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We are considering a cabana as well, however, reading the review on Carnival's website has us reconsidering. I'm curious to see what others will respond with. :)

We did this excursion about a year and a half ago. We liked that the boat picked us up and dropped us off right at the dock, so no need to travel anywhere. It is a nice, scenic boat ride to the island. The island is beautiful and the beach is gorgeous and calm (would be great for young children). There are chairs and umbrellas and a pool. We did the stingrays with my teens and they were skeptical at first. These rays are large and can be intimidating, so I would think that your 18 month old may be a bit afraid. The employees are great in helping you to get used to them and having you pose for pictures. I suspect that they would do whatever they could to assist your child and allow "baby steps" to touching the rays. You're never more than waist deep, so you could easily hold him. We really enjoyed this excursion and have said several times that we would go back here if we ever found ourselves in Nassau again. There's also dolphin swims & I understand that you can book JUST the beach break without doing either the sting ray or dolphin encounters. On a side note, food and drinks there are very expensive, so be prepared.

Curious what you found out. We have these same two cabins booked later in June and were hoping to open between the balconies, as well! I hope you had a great cruise!!

Hi, we are sailing on the Pride April 2nd 2017. We booked aft balcony cabins 6262 and 6264. This will be our first time in this category, but we have had regular balcony cabins in the past. So a couple of questions. I've been reading some reviews that say these cabins experience an unusual amount of vibration and noise, anyone who stayed in these cabins, was it really that bad? Also, are you able to open the dividers between these cabins like you are the regular balconies? In general, anyone staying in these cabins want to share your opinions and or pictures. Would greatly appreciate your input. This will be our 2nd time on the Pride, but first for this itinerary. We have also sailed the Legend twice before and we just love these ships! Thanks again!!

 

Maria

Any word on whether they are still collecting books?

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Rented from AVIS at the pier: like others have said, this is not a major location for them, they close early (around 5PM) and there's no dropbox for keys, so we just locked them in the vehicle and went back onboard. We requested a GPS and didn't get one. Luckily I had saved some maps on my phone before leaving home, including one to the biggest Digicel store on the island to get a SIM card.:D

 

Definitely inspect the vehicle carefully as you would anywhere. Tire damage is a serious issue out this way because of the island's topography.

Had you prearranged leaving the vehicle at the rental location for drop off? We were looking to rent a car but have to choose drop off time and it won't let you select anything past 5:30 unless you choose the airport as the drop off location. We don't arrive until 1:30, so were hoping for more time and would hate to be rushed.

Thanks for any information you might share!

Are any of the taxis large enough to take a family of 6?

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone taken a taxi to Playa Forti? If so, what is the estimated cost from the port? I assume that taxis are readily available at the port?

Thank you!

Any place in this area to go jet skiing? Thanks for any suggestions!

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Thanks for all your feedback and suggestions on Bayahibe!

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I thought that I had read elsewhere that Bayahibe was only about a 10 minute taxi ride? Is that accurate?

We are hoping to do the same in June. I'm too wondering about the availability of taxis in port (and whether they can accommodate 6 of us) - or arranging transportation ahead of time. :)

There web site says licensed drivers so assume if u have DL and proof of insurance you're good to go. When we did this almost 3 yrs ago they only had gear shift vehicles but now have some autos I see.

 

 

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I contacted them about this and they said that there is no age minimum, the only regulation is that you have a driver's license.

I found sea glass on the beach right in front of the ship.

Me too! You don't have to travel far! :)

Perhaps I missed it, but does anyone know the minimum age for driving one of the trikes? We will be traveling with two 19 year olds but noticed some of the ships excursions have a minimum age of 20+ for driving....

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Thank you all so much!! It sounds like we can make this work! I appreciate all of your information!!!

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You can ask for an extra key to your cabin.

That would work perfectly! Thanks for that!!!

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They will give you copies of the minors room card at guest services. As far as I know a single key card is not able to be keyed for multiple rooms.

Thanks for the information!

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We have a balcony and an interior room booked on Carnival Vista for our family of 6 (we have 3 adult children). Anyone know if they will give all of us access to both cabins (so the others in our party can also enjoy our balcony whether we are there or not) via our key cards if we request it?

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Thanks for the update

 

Do you still go to deck 5 to ck in?

We did.

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I have read some not so great things about the Sunshine. We are thinking of booking it for next April. Is it really that bad or would this non picky family of 4 have a great time on it? We have sailed bigger and smaller Carnival ships before.

We sailed on Sunshine last month. This was my 8th cruise and 2nd on this ship (sailed previously when it was the Destiny). It's a wonderful ship with lots to do and delicious food. I did notice lots of lines for food and crowded walkways throughout the ship. The lines were especially long to get on/off the ship They really did seem to put too many people on this ship for the size. It didn't ruin my vacation by any means! We had a wonderful time and unless you are a very impatient person, I think you will too. I'm not sure I would choose this ship again given the lines/cows factor.

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We are booked on the Sunshine with "Any time dining". I understand that we have to obtain a ticket and beeper on level 5. How long should we have to wait to obtain a table? We are willing to sit with others, or by ourselves - whichever would be faster.

I'm just off the Sunshine and wanted to give an update since I had been following this thread. We had anytime dining and never waited - and we even requested the same wait staff each night. Wonderful service and delicious food! Enjoy!

It is definitely within walking distance. The entrance to the Half Moon Cruise Terminal is right at the end of the same street. It will take a matter of minutes to walk there!

Thanks so much! I'm sold!!! :)

It looks like this hotel would be walking distance to the port. Can anyone confirm that? They show a room with free breakfast, free parking (for duration of cruise) and free wifi. It looks like a great deal!

We have booked a Havana Cabana but never saw anything about a 5pm restriction. What are the details on this? I thought that the entire area was fully restricted to the passengers staying in this area?

Thanks for your information! Clearly, I missed something! :)

Yep - right at the port. There will be lots of people walking in this area from the ship.