This was my kids and fiancé’s first cruise. I purposely choose a smaller ship so they wouldn’t be overwhelmed. After a few days, shop seemed too small. This was also an older ship so anything newer onboard seemed to be squeezed on. Booking another cruise for next year on a much larger ship that is newer for my family to have a better experience since we will be going for a min of 7 nights. This ship would’ve been good for a shorter cruise.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Overall a great trip
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Great food. Main dining was very crowded to walk through for a table. Buffet was crowded and lines moved slow but that was due to people and not staff
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Pools were refreshing, great spa shows, fitness center had everything and a view out the huge windows.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Staff was always friendly and said good morning/evening. Room steward was awesome! He remembered little things we liked and knew our names from the first day.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Someone was always cleaning up. For so many people on and off the ship, everything was clean even the carpeted common areas
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
Small room especially for 2 adults & 2 kids. Hard to get to the balcony with both bunks open. Beds were very comfortable along with pillows and plenty of pillows. A/c could be cooler but was comfortable. Lots of closet space and drawers in room for all 4 of us. Bathroom could use more shelves.
Magens bay & skyride excursion. Highly recommend! Awesome clean bay with crystal clear water. Skyride has great photo ops and stores up top of the ride.
Family beach hopping excursion. Not for young kids. Was on a party bus with lots of beer & rum punch. Tour guide and also driver made the trip! Will do again and again. Beaches were wonderful.
Party bus tour. Not as fun as last island. Weren’t offered drinks until final stop at beach. Learned a lot of history of island with many photo stops. Beach was good. Too many people asking for money or selling things though. Very pushy.
4X4 off road tour. Jeeps were all diff. Some newer some older. Only one open wrangler. Some had steering wheels on right and some on left. Made difficult driving on tail end of excursion on the main roads. Great photo ops on tops of mountain roads. Beach was very disappointing! After getting all dirty from off roading, beach was very rocky and next to impossible to get into water unless you have water shoes and that’s pushing it. Couldn’t wait to get back to ship to shower.
Took a cab to Maho Beach. $16/person round trip. Very organized. Highly recommend this way. Much cheaper than excursion. Sand area is small but water is clear and warm. Planes coming in made for large waves. Had to time it right to get into the water past where waves turned over. Can’t wait to go back. Bar/restaurant was very good and they also have a pool available next to the bar area.
Having an excursion and airport transfer thought the luggage would be taken for us considering we had a different tag on luggage. Picked up night before then had to find after getting through customs and then we had to physically take to another area to have loaded into a truck before getting on our tour bus. After being dropped off at airport, we had to once again find our luggage and check into airport. Could be easier.
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