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Not much of a snorkeling island then, eh? I know it is, someone must have gone on a tour someplace..

Anyone have any small boat tour operators that would take us snorkeling for half a day? I am not looking for those big catamaran party boats on some islands with 100 people on it, I am looking for something with a lot less people that would take us to multiple snorkeling spots and maybe at most have some drinks on board in a cooler. We want to see the fish, not see people drink until they need to be carried back to their rooms.

Anyone have any small boat tour operators that would take us snorkeling for half a day? I am not looking for those big catamaran party boats on some islands with 100 people on it, I am looking for something with a lot less people that would take us to multiple snorkeling spots and maybe at most have some drinks on board in a cooler. We want to see the fish, not see people drink until they need to be carried back to their rooms.

Here's a tip for anyone who wants to loosen or remove the band without cutting it: I did this frequently on our trip. Easier with two people, just have the other person wind the band tight like he did and then just rotate the locking thing right off. Super simple once you learn how to do it.

I am sitting on the Brightline right now headed to Orlando. I can't feel my legs. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Exhausted. I haven't been to bed before midnight in days, pushing until 1 or 2 in the morning when I am normally in bed by 930. I have been on maybe a dozen cruises across RCL, NCL, MSC, and Cunard as a youngling. In our 40s. Inside cabin on deck 10, Splash of Romance upgrade. That was a crazy trip. Scarlet Night was one of the greatest parties I have ever been to, cruise ship or not. The opening ceremony, the interaction with all the happenings staff all in character, the show in the red room, and the dance party at the pool. I didn't get in the pool but was up on the ledge around the pool and danced the entire time amongst the octopus. Wow what a night. The staff had a blast. There also might have been some extras to learn the true story of the sea queen if you meet the right person.... The Heartbeat show in The Manor. I thought it was just going to be another night at the club. I had no idea what was going to happen with all the dancers and singing. I left that so excited to be a part of the crowd. The Diva. Over the top and ridiculous. Did the meet and greet, went to the around the world show, and saw some singing. Went to the disco circus and saw everyone decked out like it was the 70s ready to dance the night away. PJ party, was the first night and didn't know what we were getting into but still had a blast. Dual Reality circus show, it was a fun show, being I am not into the usual cruise ship show this one was a joy to watch. The Galley - went for breakfast in the morning and enjoyed it. Would go in the afternoon to load up on sushi. Didn't try much else because that was all I needed. Did ramen once, was okay. Gunbae. Are you a social butterfly and want to play drinking games? You'll have a blast. The food was Korean-lite. It was good but if you are used to going to authentic Korean joints it won't blow you away. This isn't a a complaint. Was so much food no one at the table could move by the end. You could ignore all the social aspects of you want but I can't comment on that experience. We had everyone taking together. Do this on your first night so you can meet a few folks and see them during the trip. Drink up. Razzle Dazzle. Spent about 5 minutes here because we had to run to get a spot for the opening of Scarlet Night at the staircase. Looked like a fun spot but threw everything down my throat and ran. The Wake. The most traditional of restaurants. Do you like steak and sides and that style of meal? Want to feel a little more upscale? You'll like it unless you are like the people sitting next to us who complained about every piece of food they put in their mouths. Was amazing to listen to how much they thought everything had no flavor. Test Kitchen. It's an experience. Just go into it with an open mind. It's going to take another two hours. Try everything. A couple of people next to us gave up a quarter of the way. Server had fun explaining it all to us and seeing what we thought. The Dockyard. Went here when we boarded. Shockingly good. Give me more of those steak things pleass. Pro-tip the outside area in the back of the ship right behind it also servers the same food so sit out there if you can find a seat, raise a flag, and enjoy the view. Can't find a table? Look for folks with these big wooden open seats and ask to join them. You'll make friends. We never did that but several people did ask to join us. Pizza joint. Please don't order 25 pizzas at 130 in the morning while everyone is coming out of the clubs. I know you can but still, don't. Everyone will hate you. After dancing and drinking it's a good late night snack to take back to your room and sit in bed eating while watching Thor. It will be packed late at night so just prepare yourself for that. Snack place by the arcade, the social club? Popcorn, pretzels, hot dogs, cake pops, rice crispy treats, and so on. It's exactly what it sounds like. Um, what else? I need a nap. We shook for champagne. Splash of Romance had a champagne cocktail hour. Everyone else with the package must have not been tempted by the allure of champagne so only 15 or so folks showed up. Fine by me. The bar staff kept both of my hands full of drinks for the entire hour and we got to hang out and chat with the Scarlet Lady and The Bounce. No one was paying them any attention so we talked to them the entire time. Lovely people. Went to the main pool once during the sea day to see if what the internet told me was true, and it was. The drunk party people contain themselves there during the day. We observed it from above but dared not go into what looked like an MTV Spring Break wild time. I like my drinks more than I should but this was too much. If you want drunken twerking and people falling over on each other boozing go for it but I consider myself a more sophisticated alcoholic. Inside room was fine. Bigger than what we were expecting and had no issues with anything. The room was a cot like others have said but I could sleep on a floor if I needed to so it wasn't much of a deal breaker. Watched lots of movies. Live TV is limited to BBC News, BBC HD, and two ESPN channels. Tons of movies on demand though so we stuck with that. Did room service once. $7. Was just what we needed. Bimini Beach Club. Just know this is not Virgin’s private beach club. It's a beach club shared with Hilton, I think. When a VV ship is in port they get exclusive use of it so you won't be around non cruises but this isn't a Virgin establishment. They just use it for the day. If you don't get there early you will have a rough time getting a seat. The main pool will be packed and the beach crowded. You'll need to fend for yourself, grab what chairs you can, be willing to drag things around the sand, and make room for yourself. Or send a sacrificial member of your party on the first tram over there to grab a premium location and pass out while waiting for everyone else to show up. Main pool expect dancing, loud music, the happening staff to be dancing up and everywhere, and a crazy float party. Don't know what all the complaints are about the food. We had the lechon, rice and beans, and the curry stew soup something something. Ate it all. I can't think of anything else. I did my people watching throughout the rest of the ship so can answer some questions. I'm tired. I want a nap. I don't even know what mistakes I made in this post. I'm not proof reading it. I'm writing to keep myself awake so we'll all just have to deal with what errors I might have made. I don't really consider this a cruise, not in the traditional sense. Don't go in expecting a standard experience you have been on before. If I had to summarize the whole trip using only one of my photos it would be this. Bring your ear plugs, an open mind, your dancing shoes, and go have fun.

Fresh off The Scarlet Lady a couple of hours ago and thinking about the time we spent in The Galley. I love how you can order anything from the spots and the staff was awesome and attentive. Being able to sit and have the food brought to you was easy and quick and a far cry from all the buffets I have been to on the dozen cruises before this one. The problem is no one got it. Everyone was standing around the stations in groups or lines. Everyone was trying to order directly from each station and causing crowding and such. It wasn't a problem for me because I just sat down and raised the flag. So many other people seemed confused and had to deal with the long lines and standing around waiting for food. Back to how much we liked it though, even today, which was disembarkation day, I just found a seat amidst the chaos, raised the flag, and the food was brought right to me. The servers were attentive and friendly, always checked up on us, and would get anything we wanted from a glass of water to a bowl of ramen. If no one understands how it works I wonder if they will eventually just ditch the whole idea and make it fully self service dining hall kind of thing.

How does the $600 work? Is this $600 for the current cruise or the next cruise? Outside of the obvious "if you dont spend it you lose it" is there any reason not to do this? From reading the page if I spend $300 I get $300 off the next cruise and then have $600 to spend now? So as long as I go on a future cruise it's basically free money, and I am going to go on a future cruise. If it is for the current cruise do you get to use the $600 on anything you want or is it restricted somehow? Why wouldn't I want to do this? Even if I dont spend the full $600 its still a 1:1 on the next cruise and anything I do happen to spend gets covered up to $600? Trying to figure out what the catch is.

The walk looks a little too much for those with us as no staircases and up hill form some folks If we wanted a basic taxi there and back what kind of price would we be looking at ? Only looks a whole mile but not an easy one with sidewalks and such. Is there Uber or anything?

You can put as many people as you want into the van for the same price, 1, 2, 6, his cost is per hour. You then decide what you want to do and pay whatever fees might be needed. He'll let you know all of this saying things like if you don't want to go to Brimstone because it costs whatever bucks to get in he will skip it and take you someplace else. He's a tour guide so he doesn't have to pay or be paid for (and he seems to know everyone on the island) so it's all up to you with what you want to do.

Only one room left in the price category and it's directly under The Manor on deck 5. The Manor is quite the party place going to 2 or 4am so wondering how bad the noise is down there staying under it. I have read some bad stories of people staying above it so now wanted to know if it's just as bad staying under it.

It's still listed as an ABC cruise but instead of the B it's spending two days in Curacao, an overnight and then headed back. Does anyone know about this one? I attached the image showing it titled as an ABC cruise but the itinerary has changed.

Reporting back if anyone is still watching this or cares. We went with Leo for almost the whole day at port and I just wanted to say he was the absolute highlight of our entire 10 day cruise. He was the best tour guide we have ever had in any of our travels. He knew so much about everything and his knowledge of the local plants and fruits was fascinating. My only regret is that we only had the chance to spend 6 hours with him. If we ever go back to St. Kitts we will 100% go see more with him and I would recommend him to anyone wanting a wonderful tour of the island. His current pricing is $40 an hour for 1 - however many people you have for his van, set the number of hours and price with him to begin with, and if you do go over he wont charge more, he is most concerned about showing you his island and telling you all the history over cutting it short and taking you back. You set the locations you want to visit and will need the extra cash to pay for entry for them, since he is the taxi driver he gets in free.

Just wanted to report back that no one respects this price list. The taxi dispatchers, the taxi drivers at the port, and the taxi drivers out at the beaches coming back. The fare to get to Darkwood beach is $40 for 3 or less people and $10 a person for anything above. Try to say its the wrong price and they say no, the internet price list is wrong, and this is what it costs. You can't bargain with them because they just move on to the next person. These are the official taxi's with the people in the red shirts and the correct license plates. They all say the same thing and other people going to similar places in the area all were told the same thing. They wouldn't dispatch the cabs until they got enough people so they can charge more people the per person pricing and make more per trip. Next time I will just find an unlicensed cab, they were taking people for much cheaper, I even had the price list on my phone and everyone said nope, sorry, not the price. I was not in much of a position to argue as I was the one in need of a ride so it was either pay or don't go. I was riding with the one guy saying this isnt the right price that is posted online and was told "no, thats an old list, sorry, prices have gone up". I wasn't in the mood to be dumped on the side of the road or be denied a ride back to the port so I just paid the cash and that was that.

We have taken that bus to Maho beach before, it was pretty easy. The Orient Beach ones have a similar sign that says "Orient" on them?

The whole path, from one side to the other where the tram to the beach drives you through. Has anyone walked through the whole thing? I usually can only make it to the shops on the edge and along the outer walkways, always been overwhelmed with the vendors. Is there anything different if you go all the way through or is it the same assortment of stuff in all of the shops?