Sun Review - October 9th - Southern

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

We are now leaving or getting ready to leave Curacao to the sound of the drums on the pier

 

 

notice the swimming pool complex in the background....they had some money tied up in this.

 

 

officially leaving Curacao....swinging around the island

 

 

all the smokestacks in the background are at the refinery

 

[fosterwf]

You all look so happy. Thank you so much for sharing. Will be in the same locales soon.

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

The last time we were here on the Carnival Miracle, we docked on the other side of the swinging bridge

 

 

 

deck 5 by the atrium.....

 

 

deck 5 looking across at the excursion desk and the guest services desk

 

 

Ernie & Pat from Tampa and of course Mike & Donna at supper

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

 

 

 

 

sailing into St. Martin

[sonicbuffalo]

What a great review. I am truly enjoying the read. Fantastic pictures as well..The SUN is one of my favorite ships. Just the right size and always a great crew. Thank you for taking the time to share.

 

Thanks for the kind words!

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pat....she is a sweetheart!

[lilcruzr]

We have never cruise NCL & are use to CCL dinner menus... some nights are better for other in the dining room. There is typically a night of steak and another night of lobster. Were there any nights like this on NCL... we want to book a dinner in the moderno but don't want to book it on one of these nights. Thanks!

 

We were on the same cruise. We had scrumptious filet mignon in both Moderno and Teppanyaki.

 

It was the best cruise we have ever been on also. Probably due to ports, ship, crew and the people we met.

 

Chris, missed you and Ginny at the Meet and Greet. We were probably right down the hall from you in 0033. Love reading and seeing through your eyes.

[sonicbuffalo]

We were on the same cruise. We had scrumptious filet mignon in both Moderno and Teppanyaki.

 

It was the best cruise we have ever been on also. Probably due to ports, ship, crew and the people we met.

 

Chris, missed you and Ginny at the Meet and Greet. We were probably right down the hall from you in 0033. Love reading and seeing through your eyes.

 

Sorry about the Meet & Greet. We honestly meant to be there but had just met Mike & Donna and we were hanging out with them and forgot to check the time. We really wish we could have met you guys too!

[Beachgal528]

How was the motion of the ocean on this boat? On our cruise board they are talking about how rough it will be without having stabilizers.... I get mildly motion sick if I don't stay on top of taking meds but with it, I'm fine... What can we expect from feeling the motion as compared to the larger ships with stabilizers?

 

 

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[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

St. Martin and the Orient Beach...sorry we didn't get to do the full nudity tour of Orient Beach. We did spot some nekked hiney's out there though.....nothing to write home about.

 

 

 

 

 

back to post more later.....I have a few more pages!

[hotcarib]

We always call it the Sunny, Sun, Sun. I can't wait to read the review as we will be on the same itinerary, leaving Dec 11th.

We are cruising with you :)

Loving the pictures and videos!

Claudia seems awesome!

[hotcarib]

Wanted to share the Activity pages from the Dailies that Risa scanned and emailed to me. Thanks Risa!!!

 

Awesome! Thanks to both Risa and you!

BTW, love how these PDFs open in iBooks!:):)

[Roch514]

Thanks for the fabulous review! We are 1st time cruisers heading out on the Sun Nov 9th. If anyone knows of a review like this of the Southern Carribean Cruise, let me know. :o)

[hotcarib]

Chris,

Loving all the info, but most especially the videos and photos!

I appreciate all the time and energy this requires!

So, a HUGE thank you!

Janice

[debnjoe1438]

How was the motion of the ocean on this boat? On our cruise board they are talking about how rough it will be without having stabilizers.... I get mildly motion sick if I don't stay on top of taking meds but with it, I'm fine... What can we expect from feeling the motion as compared to the larger ships with stabilizers?

 

 

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Just happened to notice your question, and thought I'd attempt to answer. It's been 3 years since I've been on the Sun, however I don't remember any more motion on the Sun than the EPIC, Dawn, Jewel, or Pearl.

 

Enjoy your trip :)

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

two pictures of the rolling hills of St. Martin

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the French Side of the Island....

 

 

Loved this house!

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

 

 

 

[sonicbuffalo]

 

A mural painted on the side of one of the shops. We were let out for 45 minutes of shopping though all the crafts tents.

 

 

 

poor dog needed some water it was so hot. Richard, our French-Canadian friend brought some water over to him....

 

 

The fort on top of the hill....one thing I've noticed is that practically all the islands is the eastern Carribean have a fort or two....I guess they learned their lessons early.

 

 

 

The taxi driver wasn't sure what that building was....but it was big

[sonicbuffalo]

 

heading to the famed Orient Beach

 

 

to the left where the bathing suits hang out...

 

 

 

One of my favorite beaches.....Orient Beach.....beautiful white silky white sand and turqoise blue waters

 

 

 

a beautiful little villa

Edited October 31, 2013 by sonicbuffalo

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

 

 

 

[sonicbuffalo]

 

shopping in downtown St. Martin on the Dutch side after our tour

 

 

all the ladies caught in the act!

 

 

the water taxi back to the ship

 

 

 

 

Sorry but when I posted the water taxi, we went back to the ship...then the following pictures were of St. Thomas.

[sonicbuffalo]

 

 

 

 

 

[debnjoe1438]

Now that you are on St. Thomas, does this mean you're almost done:confused:. I have become addicted to this thread and will miss it when you're done. (Of course we can always come back and check it out again:))

[Doughboy139]

We will be on the Sun Nov 10 2013 cabins 1214 and 1215. Do you have any information about those cabins or the area. ???

 

Thanks

 

I was in cabin 1210 back in August of 2010, here are some pictures....http://s1118.photobucket.com/user/Doughboy139/slideshow/NCL%20Sun%20Mini-Suite%201210

[sonicbuffalo]

Now that you are on St. Thomas, does this mean you're almost done:confused:. I have become addicted to this thread and will miss it when you're done. (Of course we can always come back and check it out again:))

 

 

Thanks for the compliment......I hope my pictures convey a sense of the island culture. I would have said more but most of what we did was captured by pictures. None of our group ate in the specialty dining rooms, and the food wasn't really worth taking pictures of plus I always thought it was kind of rude to jam a camera lens down towards the food to get pictures. We're not quite done yet....St. Thomas was a lot of fun and Ernie and Pat were with us all day!