anthem of the Seas, we typically pick a Balcony & pick our room. This cruise was a last minute deal & we wanted to go ultra cheap. We initially decided on an inside cabin, then an Oceanview Guarantee popped up at only $16.00 more per person, so we went with that. Not that it matters, but we are Diamond members, so when they assign our Ocean View room, will that give any weight to the room (location) we are given or not?
  16. In July, my sisters & I stopped at Nassau. As we came off the pier there was a rather long gate in front of us. If you went across the street to the right were some retail shops, but if you went a little to the left there were about 20-25 vendors set up on a street corner, and most of them left around 4:00 PM. We stopped by saw some items we liked, then went over to the retail shops to the right, by the time we got back some of the street vendors had already packed up & left. Of course the jewelry I wanted I could not get. I will be back in a month & wanted to ask if there is a name for that group of street vendors or a location. I do not believe it was the so called Straw market, because I think a straw market would be much larger, and not sure even if Nassau has one or where tit is located?
  17. I used them a few weeks ago for Jamaica and would do so again, they included transportation which was a big Plus
  18. I will be on the RCCL Anthem of the Seas in October 2022, one of our Ports of Call is Port Canaveral. We have no interest in going to Disney, but have no idea exactly what to do in Port Canaveral. Can anyone recommend activities they have done, with any costs associated like taxis or distance from the port?
  19. I've been on many cruises, but none from my home state of NJ. Cape Liberty Port states parking is $25.00 per day, thats $200.00 for my Anthem of Seas departure out of Cape Liberty in Oct 2022; . seems a little Expensive. Typically on our other cruises, we park at a parking lot close to Newark Airport & pay around $16.00 day, that parking lot would then shuttle us over to the airport & we would depart, when coming home they would be called & bring us back to our car. Not sure if we could do this for this trip, and get some kind of shuttle. Any ideas for alternatives to parking at Cape Liberty?
  20. We will be cruising next week on RCCL Liberty of Seas, going to Paradise Beach for Day Pass in Cozumel. Does anyone know what the taxi fare is from the port. I believe RCCL Uses International Pier?
  21. I will be cruising next week to Cayman Islands. I've read various threads about 7 mile beach, and also heard some say to go to Public Beach. Is Public Beach part of 7 mile beach or are they 2 separate beaches? Does anyone know how far Public Beach is from the cruise port?
  22. If you take the bus back from Public Beach to town toward the port, how much is it, and do you need exact change?
  23. Hi, being the OP, I just wanted to clarify. I have been on 13 cruises and none that I have been on ever stopped at a Private Island other then MSC last September, so I was a little unsure with Perfect Day. We had 6 of us girls, all of who like Beach & pool, and the first thing we thought off was find Lounge chairs & Umbrellas, and Chill Island was the first beach we came across, and just parked everything down & hurried to get into the ocean. There were no maps in the cabin, nor did I see any one with them, but then again I was not looking for any. The food was the best part, 10/10, but I heard from these posts that there was also a snack shack I missed out on, probably would have loved that. Upsetting that we were there the entire day & clueless, maybe next time, we can give it a try & will be more informed.
  24. No Map was provided. I usually consult Cruise Critic on such matters, but had no idea that there were multiple beaches. Thank you for the info will put in my hat for next time.
  25. I was on the 7/25/2022 Inde of Seas sailing to Bahamas. Our Stop at Perfect Day left me a little disappointed. I had been hearing over the last 2 years how they were building it up, but I was not impressed. I found out as we were leaving Perfect Day that there are actually 3 beaches on Perfect Day, that I was unaware of, Chill Island, South Beach & Harbor Beach. We stayed on Chill Island which was full of seaweed & the ocean floor was very rocky. Should we have stayed perhaps at either South Beach or Harbor Beach for a better Experience? Also, was their a community free pool at Perfect Day that we could have went to, I didn't see one?
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