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On 6/21/2023 at 4:14 PM, Qudas said:

I was last in Grand Cayman 5-6 years ago. At that time Capt Marvin offer a tour that did the turtles, island tour/Hell, and swimming with the stingrays.  I have contacted them and they no longer offer this tour,  I contacted another company and they do not have this combination either.

 

Does anyone know if a company offers a tour such as this?  Will be in Grand Cayman the last half of Nov 23. Thanks!

Native Way Watersports offers a Stingray and Island tour which includes the places you listed.

Our modern, air-conditioned buses, and friendly local guides, will take you to the world-famous Turtle Farm, Tortuga Rum Factory, 7 Mile Beach, and Governor’s House. You’ll also go to Hell and back, but only after cooling off in the crystal-clear, calm waters of Stingray City. You are able to swim under, over and among the rays, and our instructors will show you how to pet, hand-feed and snorkel alongside these friendly creatures.

Excellent review!  Thank you so much for sharing the dailies, pics, tips and your experiences. We'll be sailing on the Encore March 15.  So excited!  Hoping they have a different Moscato (Menage a Trois) than what we had on the Getaway for New Years.  Enjoy your last day!  🙂

Visit the Baths on your own, catamaran to Jost Van Dyke, Cane Garden Bay and Smuggler's Cove for beach time.

I was just on the Sky and we drank the ship water from the buffet drink stations. The water was good and a must have for Cuba. It is HOT and HUMID! They did offer a pkg of 6 large bottles (1L ?) of water for $14.99 and a holder for $2.99. Our friends bought the drink pkg.

Excellent review! Thank you so much for taking your time to explain everything. This will be so helpful for everyone. Upon doing research for doing the show on our own, I noticed it said "formal dress code". My DH wasn't planning on packing pants and wanted to know if dress shorts were ok. Thank you again!

We didn't smell smoke while in O'Sheehans. They have an area towards the back of the restaurant that we preferred to sit. Loved the wings!

During the day Spice H2O was adults only. My DS was able to attend evening parties. Glow party and NYE party.

You can use the NCL iConcierge app with the communication pkg ($15 week) and they can call you. We did this while on the Getaway.

I'm looking into Dolphin Tours for our cruise in June. They do have excellent reviews on TripAdvisor. Interested in this thread to see other posts.

When our son was a toddler, we would take a tablet with movies and bring headphones so the noise would not disturb others. Crayons and coloring book also worked well. Our meals were served quickly. Good luck.

Does anyone know how many ships will be in Tortola on April 6, 2016? Just curious to see how busy things will be.

 

Thanks

2 ships. Disney Magic and NCL Escape

Kimberly

Last Minute Travel - Ramada Plaza $94 + tax - cancellable up to 3 days ahead - breakfast

Thank you Carol!! I appreciate your help. :)

Kimberly

Hotel budget? Late night food requirements? Breakfast? How are you getting to the port? Cape Liberty?

No late night food requirements. Breakfast would be nice, but not a requirement. Carmel or Dial7 to get to Cape Liberty. Budget, under $150.

Kimberly

Suggestions needed for a hotel (with airport shuttle), 1 nt pre cruise near EWR please. Date May 27, 2016. We're arriving at 11:45 pm, 2 adults and 1 child. Thank you.

Kimberly

My vote is the Liberty. Totally worth it! We've been on all 3 ships.

Crown Plaza

Thank you very much. :)

Kimberly

Any idea which pier the Emerald Princess will dock in St. Thomas?

For those that are wondering the MDR menu for day 1 was Mojo.

Yes, very interested in dining menus for 3 day cruise. Thank you. :)

Kimberly

We did the Baths on our own and took our 6 yr. old son. He had a blast! He loved climbing the rocks and snorkeling once we reached the beach area. He fell asleep on the ferry back. We got there before the crowds, but was busy when we were ready to leave.

My DH and I received our open water certification while on the Mariner of the Seas 2 years ago. We did our online training and pool certification before our cruise. We sailed a western itinerary and completed our 4 open water dives on the cruise. 2 dives in Cozumel and 2 dives in Grand Cayman. Our instructors Kate and Paul) had us do a crash course in the pool and retook the test before our open water dives. Others in our group did everything while on the cruise and they said it took up so much time that they wish they would've completed the online/pool training beforehand. Not all ships offer the diving certification.

Good luck,

Kimberly

Another option is the Champagne Sunset Sail of Old San Juan

BeccaStorm: Just wondering if you booked the All Inclusive Beach Break in San Juan. If so, which resort did they use? Thanks.

Kimberly

We have used SAS Transportation on multiple occasions. They charge $15 pp/one way. They have always been on time as well.

Does anyone know if they have changed the policy on the Liberty regarding lounge chairs in the aft cabins? Trying to decide between the aft balcony and aft junior suite. Also, the junior suites on the liberty would have loungers, correct??

 

Thanks so much,

Leslie

We had cabin 7708 on the 3/15/14 Liberty sailing and there were no loungers on the balcony. :mad: My husband talked to the concierge and our cabin steward about getting at least 1 lounger for me. After several inquiries and phone calls, we finally got 2 loungers. ;)

Thank you.

While on board the Liberty of the Seas we found out about the new version of Royal Caribbean's Next Cruise Program. Not thrilled about it.