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Although we booked through them for transportation, I think they contract with some of the local taxi services. They told us to wait and the rep went over to talk to a group of guys and then a van came over. No one mentioned anything about a car seat and we hopped in and headed on our way.

How old is your child. Might not have to pay for them anyway. We didn't pay for my daughter. She is also a picky eater. I think she ended up eating some chips and salsa. Also had some meatballs and rice. You can go to the Playa Mia website and see what they have on the buffet menu. You can also go a la carte and not pay for the package and order from the regular menu.

The excursion was also offered through the ship but it was cheaper to book directly through them directly.

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I was there a couple of weeks ago and I had a similar issue with them. I was calling a few times and was also feeling uneasy as I was not getting my confirmation email. Much like you, we finally got it straightened out. I really believe they have email issues.

Anyway, I was very happy with my experience there as I am sure you will be too.

I would also echo that Playa Mia is a great option for a child that age. We were there a couple of weeks ago with my daughter who is 2 1/2. She absolutely loved the waterpark. It's a very sizable area for multiple children. They have many kid-sized slides to choose from. I think mistugurly has some great pictures as they helped me decide on this location.

We booked through Playa Mia and paid for the buffet and drink package with transportation. I felt we got there in a timely matter as we didn't wait long at all to depart from the port. When we got there, the guy told us as we had a small child, we could leave whenever we wanted and didn't have to wait as they usually leave on the hour each hour. Not sure how true this was as we ended up leaving on the hour. :)

The buffet had a pretty good selection and my wife, daughter and some friends found a good variety of food to eat. I ended up getting something off the menu. Bartenders and service team were very quick and hospitable.

Additionally, this place was very well maintained and clean. Plus, they offer some non-motorized activities for free. The things that are not included though are lockers and beach umbrellas but I felt they were reasonably priced.

Overall, with a child at that age, my wife and I were VERY satisfied with Playa Mia.

We went to Blue Kay last Thursday and I just wanted to share our experience so it doesn't happen to other people...

 

We decided to take the open-air tram to Blue Kay since they were right there and we didn't want to walk out to get a cab. They charged $3 per person and said they couldn't make change. Well, ha-ha to them - we happened to have $9 :) They also proceeded to tell us you have to have reservations for Blue Kay. I didn't believe them and we figured we'd just go and see. We waited a little bit for the tram to fill and then drove down to where Blue Kay is. Well they drove right past it. They said they can't make stops anymore for people. So they dropped us at one beach location. They said if we didn't have reservations then we should stay there. It was $10 per person plus tax (our 9-year old was free). So now we're nervous about Blue Kay and we just paid the $22. They set us up at a nice table in the shade and pointed out a couple of things on the beach.

 

Immediately people started coming over to peddle stuff. It was non-stop for the half hour we sat there. The beach area we had access to was really small and the seaweed was everywhere. There was no snorkeling to speak of. So we decided to bail and walk down to Blue Kay. Yep. Should have done that to start with. The water was better, there actually were some fish, and it was $5 per person and that included a drink!

 

While we were there we told our story to another couple and the man told us the people at the other beach told them Blue Kay was closed! So there is some kind of deal going on between that beach and the tram people. Just watch out for people lying to you. It cost us $22 and about an hour of wasted time. We really enjoyed Blue Kay and would do it again. Oh and the cab back was only $2 per person. So save yourself the hassle and take a cab both ways!

Just wanted to echo this as well. We were on the Getaway a couple of weeks ago with some friends. Using the trusty Cruise Critic forums (:)), I had done my research and was sold on Blue Kay no matter what. Our friends didn't do any planning and was playing everything by ear. Anyway, when we saw them at breakfast while docking at CM, we told them we were going to Blue Kay and they could meet us there.

Fast forward a couple of hours and I saw one of my friends walking the beach looking around. She ended up telling me when they got off the ship, they ran into a guy renting golf carts. He told them that Blue Kay charged $60 (or something like that) per person and they were a party of 5. Also, if they rented a cart from him, they got "free" entry to another place. She went to this place and was very disappointed in the space and atmosphere so she decided to take the golf cart and do some exploring for other options. When she came to Blue Kay, she was very surprised at the amount of space and beach. She was even more shocked when I told her it was $5 and included a drink. Needless to say, she went back and packed up the family and was back 10 minutes later. Told her she should have listened to me earlier....CC has never lead me astray.

Also, quick comment about the tram. I think taking a taxi to Blue Kay is much easier because as others have said, you pass it on the tram. The walk to backtrack was a distance in my opinion, especially if you have kids and beach stuff, although others may disagree. Of course, before we even got off the tram there were guys there selling their location. We ended up taking a cab from the drop-off back to Blue Kay.

We really enjoyed our experience at BK and would go definitely go back. Thanks CC.

As a follow up, I did what I probably should have done in the first place and called NCL. The lady I spoke to says that NCL uses Coxen Hole...even though their website says something different. So off to redoing my planning. [emoji1][emoji1]

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Thank you for your responses. My apologies as I also didn't realize that the itineraries don't start until April.

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Trying to clear up some confusion on my end. Can anyone who has recently come back from Roatan on the Getaway confirm where you docked? The NCL website advised that the ship docks at Mahogany Bay, but looking at the excursions available, I don't see any MB type excursions. In addition, MB appears to be a Carnival port. Wondering if the ship has been docking at Coxen hole.

Makes a difference in my planning because if we do dock at MB, then would just stay there with my 2yo. If not, may need to make different plans.

Thank you.