smarks

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for the pics. and review. Can't wait for more. We will be sailing on her in April.

Hi, we just returned from Tampa today and we used Capitol Parking. We drove into the gate and was directed to a parking spot. The van came over and helped unload our luggage and reloaded it into the van and off we went with no wait. On the return as we exited the terminal, I called them to let them know we were headed to the pickup spot. We waited just a couple of minutes and the van pulled up and got us loaded and we were off. I found this company to be very organized, friendly and courteous. I feel that you can't go wrong with this company. I felt very safe leaving our car there. I hope this helps you in your decision making.

Sandra

Thanks jamon for the update on parking. We will be using them on Sunday and it's really good to hear they are doing a good job. Makes me feel much better about leaving our car.

Great review and pictures. Thanks for taking the time to share. We will be boarding her in April and your review just made me more excited.

The Fascination docks at The Westin Hotel (pier B) which is an easy walk off directly to Front St.

 

You will have no trouble finding City View as you can see their first stop is across the street from where you will walk between The Westin Hotel and the Customs House.

 

http://www.cityviewtrolleys.com/keywest/index.html

 

Have a great visit!

 

Mike:)

Hi Mike, just wanted to come back and say thank you for the directions and the map. We had such a wonderful time. I wish we were docked there longer. Maybe next time. The City View Tour was so nice and the driver was so funny. I booked on line and it was only $18 per person and your directions on how to find them were spot on. Thanks again.

Sandra

I will be coming in on the Carnival Fascination on 9/26/12. I have booked with City View, does anyone know where the Fascination will dock and how do I find the City View Trolley? Also, when I booked I couldn't find their route. Can someone help me with this. My ship leaves on Monday the 24th of Sept. Thanks everybody.

Plenty of taxis at the port all day. 15$US per person round trip in shared taxi/minivan from port to Bayahibe. Pay driver on return journey. Driver will meet you at a designated time and place. Btw Breezes is now Dreams La Romana.

Thank you so much for that information. We will be catching a taxi/van and headed toward town and the beach.

The motorway under construction is called the Coral Highway. It will eventually link Santo Domingo to Punta Cana (in the East). The first phase running between Punta Cana and Bayahibe should be open August/Sept 2012. It will reduce the trip from 90 to 45 minutes! However, it will be a toll road and the taxi fares are not expected to be reduced :-(

 

The Bayahibe to La Romana section may or may not be open at the same time. If it does open it will reduce the journey time from La Romana Port to Bayahibe by between 5 to 8 minutes. Again, the taxi fares are not expected to be reduced. But the drive will be a smoother and probably less stressful one :-)

Thank you for all your information. I may have missed it, but I just want to go to Bayahibe and stroll around then go to the beach next to Breezes. Will I be able to catch a cab or van easily for a round trip to and from port? Some have said cabs are not very plentiful and hard to get one. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.

Could someone that has been there recently tell me if Carnival is assigning the Cabanas or can we still pick the one we want when we board? I have one booked and want to get further down the beach. Since booking on line is new maybe someone has already done this and can help us out on how its handled now.

Thanks

Will do Typhoon1. That made me laugh out loud.

Sandra

Thank you Typhoon1, you have answered all my questions. I am going to get cabana #10 if I can. Thanks so much for all the help.

Sandra

Typhoon1 I just found most of the answers on the other board. I'm still trying to find out about the waiters. I need to do more research. Thanks again.

Thanks for the great review and for the video. It helped me out alot. I do have a question. Do you have to hire a butler in order to get a drink brought to you? Or are there waiters like on other beaches that will bring drinks to you. I was hoping we could order buckets of beer like on the ship. Thanks and I am really enjoying this board.

Thanks Typhoon1 for the quick response. I may try to get #10. Does someone pick you up and take you to your cabana or do you have to walk? Just one more question, do the waiters come around for bar orders? Or do we have to go to the bar for our drinks. I was thinking about just buying a bucket of beer since they have a fridge. Thanks again.

Well I think I have read all the post but I still have a couple of questions. I may have read the answers but I get a case of old timers sometimes so I will ask anyway.

What is included in the Oasis. I think I read that it is $1200. Second question is, are there more than one restroom area. I am thinking of trying to get a cabin toward the end like 14 or 15. Being beer drinkers we don't want to get to far for the restrooms. Is it correct that if you have a cabana that far away, they will take you to it? I love this board and have learned alot. Thank You.

Carnival Dream cabin 2400 cove balcony was pretty loud around 12 midnight to 1:30 AM. Sounded like they were throwing bowling balls. Friends in 2414 said theirs was terrible and made many complaints to guest services. It is under the galley and I have stayed under the galley on the Glory with no problems but this room is noisy for a few hrs. at night.

Your right here's a couple of videos of us making the trek.

 

 

Thank you so much for the video. That is what I have been looking for. Great job.

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79 KenMo & DH - Missouri

80 smarks & DH oldfart - GA.

Hi, great review. Could you tell me how long it took you to get off the ship after it docked in St. Thomas. I also have read that you have to go through customs. How long does that take? Thanks for the review.

We went to Xel Ha in June and they offer you there own sun lotion for what you bring at no charge. They do want you to use the bio degradeable one. The water is beautiful.

I bought a pair of Cameo Earrings for $110.00. I was told they were 14 k gold. I don't think they are. I haven't been to a jewelry store to get and apraisel but I think they are plated. Still beautiful. You can watch them carve. We didn't have much time left to browse but I am going back in May and will check them out again.

Thank you Sea U On Board. What a great website. This will be my 9th cruise and you taught me alot. I booked this room on the 12 days of Chrismas special for $479. Gotta Love It. As long as I'm not in the dark. Thanks again for all the work you put into that site. Happy Sailing

Anyone been in this room. How obstructed is the view. It is a 7A. I went to the web site and it looks like the lifeboats are on the floor under us. Anyone have pictures or can you help. I may need to change rooms. I did get a great deal though. Thanks everyone. Great Thread.:D