caz1562

Thank you Twangster for a great photo blog of all the bars, restaurants and public areas on the new look Navigator.

We’re sailing on her in April and this will also be our first cruise with Royal Caribbean, seasoned NCL cruisers up until now. Your information was great for us to recce and try to get up to speed with the included, not included, where to find things etc.

still, we have to explore when we first get on board, can’t wait.

cheers 

Derek

We rented a Harley when we first visited in 2013 and had a great time.

This year we are returning but with my in-laws who have never been to the island so we intended on hiring a car to visit Maho for the planes then round to Marigot and then onto a lovely beach we found that wasn't that busy then head back for a few hours retail therapy.

What's the best thing to do....pre book or wait till you arrive then find a hire company, anyone got any recommendations???

Our final stop was in Samana, Dominican Republic. I had done a lot of reading about this stop (which is a the only tender port on this cruise) and took the advice of booking an excursion in advance. I can understand why folks don't recommend "winging it" in Samana. We booked with Tour Samana With Terry (http://www.toursamanawithterry.com/) and selected Excursion#3a: Quad ATV+Walk the Plank Zip Line.

 

I had never driven an ATV before, but after a little while (and only briefly scaring other drivers!), I caught on. The zip line was fantastic & long and the local food served for lunch was delicious. We also enjoyed learning about the foods, medicines, and local artistry of the Dominican Republic. For some, the poverty of this area may be shocking, but seeing how the locals lived provided an opportunity to discuss cultural and economic disparity with my kids. I'm glad we spent the day in a less touristy destination & expressed our gratitude to the local community by purchasing wares from local vendors who partner with Terry. This is another excursion that we would absolutely book again.

 

 

 

 

Small world, I was on this tour with you guys, I've a few videos with ur daughter on the zip line. I shall upload to YouTube for you to see.

As you can see, my first post on CC, I found this by chance and to stumble over this post even more so. Had a great time on this trip, shame NCL have left Samana in 2014.