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Victress2007-beautiful photos!,

Thanks Dave and havoc315 for the advice.  I agree about the 16-50, I find my prime to perform the best but not for travel where there are so many different situations.  It works great for indoor or nighttime shots on the ship.   Looking forward to the review!

Liz

I currently have an a6000 with the 16-50 kit lens, 55-210 zoom and 35 fixed prime. It seems to make a good kit but I find when I am on cruises I often don’t want to stop to change lenses especially at the beach or on excursions. I am looking at the 18-135 or the 18-200 to be something I can leave on the camera and use for most outdoor shots. There is a huge price difference so any experience/ advice you can share is appreciated. 

On 4/10/2019 at 3:18 PM, pghsteelerfan said:

I know your question has already been answered, but on Timothy Hill also check out the other side.  There are some great views from that side as well. 

 

Thanks-we will!

On 4/10/2019 at 10:11 AM, Trish Traveler said:

Just returned from our first time to St. Kitts and we loved our tour with Thenford Grey.  I only use a phone camera, but there are ample opportunities for great pictures from overlooks, the Brimstone Fortress high on a hill with ocean views, the Romney Garden had beautiful tropical trees and flower also with some ocean views,  the Batik ship there offered very colorful photos inside and out (batik drying and displayed on clotheslines), and Timothy Hill where you view the "backbone" of St. Kitts and see the Caribbean and Atlantic seas at the same time.  Enjoy the beautiful island.

 Thank-you for the information. We always take an excursion offered by the ship, this trip it is Carnival. Hopefully we can find one that will go to these places.

We will be traveling to St. Kitts next year and my favorite part of trips is taking lots of photos to remember it by. What are must see places in St. Kitts for great photo opps?

On 4/1/2019 at 11:14 AM, Sunny AZ Girl said:

One thing I like about the Sony 18-200 lens is that it is lightweight.  I bought a light neoprene cover for it to keep it protected and the whole thing fits in my crossbody travel purse.  I will be bringing my 16-50 lens along for use on the ship for the few times I may want to use it there.  Most of the time I will just use my cell phone on the ship.  But there are times (productions shows for example) that the a6000 will be better.

I love the photo's that you have posted and it looks like you are really doing well with the a6000.  I love my a6000 and bought it originally because it was so easy to take places however I now have a prime and a zoom and it takes a larger bag to carry everything.  I struggle on cruises as to what to take on which excursions.  Our last cruise I had a big backpack that my poor husband had to carry through the heat in Mexico.  I decided that next time I might need to downsize.  What is the travel purse that you use for your camera?

The lighthouse sounds beautiful- I will want to check it out for sure!

ABQrobin-your photos are beautiful but I won’t plan on taking many photos while I’m there and do something else!!

Thanks for the info-i won’t spend too much time looking for scenery.

Tour recommendations are great too!

What would be a recommendation of the nicest place to take photo's in Grand Turk?  We have never been there and will be going in April of 2020.  I would like maybe a tour that would include beautiful scenery to photograph.

What would be a recommendation of the nicest place to take photo's in St. Maarten?  We have been there twice, taken a tour in the rain that didn't allow for any really good pictures and once where the went to Maho Beach and did get some great shots of the airplanes.  We will be going in April of 2020 and understand that many things have changed there.

On 3/23/2019 at 7:28 PM, bury me at sea said:

You might - or might not - hear a bit of noise from chairs scraping the deck during early morning cleaning.

 

Personally I wouldn't worry about it.  I have been aft and more central on deck 9 and enjoyed both cabins.  The views are wonderful.

 

Happy sailing.

Great, thanks for that info we are looking forward to it!

We are booked on the Carnival Magic for March of 2020 in cabin 9315, 9319.  At the time that we booked there were not many balcony rooms available that were together and we wanted two rooms for our group.  I saw that it was directly under the main pool area and was  hoping that you could give me some idea of the noise that might be present both at nighttime and in the day as well as pros and cons of this deck.

On 3/16/2019 at 12:49 PM, darwinsrule said:

Had a similar offer a couple of days ago for our cruise at the end of August.  The "upgrade" was for an Aft balcony on deck 9, port side,  under the Tides pool bar area (cabin 9460 to be exact).  That was an immediate no way in hell.  Our second cruise was under the pool deck because my FIL wanted to be closer to things.  The frist, and last time we will ever make that mistake. 

 

 

We are on deck 9 on the Magic, wanted two balcony rooms together and these were the only ones we could find.  What kind of noise did you have and was it all the time or just at certain times of the day?

We were on the June 21-25 Bermuda 4 day and had YTD. We usually went down at 5:45 to Level 5 and NEVER had to wait - we were told to go immediately to the dining room and were seated as soon as we walked in. We did notice when we passed the check-in spot on 5 after we were done eating (about an hour or so later) that there was a line, but nothing crazy.

 

BTW, with all the negative reviews of the Horizon, I have to say we had an absolutely wonderful time! I had low expectations given the reviews, but the cruise was outstanding and the ship beautiful. I would sail her again in a heartbeat!!

Thank-you for saying that, I have seen the negative reviews too and wondered what was the problem.

My husband and I are booked on the Horizon in February of 2020. We chose Your Time Dining since we wanted some flexibility. In the past we have mostly chosen early or late seatings but this time wanted to try something different. I have been reading that there are excessive wait times for YTD on the Horizon and wanted to ask for opinions on your choice for dining and why-thanks!

That is so scary! We just rode that ferry on the 23rd. The ferry that was burned was right behind the one that we got on, at the pier. My husband even commented that there had definitely been a fire. We had no idea that it was a bomb. It really makes me re-think traveling to Mexico at all in the future.

I try to bring knit skirts in solid colors then you can add a dressy top or a knit top and jewelry to dress it up. You can wear it more than one night with different tops to change it up. They are very comfortable which I feel is important on a cruise for a long night out and also pack very well.

Sorry-posted the wrong thread in a previous post. This is the one that I was thinking of when it was mentioned above. It looks like there isn't much of an advantage to booking onboard any longer.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2562385

It is a mini fridge but doesn't keep things cold just cool. I think cooler with no ice.

Thank-you for the quick reply! If I bring wine onboard will it keep the wine cold enough?

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I am sailing on Navigator in February, wondering what a “chill box” is exactly?

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Great review. I am glad to gave found it. I'm on a 5 day on Navigator Feb 20 2018. I'm also doing a 3 day on Enchantment 4 days prior.

We are also on the February 20, 2018 cruise and loved this review, good job!

That’s good to know!

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