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On 11/29/2019 at 8:29 PM, 2 cruzen said:
Has anyone done the Kon Tiki excursion lately? Wondering how it is and if you can rent SUP boards at the beach. Thanks
Dinghey's has paddle boards and kayaks, and on really busy days there's a guy in the middle of the beach that rents sea doos.
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3 hours ago, Cricket551 said:
This sounds really interesting! Can you give me any more details? Like how long are the taxi and ferry rides? How would we know where to walk once we got off the ferry? Sorry just any additional details would be great! This really sounds like a nice way to spend the day! Thanks
Cricket: Take a 15 minute-ish taxi ride to Crown Bay Marina. From there, the ferry runs once an hour, on the hour from Tickles Dockside Pub. The trip across takes less than 10 minutes. Fare is 10 bucks round trip.
When you get to water island, there's a free shuttle bus waiting that takes you to one of the 2 bars on honeymoon beach.. Easy peasy.
Pro Tip: Dinghey's bar charges for beach chairs, Heidi's does not....and I personally think the food is MUCH better at Heidis. Dinghey's is more of a sports-bar, party vibe, and Heidi's feels more like a local watering hole.
If you'r looking for more of an activity, you can rent a golf cart from where the ferry docks, and explore for a couple of hours. There's some old WWII ruins (there's a sign at the little outdoor post office with info about that). There's also a cobblestone beach on the opposite side of the island that's very pretty, has some snorkeling, but is usually pretty rough with waves. -
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I've heard that there used to be a pretty elaborate network of hiking trails on Hassel Island, but I've read conflicting reports about their condition as well as access to the island.
Has anyone hiked on Hassel since the storms?
Thanks
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It's a massive party barge that goes to Honeymoon Beach at Water Island. If you're into the party barge scene, cool...but it's a LOT of people.
For me a better experience is to grab a taxi to the water island ferry dock. the ferry is ten bucks, and the beach is walking distance down a little dirt road. There are 2 awesome bar/restaurants on either end of the beach.
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This image just appeared on Reddit, showing an email the Royal Caribbean is sending out to guests booked to cuba.
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11 minutes ago, Fogfog said:
Really, enough with the off topic politics. That's not what people come here for.
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1 minute ago, ndabunka said:
Hopefully those on here with bookings will be able to still go even though TODAY'S policy is "no cruise ship travel to Cuba commencing immediately"... unless the news articles are wrong.
What I'm reading is that effective June 5, 2019, if you haven't already paid your fare, you cannot sail to Cuba on a cruise ship. The language in the Associated Press article indicates that if you've got a ticket, you can sail...but as myself and others have speculated...if the cruise line cannot legally book additional passage to Cuba after tomorrow...we all know they're not going to send empty ships.
Odds are, itineraries get rerouted (as allowed in the cruise contract) or some sailings get outright cancelled.
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Bedazzler.
Thank you for sharing your story, for your upbeat attitude...and for even offering a legitimate attempt at a review of your completely-trashed-cruise.
Your outlook is inspiring. Having never met you, I wish you nothing but the best in life.
Cheers, and thank you for everything you've posted here.
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Waiting to check in in Tampa, line is out the building, fliers being distributed about 2% illness rate on pervious sailing. Anybody have more info?
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I frequently take my good camera to the beach. I keep it out of site, and usually strap it to a table or something so it's harder to just walk off with the bag.
I like to get up and walk around and take photos. Iguanas, palm trees, landscapes, locals etc. A cruise is too good a photo op to leave the big guns behind! It's totally worth the hassle to have a good camera.
Even on cruises where we have just gone as a couple...we meet people and we're usually with a group, so there's frequently someone we trust who's not in the water with us.
That said, I ALWAYS have a gopro in my pocket. 100% all the time. It's hands down the most versatile piece of photo gear I own.
I recommend one of the newer ones with the flat lens, for the best underwater performance. Don't forget Anti-Fog inserts and a spare battery.
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That actually looks like a pretty respectable cross section. A little something for everyone. Cool.. Now they just need to roll that list out fleetwide.
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Watching the ship tracker
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:374130/zoom:10
Star is (as of today) sailing the itinerary in the following order:
Roatan,
Belize,
Costa Maya
Cozumel.
That is the same order of ports I have in my MyNCL for Feb 7th sailing.
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Both taken with Canon 70d. Bald Eagle VS Red Shoulder Hawk was with 70-200 f2.8. Mallard Ducks was with Sigma 100-500
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Hi everybody. Sailing on the Star next month, and I REALLY want to do the whole trip with Carry-on bags only.
Can someone tell me if "reef safe" or "biodegradable" sunblock, in SPRAY form is available in the gift shop on NCL ships?
If not, how about regular spray sunblock?
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Cozumel:We booked an authentic Mexican cooking class with Josefina through Cozumel Chef. We walked to a small, modest house Josefina uses for the class and prepared an amazing meal, including margaritas and beer. More than we could eat. Highly recommended.
Thanks for a great review. Can you tell me more about this unique shore activity in Cozumel?
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Lightroom is amazing, provided you shoot raw. Totally worth the cost.
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Dailing in 47 days on the Star. Wanted to pre-book my specialty restaurants, and was hoping someone out there can give me a heads up on "Cant Miss" nights in the MDR.
Thanks, in advance.
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I really think the mirrorless is a game changer in digital cameras. I recently sold off every piece of Canon kit I owned, and went Micro Four Thirds.
I love my Lumix GH4
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For my cruise photography and videography, I love Joby's Gorillapod. It's small enough to hang from my sling bag, and wraps around things...so the entire ship is your tripod. I've wrapped it around deck rails to shoot timelapses during sailaway, Hung them from trees for a group shot, and even roll bars on a jeep. Also, for video, you can bend the arms into handles and point one arm at your chest and you have an on-the-fly stabilization rig.
For SLR shooters, go with the all metal "Focus". It's heavy, but built like a tank, and it'll never break. I have broken the lesser priced versions.
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As a guy enjoying a 9.8% barleywine this evening....that list is pretty darn disappointing.
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Can someone outline what the revised itinerary is?
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Interesting that it actually takes LESS keystrokes to just post the stupid schedule than it does to tell someone to go google it, especially when googling it yields incorrect results.
Here's what's posted on www(dot)vinow(dot)com
Schedule
Crown Bay → Water Island
Monday-Saturday
6:30 am | 7:15 | 8:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | noon | 1:15 | 2:15 | 3:15 | 4:15 | 5:15 | 6:00 | 9:00 pm *
Sundays and Holidays
8:00 am | 10:00 | noon | 1:15 | 3:15 | 5:15 pm
Water Island → Crown Bay
Monday-Saturday
6:45 am | 7:30 | 8:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 1:30 | 2:30 | 3:30 | 4:30 | 5:30 | 6:15 | 9:15 pm *
Sundays and Holidays
8:15 am | 10:15 | 12:15 | 1:30 | 3:30 | 5:30 pm
* Reservations required, call by 6pm. $10 one way.
Water Island, Sapphire Beach or Secret Harbor from Crown?
in St. Thomas/St. John
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If you are worried about the ferry to water island, there is a tour called ConTiki that leaves from the cruise ship docks, goes over to the island and gives you a couple hours of beach time.
Water island is AMAZING, and honeymoon beach is about as picturesque as you can get for a Caribbean beach. Bonus: there are nearly always sea turtles inside the swim area.
I stayed on the island for a week (twice) and even with 2 or 3 party boats on big ship days, it never feels "crowded"
Pro Tip: Heidi's Grill (left side of the beach facing land) has KILLER fish tacos!