sandinmypants

Thanks for the info and pictures! So glad you enjoyed your time. Im curious how much you paid for taxi fare to Jolly? Thanks so much!!

I believe it was right around $7pp.

I love the way you have ranked the beach from 1-10. Thank you for coming back and posting your review and photos. It's very helpful when deciding what to do while in port.

No problem - it's always good to have first-hand info when choosing what to do! As for the ratings - to be honest, is there a "bad" beach? :) Our needs are pretty low - but we really don't like crowds (just enough people to "people-watch"), or a lot of pushy vendors (one time a guy was offended when my husband wouldn't buy his tshirts "What? You don't like my tshirts?" And kept pushing him....I hate that.) I also hate loud music and a bunch of rowdy people swearing, or kids that cry all day. We don't need powder-white sand (usually that means bad snorkeling).

Although, sitting here at my desk - even the beach I just described sounds pretty darn good! :D;)

Enjoy your vacation - I'm off to plan the next one!

Here are some pics from our Jolly Beach/Castaways day.

Just back -

Jolly Beach - yes on the jet skis - lots of fun for $35 for 1/2 hr. They let you take them all around the bay. This bay had great wave action the day we were there, the water was really stirred up from recent storms. I don't think there's snorkeling here even if the conditions are good. We were only bothered by a couple of vendors, they went away after a firm head shake. Make sure you get a GOOD umbrella when they set you up - some of them are kind of falling apart and a good breeze will make them come undone. We ate at Castaways. I had a grilled chicken w/lettuce & tomato. Late that night & the next morning I had a bad stomach and some extended bathroom time.... :D Hubby had curry, son had a hot dog, they were both okay. Rum punch here was just "okay". (I tried a LOT of rum punches on this trip!)

Rating from 1-10....I give Jolly Beach a 7. (we like to snorkel, don't like crowds, scary-looking locals, vendors or rowdy partying, want good bathrooms and beach bar/restaurant.)

Just back from the Vision and the only indoor smoking area was in the Casino or the library (which converted to a cigar room after 9 pm).

 

Wow, that sounds wonderful! We sail on the Serenade in just a few days, and I'm so afraid that we won't be able to enjoy the music venues because of second-hand smoke issues.... :( We don't gamble, so having smokers in the casino doesn't matter - and the library - no biggie. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we don't have any balcony-smokers adjacent to us.

That's a LOT of Jack....I think you're all "warped".....LOL :rolleyes:

Three weeks from today the Serenade will be leaving San Juan for another tour of the southern Caribbean..... and we'll be on her! OMG, can't wait! I tried on my dressy dresses today, thinking about what I'm taking and what I'm not...decided to skip the pizza tonight and go with a salad! :D Almost time to start packing suitcases - need to pick up more sunscreen....I better start making a list of what I have left to do!

42 days for us!

To my cruise, and at the ports, I usually bring a small straw-colored, crocheted-type purse. The shoulder strap is long enough to wear across my body, or I can choose to just hang it on my shoulder. Its small enough that it never gets too heavy, but large enough to fit necessities while away from the ship.

 

I like this color better than white, or multi-colored print because it goes with much more, and can fade easily into the background if I forget to remove it for picture-taking.

 

On the ship itself, I do not carry a purse. I have made beautiful swarovski-beaded lanyards for my seapass, which are attractive and convenient. If I really need anything else, I figure I can always run back to my cabin.

I have a similar style of bag that I bought at Target last year, I was considering taking that for excursions. And - great idea for the beaded lanyard, I'll have to try my hand at a couple of those - and maybe a sports-theme beaded one for my son? What do other 9yo kids do with their seapasses?

My "over the shoulder boulder holder" is my purse on cruises. ;)

 

Cruise card, credit card and copy of passport are again under my "cross your heart". :cool:

Eeeeewwwww. So you mean you'll pull your credit card out of THERE and hand it to someone? Ick. :eek:

What a wonderful thread. To be honest, when I started researching for our upcoming cruise, Barbados wasn't one of the islands I was looking forward to the most. But - WOW! I am in awe of your pictures, and can't wait for our day there. We're beach bums, and are planning to hop in a taxi and head to Rockley/Bar K'Nai for the day. One question - are Accra and Rockley the same beach, or different sections of the same beach? Sometimes I see both names together, other times just one or the other. Wondering what to tell the driver?

Again - love your pictures. You are a true asset to the island. :)

We were really hoping to do this excursion on our 11/7 RCCL cruise, but it appears to be booked already - so disappointed! They should perhaps look into expanding..... :)

In hotels, sometimes that area under the bed is a dirty, nasty "no-man's-land" kind of place that I wouldn't want to put anything - not so on a cruise ship? Do they clean under there regularly, no dust bunnies?