moran4carnival Posted February 22, 2011 #576 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thank you so much for the info that we can book cabanas online!!! Now I can rest easy:). I have some cabanas we would like but like a pp said, any cabana is better then none:) I agree:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilldo33 Posted February 24, 2011 #577 Share Posted February 24, 2011 You all have convinced me to splurge for a cabana for 2 of us. We'll be on our honeymoon so why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairnmom Posted February 24, 2011 #578 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Not wanting to spend the extra money on a cabana or clamshell, are there any trees further down the beach for a little shade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted February 24, 2011 #579 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Not wanting to spend the extra money on a cabana or clamshell, are there any trees further down the beach for a little shade? Yes and also plenty of chairs that are up under those trees. In the attached picture you can see parts of the chairs under the trees on the lower right part of the picture. This was taken from where we spent the day - just past the last cabana (#15). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moran4carnival Posted February 24, 2011 #580 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yes and also plenty of chairs that are up under those trees. In the attached picture you can see parts of the chairs under the trees on the lower right part of the picture. This was taken from where we spent the day - just past the last cabana (#15). Where are all the people? I hope when I go it looks like this lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairnmom Posted February 25, 2011 #581 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yes and also plenty of chairs that are up under those trees. In the attached picture you can see parts of the chairs under the trees on the lower right part of the picture. This was taken from where we spent the day - just past the last cabana (#15). Thank you. Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kel040 Posted February 25, 2011 #582 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Where are all the people? I hope when I go it looks like this lol LOL... I wondered the same thing - its a nice picture of HMC for sure.. but then I found this one on another thread... After seeing it, I decided to book a cabana !! :D (picture came from this thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1365566 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairnmom Posted February 25, 2011 #583 Share Posted February 25, 2011 LOL... I wondered the same thing - its a nice picture of HMC for sure.. but then I found this one on another thread... After seeing it, I decided to book a cabana !! :D (picture came from this thread http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1365566 ) I've seen pictures like this too. I think this is the area closest to where the tender boat drops you off. Most people get off the tender and just plop! Looks like the beach further down is more isolated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 25, 2011 #584 Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) Wow, that is the most crowded I have ever seen HMC. Must have been two ships in that day. Defintely is looking from as close to the tendering pier as one can get, to away from the pier. The new Shipwreck bar mast is barely visible over the trees in the middle of the pic. Edited February 25, 2011 by CruiserBruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristi Williamson Posted February 25, 2011 #585 Share Posted February 25, 2011 OK...I keep reading that you have to book the cabana's on the ship, but they're on my excursions on my booking. I'm getting ready to "book" it online. Will I have to go to the excusions desk anyway when I board? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted February 25, 2011 #586 Share Posted February 25, 2011 OK...I keep reading that you have to book the cabana's on the ship, but they're on my excursions on my booking. I'm getting ready to "book" it online. Will I have to go to the excusions desk anyway when I board? Thanks! It is a recent change where Carnival allows you to book in advance as a shore excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristi Williamson Posted February 25, 2011 #587 Share Posted February 25, 2011 It is a recent change where Carnival allows you to book in advance as a shore excursion. Thank you! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pghsteelerfan Posted February 25, 2011 #588 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Where are all the people? I hope when I go it looks like this lol In order to avoid the crowds, we went all the way down the beach, to the area past the last cabana. It gets less and less crowded the further you go. The following are a look back to where all the people were: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacarolinagirl Posted February 25, 2011 #589 Share Posted February 25, 2011 OK...I keep reading that you have to book the cabana's on the ship, but they're on my excursions on my booking. I'm getting ready to "book" it online. Will I have to go to the excusions desk anyway when I board? Thanks! Yes, you can now book online but you will still need to go to the excursions desk once you board to see which cabana they assigned or select which one. I have read both of those happening & we don't cruise til June so I can't say for sure if you get to select your cabana or is Carnival assigns them in the order they are booked. Either way, you will have one if you book it early. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koshlong Posted February 25, 2011 #590 Share Posted February 25, 2011 About the crowding.........unfortunately HAL sometimes books 2 ships into HMC on the same day....which, if they're Vistas or Signatures, means about 4000 people. For some reason, Carnival never does this? I've often wondered why. We'll be at HMC next month on the Noordam, and her sister, the Westerdam, will be there too. This will be the first time I've visited HMC with another ship. I am SO glad a member of our Roll Call suggested that we book the Private Oasis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted February 26, 2011 #591 Share Posted February 26, 2011 About the crowding.........unfortunately HAL sometimes books 2 ships into HMC on the same day....which, if they're Vistas or Signatures, means about 4000 people. For some reason, Carnival never does this? I've often wondered why. The Carnival ships are much larger than the HAL ships. Two HAL ships is far too crowded. Two Carnival ships would just be a mass of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sag1804 Posted February 28, 2011 #592 Share Posted February 28, 2011 So my group is going this next week. I want to do the Oasis but 1299 is a lot of money! But if I can get 12 people down that would be awesome. Do you guys think this is something we should do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiecruises Posted February 28, 2011 #593 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Have you checked to be sure it isn't already booked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smarks Posted March 1, 2011 #594 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Could someone that has been there recently tell me if Carnival is assigning the Cabanas or can we still pick the one we want when we board? I have one booked and want to get further down the beach. Since booking on line is new maybe someone has already done this and can help us out on how its handled now. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanderboom Posted March 2, 2011 #595 Share Posted March 2, 2011 My cabana is booked! I know it will be as good as y'all have said it is:D I can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted March 3, 2011 #596 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Appreciate the info from ALL on this post ... very helpful! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern1226 Posted March 4, 2011 #597 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Could someone that has been there recently tell me if Carnival is assigning the Cabanas or can we still pick the one we want when we board? I have one booked and want to get further down the beach. Since booking on line is new maybe someone has already done this and can help us out on how its handled now. Thanks From what I've read from recent cruisers, you can pick your cabana when you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovethesun40 Posted March 4, 2011 #598 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Since we are first time cruisers, going in April, and my husband's parents will be with us, we have BOOKED a cabana!! :D Thank you to everyone that has posted all the wonderful info, it sure makes it easier with the decision making!! Now, has anyone been on the "Glass bottom boat" excursion lately?? Anything to see? :confused: Good, or boring? I thought this would be good for all of us (2 teens, DH, me and in-laws) Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea_u_onboard Posted March 8, 2011 #599 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Didn't go back through all the posts so I appoligize in advance if this has been asked and answered. When I look at excursions for my April 2012 cruise (I know...long ways off) I can see all the excursions for Half Moon Cay and Nassau but it will only let me book the Nassau items. When I called Carnival I got a line about all those items not available online have to be booked on the ship - which I know is not true after reading this thread (wish they would get their sh^t together). So my only other thought is I have to be within a timeframe window to book. Can anyone confirm? I have a friend going in July and they can't book either (which I guess could mean they are all gone). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise, J.D. Posted March 8, 2011 #600 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Didn't go back through all the posts so I appoligize in advance if this has been asked and answered. When I look at excursions for my April 2012 cruise (I know...long ways off) I can see all the excursions for Half Moon Cay and Nassau but it will only let me book the Nassau items. When I called Carnival I got a line about all those items not available online have to be booked on the ship - which I know is not true after reading this thread (wish they would get their sh^t together). So my only other thought is I have to be within a timeframe window to book. Can anyone confirm? I have a friend going in July and they can't book either (which I guess could mean they are all gone). Who knows what is going on. I can't help you much. I booked one for our July 2011 cruise, but I just went and tried again and could not. It could mean that all of them are booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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