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I'd suggest doing some random dating game stuff. Why wouldn't it benefit them to have at least one person from activities staff to do something fun.

You'll love a B2B I promise. After you've been to a bunch of ports, doing the same ones can be great fun.

Do they have wifi available at the Occidental.

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Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

Carnival Liberty 2015

Did a B2B in October/November. I thought it was a beautiful ship. The maître D in the back dining room was fabulous. This is one of my favorite ships. It's kind of a toss up between it and the Liberty.

Carnival Destiny 2010

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Carnival Victory 2013

Carnival Sensation B2B 2014

Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

Carnival Liberty 2015

All of the above.

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Carnival Victory 2013

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Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

Carnival Liberty 2015

Wow, people make stuff up like crazy. In October when we left San Juan and ended in Miami, we did not need a passport. The person who suggested you'd need a passport to start in California and end in Florida is really confused. There's no such cruise. It's a violation of the Jones Act. Please don't provide people misinformation.

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Carnival Liberty 2013

Carnival Victory 2013

Carnival Sensation B2B 2014

Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

Carnival Liberty 2015

Grab some ear plugs. The doors all have vents so all rooms are noisy.

Take a blow dryer. Those poor sad blow dryers don't do much good.

Be ready to party. The Victory usually does shorter "booze cruises".

It's a nice small boat. The serenity deck is one of the best I've been on.

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Carnival Victory 2013

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Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

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Nope. You don't need a passport. A friend of mine did our last cruise with just a birth certificate and driver's license just to prove he could. A tone telling you that you need one has never tried it. I always use one for fear of getting left behind. However, YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSPORT WHEN GOING FROM ONE US PORT TO ANOTHER.

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Carnival Victory 2013

Carnival Sensation B2B 2014

Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

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Don't worry about noise on the Victory. The doors have vents in them, so every room is noisy.

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Carnival Victory 2013

Carnival Sensation B2B 2014

Carnival Splendor B2B 2014

Carnival Liberty 2015

I was just there in March during spring break. Heck, I was on a spring break cruise. Atlantis was not crowded and there were not long lines. I got the beach access that allowed me access to everything in the park and the beach except the water rides, lagoons and the pools. It came with a voucher for lunch and I bought it at the Atlantis desk. It's definitely worth seeing. We will be there again in January and are looking at doing the Comfort Suites route.

I'm going in October. I'll try to post some info when I get back. Some folks from our cruise rented out a bunch of catamarans. I'll try to get info on those also.

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Thanks crewsweeper. Those are the tours I usually take. I've had so many great experiences with tour guides doing their best to earn a great tip.

Are there tours waiting at the cruise pier like there are at many other ports, or do you have to make arrangements before you get there?

Thanks you.

I highly recommend Governor's Beach. It's a ways up from Jack's Shack.

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Oops, I forgot what you asked about. They have ATVs on Grand Turk. That might be the place to do that, as the whole island can be seen by ATV. For my peace of mind, I never para sail or zip line outside of the US, so if it's possible to do that in Puerto Rico, I'd go that way.

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If it's your first time, in San Juan and Grand Turk, just go outside of the cruise terminal and catch a tour bus. In San Juan there will be a bunch of guys there trying to fill there busses. Go with the one that is the best talker and has the fullest bus. They won't start their tour until the bus is mostly full. I think it was $20 last fall. It takes you all over San Juan and shows you and tells you about historic stuff. They stop long enough to take pictures most places. They take you back to the cruise port, but I got off up at the fort to explore. Then I walked back down the hill through old San Juan. I wanted to see the architecture. It's very cool. I still had lots of time, so I went to the trolley stop near the pier (stop #1) and then rode the trolley around Old San Juan for free.

At Grand Turk, I just got off the boat and went out to the shopping area. There's a kiosk that offers different things. I took a bus tour of the island for $20. They wait for enough people to fill the bus, but you get to see everything on the island. I got off at Governor's Beach and spent the rest of my day there. They have good facilities there. You could walk back to the pier from there, but I caught one of the busses when it came through. The come by pretty frequently.

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A 2 week cruise was the reason I started using gel polish. I got tired of having it done, so I bought the stuff and have been doing it myself for nearly a year. They look beautiful every day and easily last at least 2 weeks. The only reason I need to do them is when my nails grow out.

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My only complaint is too much home style cooking. If I wanted home style cooking, I'd go.....home. There do seem to be fewer elegant adventurous choices.

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Have the concern that she knew she was sick and still went to hang out in the sauna and spa where germs would be spread more readily than anyplace

Ace on the ship I bet they called her typhoid Mary when she finally left.

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Carnival Victory 10/5/13

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Carnival Splendor 11/1/14

If you take ds with, will common preventions like acetic acid or vinegar work with the tubes? I've never had experience with those.

Carnival Destiny jan 2010

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Carnival Victory 10/5/13

Carnival Sensation 3/9/14

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Oh. BTW, will you be on the Repositioning cruise from San Juan with us?

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Carnival Splendor 11/1/14

If you're willing to walk that far, it won't be a problem. We did it last year going from the Carnival Liberty to the Carnival Victory. That was a hike. I'd imagine to the other terminal would really be a hike. Depends on luggage. My cousin had a bad shoulder so I was handling the copious amounts of luggage. Needless to say I needed a shower. A taxi might not be a bad idea. I'd tip we'll so he doesn't hate that he's losing his place in line for a pitiful fare.

Carnival Destiny jan 2010

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Carnival Victory 10/5/13

Carnival Sensation 3/9/14

Carnival Sensation 3/13/14

Carnival Splendor 11/1/14

I've stayed at the Hyatt and the Intercontinental downtown. They Both have great service. The Intercontinental overlooks the port. You can watch your ship dock in the morning. Check out Hotwire and Priceline.

Carnival Destiny jan 2010

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Carnival Victory 10/5/13

Carnival Sensation 3/9/14

Carnival Sensation 3/13/14

Carnival Splendor 11/1/14

They have them for $27, but I found for that price it was more convenient to take the Carnival Bus back to The airport. I booked it while on the ship. I

They put it on my sail &sign account. Very convenient.

Carnival Destiny jan 2010

Carnival Liberty 9/28/13

Carnival Victory 10/5/13

Carnival Sensation 3/9/14

Carnival Sensation 3/13/14

Carnival Splendor 11/1/14

I use a prepaid credit card for all of my vacation stuff. I put the cash into the account over the months preceding vacation with the amount on there I want to spend, plus a little cushion.

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Carnival Liberty 9/28/13

Carnival Victory 10/5/13

Carnival Sensation 3/9/14

Carnival Sensation 3/13/14

Carnival Splendor 11/1/14