CruisinFamily_3 Posted September 15, 2011 #26 Share Posted September 15, 2011 What a fun review! So different from our cruise since we had DS8- lol! We LOVED the Miracle and NYC (and all the ports too!). Can't wait to read more! P.S. I LOVE your cabin! I really want to book one of the aft wraps. . .sigh. . .hopefully next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna1127 Posted September 15, 2011 #27 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Hi Suzie!!! Back to work here too...poor Kevin was rocking for a few days after! Almost didnt go back to work Sunday night, I think it was just an excuse to extend vacation. Now we start planning our next one for my 50th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyroger Posted September 16, 2011 #28 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Lovin the review and pics so far!! Think this may be our ship next april 2012 out of ny , which would be great because it would be only a couple hours drive away!! Keep it comin!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin Karen Posted September 16, 2011 #29 Share Posted September 16, 2011 LOVE the Miracle and LOVE this itin. We also had aft wraps on both the Miracle and Spirit (sister ship) but we were one deck above, cabin 8268. Only difference I can see is that the "bar" in the vanity area was much longer. Thanks for sharing this. We did this cruise in 2010 and again last May and are keeping our fingers crossed we'll be able to book it for May, 2012 also! ;):p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerryman50 Posted September 16, 2011 #30 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Excellent review, you have a great sense of humor and it looks you had fun group from the roll call at your M&G/cocktail party and also at the slot pull.;) Keep it coming, the pics are really nice and we're looking forward to sailing on The Miracle in 19 days.:D:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rambler57 Posted September 16, 2011 #31 Share Posted September 16, 2011 You rock and so does this review, please keep it coming.:D And great pic's.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwannacruznow Posted September 16, 2011 #32 Share Posted September 16, 2011 That evening, we had a little B.Y.O.B. get together in our cabin before dinner. Our friends were the coolest bc they B.Y.O.B. and B.Our O.B. too! Thanks guys, we would have been sober of it weren't for you! They were "platinum VIP" so they brought their own appetizers too! Come to think of it, all we really contributed was starbursts! LOL ) Awe you guys are the best. We were more than happy to help with your intoxication and besides " its just the way we roll". Lovin the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #33 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks for all of the love! I am at work again now so ironically, it'll be easier to work on the review ;):p... Nothing like getting paid for playing on cruisecritic! I hope to finish before the end of the workday today... well, unless "real work" gets in my way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckett Posted September 16, 2011 #34 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks so much for posting your very entertaining review! :D My DH and I sailed on the Miracle out of Ft. Lauderdale in March 2010 and really liked that ship. Looks like you and your crew did too, what a fun-looking bunch of people! Love the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzOhioLady Posted September 16, 2011 #35 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well it looks like You, Shon and the Roll Call Crew had a Ball!! I love the pics, you know..the ones I can actually SEE while I'm at work LOL. Glad you guys had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #36 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well it looks like You, Shon and the Roll Call Crew had a Ball!! I love the pics, you know..the ones I can actually SEE while I'm at work LOL. Glad you guys had a great time. Hey Mickey!!! :) Thanks. Your's is coming soon, right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frick_&_Frack Posted September 16, 2011 #37 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Hi Suzie! Looks like you all had a great time. Bob really wasn't well the entire trip and was confined to the scooter and wheelchair so there was no way for me to leave to catch up to you all at the slot pull (I couldn't leave him when he's bad like that). Can't wait to see the rest of the review! Heidi (and Bob) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #38 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Grand Turk. Let me start by saying that I absolutely love this place. It works well for our vacation style. We have been to a lot of places with various sights to see and things to do and people to interact with. There is a time for all of that and lots of things can be learned from doing all of that. HOWEVER, sometimes all you want to do is have crystal clear waters handed to you on a platter. This is the spot for that. When the ship arrives, you can walk off and right through the shops to the Margaritaville pool area or continue on to the beach-which is also right there. Loungers, umbrellas-right there. Cabanas to rent too if you are so inclined. Some have told me this is all too commercial for their tastes. Okay :rolleyes:, but it's right up our alley. There is a side of the pool that is right in Margaritaville with dance contests, shot, shot, shots contests and all of the music that goes along with that but there is also a side of the pool area that is quiet and calm. Friends of ours swear by Jacks Shack down the beach- which I assume is "less commercial" and we honestly planned to walk down there this time but in the end we figured, why mess with perfection. Maybe next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #39 Share Posted September 16, 2011 We didnt get pictures of the beach area this time. Wish we would have. But it's between the flowrider and the ship. It is expansive with loungers all along the sand. The water is so clear that you can stand and see your feet in 5 feet of water. The ship is so close that you feel like you could just reach out and touch it. Here are a couple more pictures: We tried not to be the last to leave and end up in a long line getting back to the ship but we failed. It was hot in that line too! It's just that we, like almost everyone else on that ship apparently, couldn't bare to leave sooner than absolutely necessary. I recommend leaving earlier to avoid that line at all costs! (and with 1600 pictures, you would think I would have a picture of "the line" but nope!) But....there is the view from our balcony when we got back on the ship. and as we sailed away.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #40 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Half Moon Cay (HMC) This is another great beach date spot! Love it! The last time we came, our group rented the Oasis Grand Cabana. It was amazing with unlimited drinks, our own chef (fish grilled fresh!) and on and on. We had hot tub, a slide into the ocean and so much more! The cost for that is $1200. This trip we experienced the island without all of that and enjoyed ourselves just the same. The water is super clear and super warm. There are lounge chairs all over the place with silky sand. They offer a barbeque lunch on the island. They had grilled hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. They also have various salads. I don't really like the food that they offer at the barbeque but people seemed to be enjoying it. There were a lot of biting bugs over near the barbeque areas. I don't remember bugs at all on my last visit. Maybe it was due to the hurricane the week before (?) Anyway, a lot of people had big swollen bites all over. I has a few on my arm and they were way more itchy than mosquito bites at home. I must say, we did not like the way that the Miracle operated the tender process for HMC. We all had to go to the theater where we were forced to move to the seats in the front of the theater even though there were only about 40 people in the entire place. That morning, we purposely did not head out super early to avoid the tender crowds but they continued operating via the theater for the whole day. **we even had to "wear" our numbers. I was #33 :/ The tender was MUCH better going back. Of course, we left a couple of hours early to beat the crowds (and they didnt have a theater to herd us into there- ha-ha! By the way, this island used to be my "other favorite". Due to those crazy mosquito (or Jamaican fly?) bites, it has fallen off of my top 10 list for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #41 Share Posted September 16, 2011 More HMC pics: This was the only congested area. It was right by an entrance and right under this bar so lots of people plopped down without venturing further down the beach where there was less of a crowd. We did the same and then swam down to the empty parts. They had a sandcastle contest but it didn't seem like very many people were participating. Maybe we just left before it got going well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 16, 2011 Author #42 Share Posted September 16, 2011 A little more HMC: And then there was the sailing away pics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama_2_boys Posted September 16, 2011 #43 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Great review and pics! Can't wait to read the rest. We were in Grand Turk and HMC in May and loved them both. No flies/mosquitos when we were there though or I might not have loved HMC so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECRN Posted September 16, 2011 #44 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Love, love, love your review! We will be sailing on the Miracle very soon, and I am so enjoying all of your pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted September 16, 2011 #45 Share Posted September 16, 2011 [quote name=shonandsuzie;30601390 (I took 1600 pictures- half are just the 3 days in NYC! For this review' date=' I am just going to do the Cruise part. I will do a NYC review on that thread)] 800 pictures in 3 days in NYC. If you were awake 15 hours a day, that is 17 pictures of NYC per hour or 1 picture every 3 minutes - a truly awe inspiring achievement. How many were keepers - 2? DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyPC Posted September 16, 2011 #46 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Great review!! You guys are FUN! Can't wait to read the rest of your vacation! thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyroger Posted September 16, 2011 #47 Share Posted September 16, 2011 The more I see....YOU are so convincing me to book !!!! Those pics of Grand Turk..OMG!!! Honey keep those pics comin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 17, 2011 Author #48 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks everyone :) This is fun. I just hate that life keeps getting in the way of my storytelling! I really thought I'd have it done by now. :o donaldsc- Many of the pictures of New York were multiple shots of the same thing. ie. Time Square. I still have to really look at them and decide which are the best. The same is true for the beaches. You think you have the best shot and then get another and another and after a while you dont know which is better. Probably bc they are really all the same :rolleyes: I also have that problem in doing the review. So hard to decide which pictures illustrate what I am trying to talk about the best. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted September 17, 2011 Author #49 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Great review and pics! Can't wait to read the rest. We were in Grand Turk and HMC in May and loved them both. No flies/mosquitos when we were there though or I might not have loved HMC so much. I have a couple pictures of these psycho bite marks. I will post them at the end! The more I see....YOU are so convincing me to book !!!! Those pics of Grand Turk..OMG!!! Honey keep those pics comin! JUST DO IT!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusin Karen Posted September 17, 2011 #50 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Your pictures of GT and HMC are JUST AMAZING! We fell in love with both places and I have to agree, I read SO MANY tips about going to Jack's Shack, but I couldn't be bothered. I am sure it's a lot of fun, but like you, why mess with what is so great? Have been on this itin 2x and never had a problem with bugs. That is stinky. Maybe because it was the summer?? :confused: Can't wait to read more! Thanks for the share. You are such a cute couple! :);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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