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Does anyone know how to get to Pigeon Beach from Nelson's Dockyard without going through middle ground trail? And how far is the walk?
Thank you!
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Don't bother their so called loungers were falling apart and not worth their $20 charge
Go to carambola, luxury loungers with thick padded cushions - US$30 for 2 sun lounger and umbrella.
Book ahead otherwise you will get your sun loungers in the tent - www.carambolabeachclub.com
Well do in a couple months. They only take reservation up to 6 months in advance. We cruise in December. Thanks! (y)
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Next to South Friars Carambola beach Club is a small lagoon, excellent snorkelling renown for Stingrays.
Looks like I'll bring our snorkel gear after all. Thanks, Mickey! :D
The lagoon, is it on the right side of Carambola if facing the beach?
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Book well in advance on line, and pay on arrival. But if on a tour, lucky to find a bed vacant.
Snorkelling is not great, poor at best.
Thanks, Port Royal.
Just checked out Shipwreck. Great reviews on TripAdvisor, snorkeling looks okay but the place looks really run down. I guess we'll just chill at Carambola and enjoy the view or skip the beach and go shopping. I found out there is a La Casa Del Habano at the port shopping area. Happy! Happy! :D
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A lot of people snorkel at the opposite end of South Friar's near Shipwreck.
Thanks, Paul.
Looks like 10 minutes walk from Carambola.
Does anyone know how much Shipwreck charge for chair and umbrella? How's their food and drink?
Thanks!
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The excursion I'm interested in will stop at Carambola Beach Club for an hour or so. Just wondering if there is a good snorkeling spot.
Thanks!
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This is the thing that puzzles me after many of others' replies - many claim that DCL is like no other, but based on my personal experience with NCL and Celebrity, and now lastly with DCL, and the lack of any objective examples of why, I find most those claims caused by "the pixie dust blindness" ;) and the fact that they need to keep thinking that in order to justify the price to themselves.
Don't get me wrong, there are many who have posted here their perfectly good opinions - it's those that claim for example "Disney is upclass" and "Second to none" without any proper examples why, that irk me. (Being a cheerleader with blinders on is never a good thing, regardless of the cruise line of choice.)
Because Disney's skyrocketing prices in the last 2 years,us too decided to look for other options.
We just did our first NCL last December and we had a wonderful time for the money spent but there are just things and experience you can’t get on NCL. I agreed with other posts about Disney's magical experiences. Yes, I’m one of those got blinded by the pixie dust and here are some of reasons why.
1.Mickey and friends are everywhere.
2.Top notch customer service throughout the ship. Every crewmember go out their way to give you the Disney experience and yes, it really make the differences.
3.Holiday cruises. Holiday-themed entertainment and décor the Disney way. Santa is on board during Christmas seasons and almost everyone dress up for Halloween costume parties.
4.Servers. You will have the same serving team through out your cruise. They know you and your kids by name, your favorite drinks, etc. On our 1st Christmas cruise, we celebrated my son’s 4 years old birthday. Crewmembers brought a small vanilla cake to the table and sang Happy Birthday song to him but he didn’t like the cake. So they said, no worries. We’ll bring a different one. So they came back with a chocolate cake with ice cream and asked him to go to guest services after dinner for a surprise. We went to guest service, they sang Happy Birthday song to him and gave him a toy. Yep! They spoiled our kids but they also gave our kids the wonderful experiences they’ll always remember.
5.Kids club kids actually love and don’t want to leave. Fun activities like Pluto's Pajama Party where kids color their own pillowcase that they take home.
6.Excellent entertainment and shows. And if you’re in pajamas, one of the channels on your stateroom TV broadcasts a recording of the show every night. So you won’t miss a show.
7.Disney Theater. Movies all day and night.
8.Watch movies on the pool deck in the evenings.
9.Stateroom TV programming. There are many channels to choose from.
10.Room service day or night and you can order as many Mickey Bars as your heart desire. You can have a nice hot coffee ready for you as soon as you wake up and have breakfast on your balcony every day.
11.Castaway Cay. The Disney experience and service continue on to their private island. They have family and adult beach. Kid’s club is available on the island.
12.Pirate night dinner and party.
13.Chocolates in stateroom every night.
14.Fish Extenders. A gift exchange between passengers, kind of like the secret Santa.
15.Decorated stateroom doors.
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If part if the tour is a visit to Mero Beach, then you could drive past it, either on way out or back to ship. A short stop to collect? :)
Good plan! (y)
If that doesn't work out, I'll taxi there. ;)
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They don't combine liquor and cigar sales. They only deliver if I purchase over $100 in liquor. :(
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They have everything that I'm looking for.
We're going with either Bernard's or Amigo Tours. I'm gonna contact them to see how delivery works. Thank you!
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Does anyone know where to get Havana Club 7 Anos and Cuban cigars?
And the current duty free allowances?
Thank you! :D
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Really enjoyed your review and all the pictures! My husband and I are going on the Getaway February 26. It's our first cruise so I'm digesting all the info I can beforehand!
Question - what kind of attachment did you use with your GoPro when snorkeling? Great video!
Thank you!
I used selfie stick. It was water-resistant but not waterproof. It was very inexpensive so I tossed it after used a few times. I recommend GoPole for long term use. However, they do cost more. I'm going to get one for myself when it goes on sale. :D
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Great list. Thank you!!! :)
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I was on the same cruise but I don't think I saw your family. We had fantastic weather all week until Saturday. Glad you enjoyed NCL but don't let them getaway with robbing you out of $16!
Thank you! We enjoyed our first NCL and I already booked for another cruise for this year. :)
As for the $16, I was told their investigation have confirmed the charge, therefore they can not honor the refund. I wrote back and received an email from NCL stated they will reverse my charge of $13 as "good will gesture". :mad:
Well, it's been a while now and I still have not receive any refund and I'm not sure if I will. I don't have a problem paying for anything that we charge when we cruise but false charges after debarkation is simply not acceptable.
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Hi
We are going on the Getaway Feb. 26th. Just wondering if there is a place to get hair braiding done in Honduras near the port for my daughter?
TIA
Cathy
I don't remember seeing hair braiding near port, but they do have them on West Bay Beach.
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We did the South Shore Zip-N-Dip as well. We had a great time! :D
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Just a question but with it being angle and on deck 8 did you think the cabin lacked privacy?
No, it wasn't a problem to us.
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Thanks for the review. I am going to try and switch cabins to 8138 or 8738 to get the larger balconyI just changed our cabin to 8138 thanks!!!
That's really awesome. You'll love the cabin! :)
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Here is a 1 minute highlight video I took during the trip.
[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/3DFwEDIEXjw?list=PLCsXTBba3PJNv10xZi_SM2-LoLe8mQogm[/YOUTUBE]
How to get to Pigeon Beach from Nelson's Dockyard?
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Thank you!
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