atlast95

Thanks so much for this helpful information as we are staying at the Clermont Victoria in September. I was going to do National Express but we are now going to do the tube.

Did you experience the collision?

Last week we went to the Marriott Hotel and Casino, Frigate Bay for the day. The cab from the cruise port was $20 (for up to 5 people). We had not reserved in advance and paid $49 per person at the Front Desk to receive wrist bands. Make sure you bring towels from the ship as they are not provided. You need to ask for the 10% discount on food & bev when you place your orders, as the servers didn't automatically give it to us. The beach cabanas provided the shade we need and the pool chairs have individual canopies. If you are not interested in lying on the beach or beside the pool, then you could just order food and/or beverages at the outdoor bar and restaurant area and forgo the day pass. The beach is public and we were politely approached by two vendors, as well as the ladies who have massage tables set up in the cabana area. We had a shrimp appetizer and 3 beers between us, and with the round trip taxi and day passes it worked out to close to $200 for the two of us, which I think is fairly pricey.

There are multiple Golden Eagle Catamarans -- there were 2 at the dock when we did our tour, so your tour is probably running. If I had to do it over again I would choose a different shore excursion. I don't think I could have swum to shore if we had been involved in the head on collision at full speed that we narrowly missed. I don't think the lady in the wheelchair could have either. Or the people who were completely wasted.

We were on the Princess Excursion yesterday and the captain of the Golden Eagle III wasn't paying attention as we were sailing back to the cruise port and we were almost in a head on collision with an oncoming barge going full speed. Passengers started acreaming and the Captain swerved at the last minute. We were hit hard on the side. Several passengers went down hard and one lady went into convulsions. Had to make an emergency stop so EMS could come on board.

Glacier Bay is a must.