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23 hours ago, Susea13 said:

What kind of cabin do you have? Balcony, Inside, oceanview, suite?.

Balcony

Several years ago we did a tour that included a visit to the Aruba Ostrich Farm.  It was a lot of fun.  JustgoogleAruba Ostrich Farm and it will come up.  Good Luck!

I'm doing this cruise departing on September  17.  Open the app and go to Daily Planner.  The menu button should be on the bottom of the screen.  Good luck!

I was checking my September cruise, looking to see how how full the ship was booked.  Noticed a price decrease. Called Celebrity and got a $272 price reduction!  Avoid time to check your cruise.

Bon voyage

It was in the Barbados covid information sheet through the website.

We have a back to back scheduled on the Enchanted.  We have to change cabins.  Can anyone shine some light on the logistics of getting things from one cabin to the other.  Do we have to pack everything up and take it off the ship first?  Any info appreciated.

This is a fluid situation.   My understanding  is that government approved providers, including taxis, are allowed into the port area.  From there you are allowed to negotiate  with the excursion provider.  

St. Thomas has a lot to offer - great shopping, beaches and some decent snorkeling.  If you can tell what your interests are you will get better responses.

Bon Voyage

I am scheduled to arrive in Barbados on the Enchanted  Princess in March.  When I booked this cruise, which seems like eons ago, I set up a private excursion for a catamaran trip.  I see now that Barbados is requiring a pcr test for cruise passengers.  I can't see how I could possibly get that done.  Does anyone have any insight?  

Anxious to follow!  We are boarding with 4 other couples on March 20th.

Thanks everyone for your replies.  Its nice to at least 7nderstand how the system works before stepping on board!

I have an upcoming cruise aboard the Enchanted Princess.  If I need to be quarantined due to a positive covid test or exposure, will I be able to remain in my cabin, or moved to a quarantine  area?  I know its weird but I think I could tolerate being quarantined  in my balcony cabin but I would hate to be moved, especially if its inside.

According to CruiseHive - 

The island has implemented a new rule which states that all passengers and crew members who wish to disembark in Puerto Rico must have a negative result of a viral test (molecular or antigen) performed within two days (48 hours) before disembarking in Puerto Rico.

On 11/2/2021 at 4:45 PM, kjenaz said:

Not sure when you are cruising, but confirm that your ship will allow you off if you do not have a Ship Shore Excursion.  As of today, Celebrity and Royal are restricted to Bubble Excursions for the Month of November.  Can change at any time, but I would have a back up of a Ship Excursion planned.

 

We called Princess yesterday and they are also saying ship tours only.  Their website says they are following the local regulations but it looks like Princess is currently setting their own rules. 😒  

On 11/27/2021 at 4:43 PM, Bethcb said:

Barbados allows government approved excursions. We booked Glory tours from Viator. They are approved. 

How did you find a list 9f government approved tour operators?  Thanks!

On 11/27/2021 at 4:41 PM, wrongwaywatson said:

Just because you can go ashore in the other areas, you might still be restricted.  We went ashore in Jamaica and they made us show our vaccination cards and carry them with us.  Then, unbeknownst to us until we tried to walk further, we were restricted to shopping in the one shopping center complex.  There was a government official stopping people trying to walk down the sidewalk.  We were not informed of this at all on the ship.  I'm not sure that they were even aware of it, because it wasn't mentioned in the port lectures.  We also were going to walk to a nearby beach and we were told that the beach is closed to non-citizens and we weren't allowed to go.   

How did you find a list of government approved shore excursion providers?

I was booked on an 11 day Caribbean cruise for October 2020 on the Equinox.  There are no 11 day cruises to shift to.  I was told that makes me inelligible.  As has been discussed on the board, I was not able to go into the 12 day and pay the difference.  There was a 9 day but we didn't want to lose 2 days.  I feel this cruise won't sail, but it's clear they are not going to cancel to it until after final payment.   Disappointing.

I really miss the coconut smoothie lady that had about in the port area.  We looked forward to that but she is gone too.😞

The menu is the same.  The only difference is that you can arrive anytime for select.  They will seat you as tables become available.

I guess it depends on the excursion.  If you are doing a catamaran excursion to a snorkel site, everyone leaves their belongings on the catamaran.  If you are doing a snorkel from shore, such as Klein Bonaire, it can be a little trickier.   We try to take the minimum with us.  We leave as much as possible back in the cabin.  Usually the stuff remains on shore and the vendor may or may not keep an eye on it.  There are some commercial things you can buy to lock your stuff up and secure to a table leg of tree.   There are some on Amazon for about $25.  Enjoy your snorkel.  

Just back from a cruise and a 3 hour snorkel trip with Dee.  Dee and Woodwind are the best.  I have done a fair amount of snorkeling and I could not be happier than the 2 trips I've made with Woodwind.  

Just back from Key West and took the Echo Catamran.  We did dolphin watching and snorkel.  We sailed with Russ as captain and Nicki as first mate.  It was very disapointing.  The dolphin watching was nice, even good.  The day was windy and they took use to a "sponge nursery" to snorkel.  The wind was strong and the current was strong in the opposite direction.  This made it a very rough swim in nearly any direction.  I am an experienced snorkeler.  No one from the company got into the water with us.  When I realized I was getting tired, I headed back toward the boat.  After several minutes of swimming, I was not only not making progress, I was being pushed in the wrong direction.  And I was getting more tired.  My sister was helping me but she was getting tired as well.  My brother in law ended up assisting both of us back the boat.  Neither the "captain" or "first mate" had paid a bit of attention, let alone attempt to assist.  I have snorkeled all over the Caribbean and this is the worst experience I have ever had.  There were some very positive reviews for this group but there are some reviews very similar to our experience.  It may depend on which crew you draw. 

Just my experience

Wow!  This is great news.  We enjoy our cabin and this was a nice benefit!

We are currently looking at Octopus Sailing.  We haven't taken this tour yet but are getting ready to book it.  Looks good.  We are sailing in 3 weeks so I could let you know after that.

Thanks to everyone for your hints and tips.  I'm sure you steared us away from some serious pitfalls.