maxs mom Posted May 29, 2015 Author #76 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Park Cafe goes in the Solarium. Izumi replaces Seaview. You beat me to it, Bob! I knew you would know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkvillain Posted May 29, 2015 #77 Share Posted May 29, 2015 i don't think so. I'm not sure what it will be. Someone else might know. Probably an Izumi or something like that. It will be a money making venue' date=' I'm sure.[/size'] You beat me to it' date=' Bob! I knew you would know![/size'] Ha. Bob wins again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne Cruiser Posted May 29, 2015 #78 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Yeah! Another max'smom review. We are sailing on the Jewel in February. Thanks for posting. I have picked up lots of great tips from your reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktbr11crs Posted May 30, 2015 #79 Share Posted May 30, 2015 We ran into some past cruise buddies in here today. It was good to see them again. It was great to see you again on this cruise, and we're really enjoying reliving it through your review and seeing photos of some of the other people we met. What a wonderful cruise filled with great people; both passengers and crew. I wish we could have stayed on for the next one with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #80 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Yeah! Another max'smom review. We are sailing on the Jewel in February. Thanks for posting. I have picked up lots of great tips from your reviews. Jean.....Glad that I could be of some help! I hope that you will enjoy the Jewel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #81 Share Posted May 30, 2015 It was great to see you again on this cruise, and we're really enjoying reliving it through your review and seeing photos of some of the other people we met. What a wonderful cruise filled with great people; both passengers and crew. I wish we could have stayed on for the next one with you! Kathleen......great seeing you guys again! Wish we could have spent more time with you. Yes.....the Canal cruise was amazing! Hope to see you again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #82 Share Posted May 30, 2015 We spent the rest of the day doing "at sea" stuff like looking at pictures and picking out what we wanted. Which reminds me......I forgot to post this picture back on the Dominica page..........getting off the ship. Another favorite "at sea" activity for me is to stroll around outside on Deck 5. This is just the best. Great quiet and relaxing place to hang out. I much prefer this to the pool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #83 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Another shot of the helipad. It was really very calm out here today. We had some really good quality rest and relaxation in our cabin this afternoon. I read a lot and we listened to music on our Bluetooth speaker. It was such a nice quiet afternoon. The CL was fairly empty this evening. We very rarely saw any suite guests here at night. They all come and go before we get there. We had a nice visit with a few folks this evening. We were seated with Ann in MTD again (and from now on). We had great service and talked with her at length at the end of the meal. Tonight I tried a pork dish that I have never had before and it was very good. Sticky bread pudding for dessert. A toast over dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #84 Share Posted May 30, 2015 After dinner we grabbed our iPads and used some of our internet credit. We found a hot spot in the centrum on deck 8. The 70's party was going on in the Centrum. Always a good time. We enjoyed the music and watching everyone. Always a little "Love Train"!! On to bed after that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #85 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Friday ~ May 1, 2015 ~ St. Maarten St. Maarten......Quite possibly our most favorite island in the Caribbean. We had an early breakfast, then met Karl and Silke at 9 o'clock. They wanted to go to the beach with us again and they picked the right day!! We got a taxi....always a chore here for some reason. They want to make it so hard. Our favorite place to go is a bar all the way at the far end of Orient Beach. It's called Palm Beach. You must specify this to the taxi drivers several times before and after you get in the taxi. A lot of taxi drivers do not know where this is. Today we had to show the driver where to go, but he was nice.....did not try to overcharge us.....AND he agreed to come back for us in the afternoon. We are the first to arrive at PB today, so we have our pick of chairs. The same beach boy has been here ever since we started coming here and he takes care of us very well. The beach and the surf look great today. They have cleaned up the sea grass for today and that made it so nice. We made our reservations for lunch and then got settled in to our chairs. The chairs and umbrellas are free here if you eat lunch in their restaurant. The Wi-Fi actually worked well here up at the bar, but as more and more people came, it didn't work as well. This place took a really big hit from the hurricane that blew through in September, but they rebuilt bigger and better than ever. Love this place!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #86 Share Posted May 30, 2015 We just relaxed and read, had some good drinks, swam n the ocean and did some people watching! If you've ever wanted to parasail......this is the best place to do it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVfromAZ Posted May 30, 2015 #87 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks for the awesome review, we love the Jewel will be doing the Panama Canal in October, so excited!! Your review and picutes are fantastic!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #88 Share Posted May 30, 2015 This was a perfect beach day! Lunch was very good. I had my usual....a Caesar salad with chicken. Karl had a really good looking beef entrée. We finished the meal off with a rum liqueur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisexlife Posted May 30, 2015 #89 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sint Maarten is my favorite island as well. So if I wanted to go to that beach, what would I have to do? You mentioned that you had to show him how to get there, but I'm a newbie to Orient, so I won't know where to go. How can I make sure I get to the right place? Thanks so much for your help, I'm really enjoying this cruise review! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #90 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Thanks for the awesome review, we love the Jewel will be doing the Panama Canal in October, so excited!! Your review and picutes are fantastic!:) Roberta.....the canal is amazing!! You will enjoy it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #91 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Cheers!! More relaxing and drinks in the afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #92 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A few parting shots before we go! As promised....the taxi driver came back for us.....right on time. It was such a great day. Today was a holiday in St. Maarten. I had never heard of this before.....but most of the stores were closed in the PM. There was a big parade and we just did make it back before there was a lot of traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #93 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sint Maarten is my favorite island as well. So if I wanted to go to that beach, what would I have to do? You mentioned that you had to show him how to get there, but I'm a newbie to Orient, so I won't know where to go. How can I make sure I get to the right place? Thanks so much for your help, I'm really enjoying this cruise review! :D Great! Well.....if your driver doesn't know where it is.....just tell him to keep going straight instead of turning off on the dirt road that takes you to their usual drop off place. Just stay on that main road and keep going straight. Tell them it is close to Boo Boo Jam. Just keep going straight....you will go up a hill and down a hill...look for a big blue sign that says Palm Beach.....you will take a right, then there will be another blue sign.....take another right. That will take you down to the beach and the bar/restaurant. It really is easy. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Tyler Posted May 30, 2015 #94 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi Jane! Glad to see another review! Do you remember how much the taxi was to Palm Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebl Posted May 30, 2015 #95 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Always enjoy your reviews, Jane. This one is no exception. You are right about the Parasailing!! I did it several years ago and it was awesome. You now have looking for cruises on the Jewel out of PR. It is the only radiance class ship that I have not been on. When does shegoin for refurb?? I will be sorry if I miss the Seaview Cafe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #96 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Hi Jane! Glad to see another review!Do you remember how much the taxi was to Palm Beach? Tyler!! How ya' been? Usually the cab fare out to PB is about $8pp. The more you have going....the cheaper it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #97 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Always enjoy your reviews, Jane. This one is no exception. You are right about the Parasailing!! I did it several years ago and it was awesome. You now have looking for cruises on the Jewel out of PR. It is the only radiance class ship that I have not been on. When does shegoin for refurb?? I will be sorry if I miss the Seaview Cafe. Judy.......The Jewel will not be refurbed until 2016....not sure what month.....but you still have some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #98 Share Posted May 30, 2015 We didn't have as long a time to rest this afternoon. On the way back to the ship, I was so thankful that we didn't have to pack up to go home tomorrow AND that we didn't have to change cabins!! When we got back to the cabin we had a bottle of wine waiting on us from Diego. On the way to the CL: The CL was pretty much deserted tonight. We sat with Mike and Steve for a bit. We gave Joseph and Diego hugs as if we weren't coming back. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted May 30, 2015 Author #99 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Dinner at MTD.......no problem getting seated with Ann. She s great. My only complaint about MTD is that the tables are so crammed in there so tight, there is hardly any room. We could have had a much roomier spot that overlooked the dining room, but we gave that up so that we could be with Ann. I don't like the menu on the last night in the dining room. Usually we would eat in a specialty restaurant on the last night, but we always eat in Chops on the first night and that would be tomorrow night. B2B Specialty restaurants aren't good for us. We need to space them out. Too much food! Soooo......I ordered the salmon from the alternate menu. It was really good. And this is John's nightly meal: We enjoyed talking with Ann for a while after dinner. She was interested in our Fitbits!! She didn't know what they were! On the way to the casino tonight, we ran into Karl and Silke. I'm so glad that we saw them again so we could say good-bye. What a nice couple! They continuously thanked us for introducing them to Palm Beach. I think they had a very good day there! We don't gamble in the casino on the last night of a cruise! Why give it all back!!? We just went there to do our "Spin to (ha ha) Win"! I actually won a t-shirt! Then we got our iPads to finish up our internet credit. I love taking mirror shots!! This was the sad sight in the hallway! Oh wait......not sad for us! A good feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Booper Posted May 31, 2015 #100 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Selfies with a waist high SLR. Have to try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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