scrapulous Posted August 11, 2009 #1 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We're going to Cozumel and plan to snorkel from the beach (Chankanaab). If we bring the towels and leave them on the beach while we snorkel, will they be safe? I can't imagine anyone wanting to steal them, but I also don't know if I should risk it at $22 a pop. I can bring beach towels from home, but they take up a lot of room in the suitcase. WWYD? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJacketsFan1 Posted August 11, 2009 #2 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The towels that you get on the ship are very thick and heavy. We always bring thin, light weight beach towels with us. Just so we don't have to carry around the Carnival towels. Although, a lot of people do take them off the ships. Carnival give you a clean beach towel every night before arriving at an island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfam5 Posted August 11, 2009 #3 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We always take the Carnival towels ashore...never had a problem and they are GREAT towels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaiAilian2013 Posted August 11, 2009 #4 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I have a friend who doesn't like bringing them ashore because she thinks they mark you, albeit among a sea of tourists, as extra touristy and vulnerable. My skin is a delicate shade of eggshell, so not looking touristy would be a pointless endeavor for me. I just think they're too heavy compared to regular beach towels. Also, although I have never lost my own towel, I pretty much know I would somehow lose Carnival's. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Jag Posted August 11, 2009 #5 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We bought some ultra-cheap $4 beach towels from CVS a few years ago, and use them instead of the heavy Carnival towels. If they get stolen or messed up, it's no big deal. Plus, because they are thin they dry quickly after you hang them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMedik Posted August 11, 2009 #6 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We're going to Cozumel and plan to snorkel from the beach (Chankanaab). If we bring the towels and leave them on the beach while we snorkel, will they be safe? I can't imagine anyone wanting to steal them, but I also don't know if I should risk it at $22 a pop. I can bring beach towels from home, but they take up a lot of room in the suitcase. WWYD? Thanks. Carnival's towels aren't coast guard approved flotation devices, but they do float; Embrace the tourist in yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiggerman101 Posted August 11, 2009 #7 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Embrace the tourist in yourself! I had to laugh. Thanks. Oh yea, keep up the reviews Paul. I always enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyluver Posted August 11, 2009 #8 Share Posted August 11, 2009 If we are going to a port we havent been to yet we usually buy souvineer towles, and use them at the beach. There is room in the suitcase on the way home since the pop/alcohol we bring is gone. The ports we have been to we bring the blue carnival towels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted August 11, 2009 #9 Share Posted August 11, 2009 My DW and I have a difference of opinion on this. I would take another white towel from our cabin and not have to worry about losing a $ 22 towel. Towel is not as thick (or heavy) as the blue one but in Caribbean weather not an issue. Sometimes we take two beach towels and sometimes we take two white ones but have never lost any. Not about to take towels from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megnolia Posted August 11, 2009 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Chankanaab has lockers available. If you rent your snorkel equipment, the locker is included in the fee and has plenty of space. If you have your own snorkel equipment, you can rent a locker. The snorkelling was incredible in Chankanaab! We just did it on a whim to kill time before heading back to the ship. We were so glad we did! Take a good underwater camera, for sure! There are also some statues under the water that are very neat to swim over. I used to take my own towels (cheap ones) but they never dried in the cabin. If we're doing a really heavy day of hiking, we'll still take our lightweight towels to cut down on weight, but going to a park or on a snorkel or kayak trip, we'll take the big Carnival ones so we can just have them switched out each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise, J.D. Posted August 11, 2009 #11 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We take the Carnival beach towels ashore. I've never been on a beach in port where there were not other Carnival beach towels around. I agree with Paul - embrace your inner tourist LOL. It's not like all the other crap I am carrying doesn't mark me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A&Jfamily Posted August 11, 2009 #12 Share Posted August 11, 2009 We take the Carnival beach towels ashore. I've never been on a beach in port where there were not other Carnival beach towels around. I agree with Paul - embrace your inner tourist LOL. It's not like all the other crap I am carrying doesn't mark me.\ I agree. I would also say that the last thing I want to do on vacation is waste precious clothing space to lug beach towels along in my suit case. Not to mention, when they get wet and sandy, I would have to then wash them myself as you cannot hang them on the balcony to dry. Whereas the CCL get dropped, water, sand and all, on the bathroom floor, and "vwalah" when I come back from dinner, they are gone, replaced with nice fresh ones, and my bathroom floor is clean and sparklely. I love my cabin stewards!:D That extra tip is earned everytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopsielv Posted August 11, 2009 #13 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I bring my own. I worry about the Carnival one getting stolen! (my flip flops were stolen on a beach in Cozumel- wish they'd taken the towel instead!!):mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapulous Posted August 11, 2009 Author #14 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Paul, you crack me up! Thanks! :D Megnolia, thanks for mentioned the lockers. That helps a lot. I already know we'll look like tourists, so I'm not worried about that! So I'll take the Carnival towels, because I don't want to take up space in my suitcase bringing my own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notawordok Posted August 11, 2009 #15 Share Posted August 11, 2009 BaiAilian2013 I have a friend who doesn't like bringing them ashore because she thinks they mark you, albeit among a sea of tourists, as extra touristy and vulnerable. My skin is a delicate shade of eggshell, so not looking touristy would be a pointless endeavor for me. I just think they're too heavy compared to regular beach towels. Also, although I have never lost my own towel, I pretty much know I would somehow lose Carnival's. And does she really think that the locals on these islands can't tell she is a tourist. On the beaches i have been on while cruising there has not been any locals just lounging around on the beach taking in the rays and riding the waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schplinky Posted August 11, 2009 #16 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Has anyone really been charged the $22? On RCL, the charge was $25 and we were never charged it despite the fact that I didn't know to bring the towels back to the room and just threw them in the wet towel bin by the pool. For all our room attendant knew, we were packing away the towels in each port and yet we never once had a fee on our bill for a missing towel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvetteLady Posted August 11, 2009 #17 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The CD on the Fantasy told us that if you have had to much to drink all you have to do is wrap the beach towel around you and stand on a corner. The taxi driver will get you back to the ship. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted August 11, 2009 #18 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Has anyone really been charged the $22? On RCL, the charge was $25 and we were never charged it despite the fact that I didn't know to bring the towels back to the room and just threw them in the wet towel bin by the pool. Well I know a cc member that accidentally packed one in their luggage and brought it home........they were never charged:D No it was not me:p Also on Princess I told my room steward we were missing one and he just gave us another one and nothing more said...... If they didn't mention the charge........can you imagine how many more would come up missing lol! OP we always bring ours in port and have never had a problem..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapulous Posted August 11, 2009 Author #19 Share Posted August 11, 2009 The CD on the Fantasy told us that if you have had to much to drink all you have to do is wrap the beach towel around you and stand on a corner. The taxi driver will get you back to the ship. :D Now that's funny!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaiAilian2013 Posted August 11, 2009 #20 Share Posted August 11, 2009 And does she really think that the locals on these islands can't tell she is a tourist? On the beaches I have been on while cruising, there have not been any locals just lounging around on the beach taking in the rays and riding the waves. You'll notice I said "extra touristy." I think the idea is that someone who doesn't even have his own beach towel is likely to be a less experienced traveler and therefore an easier mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Dude Posted August 11, 2009 #21 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg1747 Posted August 11, 2009 #22 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I don't because they're too big and bulky for my bag; I take one of the large bathroom towels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froufie Posted August 11, 2009 #23 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Always bring them - but I agree they are large, heavy and even heavier when wet!!! As for the towels 'marking' you - no problem there. We always end up meeting other carnival cruisers (also marked by their towels :) ) and nothing wrong with asking your 'co-cruisers' to watch your stuff for a minute while you swim or go to the washroom or ???. Have never had a problem with anyone taking the towel - and altho I would love to bring a smaller, lighter towel with me alas my luggage space is very precious to me and every ounce counts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaiAilian2013 Posted August 11, 2009 #24 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Also, my own beach towel is so thin that it's really not a problem to pack it... maybe I'm just not an overpacker. I can't imagine carrying that heavy Carnival thing around all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueC5Kitten Posted August 11, 2009 #25 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I've taken it on a snorkeling excursion from a boat...but when I do my dive excursions I will often just take my swim towel, which is super absorbent and can be rung out to absorb more...weighs less than 2 pounds soaking wet....then again, my dive gear is not so light... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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