My Dream Review...and I took LOTS of pics!

I can't wait to read more. We have the same Itinerary in December. Have already made arrangements with LFK at the beginning of the year. Just have to decide which package.

Awesome! You will love it there.

Here are some pics of Starfish Island. It was too overcast and the water too murky to look pretty, but I think on a sunny day the water would probably look crystal clear.

I didn't ask how much it cost to rent the kayaks...

As you can see from that last pic I posted, the chairs were in bad shape. The paint was peeling off of most of them, and some of them were falling apart. We didn't use the chairs but they look super uncomfortable. We were in the water the whole day!

Here's the bar. I gotta say, it was overpriced and they really skimped on the liquor. I watched them make drinks and the guy was putting a splash of liquor in. Not a shot, but a splash. The frozen cocktails (pina colada, etc) were $10, I believe, and sodas were $2. We got a bucket of 5 beers for $17.

They were serving lunch any time you were ready to eat, you just had to take your ticket over to them and they'd make you a plate.

and here is where the food was...there was a serving line, cafeteria style.

The food wasn't bad. It was some odd cuts of chicken, which you get your choice of white or dark, red beans and rice, with or without gravy (looked like beef bouillon), and potato salad. Potato salad wasn't cold enough for me to feel safe eating. I was afraid the mayo might have spoiled!

While we were eating lunch, it was announced that an Elvis impersonator would be performing. He was pretty good, but we thought it was kind of an odd choice of music....we were expecting island music!

Nice review...thanks.

Nice review...thanks.

Thanks for following along!

A few more pictures of Starfish Island...

bathroom area

gift shop

these little hermit crabs were everywhere! Josie had so much fun playing with them. Their empty little shells were everywhere, too, and they were mostly perfect shells. Usually the beaches we go to are full of broken shells. We did have to triple check each shell to make sure there wasn't a critter in it, before we packed it up to take with us though!

This was a 4 hour excursion and our time was just about up :( I have to say, I enjoyed this place much more than I thought I would. I absolutely love wading out into the water and bobbing around in the surf, and this beach was perfect for that. You could walk out quite a ways and still be able to touch, and there was a steady stream of mild waves rolling in. We stood out there and rode the waves all day! It was heaven! The only bad thing was the sea bottom felt like mushy mud and it was such an icky feeling squishing between your toes. Everyone out there was talking about how yucky it felt, especially since you couldn't see what you were stepping in since the water was so murky. My kids put on their water shoes it was so bad!

So the beach was awesome! If you like hanging in the water all day, this is your place. But....if you like to lay in a lounger all day, this is NOT your place. Those chairs were horrible. In fact, there is no excuse! If you're going to provide a private beach area and charge people to visit, you need to have working, comfortable loungers. Just about every single one was falling apart and the paint was peeling off.

Lunch was OK, drinks were watered down and overpriced. There were showers, a bathroom, and even handicapped accessible areas (we saw someone in a wheelchair who was getting around great).

So all in all, I would go back to Starfish Island!

Some final pics of the island as our boat pulled away....

When we got back to the Dream, there was a line of tender boats waiting to drop off passengers. We had to sit out there in the surf for probably 10 min, maybe longer. The water was so choppy that people were getting sick. There was at least 1 puker down on deck 1. Luckily we chose to sit on the top deck for the ride back! My poor mom was on deck 1. If you're prone to seasickness, take your meds before tendering!

I'm enjoying your review, Thanks for taking the time to do it! :)

I am not only enjoying your review but reliving some of our experiences as well, especially LFK-cant wait to go back!

I was wondering would you mind if I printed one of your food pics from LFK? I didn't get one for my album. it's a good pic, takes me back to having lunch on the beach:) If you would rather I didn't, no worries. oceanbums

Do you have the list of things to do for Tuesday?

I'm enjoying your review, Thanks for taking the time to do it! :)

Thanks for following along :)

I am not only enjoying your review but reliving some of our experiences as well, especially LFK-cant wait to go back!

I was wondering would you mind if I printed one of your food pics from LFK? I didn't get one for my album. it's a good pic, takes me back to having lunch on the beach:) If you would rather I didn't, no worries. oceanbums

Absolutely! Go right ahead!

Do you have the list of things to do for Tuesday?

Nope, no Tuesday.

I need to resize some pics this evening, and then I will be finishing up with Nachi Cocom and the last sea day, including the Dr. Seuss Breakfast. Thanks for taking a look!

Absolutely! Go right ahead!

Thank you so much! I took so many pictures but not one of the food.

Have they mentioned any upgrades it renovations to Starfish? We're going in Jan. and we're going to the zoo - have you heard any comments on it?

Have they mentioned any upgrades it renovations to Starfish? We're going in Jan. and we're going to the zoo - have you heard any comments on it?

Sorry, I haven't heard anything about renovations. The zoo has good reviews!

So the day before, after all day at LFK, we didn't make it to the MDR. We ate at the buffet (which was OK...they had steak) and then went back to the room to crash early, so we didn't get a towel animal.

Today after Starfish Island, we felt refreshed after our showers and decided to hit the MDR and a movie. I think tonight was SpongeBob? Or maybe Guardians of the Galaxy. I can't remember.

Some noteworthy dishes from dinner.....

farfalle: this was bowtie noodles with a parmesan cream sauce, turkey, and peas. Very good. I ordered it as a starter and it literally had like 8 noodles (and way too much turkey) which was a nice size for a starter, don't get me wrong. It just has twice as much turkey as noodles. My mom had it as a main course and the turkey to noodle ratio was better lol

the potato soup. Josie ordered this and it was delish! I was hoping she wouldn't finish it all but she did. Dang!

bitter and blanc. I'm not a bread pudding fan, but my mom made me try hers and it was really good. I might just order it on my next cruise!

the fruit tray from the dessert menu. Fancy!

after dinner, we had to rush up to the lido deck to watch the movie. We were pretty late, but no biggie, we found seats and finished it up. It was so windy on the lido that night that I had to go back to the room to get a pony tail holder for my hair. It kept blowing in my face and driving me nuts!

And tomorrow we wake up in Cozumel! Yay!

We docked at Puerta Maya and could see that another pier is being built.

we got off the ship as soon as we were allowed. We wanted every possible moment at Nachi Cocom!

There was a dog sniffing every single bag looking for illegal food. I've never seen this before. I've seen the dogs but they've never been stopping everyone, and I always thought they were drug dogs, not food dogs!

We had to walk a little ways to the taxi place. I just love Cozumel!

I can't remember how much the taxi was for 4 of us to Nachi. I want to say $18? I remember thinking the rate had gone up since last year.

Awesome updates, love the many pics, looks like you had a blast!

Thanks for sharing.....