Feb 5-19 East-West Caribbean on the Reflection

[Ken the cruiser]

Feb 15 Daily Planner

 

 

 

 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Hey Ken - any chance that you have a copy of the Feb 14 Daily Planner?

[Ken the cruiser]

One event that we have not seen on either our December 10 & 11 day B2B cruise on the Connie or on these two 7 day Reflection cruises are Beyond the Podium lectures. They offered them on each of the three 7 day Edge cruises we were on in August as well as the Apex 7 & 9 day cruises in November we were on.

 

Any one know if Celebrity has stopped offering them fleet-wide, as it was always something we looked forward to going to on sea days?

[Ken the cruiser]

25 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

Hey Ken - any chance that you have a copy of the Feb 14 Daily Planner?

I apologize. My DW took the pictures, but for some reason I forgot to post it last night.

 

Feb 14 Daily Planner, Valentines Day

 

 

 

 

[jelayne]

We only occasionally cruise the Caribbean and we not seen a Beyond The Podium speakers on those cruises.  We are used to having them on Alaska, TAs, TPS South America and Asia cruises.  I hope they haven’t t done away with them. 

[Ken the cruiser]

47 minutes ago, jelayne said:

We only occasionally cruise the Caribbean and we not seen a Beyond The Podium speakers on those cruises.  We are used to having them on Alaska, TAs, TPS South America and Asia cruises.  I hope they haven’t t done away with them. 

It just seemed kind of strange since the Edge and Apex Caribbean cruises we were on had them. Prior to the pandemic the 10 and 11 day Caribbean cruises on the Reflection we were on in 2019 had 2-3 each sea day. But then again I can understand with the Omicron variant popping up over the holidays, it kind of set things back a little. Hopefully, they’ll start offering them again once the pandemic has been downgraded and clearly in the rearview mirror. One can hope anyway … 😎

[Ken the cruiser]

Pretty sunrise on the way to Falmouth, Jamaica this morning. The weather forecast is sunny with a projected around 88 degrees.

[vickykay]

We did not have Beyond the Podlium speakers either on the Jan 29th sailing on the Apex.  We always enjoy the,and we’re also disappointed especially since we had four sea days.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

9 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

I apologize. My DW took the pictures, but for some reason I forgot to post it last night.

 

Feb 14 Daily Planner, Valentines Day

 

 

 

 

 

No apology necessary - and THANKS for posting those!

 

Tom

[Ken the cruiser]

We have arrived in Falmouth, Jamaica!

 

 

[LidoBoy]

1 hour ago, Ken the cruiser said:

We have arrived in Falmouth, Jamaica!

 

 

Will you look at that.  A Celebrity ship docks in Jamaica.  A good sign.  Enjoy the day on shore or ship! 🙂

[Ken the cruiser]

We went on a 5 hour Celebrity excursion to the Green Grotto Caves and the Dunn River Falls today and had a great time.
 

We went to the Dunn River Falls about 7 years ago and did the full wet walk up the river. So as not to ruin those great memories 😂 we decided to stay dry, walk all the way down to the beach and back, and just enjoy watching others make the trek this time. 😁

Green Grotto Caves

 

 

 

Jamaica Termite Nest

 

 

Dunn River Falls

 

 

Driving back to the ship in our tour bus

 

 

[Virginia100]

8 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Pretty sunrise on the way to Falmouth, Jamaica this morning. The weather forecast is sunny with a projected around 88 degrees.

Nice. On the Reflection on 3/26. On all my cruises (about 15) we have never stopped at Falmouth, are there any excursions you would recommend?  I see your later post on the caves and Dunn river falls one. Any other you’ve heard of bring good?

Edited February 15, 2022 by Virginia100

[Ken the cruiser]

Just now, Virginia100 said:

Nice. On the Reflection on 3/26. On all my cruises (about 15) we have never stopped at Falmouth, are there any excursions you would recommend? 

I would definitely recommend the excursion we went on as long as you are not physically impaired, as there are a lot of steps to walk down and back up if you just want to walk down to the beach. But if you’re physically in great shape and want to join in the fun of walking up the river falls, that is definitely a lot of fun and the main reason for going to the Dunn River Falls.
 

But, I would also like to note that most of the folks that made the full walk up the river falls were in the 20-50s range. But I will also say we saw some older folks doing the wet walk as well! It all depends how physically healthy you are. It takes about 45-60 minutes to go the whole stretch, from the beach to the top with various breakout points along the way, so you don’t have to walk the whole way if you don’t want to. This picture BTW was just one of about six segments of the walk.

 

 

 

[Virginia100]

33 minutes ago, Ken the cruiser said:

I would definitely recommend the excursion we went on as long as you are not physically impaired, as there are a lot of steps to walk down and back up if you just want to walk down to the beach. But if you’re physically in great shape and want to join in the fun of walking up the river falls, that is definitely a lot of fun and the main reason for going to the Dunn River Falls.
 

But, I would also like to note that most of the folks that made the full walk up the river falls were in the 20-50s range. But I will also say we saw some older folks doing the wet walk as well! It all depends how physically healthy you are. It takes about 45-60 minutes to go the whole stretch, from the beach to the top with various breakout points along the way, so you don’t have to walk the whole way if you don’t want to. This picture BTW was just one of about six segments of the walk.

 

 

 

Thanks, I’m in great shape but my wife is just ok and would not want to walk up those falls. Ever hear of anyone going on the Discovery Bay beach resort 4 hour one?

[Ken the cruiser]

22 minutes ago, Virginia100 said:

Thanks, I’m in great shape but my wife is just ok and would not want to walk up those falls. Ever hear of anyone going on the Discovery Bay beach resort 4 hour one?

Nope, but I take it this is the Celebrity excursion you’re referring to. Maybe someone following this thread may have some insights into this excursion.
 

BTW when I walked the river falls 7 years ago, my DW didn’t want to do it, so she just walked along on the path that follows along the river and took pictures.

 

Description

 

Make all your Caribbean dreams come true at an exclusive beach club that provides everything you need to enjoy your day in paradise.

Enjoy a relaxing coastal drive as you listen to your friendly guide share information along the way.

Spend time on the white sands of Puerto Seco Beach surrounded by beautiful colonial architecture.

Sunbathe on your complimentary beach chair or dip in the warm Caribbean waters and take advantage of the many water activities available.

You may opt to sit back and relax by the sparkling swimming pool with a cool drink, or have lunch with a view of the bay at the restaurant.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Virginia100]

Yes, that’s the one but the price had dropped to $75 pp.

[Ken the cruiser]

And we’re off again. Next stop Cozumel, Mexico day after tomorrow!!

 

A view of Falmouth just to the left of the pier

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Ken the cruiser]

Feb 16 Daily Planner, Sea Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

We gave a wave to the folks over in George Town, Grand Cayman, as this is pretty much the closest we’ll get to the island on this cruise. But I don’t think they saw us. 😂😂

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

13 hours ago, Ken the cruiser said:

Feb 16 Daily Planner, Sea Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh-- the Premium Burger Lunch at the Lawn Club Grill... I'll be there with bells on!

 

Tom

[Ken the cruiser]

After breakfast we came back to the cabin and found a stowaway on the balcony. I can just imagine what she’s thinking.
 

I know I’m supposed to follow the sun back to the hive and turn right at the second palm tree. But something just doesn’t look right. 🤔

 

 

[Ken the cruiser]

On 2/14/2022 at 10:27 AM, Ken the cruiser said:

I’ve come up with a strategy of sitting out on our corner aft-facing balcony on a quite morning such as today even if the sun is glaring down from the side with only a smidge of shade to take advantage of. Now for you folks who have the luxury of having a wall panel on both sides of your balcony, you can just shift your table and chairs to the shady side. It’s not so simple in a corner cabin, especially if you like to access the internet while sitting on the balcony. But it’s doable given the right circumstances.
 

Of course, you first have to have a “relaxing” morning to even think of this. 😂

 

 

Then if there is a little bit of shade on the balcony in front of the door, you can position the table and chair like this.

 

 

But if there s very little shade, you might try this.

 

 

Like I said it has to be a “relaxing” morning to even think about this kind of stuff like this. 😂😂

 

And then for you diehards like me that just have to sit out on the balcony even if there is no shade, here’s another option. 😂😂 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Ken the cruiser

[LidoBoy]

47 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

 

Ahh-- the Premium Burger Lunch at the Lawn Club Grill... I'll be there with bells on!

 

Tom

Does this have an extra charge?  It doesn't appear to have any indicator in the Today.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

3 minutes ago, LidoBoy said:

Does this have an extra charge?  It doesn't appear to have any indicator in the Today.

I believe it does, not sure of the exact amount though. It's "included" with our room, so I'll definitely be there! I'll have to see how it compares to the Porch burger and the Luminae burger :)

 

Tom