blbennett32

We took a taxi from the cruise terminal to Carlisle Bay just a couple of says ago and they charged us $4/pp. We had read that you could walk, so we kept an eye out on the way there to see if we could walk back. We decided to walk back so we could walk through some of the shops. It was no problem at all.

On December 16th, we booked the "Grand Island Tour" with Thenford Grey. We docked at 10:00 in the morning and we were to meet outside the port at 10:30 for the tour. We ended up leaving with a group on 10 people at about 10:45. We were put into a "Taxi" van driven by an older gentleman named Merritt! We have been on many tours, and this was by far the WORST one ever! We drove around the city in circles forever, then we began the drive to the Batik Factory. When you entered the area, there were some pretty sights, but Merritt said he wouldn't stop because the area was just too crowded...so get out your cameras and I will drive by so quickly you can't even see the sight! When we reached the top, he told us we could walk around for 30 minutes. Other guides accompanied their group in and explained what you were seeing... But not Merritt, he just sat in the van! 30 minutes was way too long at this sight. Next we went to Brimstone Fortress. This was probably my favorite part of the trip as the sights were beautiful. However, Merritt told everyone that they could leave their belongings in the van so they didn't have to carry them up to the fort. He assured everyone that he would stay with the van. When we returned from the fort about 30 minutes after arriving, Merritt was not in the van and the Windows were down and the van unlocked. Now, we didn't leave our things in the van, but others did and they were not happy. After the fort, it was time to head to the other side of the island to see the hotels and beaches. We drove for what seemed like forever with absolutely no narration from Merritt. We finally reached the other side of the island and drove up Timothy Hill. Again, this had a beautiful view. After stopping at Timothy Hill, we proceeded to the beach...I think cocoburn or something like that. It was a very crowded and dirty beach. Only two in our group choose to stay and the rest of us couldn't wait for the tour to be over! To say this was a tour, is an out right lie. This was nothing more than a taxi driver driving 10 very unhappy people around the island and then charging them an outrageous price for nothing! This tour was $48/pp and in my opinion it wasn't worth $10/pp. This was the absolute worst tour we have ever been on.

Thanks of the info. Just marking this page so I can find it later.

ABOUT 4PM PRECRUISE BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB LIQUOR RUN

 

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Elephantman - Tom and Helen

suziq333 -Sue and Bruce

 

PRE CRUISE DINNER ALE HOUSE OAKWOOD PLAZA 7PM

 

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Uffdafla - Dan and Kelly

Elephantman - Tom and Helen

suziq333 -Sue and Bruce

 

Sunday 2/1 - sail away

 

meet and greet after drill AFT LIDO BAR

 

Superbowl

 

 

Door Decorating contest begins PLEASE REGISTER HERE AHEAD OF TIME

Ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd

 

Cruisingcouple2008

Suziq333

BarbG and Judy #6422

Dandytwister

 

Monday 2/3 - Key West 8-4

bike rentals - self tour the island for the day with http://www.eatonbikes.com/

 

uffdafla - Kelly and Dan

cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

suziq333 -Sue and Bruce

Vitality08 - Sherice

 

Tuesday 2/4 - sea day

 

4:00 pm lrc dice game aft lido

 

 

Wednesday 2/5 - Grand Cayman 7-4 (tender)

 

mdr breakfast on a port day - austin

 

maybe walk to Eden Rock to snorkel then head over to 7 mile beach. Public transportation I believe is $2.50 if we decide to take that.

 

IslandtoIsland - Tracey and Marcus

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Suziq333 - Sue and Bruce

 

beach horseback riding - carnival excursion 10:30-12:30 89.99 pp 6 spots left as of 6/30

 

uffdafla - kelly and dan

**meet up with folks for beach time after.

 

PLEASE HAND IN ALL DOOR DECORATING VOTES BY 10PM

 

Thursday 2/6 - Jamaica 7:30-2:30

 

canopy adventure - carnival excursion 4hrs 8:00 - 12:00 99.pp

 

uffdafla - kelly and dan

cruisingcouple2008 - amy and austin

 

 

 

4:00 pm lrc dice game aft lido bar

 

AT LRC door decorating winner announced

 

 

Friday 2/7 - sea day

 

4:00 pm lrc dice game aft lido bar

 

2/7 - in FLL PRE CRUISE DINNER ???

ramrax4 Robin & Robert

 

Saturday 2/8/14 - fll

 

(b2b'ers meet 10:00 APPROXIMATELY to re-board)

 

meet and greet aft lido bar

after drill at sail away

 

 

DOOR DECORATING CONTEST BEGINS PLEASE REGISTER HER AHEAD OF TIME

Ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Suziq333]

BarbG and Judy

Dandytwister

Cruisingcouple

 

steakhouse - PLEASE email me your booking number. I will link us all together. Our reservation will be for 7pm

 

cruisingcouple2008 - amy and austin - confirmed

uffdafla - kelly and dan -confirmed

ernvette - lenore and ernie - confirmed

elephantman - helen and tom - confirmed

islandtoisland - tracey and marcus - confirmed

sweetreet - rita and jay confirmed - confirmed

muzicgal - laurie and bryan - confirmed

bigdoll - Eileen and Barb - confirmed

ramrax4 Robin & Robert

JMG49 - Jonathan and Jill - confirmed

 

Sunday 2/9 sea day

 

Is anyone interested in a group cocktail party ? Cost is 18.40 per person must be paid ahead of time (20 ppl minimum required

Includes 3 specialty cocktail choices (pre selected), red wine, white wine, sparkling wine, Domestic and International Beers, Soda, Regular coffee and tea. CCL and Crucon are only giving me one week to make payment on the cocktail party we MUST have 20 participants paid by then to be able to have the PIANO BAR on this date and time. My pay pal address is *****@aol.com Please email me and let me know your full names as well if I do not already know you

 

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin pd

Suziq333 - Sue and Bruce pd

IslandtoIsland - Tracey and Marcus

Uffdafla - Dan and Kelly

truegrit - Barry and Barb

Elephantman - Tom and Helenpd

Mallory and Larry Not on CC

cool breeze cruiser- juli & j.r. - pd

Amy6710/ RealAlexD- Amy and Alexpd

Linda and Bradleypd

Jeff and Rob Pd

Theklingfam-Erin and Dennis - pd

BarbG- Barb and Judy - pd

cruisinlarge-Tom and Cathy- pd

Shane and Christie - pd

yvrbodrg-Peggy, Tony, Kathy, Peggy pd

Dandytwister - John and Tracey - pd

SweetReet - Jay and Rita

Ernvette - Ernie and Lenore

Hawkwynd - Wayne and Laurie

 

 

PLEASE DO NOT MARK PAID NEXT TO YOUR NAMES I WILL DO IT AS I RECEIVE PAYMENT THANK YOU

 

3:00 Water slides

 

4:00 - lrc dice game aft lido bar

 

Monday 2/10 sea day

 

1:30 - CABIN POKER CRAWL $5.00 per person

 

POKER/CABIN CRAWL

CALLING ALL CRUISERS...Any more crawlers wanting to join us for the FUN.................................

 

An Aft-wrap or suite would be awesome *wink wink*

 

For those that aren't sure what is involved, here is an explanation

Each cabin has a deck of cards and as the crawlers arrive they pick a card and then host cabin writes down their pick on the scorecard.

The host cabin can also participate, and sometimes they decorate or offer up some refreshments of some sort...maybe something from their hometown.

At the end,we tally up the scorecards and find the winning hands.

There will be 1st place,70%, 2nd place,20% and 3rd place 10%...also a

"boobie" prize for the worst hand ;0)

Also if you would like to crawl without offering your room, then please let me know, so I have an idea of how many scorecards/cheat sheets to make up. Now don't be shy, because anyone can play even if you don't know how...that's what the cheat sheets are for !!!!!!

 

HOST CABINS

Meet at the Atrium Bar

SuziQ333 - Susan and Bruce 6450

Cruisingcouple 2008 - Amy and Austin 9201

Uffdafla - Kelly and Dan 4E

truegrit - Barry and Barb -7247

Dandy Twister - Tracey and John 2324

Muzicgal - Laurie- 7341

Hawkwind - Wayne and Laurie

 

PLAYERS

SuziQ333 - Susan and Bruce

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Uffdafla - Kelly and Dan

Ernvette - Lenore and Ernie

CruiserRose - Alex and Tanya

truegrit - Barry and Barb

IslandToIsland - Tracey and Marcus

Muzicgal - Laurie & Bryan

BigDoll- Eileen and Barb

blagmn - Brenda and Damon

Rob & Jeff

Sheila & Deeanne

Dandy Twister -Tracey and John

ramrax4 Robin & Robert

coolbreezecruiser - Juli and J.R.

Sweetreet- Jay and Rita

Hawkwynd - Wayne and Laurie

blbennett32 - Scott and Bethany

 

 

4:00 - lrc dice game aft lido bar

 

 

Tuesday 2/11 - St. Thomas 8-6

 

Solo excursion over to trunk bay on st. John

 

cruisingcouple2008 - amy and austin

islandtoisland - tracey and marcus

JWG49 - Jonathan and Jill

 

 

Wednesday 2/12 - Antigua 8-6

 

Valley Church beach, public transportation 1.50 but not sure about that due to the time waiting for the bus to fill up. I read if we have enough people we can negotiate a cab for $8.00pp.

 

Islandtoisland - Tracey and Marcus

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

suziq333 - Sue and Bruce

 

http://www.rexresorts.com/antigua/ho...x-resorts.html

all inclusive day passes are available which include:

meals, drinks and usage of facilities

9am-6pm us$60 per person

11am-4pm us$40 per person

children under 12 are half price.

we are choosing the half day price 11a-4p however we will be getting to the beach earlier than that. We will be arriving and departing by taxi.

 

truegrit - Barry and Barb

 

Thursday 2/13 - Tortola 7-2:30

 

Brewers Bay Beach about 15 minutes from pier. Taxi 8pp beach free. Chairs extra

 

4:00 - lrc dice game aft lido bar

 

 

Friday 2/14 - sea day

 

Would anyone be interested in a gift exchange ? 10.00 limit. 3:00 pm prior to LRC you must bring a gift to get a gift

 

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Suziq333 - Suzi and Bruce

theklingfam - Erin and Anastasia

Truegrit - Barb and Barry

ramrax4 Robin & Robert

Dandy Twister - John and Tracey

Elephantman - Helen

Sweetreet - Rita

Ernvette - Lenore

 

3:30 - lrc dice game aft lido bar - final meet and mingle.

DOOR DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED AFTER LRC

 

 

Saturday 2/15 - Nassau 1-7

 

Breezes in Nassau ..http://www.breezes.com/resorts/breezes-bahamas# they gave us, thanks to juli, a discounted rate of $40 pp since we will have a limited time there. A normal day pass ($65) allows you in from 10am to 6pm. This is what is included...

 

Our super- inclusive rates include:

 

• breakfast & lunch in a tropical terrace buffet setting

• beach grill

• pool bar & lobby bar – serving premium alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

• several fresh water pools that all flow into one another, towels

• misting pool and jaccuzi

• kayaks, windsurfing, & sailing, all with instruction

• flying trapeze

• rock-climbing wall

• basketball & volleyball

• 3 tennis courts

• fully equipped fitness center

• games room and activity center

• daily themed activities

#10 jitney to breezes. It is $1.25 pp. You need exact change. It takes about 15 minutes to get there & the bus makes stops along the way. The bus stop is right across from breezes.

You can also take a cab. It seems like it was about $5 pp for a group of four. We will have to take a cab back because the jitney stops running at 5pm I think. Space is limited to 30, but they might allow a few beyond that since we are technically a group Here is the list so far.....

 

Our group to Breezes is now full...there are people on the waiting list, so if your name is here and you won't be going, let me know please !!

 

Cool breeze cruiser- Juli & J.R. (2)

ramrax4- Robin & Robert (2)

elephant man- Tom & Helen (2)

suziq333 -Sue,Bruce,Jeff,Rob, Sheila, Deeann (6)

blgamn - Brenda and Damon (2)

IslandToIsland -Tracey & Marcus (2)

Akeka - Kay Lynn, Steve & Earl (3)

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin (2)

Uffdafla - Kelly and Dan

lMuzicgal -Laurie and Bryan

Bigdoll -Eileen and Barb

either cruiserami- ruth (3) or blbennett32- scott & bethany (2)

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Sunday 2/16/14 fll disembark

Tuesday 2/11 - St. Thomas 8-6

 

Solo excursion over to trunk bay on st. John

 

cruisingcouple2008 - amy and austin

islandtoisland - tracey and marcus

JWG49 - Jonathan and Jill

 

sorry we are so late, I just realized that there were two roll calls for our cruise with all of you guys doing the B2B!! I so wish ours was back to back and we were leaving with you all!

we are planning on doing this as well, are you all planning to take the "Dollar Bus" over to Red Hook to catch the Ferry?

 

Thanks

Bethany

Monday 2/10 sea day

 

1:30 - CABIN POKER CRAWL $5.00 per person

 

POKER/CABIN CRAWL

CALLING ALL CRUISERS...WE HAVE OUR 7 CABINS !!!!!!!

Any more crawlers wanting to join us for the FUN.................................

 

For those that aren't sure what is involved, here is an explanation

Each cabin has a deck of cards and as the crawlers arrive they pick a card and then host cabin writes down their pick on the scorecard.

The host cabin can also participate, and sometimes they decorate or offer up some refreshments of some sort...maybe something from their hometown.

At the end,we tally up the scorecards and find the winning hands.

There will be 1st place,70%, 2nd place,20% and 3rd place 10%...also a

"boobie" prize for the worst hand ;0)

If you would like to join our crawl , then please let me know, so I have an idea of how many scorecards/cheat sheets to make up. Now don't be shy, because anyone can play even if you don't know how...that's what the cheat sheets are for !!!!!!

 

HOST CABINS

Meet at the Atrium Bar

SuziQ333 - Susan and Bruce 6450

Cruisingcouple 2008 - Amy and Austin 9201

Uffdafla - Kelly and Dan 7420

truegrit - Barry and Barb -7247

Dandy Twister - Tracey and John 2324

Muzicgal - Laurie- 7341

Hawkwynd - Wayne and Laurie 1101

 

PLAYERS

SuziQ333 - Susan and Bruce

Cruisingcouple2008 - Amy and Austin

Uffdafla - Kelly and Dan

Ernvette - Lenore and Ernie

CruiserRose - Alex and Tanya

truegrit - Barry and Barb

IslandToIsland - Tracey and Marcus

Muzicgal - Laurie & Bryan

BigDoll- Eileen and Barb

blagmn - Brenda and Damon

Rob & Jeff

Sheila & Deeanne

Dandy Twister -Tracey and John

ramrax4 Robin & Robert

coolbreezecruiser - Juli and J.R.

Sweetreet- Jay and Rita

Hawkwynd - Wayne and Laurie

blbennett32 -- Scott and Bethany

We will be visiting Tortola on a Sunday and really want to experience the baths on Virgin Gorda. I am wondering if it is better to take the cruise line tour that is from 8:30 - 1:00 instead of trying to do the excursion ourselves. I am thinking that based on the times listed, the ship is using Smith's ferry service (8:50/12:30) for their transportation.

 

I was thinking that if we booked independently we would take Speedy's 9:00 ferry returning at 1:30.

 

My concern is this. If something happened and we missed the 1:30 ferry with speedy and had to take the 4:15 with smiths, would we make it back for 5:00 all aboard?

 

What is the likelihood of a very responsible person not making the ferry?

 

Are we better off to take the ship excursion due to the limited number of ferry's that operate on Sunday?