amickeyfriend Posted February 16, 2011 #51 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Mike got off the ship to go on vacation at the end of this cruise. Then he is changing ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yj2cute Posted February 16, 2011 #52 Share Posted February 16, 2011 There were TONS of fish in the water today which made swimming somewhat unenjoyable for me: I am so with you on the fish thing. I HATE, HATE, HATE fish in the water with me. If I see them, I will leave. That would have made me unhappy as well. I saw some really big needle nose fish in the water in St. Johns years ago. I didn't go in the water for the rest of the day. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Pilot Posted February 16, 2011 #53 Share Posted February 16, 2011 FANTASTIC REVIEW AND THE PICTURES ARE GREAT...we sail the same 8 day in march...19th...and yes Mike the CD is gone already to the Voyager of the Sea's... Do you know who the new CD will be on the Liberty? I'm sailing on the March 27th 6 night cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #54 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Thanks for the info. Very helpful! I am looking forward to enjoying the cruise as much as you did. Where in Canada are you? We live in Toronto! It's too bad to hear that Mike is already gone - he was great! Apparently he started the Voyager off in Galveston so he wants to finish there as well! I don't know who his replacement is now, but hopefully someone just as good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #55 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Day 5: St Maarten I looked up the window when I woke up to see this and crossed my fingers that it would clear up quickly! We ordered room service for breakfast today due to our early tour time of 8am with Bernard’s Tours. I ordered it for 7am, but they called at 6:10 to let us know they were on their way. Not knowing what time it was, I said okay, see you soon. Once I checked the clock and realized it was an hour early, I called room service and asked if they could hold off until closer to 7:00. The lady said she would try to find the man who called, however she thought he had already left. Our breakfast showed up around 6:50 in the end, so I’m not sure if she found him or if he would have come at that time anyway. After a late night though, the early wake-up call was not very much appreciated. The food was okay, however they forgot one or 2 things that we ordered. It didn’t ruin our meal though. As a side note, it's very difficult to eat without a proper table on the balcony. They put the tray on the table, but as you unload the plates, there's nowhere to put them except on the floor. We watched as we sailed into port while eating breakfast: Pilot: My future home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrikhix Posted February 16, 2011 #56 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Enjoying your review very much! Your pictures are great! Looking forward to more, more, more!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #57 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Almost there! After breakfast outside on our balcony, we headed down to meet Bernard. There was a misprint in the cruise compass for today however, which said we’d be docking at 9:00am ship time, when we were actually to dock at 7:00. This, along with the fact that Bernard’s tour time is based on island time (1 hour ahead of ship time as they did NOT adjust the clocks forward for our cruise), created a lot of confusion and a lot of late passengers for the tour. Luckily Bernard put our group in another minibus with some others to ensure we wouldn’t have to wait around for the others. This was very much appreciated. In the meantime, we checked out the ship's nice butt! ;) We met Bernard here at the information centre - he was very easy to find! Our tour was very different from the tour we did with Bernard a few years ago, but the different stops were very much appreciated. Our driver was the “Mail Man” as he calls himself and was great! We started out at a farm to feed the iguanas (did you know they eat bananas?), followed by a trip to a neat lookout point (and the “sea urchin man”), a 2 hour stop at Orient Beach for lunch and swimming, a 30 minute stop in Marigot for pastries, 30 minutes at Maho Beach to see the planes come in, and a little more touring. We had a wonderful day and for $35 per person plus tip, it was a great deal. He dropped us back at the ship at 3:15pm, with an option of dropping us off in downtown Phillipsburg for some shopping (although the stores were closing at 4:00), which we declined. Some pictures from the day: We toured around the entire island Iguanas at the farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #58 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The amazing lookout point we went to... the pictures don't do it justice: The Sea Urchin Man: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #59 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Orient Beach: These rocks separate the nude side from the non-nude side (suits required on the left, clothing optional on the right): Marigot (the French side): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #60 Share Posted February 16, 2011 The best pastries were found here: Maho Beach: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #61 Share Posted February 16, 2011 We stopped at another lookout point on the way back to the ship. The Liberty was docked beside the Ruby Princess: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmetto Pilot Posted February 16, 2011 #62 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Maho Beach! My favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunker1706 Posted February 16, 2011 #63 Share Posted February 16, 2011 How far is Maho Beach from the cruise terminal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonythewop Posted February 16, 2011 #64 Share Posted February 16, 2011 How far is Maho Beach from the cruise terminal? About a 20-30 minute taxi drive depending on traffic and the lead foot of your driver. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybaybie10 Posted February 16, 2011 #65 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Thanks for the awesome review! LOOOOOOVE the pictures. We are so excited to see them as we are going on the same Bernard's tour in May so it's nice to see pictures of the various places. I now have to wipe the drool off my computer screen! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #66 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Once back onboard I headed to the Windjammer for some nachos. After I exchanged my towels and showered, I went to see the DreamWorks “Move it Move it” parade at 5:30 which was a lot of fun! (It was repeated later at 11:30). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #67 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I know a lot of people were worried that their cruises would be more like those on Disney with the characters, however they were unobtrusive and you almost had to search for them and go to scheduled events to even see them. They were a great addition to the cruise though, and the adults enjoyed them just as much as the kids! We ate dinner at the Windjammer today for a change of pace and hoping to have better food as the entrees in the main dining room have been lacking somewhat in quality. The food was okay. I had some sushi, and a pasta from the create-your-own pasta station. The selections change each night so some nights are better than others. The show tonight was Music and Comedy with El Gaucho. Somehow it was boring and entertaining at the same time. I didn’t enjoy it as much as some of the other passengers did, but it was alright. After that there was an 80’s party in Studio B, but I decided to go to bed early as I was exhausted. Of course there was another towel animal waiting for me as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bound4dbeach Posted February 16, 2011 #68 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Newbcruiser1, This has to be the best- most informative and with pictures of ANY cruise ship review that I have read. Thank you! Do they let you take towels off the ship while you are at port? Sailing on liberty- same itinerary March 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #69 Share Posted February 16, 2011 It looks like that's all I'm going to get to post until the weekend thanks to my slow computer and the large pictures since I'm heading back to work tomorrow. I'm glad you're all enjoying it! I'll make sure to finish as soon as I can! :) Stay tuned for Puerto Rico, Labadee, and one more sea day! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbcruiser1 Posted February 16, 2011 Author #70 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Newbcruiser1, This has to be the best- most informative and with pictures of ANY cruise ship review that I have read. Thank you! Do they let you take towels off the ship while you are at port? Sailing on liberty- same itinerary March 5 I'm so glad you're enjoying it! :) They do let you take the towels off in port. You have to pick up the beach/pool towels at the poolside towel stand (you check them out with your seapass), so I'd recommend getting them the night before to avoid a trip up there on the mornings in port. Just make sure you bring them back before the end of your cruise to avoid a $25 per towel charge. You can check them in and out as often as you'd like, or just exchange them for fresh ones as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetocruise75 Posted February 16, 2011 #71 Share Posted February 16, 2011 EXCELLENT review so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeybutt Posted February 16, 2011 #72 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Thank you sooooo much for taking the time to post about your cruise. The pictures are awesome! We will be sailing on Liberty in March and now I am even MORE excited about it. Didn't think that was possible :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Teen Posted February 16, 2011 #73 Share Posted February 16, 2011 It looks like that's all I'm going to get to post until the weekend thanks to my slow computer and the large pictures since I'm heading back to work tomorrow. I'm glad you're all enjoying it! I'll make sure to finish as soon as I can! :) Stay tuned for Puerto Rico, Labadee, and one more sea day! :) Gee... thanks for trying to torture us until the weekend! :eek: Great review & pictures, btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzingduo Posted February 17, 2011 #74 Share Posted February 17, 2011 We stopped at another lookout point on the way back to the ship. The Liberty was docked beside the Ruby Princess: We have taken Bernard's Tour, he is wonderful. Loved Maho Beach! Would do a tour with him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexkrn46 Posted February 17, 2011 #75 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Nice review, we were told Gordon Whatman is the CD on our Liberty cruise 2/27' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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