SaltyHog
Second Mate
Joined 07/2017
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Past cruises
March 2023 - 7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & Dominican Republic (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Norwegian Escape
October 2022 - 7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip) Cruise on Norwegian Breakaway
April 2022 - 5 Night Western Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Mariner of the Seas
March 2022 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Mardi Gras
November 2021 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Harmony of the Seas
March 2019 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip) Cruise on Norwegian Bliss
Overall great cruise. Food was awesome! St. Thomas and Tortola were great.
Overall great cruise. Food was awesome! St. Thomas and Tortola were great.
November 2018 - 4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip) Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas
Great cruise. Excellent crew. Would cruise on Brilliance again!
We enjoyed this cruise, and would do it again! Food and service was great!
May 2018 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Allure of the Seas
Great Family Cruise
Great family cruise. Food was very good, and lots of stuff for the kids to do.
January 2018 - 3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Liberty
Enjoyable Short Cruise
Overall we had a good trip, and our family of eight all enjoyed the ship and the port visit to Nassau. The sit down breakfast was excellent, and the evening dining room was also good. The buffet was just so so, but the burgers at Guy's were great! We enjoyed all the shows and entertainment. Cruise Director Cookie and his team did a great job!
November 2017 - 4 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Paradise
This ship is older and in need of updating. We knew that going in. That being said, the hard working crew is what makes the Paradise such an enjoyable experience. The cruise director Jamie and her team really went above and beyond to make the cruise fun and enjoyable. The ship was very clean and our cabin attendant Ida was great. The shows were great, and Scotty K. the comedian was hillarious.
The food was very good in the dining rooms, but the buffet was just so so. We felt that the buffet dining area was a little crowded and under staffed, as it was hard to find a clean table a couple of times.
Cozumel was fun, and embarking and dis-embarking in Tampa were easy. I definitely recommend the faster to the fun upgrade!
My only real complaint about this cruise is the smoking. It's hard to get away from cigarette smoke on this ship. A lot of the trivia contests and games are held directly across from a smoking bar which makes them hard to enjoy if you don't enjoy sucking down second hand smoke. You have to walk through the smoke filled casino to get to most venues. Also, we had a balcony room and the people in the room ahead of us kept smoking on their balcony, which kept blowing smoke and ashes back on us. We complained to the service desk several times, but they failed to do anything to stop it.
All in all, it was a nice cruise and we had a fun time!
May 2017 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip) Cruise on Norwegian Escape
February 2006 - 4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Fascination
November 2002 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami roundtrip) Cruise on Voyager of the Seas
Norwegian Bliss
Sail date: March 16, 2019
Overall great cruise. Food was awesome! St. Thomas and Tortola were great.
Overall great cruise. Food was awesome! St. Thomas and Tortola were great.
Allure of the Seas
Sail date: May 27, 2018
Great family cruise. Food was very good, and lots of stuff for the kids to do.
Brilliance of the Seas
Sail date: November 08, 2018
Great cruise. Excellent crew. Would cruise on Brilliance again!
We enjoyed this cruise, and would do it again! Food and service was great!
Carnival Paradise
Sail date: November 16, 2017
This ship is older and in need of updating. We knew that going in. That being said, the hard working crew is what makes the Paradise such an enjoyable experience. The cruise director Jamie and her team really went above and beyond to make the cruise fun and enjoyable. The ship was very clean and our cabin attendant Ida was great. The shows were great, and Scotty K. the comedian was hillarious.
The food was very good in the dining rooms, but the buffet was just so so. We felt that the buffet dining area was a little crowded and under staffed, as it was hard to find a clean table a couple of times.
Cozumel was fun, and embarking and dis-embarking in Tampa were easy. I definitely recommend the faster to the fun upgrade!
My only real complaint about this cruise is the smoking. It's hard to get away from cigarette smoke on this ship. A lot of the trivia contests and games are held directly across from a smoking bar which makes them hard to enjoy if you don't enjoy sucking down second hand smoke. You have to walk through the smoke filled casino to get to most venues. Also, we had a balcony room and the people in the room ahead of us kept smoking on their balcony, which kept blowing smoke and ashes back on us. We complained to the service desk several times, but they failed to do anything to stop it.
All in all, it was a nice cruise and we had a fun time!
Carnival Liberty
Sail date: January 04, 2018
Overall we had a good trip, and our family of eight all enjoyed the ship and the port visit to Nassau. The sit down breakfast was excellent, and the evening dining room was also good. The buffet was just so so, but the burgers at Guy's were great! We enjoyed all the shows and entertainment. Cruise Director Cookie and his team did a great job!
Cruise tips
We've visited Nassau before, and it's alright, but it isn't our favorite. We decided to stay on the ship this time as there were five large cruise ships in port as well as spring breakers all over the place. I really wish they wouldn't book so many ships in port at the same time. You literally don't have any room to move on the pier or any of the areas close to the ships. Plus you really get hassled by vendors when getting off the ship in Nassau.
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Also very nice. Beautiful place to snorkel. We booked a private snorkeling tour with Aristocat charters, and had a great time.
Norwegian Bliss
Just like everyone else says, book everything as far in advance as you can. A lot of things can't be booked until you're actually on the ship. It's a hassle on the first day, but take the time to reserve everything you want, and the rest of your cruise will be much more relaxing. Several times we saw upset cruisers who tried to book things three or four days into the cruise and couldn't get what they wanted. The racetrack and laser tag fill up fast -- book them as soon as you get on board!
Awesome port. Our favorite of the cruise. The beaches are great, and be sure to check out the mountain top...beautiful! We booked privately through Sunny Liston tours and did a beach/mountain top/shopping tour and had a great time. The ride up and down the mountain is crazy!
Just got on and off here.
Always enjoy Cozumel. Mr Sanchos is great!
Allure of the Seas
Reserve all dining and shows in advance.
Carnival Liberty
Faster to the fun is well worth it - you get on and off faster. Also, if you use a porter when exiting the ship you get out a little ahead of everyone else in line for customs. If you or your family want to participate in shows (get called on stage), you need to be on the first floor of the main theater.
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