PARADISE found, plus our CONQUEST of two more ships (with pics) - 4/14/2018

[Jamman54]

This is the old conch graveyard. You are no longer allowed to bring home conch shells from here…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti begins her long trek back to our cabana. She stops at the entrance to the Cruise Center where she found the taxi rates posted…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Outside the entrance you can see all the excursion vehicles lined up and ready to go…..

 

 

 

 

Patti has made it back to Margaritaville…..

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[Jamman54]

Patti has made it back to our cabana…..

 

 

 

 

 

The most important feature in the cabana is the button. Press it and your servers will be there shortly to take your orders…..

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[Jamman54]

Since we have been here last, “our” cabana has been nicely decorated…..

 

 

 

These are the pool cabanas to the left of us…..

 

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[Jamman54]

These are the views we have from the porch of our cabana…..

 

 

 

This is my bucket of Landsharks…..

 

I’m on my second or third already……

 

To be continued…..

[marty1950]

Hey Jeff and Patti Once again thank you for taking us along on your fantastic vacation. Also Jeff have a bucket on me. Gary:cool::cool:

[d-train]

Thanks for sharing your pictures of the grand Turk cabana! We will be in one of these as well, in just two weeks! How close is 9 to the beach? Just walk around the flow rider? How far down is jacks shack from there?

 

 

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[NoDayButToday]

This is the beach to the right of the pier, along with the excursion pier and whale exhibit…..

 

 

 

I know you said the green umbrellas to the left are the free ones. We have never ventured to the right of the pier-do you know if these are free cruise line chairs or owned by independent vendors?

 

As always, wonderful review! Amber Cove was definitely useful, it doesn't seem many have covered it in detail and we are heading there this fall for the first time.

[Jamman54]

Hey Jeff and Patti Once again thank you for taking us along on your fantastic vacation. Also Jeff have a bucket on me. Gary:cool::cool:

 

I'm going to hold you to that Gary! :D

Thanks for sharing your pictures of the grand Turk cabana! We will be in one of these as well, in just two weeks! How close is 9 to the beach? Just walk around the flow rider? How far down is jacks shack from there?

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Have a great time with your cabana in Grand Turk! #'s 9 & 10 are the closest cabanas to the beach. There is a walkway to the right of the Flow Rider. It is a nice 10 minute slow and easy walk down the beach to Jack's Shack from your cabana. In fact, in our next segment, Patti will be taking a walk there. :D

[Jamman54]

I know you said the green umbrellas to the left are the free ones. We have never ventured to the right of the pier-do you know if these are free cruise line chairs or owned by independent vendors?

 

As always, wonderful review! Amber Cove was definitely useful, it doesn't seem many have covered it in detail and we are heading there this fall for the first time.

 

We have never hung out to the right of the pier either, so I don't have a clue. However, I can't imagine those clam shells being free.

As far as Amber Cove goes, since this was our first time there we wanted to cover it fully. We enjoyed our time there and can't wait to go back. :cool:

[marty1950]

Hey there Jeff. If we ever go on the same cruise I,m buying the first bucket. Gary

[Jamman54]

After relaxing for a while, Patti decided to take a walk down the beach to Jack’s Shack and see Topher. Here are some views of the beach as she makes her way down there…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Here are some more beach views as Patti makes her way to Jack’s Shack…..

 

 

 

 

 

Patti has arrived…..

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[Jamman54]

Here are some views of Jack’s Shack……

 

 

Here are the drink and food menus…..

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[Jamman54]

There is no sign of Topher today, but there are plenty of other dogs and even a cat…..

 

 

 

 

Looking out at the water from Jack’s Shack…..

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Patti leaves Jack’s and heads back to the cabana…..

 

She passes a wide variety of inflatable fun……

 

Patti has made it back to the Margaritaville beach…..

 

 

The Flowrider is up and running, and one of the staff is showing off his moves…..

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Patti has found me in the pool, and as it is time for lunch we head back to the cabana……

 

 

We push the button and a couple of minutes later our server is taking our order. Here are the menus. These are the appetizers…..

 

The soup and salad menu…..

 

 

These are the burgers and sandwiches…..

 

 

The Chef’s special selections…..

 

 

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[Jamman54]

Here is the dessert menu…..

 

This is the specialty drink menu…..

 

In no time at all, our drinks and food have arrived. I had a frozen mudslide…..

 

 

Patti had a frozen strawberry daiquiri……

 

 

For lunch, I had Jimmy’s Jammin’ Jambalaya……

 

 

Patti had the turkey club which is huge……

 

 

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[marty1950]

Hey Patti thats one huge club sandwich, How was it? Jeff how much were those frozen drinks,they look delicious. Gary:evilsmile:

[Hogladyrider]

Is your food included in the cost to rent the cabana?

 

We have found that Grand Turk with 2 ships in port is just too darn crowded so we enjoy the ship and a practically empty pool.

 

Our last visit to Grand Turk we were in port 7:30-2:30 with another ship and I thought the beach would sink there were so many people on it!

 

Enjoying your review!

[rentayenta]

Praise Patti for taking pictures. I am loving them.

 

We have a stop in Grand Turk and we are planning on Jack's Shack. Have you spend the day there?

[miss tea]

I was interested in how much you paid for your cabana. I was thinking about doing this myself.

These chair rentals are new and are located near the bathrooms. No idea what the cost is for these…..

 

Two whale tails tower over the Cruise Center…..

 

The bars are now open…..

 

 

Here are some of the pool cabanas…..

 

 

On this side you will find the walk in entry to the pool……

 

 

Since I was the first to check in, I got to choose our cabana. As always, I chose # 9 once again. It is in our favorite location which is near the beach and flowrider, and away from the pool bar and dj…..

 

 

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[deeron51]

Hi Jeff,

 

NJ neighbor here (North Brunswick)!!!

 

Thank you so, so much for your AMAZING review and Patti's AWESOME pictures!!! My husband and I, along with my sister and brother-in-law (from Louisiana) will be cruising on the Conquest in September to celebrate my sister's 50th!!!! The only new port for us is Amber Cove and I am super-excited after having read your review!! We do already have our cabana reserved for HMC and are going to skip the Grand Turk one this year as we will be venturing onto the beach there for the first time!!! (never made it out of Margaritaville pool area on previous visits!!) But now, after your review and pictures, I am really considering that poolside cabana at Amber Cove!!!!

 

Thank you again for all of the time and effort you put into this review!!!!

 

Deena

[Jamman54]

Hey Patti thats one huge club sandwich, How was it? Jeff how much were those frozen drinks,they look delicious. Gary:evilsmile:

 

Patti must love it because she orders it every time we are there! The drinks in the big cups were 19,99 I believe. :D

 

Is your food included in the cost to rent the cabana?

We have found that Grand Turk with 2 ships in port is just too darn crowded so we enjoy the ship and a practically empty pool.

Our last visit to Grand Turk we were in port 7:30-2:30 with another ship and I thought the beach would sink there were so many people on it!

Enjoying your review!

 

The food is not included in the price of the cabana. One of the reasons that we rent a cabana there is so that we get some quiet space for ourselves. :cool:

[Jamman54]

Praise Patti for taking pictures. I am loving them.

We have a stop in Grand Turk and we are planning on Jack's Shack. Have you spend the day there?

 

Patti says thanks! :D We have never spent the day at Jack's Shack, but we do visit there from time to time. :cool:

I was interested in how much you paid for your cabana. I was thinking about doing this myself.

 

We paid $159.99 for the pool cabana at Grand Turk when we ordered it about 6 months before our cruise. From what I understand, the price has gone up since then. :(