Carnival Vista: 6 Day Western Cruise Review

[jam19872016]

I enjoyed the decor on Breeze!

 

The Breeze is a perfect example of a well decorated ship that is not tacky. I cannot wait for Breeze to return to Florida.

 

I think we might have been on the same sailing! 1/7 was the first half of our B2B and it turned Premier long after we booked it (of course!). My mother and I said the same thing nearly word for word. It wasn't in any way a BAD cruise, and we had some really great luck with exceptional service and crew we loved, but I won't go on anything bigger than Dream class again, and more likely Conquest. It's like they stripped everything that makes a cruise ship special and a unique experience..very generic feeling and those LINES. Holy moly. We skipped a lot of things because we were just too lazy to stand in line.

 

If you're sailing on Vista, keep in mind they serve breakfast in the MDR every morning, even port days. You'll have better food and get through faster than fighting that Lido.

 

If you ever have a cruise turn Premier after you book, you can price match to the better rate. If the person at Carnival tells you you can't, call back until you find someone who can do it - because it can be done.

 

Agree with your assessment of the Vista (except I didn't really find any crew that stood out, none that were bad but not really anyone who seemed like they wanted to be there).

 

Holy cow, I forgot about the lines at Lido because if I am up for Breakfast I am at brunch or the Blue Iguana but WOW that line was insane. Highly suggest anything but that line for breakfast.

 

Thanks for reading along.

[jam19872016]

Is the review over...? :-(

 

Nope, just got sidetracked by things not nearly as fun as cruising. Gonna post some more now, and finish up either this weekend or early next week. Thanks for reading along :D

[jam19872016]

Day 2: Fun Day at Sea

 

Having turned in early the night before, I was up pretty early this morning. In fact it was before 8, which is pretty much unheard of for me.

 

The view out my balcony this morning.

 

 

The best part of being up this early, plenty of time for a leisurely brunch. I love Carnival's brunch menu but I seem to keep missing out on it because the casino schedules a drawing early in the morning (like 10:30) and then another one at noon. Squeezing brunch in in such a short time span is usually not realistic. For some reason, service is typically sloooooooow.

 

My meal, heuvos rancheros with turkey bacon, sausage, and cheese grits.

 

 

The food was great. The service at brunch tends to be hit or miss, usually leaning towards miss. This was a huge miss. There were so many problems with the service I could write an entire post just dealing with all the issues and that is unfortunate as the food is not to be missed. Please don't miss brunch, but lower your service expectations to nothing and they might just exceed your expectations.

 

Back at the room, we had our first towel animal.

 

[jam19872016]

After brunch we headed to the casino to try our luck again. The first drawing was at 10:30, the daily snowball raffle. This was followed by the fireball raffle from 12-3 and Matilda the Cash Cow at 4. M and I played some slots together. My losing streak continued and I stopped playing and just watched M. She usually plays the minimum, which on the game we were playing was $.60. She bumped her bet up to the maximum which was $6 and on her second spin at that level, this happened.

 

 

She hit a jackpot for 33,176 pennies, or if you insist, $331.76. This was M's best hit to date and she was pretty excited. She "almost" hit for $20,000. I say almost because I am sure it is designed to look like it is going to hit the $20k then land one notch over. That triggered a re-spin, where she won the jackpot for $331. Very nice hit especially since she had not been playing $6 a spin the whole time.

 

M asked my advice, and I told her what I would do. Spin one more time, then walk away. She didn't listen and well let's just say, at $6 a spin that money doesn't last very long. She did rack up quite a bit of slot points in the process though (for her since she is mostly a table player).

 

The first slot tournament of the cruise was this afternoon. I've been avoiding these, but since I am platinum I get a free entry when I buy one so I figured what the heck, why not. I love the machine they used for the tournament it actually keeps a running total of everyone's score on the screen and you can see how you are doing against everyone while you are playing. It also has little mini challenges that pop up while you are playing so that a small amount of skill is involved instead of purely luck (mostly still luck though).

 

My machine did well for the person playing on the round before me.

 

 

Did not do so well for me.

 

 

Second chance, I did better and was in the running for the finals.

 

 

Not many people were playing still and I thought I had a good chance of making the finals. I was still on the board for a while but when I checked just before finals there were many people playing again, and I was no longer on the qualifying board. O well.

[jam19872016]

One thing I didn't think of until later, if there are going to be two slot tournaments (which there was and usually is), sign up on the last day and here is why. The Vista no longer gives out cash except on the last day. If you win any kind of promotion, they give you a choice of "free play" on the slots or "fun chips" to use at the tables.

 

This also includes the money they give you for booking a premiere. I always spend the money in the casino and I can't imagine there are too many people who are qualifying for cash who have the willpower to take the money and run. It happens I'm sure, but few and far between and this just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. To make matter worse, you earn no points while using your free play, and are not rated while playing with fun chips. This new system is live on the Vista, and the Conquest and Magic and probably a few more. So if you book a premier on either of these ships, don't expect to get cash like in the past. It will eventually be rolled out fleet wide as ships update to the new software.

 

There is a workaround to still get your money. They knew what I was doing and could put a stop to it if they wanted and very likely will one day. Until then I will be doing this every time. I received $200 in fun chips from the cashier. I went to the roulette table and placed $100 on red and $100 on black. There is a small chance of losing the whole thing, but overall you will push and they will pay you out $200 in real chips. Which I then took to the cashier and turned into real money. And just like a good little gambler, I fed that money right back into a slot machine.

 

The final drawing of the afternoon was Matilda the Cash Cow. This is a favorite of mine just because I love games that involve rolling a dice.

 

Premier host Tadej, dressed up like a cow.

 

 

 

Poor guy was really hot in that thing. I have never seen it take so long to finish a drawing. Everybody he called was a no show. I think he must have called every name in the casino - except mine.

[jam19872016]

Treats in the room this afternoon - not from the casino, this is the "Chocolate Delight" strawberry plate that they send to platinum guests. They don't look that appealing but they are delicious.

 

 

And my very first platinum gift. I promise to always be grateful, even if it is a croc visor.

 

 

I wasn't really "wowed" by the dreamscapes except for this one used on elegant night. It did not really turn out as breathtaking on camera.

 

[jam19872016]

Tonight's dinner menu in the MDR.

 

 

 

 

Something I noticed for the first time and do not recall reading about anywhere beforehand (which is rare) the Steakhouse Selections menu has changed. Lobster has been removed unless you order the $60 platter.

 

 

We would not be dining in the MDR tonight. Instead we made reservations for Ji Ji Asian Kitchen. Reservations were not needed as there was only one other family here when we arrived and the only group that showed up while we were there was some of the staff. It may be busier on other sailings though, and if you don't want to chance it reservations couldn't hurt.

 

Although tonight was elegant night, the dress code here was simply cruise causal. I didn't know that until I asked, but that was an added bonus for booking tonight. I'm just not a fan of dressing up while on vacation. Makes no sense to me. But I do believe in following the rules so I always make a modest attempt.

 

We ate here together once before on the Sunshine and I have been craving that meal ever since. So I made a bit of a mistake, I ordered the same thing again that I did last time instead of trying new things. Everything was still very good, but just not as good as I remember it being. On the plus side, I will be able to branch out and try other items on the menu next time.

 

A little snack compliments of the chef.

 

 

For my starter I had the pork belly.

 

[jam19872016]

For my main I had the kung pao chicken with a side of hakka noodles.

 

 

 

For dessert I did try something different and ordered the caramelized crepes.

 

 

The crepes were outstanding!

 

Overall it was a great meal just not quite as good as I remembered. I don't think it was simply because I had such a great meal before that I built it up too high, the quality of the meat was noticeably lower. It was still good, just not A+++ like I remembered it. The service was good also I would say the best service we received all week.

 

M could not finish all her food so we asked for a lid to take it with us. To our surprise, they actually had take out boxes! Sadly, it still went to waste as there were always too many other food options to eat leftovers. #firstworldproblems

 

After our wonderful meal, M was pretty tired and skipped out on the final drawing. I was quite surprised but no complaints from me. I went back to the casino long enough for the 11 drawing and then called it a night as well.

 

Tomorrow we would be in Ocho Rios.

[jam19872016]

Day 3: Ocho Rios

 

Today we were in Ocho Rios. This was my second time here. The last time I was here was with M on the Sensation. It was a rainy nasty day and I was sick (hungover) so we didn't really get a chance to explore much. I was ok with that as I would stay on the ship completely if it were just me but M was a bit bummed so this was a do-over day for her.

 

I was up by 10 and headed out to do my ship tour. M was gonna try to sleep a bit more, but as soon as I walked out the door Matt come on and announced they would be doing a crew drill today. I only did half the tour since it was taking so long and I knew M was ready to explore Jamaica.

 

My view today on my Balcony. Jamaica!

 

 

 

 

The Vista in port.

 

 

Also in port with us today - the MSC Seaside.

 

[jam19872016]

I did the 6 day cruise on the Breeze for my first cruise on Carnival. Instead of Jamaica, it stopped in Key West. I don't care for aggressive locals, and Jamaica has some of the most aggressive I have come across in many cruises. Second only to La Romana, DR. My day in Ocho Rios is gonna sound pretty bad, but to tell the truth I had a good time. It was an adventure. For sure, an adventure most would call a nightmare. Therefore I have to highly recommend a Carnival excursion, a trusted online vendor you book with ahead of time, or stay on the ship. Seriously, don't bother trying to make this a DIY port day. You will leave disappointed and harassed.

 

We didn't have a concrete plan of what we wanted to do but wanted to go to mystic mountain (we did not know the name of the place before visiting, just a description). We asked a friendly looking lady inside the port area because we didn't want to be pressured by the taxi drivers. She was nice and very helpful. Then things turned...interesting.

 

I was wearing M's lanyard which she had decorated with her VIFP pins that she has collected on her cruises since turning Gold. The information lady asked what they were and I told her. She then asked for one. I told her they were not mine to give out, trying not to be rude but sort of surprised she would ask for one. M volunteered they were hers and gave her one. They are hers to do with what she wants, but no way would I give mine out. I am not sure why she even wanted one they are of no value to her, but hold a sentimental value to us. She thanked her and said she would always remember the nice lady who gave it to her.

 

 

We headed off the ship without grabbing a bite to eat, because we wanted to visit the place we visited on our last trip - Oceans Eleven. It is right near the port so it was a short walk. It seemed to have a better atmosphere last time, a little livelier. I also don't remember all the bees, but they were pretty bad. It seemed to have been just near the water, I was sitting further in later so M could connect to the WiFi from Margaritaville and there were no bees.

 

I ordered the curry chicken.

 

 

I was not overly impressed with it, but that was my own fault. I wanted to try something curry so bad that I did not even bother to consider what I was ordering or that it would be full of bones. I don't really care for bones in my food, it sorta grosses me out. The top pieces were 90% bone with a little sliver of meat. Then there were some that had a lot of small bones throughout. The pieces that were mostly meat, were superb.

 

M enjoyed her plate, some sort of stuffed chicken breast that she has been craving since our first visit here and I think overall the food here is pretty good and crazy cheap. Island time is not just an expression, the one part of the experience that remained the same was it was seriously 45 minutes from the time we ordered until our food arrived.

[jam19872016]

After eating we set out to see about getting a cab to mystic mountain or taking a tour of the island. We were approached by a cab driver who offered all of the above for $20 per person. Sold.

 

His name was Winston (it is so odd to me that I can remember his name, but so many of the crew I want to mention in my post cruise survey I forget names of) and he was very friendly. He was a bit odd, he was like a tape player and would randomly repeat something he had just said word for word and in the same tone. But a pretty nice guy who told us some pretty interesting facts. Sometimes more than once lol.

 

You can't really tell in this picture, but this was an entrance to a cave with some very intricate looking faces carved into it.

 

 

After taking a tour that included a drive through the rain forest, he got a call and told us he had to take another couple back to the ship, but he would drop us off and be back in 15 minutes for us.

 

Ummm, ok?

 

This is where things started to really go wrong. He dropped us off right in front of a store. Being the smart tourists we are, we knew if we went in that shop we would be scammed into buying useless junk we didn't want. So we went to a nearby restaurant for a quick drink, declining a cab from the man half way through the Red Stripe in his hand.

 

We each ordered a strawberry daquari with vodka because we don't care for rum. When it came time to pay we asked if they accepted credit cards. He said it was a $20 minimum on a credit card but we could leave a tip. That rubbed M the wrong way so she said we'd just pay cash. Suddenly the total was $31. We asked him how it was possible for two drinks to be

$31 and asked to see the menu again.

 

We showed him it said daquaris were only $8 and he showed us where a shot of vodka is $5 so each drink was $13, plus tax. In what world does a daquari not have alcohol in it, all we did was substitute rum for vodka. I checked with Uncle Google, and apparently Jamaica does have a crazy high sales tax (16.5%) but we were not charged tax at the restaurant, nor charged tax when we wanted to pay with a credit card, so at the time believed he was lying about the tax as well.

 

He said his manager did not see him put alcohol in it, so he would not charge us for it. It would only be $16 (again no tax). I gave him a $20, he gave me no change but I guess it would be hard to make change since the $20 went in his pocket instead of a cash register. Good thing we were too smart to get scammed at the store we were dropped off at.

[jam19872016]

We arrived back where we were dropped off at. A man approached us and said Winston could not wait for us but told him to pick us up when we arrived. We didn't keep track of the time so I guess we could have run late. I really hope this guy didn't see Winston drop us off and scam him out of his fare, but I imagine that is something that would only happen to him once and he would know better. And if he was being scammed, it would teach him not to drop paying customers off before delivering on what was promised.

 

But to tell the truth, I think we were the ones scammed - again. We started out with a tour guide in spacious late model SUV with an AC that worked too well (it was freezing). We finished with a cab driver in a tiny car that buckled under our weight when we sat down. It had over 692k miles on it and frequently stalled in traffic, no working AC or power steering.

 

Let me just say this, Jamaicans drive crazy - and this guy was the worse. We went through busy downtown streets with no sense of order. In some countries you drive on the right hand side of the road. In main areas of Jamaica, you drive on the left hand side of the road. When driving through downtown and residential areas of Jamaica, you just drive wherever you feel like it. Seriously, people just sorta weaved around the road in any direction, mainly to avoid the potholes that were so large they would have literally swallowed our car alive. I took comfort in the fact that the car had survived 692k miles of this man's driving so he must be an expert in dodging the potholes. Maybe a better noun would be "sinkholes".

 

This guy was seriously demented. Island time was lost on him, he wanted to make sure we got where we were going in a hurry. Red lights had no meaning to him. Once when stuck at a red light, he crossed the median and drove up the other side of the divided highway since nobody was coming.

 

My favorite was when he ran a red light. There are a few ways to run a red light. There is the always popular "light turns yellow and you speed up instead of stopping". Then if your the type who doesn't think rules apply to them you can always do the "stopped at a red light but nobody is around so I am going to go ahead and go". Then for the truly dedicated, like my cab driver, there is the "stopped at a red light at a busy intersection with traffic coming from both directions but I am going to pull out anyway and force others to slam on their brakes to avoid killing my paying customers".

 

We arrived back where we were dropped off at. A man approached us and said Winston could not wait for us but told him to pick us up when we arrived. We didn't keep track of the time so I guess we could have run late. I really hope this guy didn't see Winston drop us off and scam him out of his fare, but I imagine that is something that would only happen to him once and he would know better. And if he was being scammed, it would teach him not to drop paying customers off before delivering on what was promised.

 

But to tell the truth, I think we were the ones scammed - again. We started out with a tour guide in spacious late model SUV with an AC that worked too well (it was freezing). We finished with a cab driver in a tiny car that buckeled under our weight when we sat down. It had over 692k miles on it and frequently stalled in traffic, no working AC or power steering.

 

Let me just say this, Jamacains drive crazy - and this guy was the worse. We went through busy downtown streets with no sense of order. In some countries you drive on the right hand side of the road. In main areas of Jamaica, you drive on the left hand side of the ride. When driving through downtown and residential areas of Jamaica, you just drive wherever you feel like it. Seriously, people just sorta weaved around the road in any direction, mainly to avoid the potholes that were so large they would have literally swallowed our car alive. I took comfort in the fact that the car had survived 692k miles of this man's driving so he must be an expert in dodging the potholes. Maybe a better adjective would be "sinkholes".

 

This guy was seriously demented. Island time was lost on him, he wanted to make sure we got where we were going in a hurry. Red lights had no meaning on him. Once when stuck at a red light, he crossed the median and drove up the other side of the divided highway since nobody was coming.

 

My favorite was when he ran a red light. There are a few ways to run a red light. There is the always popular "light turns yellow and you speed up instead of stopping". Then if your the type who doesn't think rules apply to them you can always do the "stopped at a red light but nobody is around so I am going to go ahead and go". Then for the truly dedicated, like my cab driver, there is the "stopped at a red light at a busy intersection with traffic coming from both directions but I am going to pull out anyway and force others to slam on their brakes to avoid killing my paying customers".

 

We were a bit frazzeled from our experience at the bar (this is still before the traffic incidents had our nevers completly shot) so we didn't bother telling him we were supposed to be going to see mystic mountain. He said the waterfall and the beach and we went along, just to get this day over with.

 

The beach was gross. Like completly gross and we left within five minutes. It was called Mahogony Beach and if you are ever offered to be taken there, flat out refuse.

 

I wasn't sure if we would make it to the waterfalls. The car was really struggling up the winding roads going up into the mountains. Then we pulled into some guys driveway. This was where I started to get pretty freaked out. He pulled into some random driveway and said this is where you disembark.

 

I didn't know what to think I was in a little bit of disbelief about what was happening but was slightly aware that I was about to be murdered or at least mugged and left to find my way back to the ship. Afterall I got into a random car (it did have a taxi decal, but do I really know how to spot an authentic decal?) at a random shop, at some random spot in downtown Ocho Rios. He could see we were uneasy, and explained this is where we would see the waterfall because there is a fee to actually go to the waterfall. The views here were truly spectacular, but seriously how bout a heads up before you pull into a person's driveway and say "this is where you disembark."

 

Dunn's River Falls, from a distance.

 

 

 

The view of the island from the front of the house.

 

 

 

[jam19872016]

In the end, we made it back to the ship safe and sound but I have had enough of Jamaica. While there are some ports I can say I'm not crazy about and would not mind staying on the ship (Freeport, Belize) this is one I am done with without an excursion (La Romana and anywhere in Jamaica). I truly enjoyed the experience as hard as that is to believe, but I made a lot of bad decisions that could have ended badly and I have no desire to travel here again. My next cruise also stops in Jamaica, sigh.

 

Fun fact I learned from Winston, Mick Jagger lives in Ocho Rios because nobody bothers him there. (I'm not sure about that nobody bothering him part, they may not care about him being famous but I was bothered constantly and have nowhere near the level of money he has). I stretched my zoom out pretty far so the picture is not the greatest, but here is Mick Jagger's house from my balcony. His is the one in the middle.

 

[jam19872016]

For dinner tonight we chose to skip the MDR again. I forgot to take pictures of the dinner menu, so those are missing for tonight. Here is a link to the menu for Bonsai Sushi:

 

https://www.carnival.com/~/media/Images/explore/dining/menus/bonsai-sushi-menu.pdf

 

Except it is incomplete. I have not heard about an expanded menu, but the menu has indeed been expanded at Bonsai. Here are the expanded items.

 

 

 

 

Prices are a la carte not a set price like the other specialty restaurants on board.

 

I started with the wagyu kakuni, $4.

 

 

This was fantastic! The salad looks slimy in this picture, but it was also good.

 

Next I had the chicken skewers, $2.

 

 

This was also not on the old menu, and I missed taking a photo of it but they now also have meat skewers with your choice of chicken, beef, and pork. The chicken was great, perfectly seasoned and very tender.

 

Next I had the teriyaki steak $8.

 

 

Another very delicious choice.

[Beachiekeen]

Holy cow. I was nervous just reading that story! Thanks for sharing your adventure and glad you made it back to the ship!

[jam19872016]

For dessert I had the yuzu custard. $2

 

 

This was a little too doughy, but still very good. I would like real silverware next time though.

 

The service was not bad, but does needs some improvement. For one, the meal took over 1.45 hours which is a bit excessive especially since we were there pretty early before it got crowded. The servers were all friendly, but completely inattentive and when we needed something it took a while to let them know. This did not detract from the overall experience though.

 

This was a great meal all around. At $16 for what I ordered it is not as good a value as Ji Ji at $15 for a lot more food. I will admit, I hit up Lido later tonight. But I don't think the average person takes eating quite as seriously as I do so I think for the average cruiser, if you don't mind the up-charge on principle, this is still a great bargain for a great dinner. They are also open for lunch on sea days. I also like the fact they are next door to Alchemy, so I had an excuse to splurge on a cucumber sunrise when basic drinks are free in the casino.

 

 

The remainder of the night was spent off and on in the casino and listening to music in the atrium. I really enjoyed the trio in the lobby playing modern songs on violins. Their name was Dolce and they were very good.

 

The casino was still not warming up and I was giving serious consideration to abandoning the casino because it was brutal. After having a tight casino budget the last few cruises, I had a decent bankroll this trip after a busy couple months at work with lots of overtime. But I want to have fun, and when you can't even win a couple bucks here and there, well that is just no fun at all.

 

Tonight's towel animal.

 

 

We turned in tonight around one after an adventurous day in Jamaica. Tomorrow we would be in Grand Cayman.

[watermelonqueen99]

Awesome review! The Vista looks very bland and dull. Not so excited anymore that she's moving to my home (closest) port of Galveston. Lol Your day in OR sounds scary! We've been there once, and only got off the ship to get a magnet and shot glass. Hands down, the most aggressive and pushy vendors we've ever encountered.

[jam19872016]

Holy cow. I was nervous just reading that story! Thanks for sharing your adventure and glad you made it back to the ship!

 

I let out a huge sigh of relief when I made it back to the port area. Not somewhere I care to go to again.

 

Awesome review! The Vista looks very bland and dull. Not so excited anymore that she's moving to my home (closest) port of Galveston. Lol Your day in OR sounds scary! We've been there once, and only got off the ship to get a magnet and shot glass. Hands down, the most aggressive and pushy vendors we've ever encountered.

 

Vista is indeed very bland. But it has all the latest bells and whistles (if you're into that sort of thing) so it is still worth getting excited over. I wonder though, when Carnival introduces its XL class in 2020, what will attract people to book the Vista class? My guess, rock bottom prices. Time will tell.

 

Ocho Rios was pretty scary and I would like to consider myself someone who is not afraid of his own shadow when I travel outside the country. But I made a lot of mistakes that could have made for not such a great story to tell. Lesson learned here, from now on I play it safe in Jamaica. I'm most concerned for my mother's experience. We will call on Falmouth in March and I have no idea what to do there that she would enjoy. Hoping there is some decent shopping for her inside the port but even there I think she will end up dealing with those pesky vendors.Such a shame, because it is such a beautiful island.

[super_cruiser_1983]

I let out a huge sigh of relief when I made it back to the port area. Not somewhere I care to go to again.

 

 

 

Vista is indeed very bland. But it has all the latest bells and whistles (if you're into that sort of thing) so it is still worth getting excited over. I wonder though, when Carnival introduces its XL class in 2020, what will attract people to book the Vista class? My guess, rock bottom prices. Time will tell.

 

Ocho Rios was pretty scary and I would like to consider myself someone who is not afraid of his own shadow when I travel outside the country. But I made a lot of mistakes that could have made for not such a great story to tell. Lesson learned here, from now on I play it safe in Jamaica. I'm most concerned for my mother's experience. We will call on Falmouth in March and I have no idea what to do there that she would enjoy. Hoping there is some decent shopping for her inside the port but even there I think she will end up dealing with those pesky vendors.Such a shame, because it is such a beautiful island.

 

THanks so much for this so far! We set sail Friday for an 8 day Eastern Caribbean cruise on the Vista and are so excited! One question though, do they still do the Texas Hold'em tournaments?

[Beachiekeen]

Maybe look at resort for a day when you go back to Jamaica. That’s what we are going to do.

 

The bland decor doesn’t bother me—I’m still excited for the Vista. We will be in the Havana.

[jefffrompawpaw]

You are doing a great job on this review! We were on Vista and to us it was the ugliest most crowded ship to date that we have cruised on (and we have been on some MEGA ships like Allure - RCI, and Harmony - RCI) and they were far LESS crowded than the Vista and very beautiful as well. Have to also agree about the BLAH, cheap decorating on this ship. No granite, no brass, just cheap blah ceramic tile and plastic covered walls, mismatched colors (turquoise & orange). Aside from NO WOW factor, very congested! Can't wait to hear your assessment of the main theatre with the poles and moveable chairs....yikes!! We are definitely NOT interested in her sister ship the Horizon at this point if it is remotely similar to the Vista!!

 

 

I will be on the Vista in March 4th sailing. I guess it's all about people's taste. I think this ship looks beautiful and modern. If I decide to do a review I am just going to post a link to your thread, you are killing it!

 

You really want brass? How about popcorn ceilings? :')

[jefffrompawpaw]

Here's a question. Are the prices for the Imax and theater reasonable. And how much is the Sky ride ? I don't gamble too much but I love going to the movies.

[pjhootch]

Check the port of call boards for a recommendation for a private guide to take you and your mother, safely, around Falmouth. The good guides will take you shopping and keep the majority of folks from hassling your mother. That way you can both get a feel for Jamaica without being stressed. It is beautiful, the food is great, the people are kind and friendly, although many are very poor. When vendors get aggressive we from the U.S. tend to be uncomfortable because it is not acceptable or normal behavior here. When tourists withdraw or get cranky about being approached by vendors, the vendors get offended by what they perceive as rude or uppity behavior. Some people intentionally scam or intimidate tourists which makes things even worse. If you get set up with a reputable guide, you can avoid all the stress and just enjoy the island.

 

Thanks for the review and all the great photos.

[Keith1010]

Great review.

Keith

[helene109]

A ? Did you enjoy deck 8? Was it convenient? We are on 8 also as my pvp said that I could get 8 for the same price as 6! Thanks

 

 

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