reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) We were on the Glory last week and stopped at Amber Cove. When we booked this cruise we were going to Half Moon Cay so when the port was changed we were a little disappointed. I didn’t know what we were going to do at this port, we thought about a cabana but decided the cost was too much. Once we were on board we decided to book a Carnival excursion, Mega Truck Adventure (I will post a review on the excursion on another post). We were to be in port from 7am-4pm. We did not have a lot of time after our excursion to spend at the port since we arrived over one hour late to the port and lost another hour waiting for another family to board the Mega Truck (more on that in my excursion review). Here are some photos I took before we got back on the ship about one hour before we sailed at 4:00. Pedicab - the dock is long and they will take you from ship to shore (and back) for a fee. They don't have a set amount. Whatever you want to pay (they said). Edited January 6, 2016 by reno3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #2 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Front of cabanas on the water Back of cabanas from shore Pricelist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Lounge chairs in the pool Lots and lots and lots....of loungers (100's) Kids water area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted January 6, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thank you for posting your pictures. They are great. The cabanas look amazing. I wonder how many people each one accommodates. We can't wait until our cruise that stops at Amber Cove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Slide First (or fourth pool cabana) see the zip line right over this cabana. I think it would be an issues with people "zipping" all day over you. There were people still zipping while I took these pictures and it was noisy. Pool cabanas 1-4 (top of photo to lower right corner) #4 is the one with the zipline over it. Hammock under each pool cabana (note RESERVED sign hanging under the hammock Edited January 6, 2016 by reno3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Photo from the pool bar area (there is one more of the four cabanas not shown to the left) Pool bar (swimup) you can see how close the pool cabanas are to the pool. Cabana deck to the right in photo. Two of the hillside cabanas above the pool cabanas Hilltop bar and two more hillside cabanas overlooking the port not overlooking the pool. This photo Carnival sent me when I asked how big the hot tub was in the hillside cabana. Not very big. I guess enough for one person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Bar at the pool. I did not go in to take photos. Not sure what they serve as for food. Swimup bar part of the pool Where zipline ends About 5 or so of these Couple of "zippers" People have asked it the pool is a "lazy river" it is not but you can see at the top, middle of the photo the pool goes into a type of narrow canal (for lack of a better discription) under bridges. You can see one of the bridges in the photo (top center). I guess that is all I have. As you can see not many people still at the pool at this time. I don't know how busy it was during the day. As I mentioned we only had about 45 minutes once we returned from our excursion to shop and walk around. There were a few shops open, about 8 or so. There were enough for us to look in and buy a few things before we had to get back on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momonthego17 Posted January 6, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Great pics! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imluvncruzn Posted January 6, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thank you for posting. I'm amazed how very few Amber Cove reviews there have been so far. Did you notice if any of the cabanas were rented? I've yet to see the inside of any of the cabanas or one review. Not even one on Carnival's website either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 6, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Thank you for posting. I'm amazed how very few Amber Cove reviews there have been so far. Did you notice if any of the cabanas were rented? I've yet to see the inside of any of the cabanas or one review. Not even one on Carnival's website either! Once we were off the ship we went right to meet our exercusion so I did not go to the pool area until we came back which was about 45 minutes before we had to be back on the ship. By that time there were about 20 people wondering around (including works). It looked like a ghost town. I think there was one or two people in the pool. As you can see from the pictures not many people. One of the photos has my son in it! By this time if the cabanas had been rented the people had all left. I walked up the stairs to the pool cabana but I couldn't get into the cabana and could not get a good picture. I wish we had more time to spend at the pool after the excursion. I had figured we would have 2 hours once back but that did not happen since we were late by one hour to port and then had to wait on a family for the excursion and wasted another hour. We had acutally left for the excursion after waiting 20 minutes and had to turn around (10 minutes out) to go back and get the family. Then waited another 10 or so minutes for them and then back on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted January 6, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Thanks so much for posting the photos!!!! Glad you were still able to snorkel with all the delays. BTW, what was the quality of the snorkeling and can you describe the boat you went out on. How large, number of people, etc. Edited January 6, 2016 by wantocruisemore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imluvncruzn Posted January 6, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Once we were off the ship we went right to meet our exercusion so I did not go to the pool area until we came back which was about 45 minutes before we had to be back on the ship. By that time there were about 20 people wondering around (including works). It looked like a ghost town. I think there was one or two people in the pool. As you can see from the pictures not many people. One of the photos has my son in it! By this time if the cabanas had been rented the people had all left. I walked up the stairs to the pool cabana but I couldn't get into the cabana and could not get a good picture. I wish we had more time to spend at the pool after the excursion. I had figured we would have 2 hours once back but that did not happen since we were late by one hour to port and then had to wait on a family for the excursion and wasted another hour. We had acutally left for the excursion after waiting 20 minutes and had to turn around (10 minutes out) to go back and get the family. Then waited another 10 or so minutes for them and then back on the road. Well thanks anyway! I really appreciate the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reno3 Posted January 7, 2016 Author #13 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thanks so much for posting the photos!!!! Glad you were still able to snorkel with all the delays. BTW, what was the quality of the snorkeling and can you describe the boat you went out on. How large, number of people, etc. Sorry, our tour was a land and beach tour, no snorkeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNNY BUN Posted January 7, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Is this area run by the cruise line? Can these cabanas be booked thru Carnival? In advance? Thanks for any input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imluvncruzn Posted January 8, 2016 #15 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Is this area run by the cruise line? Can these cabanas be booked thru Carnival? In advance? Thanks for any input. Yes the cabanas are listed on the Carnival website as Amber Cove excursion choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titicaa8396 Posted January 8, 2016 #16 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi guys you can take public transportation just outside the AC port. $5 pp Javilla Tours is the name of the public buses and they are safe. You can use them for the cable cars as well and to go to Santiago the next largest city in the country. when I was there we used then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momonthego17 Posted January 8, 2016 #17 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hi guys you can take public transportation just outside the AC port. $5 pp Javilla Tours is the name of the public buses and they are safe. You can use them for the cable cars as well and to go to Santiago the next largest city in the country. when I was there we used then. Good to know, thx for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
declansdad Posted January 15, 2016 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2016 We were there all day and stayed at the pool. We were actually sitting directly under the zipline on the far side of the pool. It really wasn't that noisy at all. There was plenty of space around the pool, no matter what time people arrived. It also didn't appear that many of the cabanas were rented that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiiFor40 Posted January 16, 2016 #19 Share Posted January 16, 2016 On HAL, I don't see any cabanas. Has anyone sailed HAL and stopes at Amber Cove? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvan68 Posted January 16, 2016 #20 Share Posted January 16, 2016 On HAL, I don't see any cabanas. Has anyone sailed HAL and stopes at Amber Cove? We will be on the Feb 28 Nieuw Amsterdam - the cabanas are not listed as part of our excursion booklet. They have them listed for Grand Turk and Half Moon Cay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygirl79 Posted January 18, 2016 #21 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks for sharing! Have you reviewed the Mega Trucks yet? I'm looking at booking that excursion for May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy2313 Posted January 18, 2016 #22 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks for sharing! Have you reviewed the Mega Trucks yet? I'm looking at booking that excursion for May. I am interested in the same excursion and was curious to read a review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyZ Posted January 18, 2016 #23 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If you want to understand what Amber Cove is about, close your eyes and imagine a cross between Grand Turk and Costa Maya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawaiiFor40 Posted January 18, 2016 #24 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I called HAL, and they are not reserving cabanas at Amber Cove. This makes no sense to me. I'll keep checking. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koshlong Posted January 24, 2016 #25 Share Posted January 24, 2016 We'll be there on HAL March 31, and I didn't see any cabanas listed either; is it possible that they're all rented already? We're the only ship in port that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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