Katkamm1

I've still been trying to use their "cruise rate" part of their website with no luck. It does not work. (The regular room booking does).

 

So...I called them. The information I received is they will pick you up from the airport and bring you to the hotel. Then from the hotel to the cruise terminal. They will NOT pick you back up from the cruise terminal and take you to the airport. (They will only pick you up from the cruise port if you are coming back to stay with them another night).

 

I also found out that they have 2 cruise packages. If you are driving in and leaving the car, it seems to be $10 more (they quoted me $129 for the date we will be arriving). Or if you are only flying in and won't need to park a car then it's only $119 (which is what we will be doing).

I am booked there in September and we are flying in and they told me 99.00 a night and that includes airport/terminal shuttle....My friends are going in a couple wks and they are driving so they are staying there also and their price is 119.00 a night so you might want to check back with them about the price..I do know they do not have shuttle service back to airport after cruise but tax fares are 25.00 I think.....

Hi Peeps,

The meet and greets on NCL are great. I attended one last year on my Alaskan cruise. We met in one of the small restaurants and had finger foods, pastrys and there were drinks provided but it was juice, milk, tea not sodas. We even got introduced to captain and a bridge tour the next day. It was all free and there were only about a dozen of us there.. Thought the bridge tour was great since you have to pay for that on Carnival. I also attended a meet and greet on the Dream last year and yes it was 11.44 PP full bar but it was a awesome time. Loved meeting everyone.

Kathy

Hi Katkamm1.

The walls were definetley thin . The bed was comfy though. This was my 1st cruise out of Tampa also, so I was going in blind too. The Tahitian does have some good and bad reviews, and to be honest, I was going to stay at the Rocky Point HI but it was booked. The Tahitian did serve the purpose for us and was decent. I would not hesitate to stay there again.

 

Our cruise to Mexico on the Jewel of the Sea was great! If you are going to Cozumel try the Bar Hop Tour. If you are going to Costa Maya try the Tropicante. Both were nice excursions.

 

Enjoy your cruise.

Thanks Cruiserboozer thats very helpful. We just need somewhere to lay our heads after a 10 hr drive lol. We are going to Cozumel and will check into the Bar Hop Tour. We have been to Costa Maya and we did try Tropicante and enjoyed it. Glad you had a good time. We are going on Carnival Legend. Thanks again for the input on the Tahitian Inn.

Kathy

Just back from our cruise. So here is the Tahitian Inn review.

 

Positives=

+ Room was large and clean

+ Pool was nice

+ Staff very friendly and accomodating

+ Restaurant on site with specials (though a little pricey, but good)

+ Happy hour bar specials

+ A few restaurants within walking distance and convienent store

+ Shuttle to cruise ship was great (only couple on van at 10:00a.m.)

 

Negatives=

- Thin walls

- No shuttle to surrounding shops anymore (conflicted with airport and cruise ship shuttle runs)

- Had some drunks have their car alarm going off at 3 a.m. for a few minutes, with yelling.

 

Overall=

For being on a main drag you would never know it once you get into the hotel. Pool area was in the back and our room was also. The price was decent especially if you utilies the airport /port shuttle (we had transportation from airport) and they will take you to airport after the cruise also, but we had a car afterwards. I'm guessing if you stay at some of the more "popular" pre-cruise hotels you are going to be fighting other cruisers for transportation, IDK.

I guess I would give the Tahitian Inn a B-. It served the purpose of a decent place to stay pre-cruise.

 

Hope this helps 24fan, and others. Enjoy your cruises... I did! :):):)

Hiya Cruiserboozer,

My sister and I are cruising in September and have thought about this hotel but my sister has read some reviews regarding the beds being hard and not comfortable, thin walls so therefore she is second thinking the idea so could you please let me know if you thought the beds were that bad or could she be reading some bad reviews...Thanks for your input...BTW how was your cruise? good I hope..this is our first time out of Tampa and on the Legend..

Kathy