oceanbluegazer Posted August 5, 2010 #51 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Just wanted to say that I love your pictures they are so good. Loving this review.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAMOM4 Posted August 5, 2010 #52 Share Posted August 5, 2010 We are leaving on the Fascination on Saturday, August 21st...I am so excited!! I would like to rent a cabana - but it is only me and my husband and we sure couldn't afford $225.00 for just the two of us. Love your review!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammyJill Posted August 6, 2010 #53 Share Posted August 6, 2010 aw, GAMOM4 , you will be on there on my birthday! That was my first choice week but lost out in the vote! Have fun & send us pix & fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdebi Posted August 6, 2010 #54 Share Posted August 6, 2010 future1sttimecruiser: In your opinion was Blue Lagoon and the dolphin encounter worth it? We are 12 women going in Nov. and were considering doing the encounter. Did you book through Carnival or on your own? I know excursions are a personal preference but I have been to Nassau 5x and have considered this several times but never followed through! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristallo Posted August 6, 2010 #55 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We are leaving on the Fascination on Saturday, August 21st...I am so excited!! I would like to rent a cabana - but it is only me and my husband and we sure couldn't afford $225.00 for just the two of us. Love your review!!!!!! Maybe there is another couple in your roll call that might want to get the cabana with you so you'd be able to split the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anamanxs Posted August 6, 2010 #56 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks for the review, also on the Nov cruise! Very undecided about Nassua. Really looking foward to Half Moon Cay, we have never been there before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainer84 Posted August 6, 2010 #57 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks for the great posts on Fascination. My 19 yr old autistic daughter and I will be sailing VERY soon and are 1st time cruisers as well. Keep posting! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future1sttimecruiser Posted August 6, 2010 Author #58 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Sorry for the delay! Unfortunately "real life" is taking up so much of my time again... missdebi - I am a very frugal person and I really felt that Dolphin Encounters was worth it. You will get a pretty good amount of time with the dolphin and then you get to use the beach for free. I booked it on my own to save money and it was $98 plus $12 for the lunch. I also took a waterproof camera and took extra photos. It was really fun! GAMOM4 - I agree that you should see if you can split the cost with another couple. I did budget for it after reading about it here on CC and my sister and I decided that it was something that we really wanted to do. We were in the cabana from 10am -4pm (more or less) to get the full benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future1sttimecruiser Posted August 6, 2010 Author #59 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Wednesday, July 28 - Sea Day Today was our last day on the ship. After breakfast on the Lido Deck, we headed straight towards the Waterworks area and claimed chairs right at the front. Apparently, many people had partied the night before on Lido (we’d fallen asleep) so we practically had the place to ourselves for a while ;). We took that opportunity to ride the Twister Slide over, and over and over again since there is typically a wait for that slide and the line moves slower. The racer slides go much quicker and make a big splash at the end (my son would highly recommended that one). We slid, had drinks and just enjoyed the better part of the morning. We had a late lunch so that we could maximize our slide time. The chocolate buffet was also on the Lido deck today for lunch. Uh, it was sort of a letdown. It was small and just ok, in my opinion. This is also the day that there is an "ice cream sundae" station set up. There was someone making ice cream into swans, that was very cute. Since I had some downtime after lunch, I decided to go laundry. The cost is $3.00 to wash and dry. The machines are high efficiency so those Purex 3 in 1 sheets work great. No worries if you don’t have change, they can provide that for you at Guest Services. Now normally I hate doing laundry, I didn’t mind on the cruise and there was one on the Empress Deck and a few other locations, I think. Dinner was back in our “regular” section and we had the Honey Bourbon chicken, just ok, not too flavorful and good crab cakes. We had Baked Alaska tonight, which was just ok. Tonight was the Hey Mambo show which we both liked. We then stopped by Karaoke again; the crowd seemed more sedate, but it was still fun. We watched the debarkation talk on the tv, and decided to use self assist - good choice (for us)! Regrets That I didn’t stay up for the Mexican Buffet Didn’t get around to mini golf That we didn't get to the serenity deck We had fun on this cruise and look forward to going on another one soon. I’d like to try a newer ship in the future. More photos Chocolate buffet, please excuse the blurry photo Another chocolate buffet Another interior photo of the ship Ship's ceiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristallo Posted August 6, 2010 #60 Share Posted August 6, 2010 GAMOM4 - I agree that you should see if you can split the cost with another couple. I did budget for it after reading about it here on CC and my sister and I decided that it was something that we really wanted to do. We were in the cabana from 10am -4pm (more or less) to get the full benefit. The cabana and the behind the fun tour are the only things that we really want to do. We're sailing for our anniversary so between my need to be in shade and cool and celebrating that milestone we're going to book(or at least try to book) the cabana for the two of us. I know it's pricey but most everyone spends the day there and just raves about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheerose Posted August 6, 2010 #61 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Re: Laundry Do you need to bring your own soap (like the 3-in-1 sheets) or can you buy some in board... and if so, how expensive/affordable are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future1sttimecruiser Posted August 6, 2010 Author #62 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Cheerose - You can purchase laundry detergent in the laundry room. I can't remember the cost, probably $3 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffer1997 Posted August 7, 2010 #63 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Thanks for the review! Looking forward to sailing in Dec. :-) Are you able to check your sail and sign account on your cabin TV? I read that you couldn't check the menu :-( but was hoping I could check my S&S card. Also is there Tea Time on both Sea Days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatorMomInNC Posted August 7, 2010 #64 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Maybe there is another couple in your roll call that might want to get the cabana with you so you'd be able to split the cost. How many people can the cabana "hold" so to speak? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future1sttimecruiser Posted August 7, 2010 Author #65 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Biffer1997 - No, you cannot check your sign-n-sail on the tv. You can check the balance with Guest Services, located on the Empress Deck - Floor 7. GatorMominNC - The price is for 4 people. There is not a ton of room in there. If you go over 4, there is a charge per extra person though I'm not sure what that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itgeek Posted August 7, 2010 #66 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Re: Laundry Do you need to bring your own soap (like the 3-in-1 sheets) or can you buy some in board... and if so, how expensive/affordable are they? We've hashed out on-board laundry in a few threads. The consensus is to pack some Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets. They are detergent, fabric softener and anti-static in 1 sheet. They take up no room and can't leak or spill. The powdered detergent on-board leaves much to be desired. - IT Geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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