The one time we visited, we just walked off the ship to the town, which is right off the pier. There is a beach with calm waters where you can rent chairs/umbrellas; all within sight of the ship. Everything is conveniently located. Nice quiet, relaxing day.
I don’t know, it may have something to do with desalinization. I know that my ankles also always swell on a cruise. I tried bottled water & it only helped a little, probably due to having Jack on the rocks everyday. My cardiologist says it could also be due to salt in their cooking.
Please don’t get me started! It’s a disgrace that Princess removed the only place to sit in their ill designed rooms that, unlike every other mainstream lines, lack a sofe.
We were on Emerald last November in a balcony room on Caribe deck & the TV was wall mounted. That old TV shelf is now empty, so it can be used for whatever.
It’s a shame that Princess seems to be the only main stream line that lacks anyplace to sit in their balcony rooms other than a small desk chair or the bed. They even removed the barrel chair from their balcony rooms. We recently got off Emerald & said that was our last sailing on other than Royal class ships in a deluxe balcony.
In our experience, NCL is a big step down from Princess, Celebrity, & Royal Caribbean in everything but entertainment, & they are the king of the nickel & dime. We’ll only sail them with the grandkids.