dagtoking1

Thanks for the spa info! Appreciated!!! :)

I had asked in a previous post but nobody answered and since this is my very first HAL cruise I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to help me out. Is there any complimentary spa either steam or sauna on K that is not part of the thermal suite like there are on many other ships generally in the locker room of the spa?

Many thanks for any info. I am trying to decide whether to spend the extra money on the thermal suite or not. :confused:

I heard that they only sell 30 passes to the Thermal Suite. Do you know if this is true? I also heard that there is a complimentary sauna in the men's and ladies locker rooms of the fitness center, correct?

I already checked and the cost for a single for the Thermal Suite is for my cruise is $199.00.

Unfortunately this seems to be a trend with all the new big ships. I was on the Royal Princess last year and all they had was a thermal suite and it was limited to 40 guests. This is why I don't book these new mega ships. I happen to love the Sun; too bad the Sun is only doing 10 and 11 day cruises now. I won't book the Getaway or the Epic due to no complimentary steam room. BTW, they also limit perks on these ships. It's been a while since I checked but my "consultant" told me that they don't have Latitudes parties on the Epic and that I would not get the free dinner for two in the Bistro (that I get as a Platinum member of Latitudes) either. I just came off the Vision of the Seas and while this is an older ship with a free steam room and sauna there was no shampoo in the stateroom, no ice in the stateroom, no chocolate on the pillow, and no fridge in the stateroom. Also there was lobster on the menu for a charge in the main dining room on formal night. It all seems so petty. I would rather pay more and have a better cruise experience.

Is it customary to tip in addition to the taxi fare for Red Hook or to the beach on St John?

We are booked on Carnival Imagination in a few weeks and selected their anytime dining option which was never available on any other Carnival Cruise we have taken. I was wondering what experience other people have had with this on Carnival; we love it on NCL and Princess. Usually we just go with "late seating" on Carnival so this will be the first time we are trying it...anyone?

Roatan is great.

First of all you have to shop because they make all these great items out of wood that they sell remarkably cheap, and they also sell that mayan pottery extremely cheap too. Don't buy anything at the Port; walk across the street where the prices are better. We went to a beach called Turners while there...very nice and you could walk right out to the reef and snorkel.