Our Beautiful Breeze cruise (with pics) 8/15/15

[Foxycourt95]

Finally all caught up, another great review!

[Kridder]

Thank you for sharing your adventures! Looking forward to future posts!

[JaneAustenite]

I'm really enjoying your review so far, the Breeze looks amazing. We're going on the Conquest this coming summer and your review has me wishing we are on the Breeze!

[Jamman54]

Great pictures! Thanks so much for sharing! I'm loving your review. I sailed the week before you on August 9th. I'm sailing on the Breeze again in March!

 

Thanks for reading. We were also booked on the 8/9 cruise as the first half of a B2B, but cancelled to give Ryan, and us, time at Universal.

 

Finally all caught up, another great review!

 

Thanks for following along! much more to come.

[Jamman54]

Thank you for sharing your adventures! Looking forward to future posts!

 

Thanks for reading. Stay tuned for more!

 

I'm really enjoying your review so far, the Breeze looks amazing. We're going on the Conquest this coming summer and your review has me wishing we are on the Breeze!

 

Thanks for coming along for the ride!!

[Jamman54]

Day 4 - St. Maarten 9am to 6pm.

 

 

We woke up at 8am, and looking out our cabin window we could see that we were approaching the island of St. Maarten…..

 

 

 

 

We got dressed and went outside on our “secret” deck to watch us sail in…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here’s a view looking aft on the port side…..

 

 

Here are some random views as we sail into St. Maarten…..

 

 

 

 

 

This sea bird is flying with us…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here is a view of our “secret” deck…..

 

 

This is the bow mast of the Carnival Breeze…..

 

 

The St. Maarten Pilot Boat is approaching the Breeze to drop off the pilot…..

 

 

The Disney Fantasy is already docked in St. Maarten…..

 

 

This is a view looking towards Philipsburg, on the Dutch side of the island…..

 

 

We are approaching the pier where the Carnival Breeze will be docking…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We will be docking across the pier from the Disney Fantasy…..

 

 

Dumbo is hanging off the stern of the Disney Fantasy…..

 

 

 

We are pulling into the pier…..

 

 

Here is a good view of the Aqua Duck on the Disney Fantasy…..

 

 

This is a view of the Disney Fantasy’s gangway…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Secondtime cruiser]

great review! we are going on the breeze in March! can't wait to read more of your review

is there ice cream stations? if so do u remember where they are located on the ship?

[Jamman54]

The Carnival Breeze is almost into her berth…..

 

 

 

The dock workers are securing our lines…..

 

 

The port security people have nice rides…..

 

 

Here’s a view looking towards Philipsburg. The pier in the foreground is where you can catch a water taxi over to Philipsburg…..

 

 

We are now docked. Our gangway has been brought out…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more views from our “secret” deck…..

 

 

 

 

 

We are not in a hurry to leave the ship to avoid the initial rush. Our plan for the day is to take a taxi over to Orient Bay for some beach time, but for now, breakfast is the first order of business. We head up to the Blue Iguana for a breakfast burrito…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Ordering a breakfast burrito can be so much fun…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti chose just to have a continental breakfast…..

 

 

A little after 10am we made our way down to the gangway…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

We have arrived in St. Maarten…..

 

 

The Carnival Breeze and Disney Fantasy docked in St. Maarten…..

 

 

 

Here is the taxi stand for Orient Beach…..

 

 

The taxi stands are clearly marked for all destinations on the island…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Our taxi will be coming next…..

 

 

We are on our way to Orient Beach. The taxi fare is $7 per person, each way…..

 

 

 

 

We are here!!! We prefer Bikini Beach when we go to Orient Bay…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

This was our taxi. We made arrangements with our driver to pick us up at 2pm…..

 

 

Bikini Beach Water Sports…..

 

 

Bikini Beach Welcome Sign…..

 

 

Bikini Beach Bar and Restaurant…..

 

 

 

I’m talking to our beach attendant Flavio……

 

 

To be continued…….

[Jamman54]

Flavio sets us up with three loungers and two umbrellas for $30, then went to get me and Ryan a bucket of Coronas…..

 

 

There is plenty to do and see here, or you can sit back and relax with a couple of cold ones…..

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan will be renting a wave runner later…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Ryan and I are enjoying our beers…..

 

 

While Ryan and I were relaxing, Patti took a stroll down the beach…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti continues with her beach tour…..

 

 

 

 

Patti catches me enjoying the water…..

 

 

 

Ryan has rented a wave runner. The rates were $60 for a half hour or $100 an hour. Ryan chose to ride for an hour. Here he is waiting for a wave runner to become available…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here’s a map of the authorized areas for the wave runners to operate…..

 

 

Here are some more Orient Beach views from Patti…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

I grabbed the water camera and dove in to give you some views from in the water…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan is still waiting for his wave runner…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Ryan makes his way to his wave runner…..

 

 

Mom watches anxiously from shore…..

 

 

Ryan is aboard his wave runner…..

 

 

 

Ryan is off. See you in an hour……

 

 

While Ryan is out riding, we have Flavio bring us a menu and we order lunch……

 

 

To recap, one bucket of Coronas, two Coors Lights, a mudslide, a pina colada, Caesars salad, chicken tenders with fries, and a cheeseburger with fries, came out to $100 with tip. Not too bad!!

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Our taxi driver picked up us promptly at 2pm, and though he waited 15 minutes for another couple to show up, we were back at the cruise terminal in no time at all. Patti was going to do a little shopping and picture taking, while Ryan and I found an outside bar and had a few drinks…..

 

 

 

Patti took these shots of the area around the pier…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[twoboysforme]

 

There is one big negative with the location of Cucina del Capitano, and that is the Sports Court is located directly above it. While we were there, it sounded like an earthquake was happening above your head, and the chandelier was actually swaying a little. It was so loud that even the turned up music they were playing couldn’t hide it. I was told that they close the Sports Court during dinner hours, but that’s not fair to those that want to use it. They should have installed padding above Cucina del Capitano, then installed the Sports Court above it. Anyway, here are some Cucina del Capitano views…..

 

 

To be continued……

 

I totally agree with you that they should have done something a little different with the sports court. We sailed the Breeze in 2013 and my sons loved that they could play basketball and soccer. Each night they would patiently wait till 10 when it reopened to go play soccer with their newfound friends.

[Jamman54]

Here are some more shots of the pier area…..

 

 

 

 

The Carnival Breeze and Disney Fantasy docked in St. Maarten…..

 

 

 

Here are the Carnival Breeze gangways. We were all back on the ship at 3:30pm…..

 

 

To be continued……