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Liberty! Loved the ship and entertainment.

Thank you all for responding. Luen was asking whether it would be ship time or Island time. He is trying to coordinate for us to tour with him if possible.

I saw a few posts from last year indicating an earlier arrival than 12 as well, so im still not sure how to coordinate. I just dont want to cause inconvenience to a tour group by having him waiting for us.

The itinerary says 12:00 arrival, but I've seen TA websites say 11:00. I also read a review saying they arrived at 11:00 and got off the ship by 11:30.

The ship will be eastern standard time and St. Thomas will be an hour ahead in December correct?

I am trying to coordinate an Island tour with guide Luen Anthony.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Jo Junie tours appears to allow you to reserve a private tour with no deposit.

Jojunietours.com

I havent been yet, but check out Chez Leandra. You can find reviews and photos on tripadvisor and google.

Planning on having lunch there on December 4th!

I see that Godfrey provides bottled water and soda. Do other tour operators provide water or drinks in St. Thomas?

I did deck 10 on Liberty and loved the quick stair access to the windjammer and pool deck. Also easy walk down to promenade.

Doing a promenade cabin on deck 7 on the Freedom next, but feel like I'm going to miss the higher deck convenience.

As promised, here are some pictures of stateroom 7676 on the beautiful Radiance of the Seas. This was our cruise in Alaska, june 2012.

 

Just to show you the updated cabin and balcony size / shade.

 

Very nice, and great photography. Looks like its hard to go wrong with an aft balcony on this ship! Thank you for posting.

Ok, I'm pretty excited about 9256 now. :D

I dont get to vacation very often but for the 1st time I have two cruises booked.

Sailing Fredoom OTS Nov. 30th 2014 and Brilliance OTS Nov. 30th 2015.

My Birthday is December 3rd, so Im trying to make cruising a birthday tradition.

Uncle John and Riff, thanks for the helpful pictures.

Right now I'm leaning towards keeping 9256.

Last time we sailed on the Radiance in Alaska we booked #7676. The privacy was just great, the balcony spacious and the views are excellent. The sun light depends on the course of the ship, sometimes there is shade, sometimes it's just baking in the sun. It's not very different with other balcony cabins on the ship. We didn't hear engines nor did we feel movement. The seas were pretty calm though.

If you want to see pictures of our cabin (back in 2012 after refurbishment) I'm happy to post some in this topic or mail.

 

The only downside of the aft cabins is the long walk to the centrum and elevators...But it's worth it in my opinion.

I always love pics if its not an inconvenience!

Thank you all who have answered so far. I am searching the forums and still researching, but I went ahead and moved to 9256 since I see it is one of the most popular and unique balconies. I figured better get it while its available and keep researching and getting suggestions for the next couple of days.

I will have a great time regardless, but still want to get the best room available for us!

I booked my first ever balcony last night. Room 1604 on the Brilliance.

I am seeing that there are many other great balconies available on this sailing.

My wife and I like shade more than direct sun, we like a breeze, and we like enough privacy to comfortably nap in that shady breeze.

View, noise levels, movement and location convenience also are important.

The following are available options

9576

9092

9078

1604

9256

What should I choose and why?

Dreamworks Experience. Some of the Dreamworks characters (mostly from Madagascar) do events on the Oasis ships and I think just Freedom from that class.

Liberty of the Seas as well.

This might be outdated, I didnt look at the menu while i was there. But here is one Rodeomomof2 posted last year in this thread. Im not sure about the individual drink prices

I requested this from them a couple of weeks ago, so this should still be accurate, hope this helps...:)

TAPAS PRICE UScy

ENDIBES WITH ROQUEFORT $ 5.00

FRIED CAMEMBERT CHEESE $ 8.00

SALMON & TEPENADE CROSTINI $ 8.00

SMOKED SALMON & POTATO PATTIES $ 9.00

BASIL & GRILLED BELL PEPPERS CROSTINI $ 4.00

CRAB CAKES WITH YOGURT LEMON MAYONNAISE $ 6.00 PASTRY PUFFS MINIPIZZAS $ 5.00

SPRING ROLLS WITH SHRIMP & CRABS $ 9.00

COLD CUT PLATTER salami serrano turkey pastramiwith gouda, camembert and gruyere cheesse $ 9.00

CRUDITIES $ 5.00

SEAFOOD PRICE UScy

FRIED CALAMARI RINGS WITH CURRI DIP $ 9.50

SEAFOOD KEBABS $ 9.00

BELGIUM MUSSELS $ 11.00

FISH CEVICHE UVAS $ 11.00

SHRIMP CEVICHE UVAS $ 11.00

CARACOL CEVICHE UVAS $ 11.00

FISH FILLET garlic, butter or breaded $ 15.00

SHRIMPS garlic, butter or breaded $ 15.00

GRILLED SEAFOOD (2 PEOPLE)lobster, shrimps, squid, fish, snail, calamaries, mussels $ 40.00

MEXICAN FOOD PRICE UScy

CHIPS AND MEXICAN SAUCE $ 4.00

GUACAMOLE UVAS $ 5.00

CHICKEN / CHEESE MEXICAN NACHOS $ 8.00

BEEF / CHEESE MEXICAN NACHOS $ 9.00

SHRIMP / CHEESE MEXICAN NACHOS $ 10.00

CHICKEN / CHEESE MEXICAN QUESADILLAS $ 8.00

BEEF / CHEESE MEXICAN QUESADILLAS $ 9.00

SHRIMP / CHEESE MEXICAN QUESADILLAS $ 10.00

CHICKEN TACOS $ 8.00

BEEF TACOS $ 9.00

SHRIMP TACOS $ 10.00

CHICKEN FAJITAS $ 11.00

BEEF FAJITAS $ 12.00

SHRIMP FAJITAS $ 14.00

SANDWICHES PRICE UScy

CHEESE HAMBURGUER WITH FRENCH FRIES $ 8.00

CLUB SANDWICH WITH FRENCH FRIES $ 9.00

ICE CREAM PRICE UScy

DIFFERENT KIND AND FLAVORS from $3.00 TO $5.00

DRINKSWE HAVE ALMOST 50 DIFFERENT MIXER, FRAPPE AND BRANDS OF DRINKS,EXAMPLES

10 BRANDS OF MEXICAN BEER

DAIQUIRIS STRAWBERRY MANGO ETC

PIÑA COLADA

SCREWDRIVER

MIAMI VICE

BLOODY

MARY

MARGARITA

SLAMER

KAMIZAKE

MOJITO

PALOMA

TEQUILA

JUICES, SODAS, BOTTLE WATER, ETC

i wish i could afford to go back soon! looks like im going to have to start looking at the end of 2008 or early 2009 for my next cruise!

I wanted to post this question here, as I see so many are familiar with UVAS. Thank you for posting your reviews and pictures!

 

Two questions: 1. Is the all inclusive reservation worth it? Dh and I do want to do the clear kayak, and he will do the snorkel. We like non-alcoholic drinks - those frozen ones. And we would like to eat lunch there. And can we do this in say 3 hours?

 

2.What time for reservation? I am trying to complete my reservation online and am baffled with a time. If my cruise docs say that we are in port from 7am to 6pm is that EST? I know that Uvas's website states they observe CST.

 

If I want to be at the beach 10am ship time, would I make our reservation for 9am? (I understand EST and CDT, but I was not sure if the ship changes time to port time or stays at EST from the port where the cruise originated.)

 

Thanks for your help. And I apologize if this is not the right place to ask this question.

hey there, if you want to be there at 10 am your time, 9am cozumel time is correct.

you could get the kayak package for yourself, and the snorkel/kayak package for your husband. Im sure they can customise what you want. My wife also was drinking virgin drinks. We just did the lunch/open bar package.

I think you might want to give yourself a bit more time at uvas if youre doing water activities unless you have other excursions planned. You really probably wont have much time to enjoy the beach, drinks and food if you only give yourself 3 hours and buy an open bar/lunch package. Once you get there you might not want to leave so soon. If youre on a set time, you might want to do the water activities, then just buy lunch/drinks seperately.

What we did was shop in the morning and arrive at uvas around 11:00=11:30ish. We had plenty of time left over after uvas if we wanted to do more shopping.

i agree, its a more calm leisurely setting. there wasnt a kid in site, and not alot of wild water activities. Very laid back setting. But it was perfect for a peacefull afternoon for my wife and I.