Itchy&Scratchy

anyone stay at either? There are like 3 CC reviews mentioning Sleep Inn, none too specific.

yes, they now have a cashier in the front who gives you an armband no, but they brought us a "welcome drink" pp this time. Wasn't great. I wish they included wifi in the $20. I think that it would be reasonable to expect either food credit or wifi, or both in the entrance fee. But, perhaps, that's why they are not crowded anymore (not that they were crowded in 2019). $60 for 5 people taxi, $20 pp, and $60 to get back is quite pricy, especially without any food and/or wifi.

we were there last November, with 7 ships in port, and it wasn't crowded. We were there again 2 weeks ago, and it wasn't crowded. But it's fine if you don't believe me.

not before the pandemic, though. Our first time there after the pandemic was last November, and that's when we first discovered the charge. We still like it - it's nowhere near as busy as some beach clubs in Cozumel, and it's still a lovely, sandy beach with clear, shallow-ish water.

it was bad with Enchanted and some Carnival ship in port. It was our first time in Mahogany Bay, and my teen never wants to go back. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3013301-enchanted-princess-review-june-1-2024-western-caribbean-with-food-pics-dailies-and-more/page/2/#comment-67513252

we were there the first week of June, didn't get bitten. We walked to the beach, but we spent most of the time in the water. However, it was hot as hell and super crowded.

You enter the water, walk about a yard, it gets deeper (definitely over 5'), but not like OMG!, you swim for about a yard, and then it gets shallow again and stays shallow. My dad, who can barely walk and has bad everything, did just fine. Here, this should give you a really good idea:

Playa Palancar is now $20 pp, but you get a lounger under the umbrella for that. And a beautiful uncrowded beach. No wifi, though. Fish and chicken tacos were good. Taxi from where Enchanted was docked 2 weeks ago was $60 each way for 5 of us. Taxi from where MSC was docked last November started at $35 negotiated before getting into the taxi and magically became $45 en route. Surprise!

it's now $20 pp. June 2024 https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3013301-enchanted-princess-review-june-1-2024-western-caribbean-with-food-pics-dailies-and-more/page/2/#comment-67514546 November 2023 https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2976841-2023-thanksgiving-on-seascape-fantastica-experience-menus-dailies-etc-first-time-on-msc/page/3/#comment-66543137

we did the Pirate Bay Beach club on our very first cruise to Curacao. It was just very underwhelming. There are much more beautiful beaches in Curacao.

you are very welcome! You know, JamieLogical has recently written a fantastic live Enchanted review which is way more detailed than mine. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3004747-jamielogicals-live-from-the-enchanted-princess-54/

Thank you! Planning to be there in November, but will probably try a different beach (club). Sorobon beach was sooooo crowded there in April, like never before. We couldn't enjoy ourselves in the water because of the windsurfers, many of whom were inexperienced and coming too close to the swimmers. Too close for comfort.

well, since he is now an adult, he can participate in pretty much ALL of the activities Carnival schedules for adults (except for the ones involving alcohol). Nobody needs to hold his hand and have him participate in organized activities for teens like scavenger hunts, teen karaoke, teen dance parties, etc.

we've traveled between MIA and Port Everglades, and between FLL and POM several times, and IMHO, Lyft/Uber is the way to go.

DH has to have it elevated, so he just uses many extra pillows (mine and DS's) to do so.

Sleep Inn 1500 SE 5th Ave, Dania Beach, FL 33004 or Best Western Plus Ft Lauderdale Hollywood Airport Hotel (south of the airport) 2601 N 29th Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020 We are looking for a clean and decent place to stay at for one pre-cruise night next April, and these two are the cheapest in the more or less decent hotels.

you can bring your own booster. Mine has been using a booster for travel (short taxi/uber rides) since he was 4, even though he was harnessed at home till almost 7. Harmony Youth (Juvenile) booster and Cosco Rise are nice, light and easy to travel with. We put it in a woven bag and used it as a personal item on the plane and put it in the overhead compartment. If you want to use an inflatable booster and your child is over 40#, use Bubblebum. It has a good seat belt fit on children over 40#.

depends on the airline and time of the year. It was 4 hours in April for Spirit. that won't be a problem. We had a 5 pm flight, now THAT's a problem.

last year the next year's rate didn't pop up until very late. I think December. That's when I made my reservations for June.

I only get ones related to my 2 cruises next year.

that's not cutting it close. We had a 1:30 pm flight out of MIA and we had a leisurely breakfast, walked off after 9:30, and then ubered from Port Everglades to MIA airport and sat there for 2+ hours.

a couple of months ago, the site was glitching for a very long time, promoting this particular deal, but not displaying it for any of the cruises once you got to the selection. I had to wait till it finally worked properly for the cruise I wanted.

not on March 29th.

can't confirm, but when we were there on March 29, they told us the refurbishment was supposed to start in April.

https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/reservation/find