Carnival Victory 11-2 / 11-9 Review

[Aplmac]

If you're a first-timer, you'll get a pretty blue card like this...

 

 

 

 

but if you've sailed Carnival before, you'll get a gold card looking like...

 

 

 

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[Kaboochi]

Hi Alpmac, How's life in Barbados? We won't be there on our 2010 cruise, but hopefully 2011. Have a nice summer, Kaboochi ps - keep the pics coming, I love them

[Aplmac]

Hi Alpmac, How's life in Barbados?

We won't be there on our 2010 cruise, but hopefully 2011.

Have a nice summer, Kaboochi ps - keep the pics coming, I love them

Starting to warm up now.

 

 

Summer is starting up and soon the rains will be here with the coming tropical waves.

 

Bottom Bay is still as cute as ever..

 

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[HarperSays]

Hi Aplmac-

Thanks for the pics. I am super excited for this cruise in October, 2009. I have a couple of questions. In St. Kitts, did you just tell the taxi driver where you wanted to go, or was this a specific tour? Also, do you know the name of the hotel nestled in between the Pitons in St. Lucia? Maybe DH would love to take me there one of these days;).

[Aplmac]

Hi Aplmac-

Thanks for the pics. ===> You're very welcome

 

In St. Kitts, did you just tell the taxi driver where you wanted to go

-or was this a specific tour? ===> We booked on the spot, right at the pier

 

Also, do you know the name of the hotel nestled in between the Pitons in St. Lucia? ===> Sorry no...

To be honest, the one and only time I ever did St.Kitts, we were on a UK ship, not Victory.

 

Nevertheless, we came off the ship to wander around a bit

 

..found these old geezers making music at the Port's gate out to the town of Basseterre..

 

and noticed a lady selling tours at a counter in the first bldg. you'll come to, at the base of the pier.

 

 

We just wanted a quick something to do...anything...half-day is fine

...so we paid US$20 per person for a tour to Brimstone Hill Fortress and back

The view from the very top is worth the climb.

That's St.Eustatius in the distance..

 

 

 

 

...with things to stop-and-see along the way of course..

including the Batik Factory situated in those nice gardens!

 

 

 

 

 

For the money, we got to see most of the calmer West side of the island

and we were back on the ship for lunch by about 1 p.m. which suits me just fine!

 

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DIY (Doing It Yourself) is dead easy in the Caribbean islands.

Taxi drivers are all over the place, eager for your business and your U.S.Dollars.

Pick one up, tell him what sort of tour you're interested in

...most guys will take you wherever the heck you want to go

they don't care where - it's your day ashore!

 

 

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[Aplmac]

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Imagine waking up to this?

 

That's Nevis at right, with her head in the clouds as usual.. :cool:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking up the West coast of the island

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Aplmac]

Our approach to Antigua...

 

It's early morning and we're on the way in.

See the litle pilot boat? coming out to meet us?

 

 

 

I'm out on the 'secret' bow decks for these shots...

 

 

..and here's the pilot, mentioned earlier!

 

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[Aplmac]

Views on the way in to the pier at St.Johns

 

 

 

 

 

Look at the color of that water!

 

 

 

-and that's our pier, straight ahead!

 

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[Aplmac]

_______________________ the scene looked like this.

 

Shopping area accessible via the boardwalk you see near the boats

 

 

No taxi-drivers(yet!) -this is where they gather to meet you as you exit the pier

 

 

A broader view of the pier area..

 

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[startpacking]

Great thread, I'm glad I found this one.