Our Carnival Pride Spring Break cruise - 4/5/15 (with pics)

[Jamman54]

The tour immediately heads into the water…..

 

 

 

 

Here is a view of the sparsely crowded end of the beach…..

 

 

There are lots of colorful trees and flowers on the island……

 

 

The restrooms at the Pegasus Ranch…..

 

 

To be continued…..

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A view of the tram…..

 

 

Here are some more pretty flowers…..

 

 

 

These are beautiful animals…..

 

 

This is Ted, the donkey…..

 

 

A view of another stable…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The tram is now heading over to the Lagoon. On the way it passes the bike riding tour…..

 

 

 

This is the dock where the kayaks and wave runners leave from…..

 

 

Here is a stack of kayaks…..

 

 

The tour has reached the site of the Stingray Adventure…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here’s a page full of stingray pictures…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is Patti holding a starfish…..

 

 

Yvette is holding a sea cucumber…..

 

 

Yuck!!!

 

 

The Stingray Tour checking out a conch shell…..

 

 

Here are a couple of views of the beautiful lagoon….

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Bathrooms / changing rooms for the Stingray Adventure…..

 

 

Here is another lagoon view…..

 

 

The tram tour now moves into the working part of the island which is usually off limits to visitors. Here is where they grow the trees, plants, and flowers that adorn the island…..

 

 

 

 

The repair shop…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The island offices…..

 

 

 

Here are some of the fuel tanks, most of which is used for the power generating plant…..

 

 

 

This is the housing area for those that live on the island full time…..

 

 

 

This was the end of the tour. Patti said it was a great tour and worth the $20.

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti made it back to our spot, and since we were hungry, we made our way over to the Island BBQ for some lunch…..

 

 

Here is what’s on the menu…..

 

 

There are plenty of service lines, so wait time is minimal…..

 

 

One of the buffet lines…..

 

 

Cooking the burgers. They are definitely not Guy’s Burgers!!

 

 

Nothing like service with a smile…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The back side of Captain Morgan’s…..

 

 

Looking through the bar at the Carnival Pride…..

 

 

Ryan is back from his tour. He said he loved it. Especially when they left the lagoon and went out in the open ocean, they had a blast jumping the waves!

 

 

This the view from our vantage point…..

 

 

Here come our drinks!!!

 

 

This is the view from directly in front of our spot…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is another great view of the Carnival Pride…..

 

 

Here we have another bucket of fun…..

 

 

Ryan is enjoying his drink…..

 

 

Ryan hung out for a while, and then decided to head back to the ship. He really isn’t a beach person…..

 

 

It is getting to be mid afternoon, so we head into the water one last time and bring the water camera again. Here are a couple of beach views…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti took a couple of the ship and me…..

 

 

 

 

I got one of Patti and the ship…..

 

 

Sadly, it’s time to get out of the water and dry off for a bit…..

 

 

 

To be continued tomorrow. Stay tuned as we conclude our day at HMC, including a photo tour of a Villa!!

[mitsugirly]

I absolutely loved your review on HMC. It's so neat to see all the parts of the island that we didn't get to see by just staying on the beach. I may have to do that tour next time. $20 sounds like a pretty good price. :D

 

Wonderful pictures and I absolutely loved the 2 of you and the wife on the yellow raft with the ship behind you. Great job! :)

[huenix]

 

The back side of the Pirate Bar. The official name is the Captain Morgan on the Rocks Island Bar…..

 

 

All the really good rum in the carribe and they called it THAT????

[Jamman54]

I absolutely loved your review on HMC. It's so neat to see all the parts of the island that we didn't get to see by just staying on the beach. I may have to do that tour next time. $20 sounds like a pretty good price. :D

 

Wonderful pictures and I absolutely loved the 2 of you and the wife on the yellow raft with the ship behind you. Great job! :)

 

Thanks Kim! I've been there a dozen times, and I've never seen much of what Patti photographed. Then again, I hardly ever leave the water once I am in!! :D

[birdiebob1961]

Loving your review. Thanks for taking the time. Will be cruising the Pride on July 5th with wife and 2 kids. Family has never cruised before and it will be my first cruise since 1987. Can you fill me in on what they charged for a bucket of beers on HMC?

[Jamman54]

Loving your review. Thanks for taking the time. Will be cruising the Pride on July 5th with wife and 2 kids. Family has never cruised before and it will be my first cruise since 1987. Can you fill me in on what they charged for a bucket of beers on HMC?

 

Thanks for reading!! I'm sure you and your family will enjoy your cruise on the Pride.

 

A bucket of beer (4) costs 30.77 which includes the automatic 15% tip.

[birdiebob1961]

Thanks for reading!! I'm sure you and your family will enjoy your cruise on the Pride.

 

A bucket of beer (4) costs 30.77 which includes the automatic 15% tip.

 

Thanks, my plan is to imitate you on HMC :)

[jbhcw]

wonderful pictures of HMC....it's been a year or so since we've been...the tour sounds great...loved seeing all the places we've never seen before...

 

We've had the Private Oasis three times...once with Hal and twice with Carnival...absolutely the best days we've ever spent on a cruise:):):) Having a cabana is also neat...but the Oasis is the tops! When we had it price was a little less...so if you have 12 people or a few more...not that expensive if you just consider it as a shore excursion!! For what you get it is more than worth it....

[sp2]

Those are great shots of you and Patti in the water with the ship behind you!

 

When we were at HMC in December we did the stingray tour, and hubby also did the Aquatrax. It looks like the tram tour stopped at various places and they were able to get out and take pictures? I'm surprised Patti was able to get such good stingray pictures on the tram tour. How long was the tour? Seems like a good value at $20. I need to look into that next time.....

 

Love your review!:)

[Jamman54]

Thanks, my plan is to imitate you on HMC :)

 

I think that's a good plan!! :D

Edited April 29, 2015 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Those are great shots of you and Patti in the water with the ship behind you!

 

When we were at HMC in December we did the stingray tour, and hubby also did the Aquatrax. It looks like the tram tour stopped at various places and they were able to get out and take pictures? I'm surprised Patti was able to get such good stingray pictures on the tram tour. How long was the tour? Seems like a good value at $20. I need to look into that next time.....

 

Love your review!:)

 

 

Thanks for following along! The tour was about an hour long. According to Patti, they stopped, and you were allowed to walk around, and use the restrooms at the Pegasus Ranch, and the Stingray Adventure.

[Jamman54]

wonderful pictures of HMC....it's been a year or so since we've been...the tour sounds great...loved seeing all the places we've never seen before...

 

We've had the Private Oasis three times...once with Hal and twice with Carnival...absolutely the best days we've ever spent on a cruise:):):) Having a cabana is also neat...but the Oasis is the tops! When we had it price was a little less...so if you have 12 people or a few more...not that expensive if you just consider it as a shore excursion!! For what you get it is more than worth it....

 

Thanks for the compliments. I just may have to get out of the water and do that tour myself one day.

 

I've never had the pleasure of having the Oasis, but have friends that have. One day I'll have to put a group together......

[Jamman54]

It was starting to get late, and slowly but surely the beach was becoming more deserted. We noticed that the group that had rented Villa “C” had departed, so we decided to go inside, take a tour, and take some pictures…..

 

 

On the first floor there is a hot tub. The bathroom is also on the first floor…..

 

 

This is the view from the hot tub…..

 

 

These are the loungers on the first floor porch…..

 

 

On the second floor you’ll find a table and chairs, along with the counter area where the snacks are kept…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This is the view from the second floor of the Villa…..

 

 

This is the stairway back down to the first floor…..

 

 

 

Here’s another view of the hot tub……

 

 

Villa “C”…..

 

 

Villas “A”, “B”, & “C”…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

It’s now 3:30pm and the last tender back to the ship is at 4, so it’s time to head back. Last look at Captain Morgan’s and the Villas until we’re back in July…..

 

 

Looking out, we can see a very full tender heading back to the Pride…..

 

 

 

I’m leading the way back…..

 

 

Another view of the I Wish I Could Stay Here Forever Bar…..

 

 

The Carnival Pride is out there waiting for us…..

 

 

To be continued…..