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Sovereign of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Sovereign of the Seas

3 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2006

Ship: Sovereign of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship itself, in all public areas, was very clean and well-maintained.

Ports of call

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

3 out of 5
The snorkeling was average or below average. To be deemed a "sanctuary" was far fetched - one only had to look to see man's interference with the way a coral reef or seagrass bed develops. There weren't many fish and the usnken boat was so far inland that it was hard to see becasue of all the turbulance in the water from untrained snorklers. The "professional trainers" were terrible. All they offered was directions on how to inflate the life jacket and blow out the snorkel - not tips on how to handle the panicy feeling first time snorklers get, how to move about land in the fins or keep goggles from clouding up.
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Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

3 out of 5
The snorkeling was average or below average. To be deemed a "sanctuary" was far fetched - one only had to look to see man's interference with the way a coral reef or seagrass bed develops. There weren't many fish and the usnken boat was so far inland that it was hard to see becasue of all the turbulance in the water from untrained snorklers. The "professional trainers" were terrible. All they offered was directions on how to inflate the life jacket and blow out the snorkel - not tips on how to handle the panicy feeling first time snorklers get, how to move about land in the fins or keep goggles from clouding up.
Thumbs Up

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5
It was pretty windy on the day we were on the island, so we just snorkelled. The BBQ buffet on the island was very good.
Thumbs Up

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Unless you are a true jewlery-a-holic, Nassau has very little to offer. We enjoyed a tour given by a local man. He took us in his taxi to various local sites and explained about the culture, government, school system - anything we wanted to know about.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: "Queen's staircase"

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We hired a local tour driver who had a van. Since he was a local he knew everything and took us on a fantastic tour. We paid $25 per person which is much cheaper than booking it through the cruiseline.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: The Atlantis hotel on Paradise Island

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Unless you are a true jewlery-a-holic, Nassau has very little to offer. We enjoyed a tour given by a local man. He took us in his taxi to various local sites and explained about the culture, government, school system - anything we wanted to know about.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: "Queen's staircase"

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We hired a local tour driver who had a van. Since he was a local he knew everything and took us on a fantastic tour. We paid $25 per person which is much cheaper than booking it through the cruiseline.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: The Atlantis hotel on Paradise Island

Cococay (Cruise Line's Private Island)

5 out of 5
It was pretty windy on the day we were on the island, so we just snorkelled. The BBQ buffet on the island was very good.
Thumbs Up

Pros: The entertainment and flexible dining choices

Cons: cabin accomadations

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