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23 hours ago, Cruiseguy14 said:

I will be sailing on July 27th from Iceland to New York.  I recently went to the carribean and researched every port and was able to plan my own excursions  which saved me thousands and I didn’t sacrifice any enjoyment.

 

I am trying to do the same with Iceland and I am having trouble finding the same type of resources for information. If anyone has any resources that would help me plan out my trip I would be very grateful . Below are the ports I am visiting:

 

Djupivogur

Akureyri

Isafjordur

 

Thanks I’m advance. 

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We are going to be staying city center precruise. Will need to get to port the day of the cruise. What is the best way to get to the ship on cruise day?  But you answered that. Thank you. The other is checkout from hotel is long before ship departure. Do you know how early luggage can be checked to cruise?  Luggage lockers near there?  What do others do 

On 2/5/2024 at 11:33 AM, Nitemare said:

I don't understand the question.  Your title is about transfers, but your question is about how long you will have to wait at the airport?  Maybe something got left out?

We have a couple days precruise in Reykjavik and have reservations city center. Best option to ship ?  Late departure from Reykjavik on cruise. 

keep in mind this will not be a Caribbean beach like in Cozumel.

I know and hopefully some other options do open up soon. We will probably end up trying Royal Palms, it looks like only 2 ships in port that day so hopefully it wont get too crowded.

We have been to Royal Palms several times as my husband has sun sensitivity and they offer cabanas. It is a pretty nice beach however we reserve the cabana ahead of time.

read about some of the unethical things the turtle farm does and you may change your tune...

Please do your research before you go

Carnival Cruise Line - one of the world’s biggest cruise companies - has come under fire for sending tens of thousands of its passengers every year on excursions to the Cayman Turtle Centre: Island Wildlife Encounter (CTC), where endangered turtles are allegedly subjected to “appalling” living conditions and are “exploited in the name of tourist entertainment”, including as props for selfies. The Cayman Islands - a British overseas territory in the Caribbean - is home to around 9,500 endangered green sea turtles. The government-owned CTC, formerly known as the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF), receives more than 200,000 visitors every year and nearly three-quarters of them are reported to be cruise passengers.

World Animal Protection (WAP), a London-based animal charity, launched a petition last week urging the cruise line to stop operating visits to the facility, which is the only sea-turtle farm in the world to breed turtles for human consumption (turtle meat is served as steaks and burgers at local restaurants, according to WAP). It is also the only farm which in its capacity as an attraction allows tourists to hold turtles.

Visitors to the centre are said to be unaware of the poor treatment the turtles experience Credit: World Animal Protection

The Cayman Island facility was named among the world’s top 10 “cruellest attractions” last year in a survey which revealed nearly 110 million people visit them each year, unaware of “behind the scenes” animal abuse, according to WAP.

Visitors to the CTC are said to be “unaware of the... wounds, skin lesions and stress caused by keeping them in small tanks which encourages them to bite and maim each other,” according to WAP. “Behind the scenes, hundreds of sea turtles are crammed into overcrowded shallow tanks out of sight from the tourist view,” said Dr Neil D’Cruze, head of wildlife research and policy at the organisation.

In its latest petition the company outlines the disease, deformities and genetic defects caused by in-breeding, such as being born without eyes.

The turtles allegedly suffer from severe wounds, skin lesions, and other injuries Credit: World Animal Protection

The CTC has claimed that turtle breeding on the farm is essential due to demand for turtle meat by residents and local restaurants.

Personally I would not take my baby on-shore in Jamaica.

Here is the thing about renting a car and doing it on your own. It can become very expensive if you were to get into a fender bender or damage occurs to the car. If you have to spend your time working with the police and miss the ship you will incur some pretty heavy expenses. Just saying...

Is the coffee you buy in Jamaica better than the blue mountain you can order online?

we used karib in november with no problems

How do you reserve one of the golf carts with Karib?

I personally do not like the Bahamas...the taxi drivers are pretty unethical in dealings so make sure that if you have one leave you somewhere make sure you are back in plenty of time...they often try to charge more to get back that when they take you...my niece missed the ship because of this and spent a small fortune getting met back up as this was the first stop. I would do a ship sponsored excursion with a small child.

you can usually get some cokes when in port and carry a couple back with you...saves the hassle at checkin and having to tote them around....

We already have a reservation for a private tour with Victor Bodden in Roatan and we are trying to decide which activities to do. We are interested in doing their Dune Buggy tour, but have not been able to find any reviews from anyone that has done that tour. If anyone out there has done this, can you let us know how it went for you?

Did you ever find out anything about this, I can find nothing on it.

We will be cruising over fall break with our 7 year old grandson and this will be his first cruise. He is getting excited but since we have never cruised with a child before looking for some pointers and any tips, hints or opinions we can get about Camp Carnival. Thanks for anything that anyone can offer.