"LIVE" from the VISION of the SEAS With Trainman-2 & Judith

[dixieva]

Have a great day in Cocoa Cay! I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of the island.

 

One question- in Nassau did you have to walk down that long dock or did they have some sort of trolley? Each time we have been there we have had to walk and happened to dock near the far end of the pier. That walk is something!

[Trainman-2]

They have a small bus that runs continuously and stops at the ship about every 15 minutes.

 

Coming back yesterday, it was starting to rain and lots of folks walked around or squeezed by all of the handicapped people lined up with walkers. :eek:

[dixieva]

Thanks! I really do not understand people who don't give priority to the handicapped. There should be some staff (or maybe the bus driver) who makes sure they get loaded first on the bus.

[cruising bean]

I am loving your review. So happy that Judith is feeling better. When you say they walked past people with walkers, do you mean they cut the line to get in front of them? :eek:

[Barb Nahoumi]

Door Sign of the Day!

 

 

 

 

I have a cruise critic member tee shirt, which I bought from the site store years ago. I bring it on every cruise.

[Trainman-2]

The Post You Have All Been Waiting For...

 

 

[Skip2MySue]

I have a cruise critic member tee shirt, which I bought from the site store years ago. I bring it on every cruise.

 

I have one of those shirts too. They don't sell them anymore which I can't figure out why. I always wear mine at initial boarding for ID from others and it always seems to get a chuckle or two from the crew.

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[Trainman-2]

Another set of sun rise photos...

 

 

 

[Trainman-2]

We arrived at Coco Cay on time but there were lots of small showers in the area until around 10 am when it cleared up and got hot.

 

 

 

We are not alone...

 

[Trainman-2]

Our last breakfast in the Windjammer.

 

 

 

We will skip breakfast tomorrow and stop at a "Waffle House" about 2 hours up the road. If all goes well we can be out of the port and headed north by 8:30 am.

[Trainman-2]

We decided to stay on board and take it easy today.

 

We are getting packed and organized for the trip home, relaxing, and reading.

 

There is no breeze up on the Pool Deck at all!

 

It is hot up there and probably hotter on the island.

[shelbylook]

Now that it's nearing the end of your adventure, I bet both of you are getting anxious to get home to see the kids. Lord knows they are going to be happy puppies, kitties, duckies, goozies and chickies when you pull into the drive! MOM! DAD! YOU'RE HOME!!!!

 

Cathy

[Trainman-2]

And we have missed them too...

[Trainman-2]

The last Tender was supposed to leave the Island at 4:15 so we should be leaving soon for Fort Lauderdale.

 

Reports from people who went ashore are that the Jellyfish were really bad, both in the water and on the beach.

 

The Staff closed the Water Park because of them!

 

A number of people got stung!

[Trainman-2]

A few minutes ago, about 6 pm, the Captain announced that we are now leaving Coco Cay.

 

The delay was caused by a twisted anchor chain and was fixed by raising and lowering the anchor until the chain piled up in the chain locker properly.

[Trainman-2]

Things that have "disappeared" since our last cruise...

 

 

- The Windjammer used to set out donuts & rolls along with coffee one hour before opening for breakfast. This was in addition to the 24 hour coffee that is always available.

 

- Pre-Paid Gratuity Vouchers are no longer printed for us to stuff into envelopes and hand out on the last night. The "tipees" get a print out on debarkation day of what tips they got.

 

- I mentioned earlier that regular round donuts (the kind with holes in the middle) are gone, both the plain and chocolate covered.

 

- Greek Salad is mostly gone from the Windjammer. We had it twice and both times there were no chunks of Feta Cheese in it, only a few "specks" here and there. (That was one of our favorites)

 

- No FOX News on the Television

[karena1]

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

 

As far as envelopes, we always get one in the cabin for our cabin person, then I just go down to Guest Services to get extra ones for our wait staff if we have the same ones the entire time we do MTD

[Trainman-2]

Leaving Coco Cay

 

 

 

 

[Trainman-2]

Our Last Dinner in the Windjammer

 

 

[1ParticularHbr]

The Post You Have All Been Waiting For...

 

 

 

Like so many other cocktails, there seem to be different recipes for this. The one I use, from Gosling's Black Seal Rum (from Bermuda) is:

 

4 oz Gosling's Black Seal Rum

4 oz Gosling's Gold Rum

5 oz Pineapple Juice

5 oz Orange Juice

¾ oz Grenadine or 2 oz Bermuda Falernum

6 Dashes of Angostura Bitters

 

It tastes JUST like the ones from The Swizzle Inn!

[Sky616]

Really enjoyed your review. Didn't think I ever wanted to go to Bermuda but now I think we may have to. It looks beautiful. We can leave out of Baltimore which is really convenient. Thanks again.

[psupa]

But there was a stark difference between the cleanliness of Bermuda and the lack there of in Nassau.

 

So true. Bermuda has always been a favorite of mine

 

Theresa

[tigger-ttfn]

Our Last Dinner in the Windjammer

 

 

There's the Greek I know. I love it to Trainman. Thanks for the review and taking me back to Bermuda. Love the photos.

[RADICALBURN]

Sorry your not going to be feeling well. Post cruise depression will soon set in. Thank you for the review. Your reviews are just the best.................................RADICAL

[reallyhooked]

Enjoyed your review. Awesome pictures