squiffynimrod

I don't like the sound of that.:eek:

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bear+cruise+usa

Went and looked at the site just now. Seems like the same old one but it has a splash banner on top: "Maintenance Alert - Our website is currently under maintenance and will be available on Thursday morning."

I took this picture on 9/2

 

 

For reference I found this pic online looking from the same vantage point.

I'll be at Maho in Jan of 2017. Has the sand come and gone regularly in the past? Should I expect sand in January? This has me concerned as being on the beach watching the planes come in is the reason for choosing this itinerary.

That was the Carnival Liberty with us. Someone mentioned on periscope about the engine room fire but I don't know anything else about it.

Yup, she be on fire.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/09/08/carnival-cruise-fire/71869060/

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/tourism-cruises/article34352337.html

http://www.cruisecritic.com/news/news.cfm?ID=6523

Cut and paste from this site:

http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/drugs-products-medicaments-produits/consumer-consommation/products-produits/tattoos-tatouages-eng.php

"If you are unsure if a henna tattoo ink or paste contains PPD, look for the following signs:

The ink, paste or tattoo itself is a very dark black.

The tattoo ink sets very quickly.

Natural henna paste must set for many hours to completely darken.

The ink or paste has very little or no scent.

Natural henna tends to smell like soil, hay or an essential oil (a strong smelling oil made from plants)."

I would think that this characteristic would be of interest to the local vendors.

Faster drying, more customers.

I'd pass on this, but you're free to choose.

Thanks for the replies.

I am aware of the coverage supplied by the CC companies and piggybacking on your car insurance.

In my situation, I need to purchase the coverage separately. I don't use CC's often so I have a basic card with no rental card provision. And our car insurance is run by the provincial government (think monopoly) and rental car coverage is not offered.

But now the good news!

I kept playing around and looking for options and found via Hotwire and using the CDN dollar tab I can get 5 days of rental insurance for $74.95 CDN. That works out to $14.99 CDN daily and converted is US$11.29 at todays rate.

Looks like I have my answer!

Folks, I'm in the planning mode and researching car rentals for FLL.

There are some cheap add on insurances ($9/day CDW) but they state "Plan only available to residents of the U.S."

What have my fellow Canadians experienced? Are there any deals to be had?

Pardon my ignorance but how are you able to determine the number of cabins still available on specific dates?

The good thing is that the tourist areas (Downtown, Paradise Island and Cable Beach) have all stepped up security to keep visitors safe.

 

We're there next week. When you say "Downtown" what area would that cover?

We plan on some shopping along Bay St, Watlings for the rum, walk down to the Fish Fry for a bite and then a dip (maybe) at Junkanoo Beach before getting back on board. Would that be Downtown?

Too bad we have to be concerned about this. Kind of puts a damper on the enjoyment factor.