marter99 Posted April 24, 2013 #151 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review! Thanks so much for taking the time to do it. I'll be doing the same itinerary on the Liberty in just over 2 weeks!! I do have a question, what is in the Mocha Chocolate Getaway?? It looks like my new favorite drink & I haven't even tried it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webecruzen Posted April 24, 2013 #152 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review! I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving on the Liberty. Have to say we would never rent a cabana in Grand Turk again either. Service was horrible! We will try Jack's Shack in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted April 24, 2013 #153 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Loved the review...lots of great pics! Especially liked the shots from El Morro showing the information plaques; hadn't seen pics of those before. Sounds like your Behind the Fun tour was similar to mine. We were lucky enough to see inside a crew cabin while it was being cleaned, but we didn't see the maintenance or paint rooms. The "I-95" ship-length corridor wasn't mentioned on our tour, but was mentioned on my earlier tour on Imagination. Who did your tour? An Asian lady did ours, and she was sometimes hard to figure out despite having a battery-powered mic. You got a nicer selection of cabin treats afterward, too. All I got was some dumpy-looking chocolate strawberries. ;) No-one stole the loungers from our cabana at Grand Turk, but my mom spent much of the day on one of them (she had mobility issues). I'd have been as angry as you still are! They were slow answering the call-button for us, too. I'm glad I got a cabana for my family, but I wouldn't get one for myself. Edited April 24, 2013 by Pellaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatPem Posted April 24, 2013 #154 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review!! Thanks so much! I scanned the fun times from our cruise, two weeks before yours, we did have Grand Turk Cancelled and extended San Juan though so you might scan just those two instead of all of them...save you a little bit of work. Here is a link to mine. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1829051 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr305 Posted April 24, 2013 #155 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Did you find the ship to be in good shape? Was everything clean or was the crew constantly playing catch up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMedT Posted April 24, 2013 #156 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I really enjoyed all your photos but I have to tell you that reading this review at this time was a big mistake for me. I'm on a diet!!!! And looking at all that food has me craving all the things I've been skipping and specially missing from the ship. Like eating desert 3 times a day!!! :eek: But seriously awesome work on the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachlover1964 Posted April 24, 2013 #157 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Adorable!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalofirsttimer4 Posted April 24, 2013 #158 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Thanks for such a wonderful review, we are doing the same itinerary in March '14. We have been to all the stops but San Juan before, so the pictures of the forts have me very excited. Sorry to hear about your experience in Grand Turk, we haven't stayed near the pool when we've gone, we stroll down to Jack's Shack, less crowded, great jerk chicken! We do get a cabana at HMC though. Sent from my HTC PH39100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #159 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review! Thanks so much for taking the time to do it. I'll be doing the same itinerary on the Liberty in just over 2 weeks!! I do have a question, what is in the Mocha Chocolate Getaway?? It looks like my new favorite drink & I haven't even tried it. :D Here is a picture of the ingredients that I took on when I was on the Freedom: If you like chocolate, you will LOVE this drink! Tastes kinda like a chocolate milk shake for grown ups! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #160 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review! I can't wait to spend Thanksgiving on the Liberty. Have to say we would never rent a cabana in Grand Turk again either. Service was horrible! We will try Jack's Shack in November. "Glad" to hear it wasn't just us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #161 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review!! Thanks so much! I scanned the fun times from our cruise, two weeks before yours, we did have Grand Turk Cancelled and extended San Juan though so you might scan just those two instead of all of them...save you a little bit of work. Here is a link to mine. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1829051 Thanks, but it looks like ours was slightly different. I went to HMC and not Nassua and it looks like you had special Easter events! I will probably be able to take photos of mine, so it shouldn't be too hard to put up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #162 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Loved the review...lots of great pics! Especially liked the shots from El Morro showing the information plaques; hadn't seen pics of those before. Sounds like your Behind the Fun tour was similar to mine. We were lucky enough to see inside a crew cabin while it was being cleaned, but we didn't see the maintenance or paint rooms. The "I-95" ship-length corridor wasn't mentioned on our tour, but was mentioned on my earlier tour on Imagination. Who did your tour? An Asian lady did ours, and she was sometimes hard to figure out despite having a battery-powered mic. You got a nicer selection of cabin treats afterward, too. All I got was some dumpy-looking chocolate strawberries. ;) No-one stole the loungers from our cabana at Grand Turk, but my mom spent much of the day on one of them (she had mobility issues). I'd have been as angry as you still are! They were slow answering the call-button for us, too. I'm glad I got a cabana for my family, but I wouldn't get one for myself. We had an HR guy from South Africa do our tour. He wasn't too too hard to understand. At our little 5-minute break he said he had biscuits for us and he uncovered some cookies. :) I actually didn't like the cabin treats! LOL! The little muffin things were gross and I don't like strawberries, so I ended up eating the chocolate off one of the strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #163 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Did you find the ship to be in good shape? Was everything clean or was the crew constantly playing catch up? I found her to be in very good shape! I did see the crew doing routine maintenance, which I always see. My DH and I also found out why she is facing the dock on port side one week and starboard side the other (and why she has to use the turning basin every other week). She is getting painted! Cool, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #164 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I really enjoyed all your photos but I have to tell you that reading this review at this time was a big mistake for me. I'm on a diet!!!! And looking at all that food has me craving all the things I've been skipping and specially missing from the ship. Like eating desert 3 times a day!!! :eek: But seriously awesome work on the review. LOL! Thanks! I got hungry writing it myself! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #165 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Adorable!!!! Thanks! ;) The elephant is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch27088 Posted April 24, 2013 #166 Share Posted April 24, 2013 How much was the Behind the Fun Tour, and when do they usually have it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #167 Share Posted April 24, 2013 How much was the Behind the Fun Tour, and when do they usually have it? Thanks It cost $95. You sign up as soon as you board the ship at the shore excursions desk. Then they deliver a ticket to your room later on. The tour was on the last sea day (Friday in my case) at 9 a.m. We had to meet in the library at 8:45 a.m. There was a second tour that started at 9:30 a.m. I'm not sure if they had any afternoon tours or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokenmadelia Posted April 24, 2013 #168 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review thank you for sharing. We will be going in Jan next year. Did you hear from anyone that rented a golf cart in Grand Turk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaGrl4Evr Posted April 24, 2013 #169 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Amazing review !!!!! It was nice to meet you and Jason plus Jenny & Lance. So glad that we had great weather and made all of our ports. What a bummer to have your chairs taken from your cabana GT. :confused: I have to agree that with 2 ships in port, that it was just crazy-busy. We got off the ship a little later, as we are not VIP nor had an excursion booked, and there were NO beach chairs to be found- NONE. Gran Turk was beautiful but just too darn crowded with two ships. Cari, Rick and boys. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marter99 Posted April 24, 2013 #170 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Here is a picture of the ingredients that I took on when I was on the Freedom: If you like chocolate, you will LOVE this drink! Tastes kinda like a chocolate milk shake for grown ups! :D mmmm...sounds yummy - thanks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #171 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Great review thank you for sharing. We will be going in Jan next year. Did you hear from anyone that rented a golf cart in Grand Turk? I haven't heard about the golf cart rental. Sorry. Sounds fun, though! Probably more enjoyable than our cabana experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #172 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Amazing review !!!!! It was nice to meet you and Jason plus Jenny & Lance. So glad that we had great weather and made all of our ports. What a bummer to have your chairs taken from your cabana GT. :confused: I have to agree that with 2 ships in port, that it was just crazy-busy. We got off the ship a little later, as we are not VIP nor had an excursion booked, and there were NO beach chairs to be found- NONE. Gran Turk was beautiful but just too darn crowded with two ships. Cari, Rick and boys. . Yeah, when we first got there, it was empty! That was enjoyable. Then everyone from Victory came. We left our cabana at 1:30 p.m. to enjoy the quietness (and food!) of the ship! I'm so glad we didn't miss any ports! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #173 Share Posted April 24, 2013 mmmm...sounds yummy - thanks!!!! No problem! Wish I could have one now! BTW, the Bushwacker at Paradise Point in St. Thomas kinda tasted like the MCG, but packed a stronger punch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr305 Posted April 24, 2013 #174 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I found her to be in very good shape! I did see the crew doing routine maintenance, which I always see. My DH and I also found out why she is facing the dock on port side one week and starboard side the other (and why she has to use the turning basin every other week). She is getting painted! Cool, huh? She's getting painted while in port at Miami? That's pretty cool if you ask me, must take several days to paint a ship at that rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovestocruise19 Posted April 24, 2013 Author #175 Share Posted April 24, 2013 She's getting painted while in port at Miami? That's pretty cool if you ask me, must take several days to paint a ship at that rate. Yup, just touch ups, not the whole ship! :eek: I think I saw them doing touch ups in our ports of call, too. I got to see the paint room on the Behind the Fun tour and boy there were a lot of paint cans in that room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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