lah66

Thank you both for the info! If we do rent a vehicle it will be a car, not a golf cart. And the website referred to by CaliforniaAC clearly states only 4 wheel drive vehicles with an extra tire are allowed in the park, so we have nixed that idea! We have snorkeled with Woodwind before and find so much precious time is wasted just waiting around that we may just take a boat over to Klein Bonaire and enjoy the snorkel on our own! Thank you!!

I reached out to Bonaire Cruisers to rent a golf cart for the day in November. Sounds convenient, inexpensive and a great way to see the island and do some shore snorkeling. In the email they noted that this park was off limits with the golf carts. So now I really want to go there! 🤣 Has anybody gone there? A quick search turned up nothing! Maybe we are better off renting a car? I want to see the entire island! 

Heatherc73 I think we are on the same cruise! I was so disappointed to see how late we were getting into Dubrovnik. I have the same plan..getting a taxi and rushing to the walls, hoping they will keep them open a bit longer since thousands of people literally just docked! I posted a question on the TripAdvisor forum so I will let you and our roll call know if I get different advice....

Thank you! That helps in my planning...

So their responsibility is to get us into Venice before midnight two days precruise (Friday). And since the cruise ends on a Saturday, they would fly us home on Monday sometime? So we actually will have only one day to play in Venice (Bummer!) and two days in Barcelona.

This will be interesting to see what flights we get from Detroit! $599 was a bargain though so we had to take advantage!

I apologize if this info is somewhere and I just cannot find it! I tried searching just the NCL Board but there seems no way to specify, at least not on my iPad! CC has changed in the past few years that I have been inactive! 

We booked a cruise with two days deviation in Venice and Barcelona. Our cruise goes out of Venice on a Sunday, does that mean we will fly in on Thursday or Friday? If we fly in from MI on Friday, we will not be there until very late on Friday, so we would have really just one day to play tourist. Likewise on the way home, we get off the ship on Saturday in Barcelona. With a two day deviation, do we fly home on Monday or Tuesday? Want to plan hotel rooms and activities! Thank you so much, and again my apologies for unfamiliarity with the new CC search function! 

The Airbnb we stayed at in May was " Cozy 2BD in the heart of OSJ" hosted by Eduardo. It was on San Justo St. it was the perfect location for all touristy places in OSJ. And great A/C too! We saw other nice offerings too. Could not believe how affordable the apartments were seeing how expensive the hotels were. We stayed at the San Juan Suites once and it was awful. I am not high maintenance but I need a window!

The kiosks (restaurants, actually) were right out in front of Luquillo Beach. Maybe you went to a different part of the beach. It was quite a row of restaurants..maybe 10-15 of them if I remember right.

We have always taken a taxi from the airport to OSJ. In May we were able to use Uber from OSJ to the cruise port and it was about half the price of a cab. Uber cannot pick up at the airport. They can drop off at the airport though.

Our Vieques trip was in 2011 or 2010, I think. We used a tour company....we met them at a Marina and they brought us to Vieques..took a school bus ride..half our group went to eat at an authentic restaurant while the other half did the Biobay. We got back very very late but at least we did not have to stay on the island. Maybe they don't offer that anymore. It was the experience of a lifetime!

We had two cruises out of PR where we stayed a few days pre cruise in OSJ and a few days post cruise out by El Yunque, but we still would like a whole week or longer to really see all the island. Driving there is very easy though I would not recommend driving in OSJ! PR is definitely one of our favorite places!

Have fun,

Lauri

I remember how absolutely blown away we were with the Gran Melia our first visit. We missed that Wow experience on the second trip but it was still a very nice place to stay. It was about a 20 minute drive to El Yunque. We did eat at the Luquillo Beach kiosks...the hamburger place was great. We also went to Richies cafe which had great Puerto Rican food and even more gorgeous views!

I love Old San Juan! My two girlfriends and I stayed at a two bedroom AIRBNB perfectly located in OSJ just this past May. I would definitely check out Airbnb if you want to stay in OSJ. Way cheaper than hotels and you can cook your own meals.

We also enjoyed driving the Pork Highway and stopping at one of the many roadside restaurants to eat! We want to make it to the Volkswagen museum (Yauco?) and the Arecibo observatory our next trip. We also went to Vieques and did the Biobay on a little motorized boat! Your family and mine seem to enjoy a lot of the same cruise excursions so I have a feeling you would enjoy it!

Have fun planning!

Lauri

Hey Kim,

We have stayed at the Gran Melia twice and loved it. It is a beautiful resort with an absolute gorgeous pool and beautiful grounds. There is a beach as well. We were lucky both times we stayed it was only $99 a night through Hotwire. There should be a review of mine with photos from a few years back here in the PR forum. Great location for visiting el Yunque!

Just looked back. My review is in the Royal caribbean forum. San Juan and brilliance Easter cruise! Last page is the Gran Melia.

Thanks everyone! I think we have decided to switch to a different cruise. AOS sounds great but now I am noticing the prices on Oasis for that week! The ocean view balconies are the same price as an inside! I think I will gather the family tomorrow and get this figured out! We have always wanted to sail on one of the Displacement of the Seas ships but the prices are usually so high! This may be the perfect opportunity!

We are looking at a Pre-Christmas cruise for our family, myself, DH, DS-25 and DD-21.

Cannot decide between: Serenade out of FLL in 2 aft balconies on 7, Key West, Roatan, Cozumel and Costa Maya. Or Adventure out of OSJ in 2 promenades, St. Martin, Lucia, Kitts plus Antigua and Barbados.

Airfare is higher to San Juan so we would do promenades (liked these rooms just fine) instead of aft balcony rooms. Pricing would be slightly higher for SJ but won't break the bank.

We really love Adventure and we were not too fond of RCI ships with the Centrum (Brilliance anyways). So what would you go with, nicer ports & ship(?) out of San Juan or better cabins out of FLL?

I LOVE the mueslix. I have tried making it at home but have never gotten the proportions correct. I have used milk, yogurt, oats and fruit. Never has it tasted near as good as NCL's! Cannot wait to eat this in three days!!!

Lauri

Hey Luckyinpa....

Our cruise is getting closer!

We had 4 nights of specialty dining and chose Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. We tend to eat more at the Specialty restaurants so spread them out a little bit throughout the cruise. We are cruising with friends so wanted a celebratory atmosphere on Sunday and Thursday is our anniversary so we wanted Specialty those nights. We wanted to eat in the MDR on Friday since that is Beef Wellington night!

This will be our 4th stop in Bermuda and we begin our days early so have no problem making a 6 pm dinner reservation!

Hopefully I choose well!

Lauri

We just booked this again for February. We had a great time last October with Bob!! Loved the snorkeling, the speed of the boat, seeing the island from the water, seeing planes land over Maho, eating a delicious lunch and stopping at Pinel Island! This is one of our favorite port excursions to date. We were not crowded at all, were kept well hydrated and entertained. Guests onboard were a riot! Getting back onboard does entail climbing a ladder but there is always someone helping you. Well worth the price. Even though you see and do a lot, it is a very relaxing day.

Lauri

I thought that was what made it the "classic", maybe I am wrong! Enjoy!

Lauri

Can't wait to visit the BEST place to eat in Bermuda next week while traveling on the NCL Breakaway

I would love to hear your thoughts! Are you going for the classic Bermudian fish sandwich on raisin bread? It's a toss up between Mama Angies and Rosa's! We will be there in a month!

Lauri

Thanks everyone! Glad to hear it is just the buffet coffee that is bad! If I can have one good cup a day, I will be fine! So, after a bit of looking, it seems you need "soft" pods, not KKups or Vue pods. If we can find some at our grocery store, we may pick some up or just take our chances that that the coffee won't be that bad. We are on a cruise, somethings can't be all bad after all!

Lauri

The coffee makers take pods.

Another post showed a picture of the coffee makers on BA that you put the little coffee envelope in to brew. But a cruiser said she brings the Starbucks Vue pods. Do you concur that these will work? We use K Kups but I Think the Vue pods are smaller. Cannot stand bad coffee so want to bring our own!

Thank you

LAuri

Does anybody know if you can still get the lobster roll at the Ocean Blue "window" on Breakaway for lunch on sea days? And if yes, was it worth it? I think I saw a price of $10 quoted. Very mixed reviews!

Lauri

I usually bring a box of Starbucks Vue packets with me on my cruises!

Aren't the Vue actually little pods though? It doesn't look like you could use them in that type of brewer. Confused....

Lauri

This is "our" cove! We always stop here on our walk from Warwick to Horseshoe. We love going out between the rocks in your photo and bobbing along when the waves come in! It is slightly precarious making our way out there but with aqua socks and well coordinated steps between rocks and waves, we have never had an issue. Cannot wait to visit in 6 weeks! Thanks for all the updates!

Lauri

Thank you everyone! Great, we will have an alternate place to eat if the buffet is too crazy! I will make sure to look at the dailies to see if Moderno is open and if there is a theme that may interest us. Nice to have more options! We are in aft balconies on deck 9 so Moderno is actually closer.

I did not realize that suites can dine in the Haven restaurant. I assumed there are suites onboard that are considered non-Haven but maybe that is wrong!

Thanks for all the great info! We are so excited to cruise again! We will be celebrating two anniversaries and having my treatment for breast cancer completed! It is going to be an absolute ball!

Lauri

Is this a suite only perk or can anyone eat breakfast or lunch at Moderno? I have seen this mentioned only a few times and in one scenario they were not staying in a suite but maybe had family that were?! I also read this is only available on sea days.

I keep reading how crowded the buffet is so want to understand all our options. I tried a search but did not come up with much!

Thank you!

Lauri

Having to step over a little poop in the trail is a small price to pay for the views you will encounter on this walk! This truly is the most beautiful mile I have ever seen! Enjoy! Lauri

I never would have thought to go to Rosa's for a fish sandwich! Thank you for posting this article! I am looking forward to trying one out in October!

Lauri

We make this walk every time we Go to Bermuda. We found that the views are even more spectacular if you get off the wide trail and use the horse trails. They are much narrower and more difficult to walk in, but the route takes you much closer to the edge of the cliffs. The horse trails do not run the entire length of the path, but if you see them, do not hesitate to walk in them!

We take our time and swim many times during our walk, making it a 4-6 hour adventure. If you were in a rush, you could easily do it in 30-45 minutes. The sights are amazing!

Lauri

Edited to add: we start our day at Warwick so we can end up eventually at Horseshoe with facilities, food etc. There are no facilities at Warwick.