Our Carnival Venezia B2B - 21 days of "Fun Italian Style" (with pics) - 9/23/23

EllieinNJ · November 16, 2023

1 hour ago, TxTeach79 said:

People say things like this sometimes when I'm accidentally in the background of their pictures

I thought it was a joke until I read a good review here in the St. Maarten forum

TxTeach79 · November 16, 2023

24 minutes ago, EllieinNJ said:

I thought it was a joke until I read a good review here in the St. Maarten forum

This @Jamman54 classic right here is the first I've ever heard of it!!! Finally getting back to St. Maarten next NYE on Magic, you know I gotta check in

Jamman54 · November 16, 2023

Day # 18 - 10/10/23 - Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (8am – 4pm).

We are up at 6am to another sunny and warm day. The seas are calm as we approach St. Thomas……

Captain Cenzo has us docked at 7am, a full hour earlier than our scheduled time of arrival…..

Here are some views from our balcony…..

Here are today’s Fun Times…..

Looking at the Aft Camera, we can see that a towel invasion has taken place…..

To be continued……

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

We are not planning to eat breakfast this morning, but I am going to go to the Java Blue Café for my morning coffee. I bring the camera with me to capture the towel invasion…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

After stopping and picking up two beach towels on the Lido, (thanks Edy!), I make my way back to the cabin where Patti and I prepare our beach bags for today. We decided to do this Carnival Excursion:

Magen's Bay Beach & Skyride to Paradise Point

Starting at:

$69.99 / Adult (ages 13 and over)

$54.99 / Child (ages 12 and under)

Moderate Activity Level, No Minimum Age, 3.5 hours

Details:

Enjoy two of St. Thomas's most popular attractions in one excursion. Meet your driver at the pier side to transfer to the heart shaped, palm lined Magen's Bay. Enjoy a scenic overlook and photo opportunity from Drake's Seat. Legend has it that Privateer Sir Frances Drake commanded his fleet from this very spot!

After you take your photos continue on to Magen’s Bay. The admission is included to the dazzling Caribbean Beach. Enjoy a wonderful relaxing time as you swim in the turquoise waters, and sunbathe on the soft white sand feeling the gentle breeze of the ocean! Plenty of restrooms are located along the beach. A welcoming bar offers many refreshing and delicious drinks for purchase. Have an appetite? Enjoy a pizza, hamburgers, and much more at the well-known “Hungry” cafeteria. If you want to purchase a souvenir or just go shopping, visit the nearby gift shop.

After two hours at this lovely oasis, meet your driver to continue on to your to your next destination, St. Thomas SkyRide to Paradise Point. The state of the art SkyRide whisks you 700 ft above sea level for the most spectacular views of St. Thomas. As you soar, you will see the harbor of Charlotte Amalie, and the ship docked below. Don't forget your camera to take amazing pictures! While enjoying the views, purchase food or beverages, and browse the many shops. When you are ready, the admission bracelet allows for the return trip back down the mountain to the main street where the ship is docked directly across the street.

We could have done this on our own for much cheaper, but there was something appealing to catching our ride right by the ship, as opposed to walking a short distance to the taxi stand. Lol.

We were off the ship at 9:15am for our 9:30am tour. We found our meeting spot and were led to our safari truck. Here’s Patti at her window seat….

Here are a few views as we wait for one straggling person to show up…..

We are on our way. Here are a few views as we head through town and then up the hills, where we’ll have a great view of the Venezia…..

To be continued…..

Destiny0315 · November 17, 2023

Ah the significance of the empty chair representing Edy's contribution...

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Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

We head over to the other side of the island, and in a short while we have reached Drake’s Seat Lookout…..

Here you have great scenic views of Magen’s Bay…..

This is our ride…..

To be continued….

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

The driver loads us up and we’re now heading down the hill to Magen’s Bay…..

The driver parks and he tells us we have two hours to enjoy the beach…..

Patti and I head down the left side of the beach, and find a picnic table to put our stuff on…..

I immediately hit the water…..

The whole beach is about a mile long so Patti heads out to explore. She’s going to go all the way to the end of the right side of the beach……

To be continued……

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

Along the way Patti stops to check out the Beach Bar & Restaurant…..

Here are the food menus…..

To be continued…..

Elaine5715 · November 17, 2023

On 11/14/2023 at 10:10 AM, EllieinNJ said:

On our 21 day B2B cruise on the Pride in May, after 10 days we asked our wonderful steward to stop making the towels. They were great but just took up too much space. He seemed grateful.

You can just unmake them and they will take the remains away

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

Patti continues to head down the right side of the beach…..

She has reached the end……

Now she’s looking back towards the other end of the beach….

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

Patti is now making the journey to the end of the left side of the beach…..

She has made it to the end…..

She’s looking back the other way…..

She catches me leaving the water…..

To be continued…..

CruzerDeb · November 17, 2023

I absolutely love Megan’s Beach! Beautiful pictures of the beach and from the overlook. Hope you had a Bushwacker at Paradise Point!

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

As we were getting ready to leave, I got this picture of my pretty lady here at Magen’s Beach…..

We spot our Cruise Critic friend Sylvia floating around in the water. She took a taxi here and is spending the day. Not a bad idea…..

Most of us made it back to our safari truck at the appointed time. There was one straggler, and you guessed it, it was the same person as this morning. I guess she felt it was okay to keep everybody waiting for 15 minutes for the second time today. So finally we are heading to the Skyride to Paradise Point….

We are here…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

We will be boarding next…..

And up we go! Amazing views as we head up to Paradise Point…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

28 minutes ago, CruzerDeb said:

I absolutely love Megan’s Beach! Beautiful pictures of the beach and from the overlook. Hope you had a Bushwacker at Paradise Point!

We had several as you shall see!

CruzerDeb · November 17, 2023

29 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

We had several as you shall see!

I knew you wouldn’t let me down! 🍹😂

WhiteOptima · November 17, 2023

@Jamman54 Zora said hello! She finds out today if she is going to Magic next.

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

2 minutes ago, WhiteOptima said:

@Jamman54 Zora said hello! She finds out today if she is going to Magic next.

Thanks! Tell her we said hello back. She heads home on December 10th for a well deserved break. She's been on since April. 😃

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

The first order of business is to order our first round of Bushwackers…..

Patti is off taking in the views from Paradise Point…..

I’m having another Bushwacker……

Patti is checking out the shops and our vantage point…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

Patti has made it back to the bar…..

I’m trying out the banana daiquiri…..

We finish our drinks and head up to the skyride. If you can climb the stairs, stay to the right, to use the ramps, stay to the left…..

Once we make it up to the top, we wait for the next set of cars…..

We are on our way back down…..

Some of these houses on the side of the hill are awesome…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

Here are some more views as we head back down…..

We are almost at the bottom…..

Here is a view of the Venezia as we leave the skyride…..

To be continued…..

Jamman54 · November 17, 2023

At this point I head back to the ship, while Patti explores the Havensight Mall area. Patti takes these shots of the St. Thomas Skyride, and the Pirate Museum from across the street…..