txjeeplady

Wonderful review! Adding this to my list for Nassau in the future. 

I am hoping that the WiFi upgrades will include usage of the new app.  The Royal website stinks but i have read good things about the app - but the Grandeur is not eligible yet...

We sailed thru a tropical storm a couple of years ago - and the island was torn up when we got there. However - we are booked again this year - i want to see all that i didn't get to see then :) We cruise on Oct 15th and we will be in Bermuda the 18th - 20th.

Happy cruising!

Martha

LOL - yes they are really really short!! It's not something we will do all the time - but just a one time thing and then we can say we have been in a helicopter!

Thanx again!!

FAT does do the helo tours from right in the port

 

the bi-plane needs the airport of course

 

last time I was by, FAT had moved from the terminal 2 area to near the new ALAMO rental location a lil west of the 'tower'

Thanks!! So FAT will probably be easier to get to! Appreciate the info.

So we are not sailing out of Port Canaveral but we do have a stop there in December. My husband said he liked the idea of a helicopter flight tour and i found 2 companies: Beachside Helicopters and Florida Air Tours.

Has anybody used either of these? And any idea on transportation to them? I think they both operate out of the Merritt Island Airport - but Florida Air Tours also has a Port Canaveral address.... My next step is to call them - i just figured i would ask here first.

Thanx!

Martha

We enjoyed the Jungle Queen - and used a Groupon that got us a pretty decent discount...

I booked Dec 11 sailing on the Pride and finally started researching and i found the link to this review on another board. The fact that you are still getting comments on it over a year later is amazing.

I wanted to say i totally enjoyed sailing with you! As that is what reading the review felt like. My husband just does not understand how i can read so much before a cruise and still want to go on the cruise lol.

I was an RCI girl - and enjoyed the Grandeur - but then we took my dad on a cruise out of Galveston and only Carnival had the shorter trips so we tried the Freedom - and loved it. Well - not the ship layout so much - but we actually enjoyed the food (Guys/Cantina/Pizza) so much more! I don't think we ever ate in the buffet. So i was really glad to see the layout of the Pride should be better. I also saw someone ask about the lower deck chairs - and i think that is an RCI thing as all of their ships i have been on have had them - and that was my favorite spot. I have only been on Carnival Freedom but from other reviews and comments i haven't found a Carnival ship that has lower deck chairs yet.

Well i am rambling - Thank you for your time and effort - Happy cruising - and i am off to find Mitsugirly's review - and to read your Fantasy review as i have that one booked for Sept...

Martha

Thanks!! I was thinking the same thing... I'll cancel :)

What is the excursion? Company and type. e.g. parasail, tour, etec?

 

Pjk

It's Fury Water Adventures - Island Adventure Eco Tour.

And - i found the info last night - that the Grandeur will be docking at the Outer Mole - so i have to add a shuttle ride & line to the time...

I read the thread from a couple of months ago - and it looks like - although a few people have had a bad experience - most say that clearing immigration doesn't take long. So - now i guess i am looking for opinions...

We will be arriving via the Grandeur of the Seas on 10/29 and we have a non-RCI excursion booked in Key West for 9:30 am. We were originally scheduled to dock at 7 am - and i figured that would allow for plenty of time - but they have changed the itinerary so that we are now supposed to dock at 8 am. And we are supposed to meet for the excursion a few blocks from the terminal (Greene St and Elizabeth St). And - ideally - we should be there 30 min prior to the scheduled departure.

So - if we follow all the rules - go early if possible - etc... Is it reasonable for us to make it to this excursion on time? Or should i go ahead and cancel?

Thoughts or suggestions?

Thanx!!

Martha

Thanx Racerx. This info is VERY helpful!

Martha

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Thank you so much for the quick response - and that is exactly what i was hoping to hear! And that link is very helpful!!!

I'm looking at a cruise that would put me in Bermuda sometime during the first half of October. Is the water too cold at that time to swim and/or snorkel? What about the air temp? If i can't swim can i at least relax on the beach?

Thanx!

Martha