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On 1/12/2022 at 8:27 PM, Mike45LC said:

I posted this in response to another topic:

 

My last cruise put us in San Juan 3:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  

 

I looked into Viator’s Rainforest Zipline in the El Yunque Foothills.  From San Juan, the last pickup is 3:00 p.m., so we could not make it.   [I am not affiliated with Viator, but it is my tour provider of choice.  You might be able to save some money by going with the actual tour provider, but I like the convenience of all-in-one planning.]  

 

Puerto Rico has some beautiful beaches, but not right by the Port, and a 3:30 arrival makes it too late to enjoy a beach day.

 

There are phosphorescent beaches, but distance from the port and the 11:00 p.m. departure time rules those out.
 

Bacardi rum factory – Bacardi tours are very limited due to Covid and there was no tour on our day in port.

 

My best option:  Viator’s San Juan Catamaran Sunset Sail.  5:00 p.m. departure, for two hours, so this worked for us.  It meant no time for a walking tour of Old San Juan, but the view of El Morro from a small boat on the water is amazing, it lets you feel how massive these fortresses were!  We were back on board in time for a late dinner!

 

I appreciate this suggestion! Struggling for ideas with same timeframe problem. 

Which pier does celebrity dock?

Which night are you there? Seems they only have them on weekends 

Also wondering!!

23 minutes ago, helene109 said:

Just going to ask the same question! We are cruising out of Miami but the flight times are better to go out of ft Lauderdale.

It’s funny because I’m flying home out of Miami for same reason! Good suggestions here, we ended up going with Riverside. 🙂

23 hours ago, Corby114 said:

Stay at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas Blvd in Fort Lauderdale. There are five great places to eat right near the hotel. They are Louie Bossi’s or the Tuscan Grill for great Italian food. Rocco’s Tacos, American Social and Big City Grill. Louie Bossi’s is my favorite. Great drinks, great food, and a great place to people watch. The place is very noisy and always very busy. Louie Bossi’s, Big City Grill and Rocco’s Tacos are owned by the same company. The Riverside Hotel is also a very nice place to stay too.

Thank you so much! I’m glad I asked here because this one escaped all my searches somehow, but this is the winner, just booked! Appreciate your time and suggestion. 🙂 

We are arriving around 830pm night before cruise, hoping to find a hotel that either has a restaurant/bar or one within a safe walking distance for late night snack and cocktail. Tried searching the map but not finding much, any suggestions? 
 

thanks!

On 2/1/2022 at 9:43 AM, Hutcha said:

 

Looks like they're $15.50 each. Makes everyone have to fill out a slip where they can add gratuity.

$15.50? So even if you have premium package you still have to pay the .50 per drink??

Thank you!

We were on the Sunrise in September and there was a new brunch  menu that we didn’t care for, does anyone know if this is fleet wide? More specially asking about the Magic.

thanks! 

1 hour ago, luv2cruise777l said:

You could buy Cheers ahead of time using your Carnival Credit card.  Once it has posted in your credit card account you then can use your 25,000 points towards a statement credit of 250.00 towards yours Cheers purchase. Does that make sense? I hope it doesn't come across as confusing.

 That makes perfect sense! Thank you! ❤️

 I’ll finally be redeeming my fun points for my next cruise. I’m seeing with 25k points I can get either $200 onboard credit or $250 bar cash. We always buy cheers in advance but my question is, can I use the bar cash to buy cheers once on the ship? I loose the 10% discount from pre purchasing but still feel like I’d be getting more bang for my buck. Annoying the redemption rate isn’t the same for obc vs bar cash. 🙄

Thanks!

On 5/10/2019 at 6:11 PM, newpherchris said:

We're on the Sunrise now and love the app. As stated, you need to be prepared to be there in the 10 minutes once you get your Table Ready notification

This is amazing, thank you for sharing!

1 hour ago, Dex2015 said:

You can contact Herodstours via his new website https://knottygirlboattours.com/

Ohhh man where were you three weeks ago? 😫We already went and used a different company...it was only so-so. Thank for the info I will keep it handy if we ever get back to St.Lucia 

Is this restaurant still open? It says closed on several sites but then some say it’s re-opened? Anyone know? Thanks!

You can click the link in my signature for my victory review and the Bacardi part is at the end! Hope it helps 

It’s been quite a few years but we took a ferry to Bacardi on our own. I don’t recall the cost but I do remember we had to take a van taxi once we got across the water, not walkable. It wasn’t the most terribly exciting tour, we mainly did it to get out of the sun for a bit before we could check into our hotel. 

Which dock was it?

On 7/13/2018 at 7:20 AM, schazzy said:

 

Just ice cream shakes, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla or any combination of the three, I did choco-vanilla mixed with a swirl of chocolate sauce, DH did strawberry-vanilla with a swirl of chocolate sauce, both were so good! Also, they will put booze in them if you want! You get them from the coffee bar or the shake spot next to the coffee bar, depending on which ship you are on.

Can you get booze in them with cheers? 🤔 I feel like that's 2 drinks and they won't let you. I can't believe I never thought about shakes being included! 

1&2 my experience has been the same. 3. We have only been able to get fountain Soda and never cans every time every ship we've done Cheers on. 

Ps If you get Cheers, make sure you get your giant bottle of water each night in the MDR 🙂 

Been awhile but looking to repeat a tour we did with Herod back in 2015 but the website isn't active anymore and f b page looks outdated... is he still doing tours?? 

We used spencer Ambrose as well several years ago, taking the boat to the base of the piton. We Didn't have enough time for lunch on the beach, we got our food and ate on the boat ride back to the ship! Read my sunshine review for more details :) 

ps it was a tough hike but so worth it! Bragging rights forever!!!

I ordered two appetizers, a salad , a meal and dessert last week on the Dream, there was no problem. I think two dinner entrees is where they will draw the line. I highly recommend the hazelnut ice cream for dessert.. not too filling and very delicious.

I did Chefs table on Conquest last year, we all met in the lobby area and were offered champagne while we waited for tour to get started. The champagne was flowing throughout our tour of the galley and in the galley we were given atleast 5 different appetizers that were explained in medium detail to us along with a quick chocolate melting cake tutorial. After that we were taken to a special dining room just outside of the MDR and seated at a large table and offered red or white wine with dinner but I do not recall any pairings. Wine was unlimited though. Sounds like each ship might be different?

I have a blowfish, a regular fish and a disco ball. They have many fun cups :)