This was our first B2B cruise on the same ship. Miami weather was cold when we arrived 2 days before the cruise. There was a cold front on the East Coast that was causing a lot of problems for people travelling with airports being closed d due to the weather. The 1st couple days of the cruise we had rain off and on. But it got better and we enjoyed some sunshine and fine weather.
There were a lot if extra activities happening on the ship with it being a Journeys cruises. We especially enjoyed the Midnight Gala Buffet. It was as amazing to see the intricately carved fruits, vegetables, cheeses and meats! Wow!!!
We enjoyed several movie nights under the stars although for some reason the film kept stopping at the 2 hour mark on the movies and we had to wait for it to be rewound. One time they missed part of the movie because they didn't rewind far enough. :( The shows were good and the special actuvitues as part of Journeys were fun, although we didn't attend all of them. They had some very good musicians playing '80s songs., too.
The itinerary was great. We had one new Island, Antigua, but all the rest except for Martinique are favourites.
The All American menu, our first time experiencing it, was very, very disappointing! Limited choices, and boring. It's no different than an average family style restaurant menu at home. As the dining experience is a big part of our cruise enjoyment, we were quite disappointed. So much so we are going to check out other cruise lines for future cruises.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Good movies under the stars!
Children's Programs
NA
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Excellent cabin staff with Edmund and his 2 staff members. Tandai & Babus. They were the absolute BEST! Good service at the DR but it was very slow. There is less staff and it clearly shows!
Ship Quality
3 out of 5
There were some water leaks from air conditioning. Often there were huge fans running in the cabin hallways to dry the carpet.
Beautiful lication but it was windy and kept raining off & on all day. We sat on the beach wrapped up from the cold wind. Back to the ship early and hit the hot tubs.
Went on aElu's Eco Tour. Absolutely amazing day in the water. Swam to Hell's Gate and climbed up in it...amazing! Did some snorkeling and stopped for a great Lynch at a little island. We hiked up to the top if a hill and saw some incredible views and some very cool birds. The long tailed, red billed Tropic birds were nesting and we got some amazing pictures of them off the cliffs. Saw peligans and frigate birds, too. It was an excellent full day excursion.
Did and awesome day long tour with Herod's. Saw the banana plantation, went in a therapeutic mud bath which was incredible! Herod's Mom cooked a delicious Creole lunch. Then we went by boat to Jalousie Beach between the Pitons. Finally by speed boat back to the ship. We highly recommend Herod's for a tour in this island.
We rented a car at the pier and drove up to Mountain Top for a view of Megan's Bay and a few trinkets. Then we drive up to Paradise Point. What a view! Had some nachos and a Bushwhacker drink...yum!!! I can understand why they sell over a million if those drinks each year! Then we drove to Sapphire Beach which was beautiful! The total cost for the car rental was under $55 US, so a very reasonable day cost wise. Note: they drive on the left...not too difficult. You just have to constantly think, left! :)
We love San Juan. We had a long day here and went out and did some shopping. I bought a beautiful silver pendant of a Coqui, a cute little frog found here in the rain forest. We had seen them last time we were here at El Yunque. Had some good eats and fun at Senor Frogs and I had a manicure at a great little shop opposite Pigeon Park. Far better pricing than on the ship and a good job, too. They also gave a free alcoholic drink as part of the package. :)
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