Chileancruiser

Very cruel!!! :D

 

I agree though, why do they make it so hard to find the cookies? And then the oatmeal raisin ones even harder to find!

Have yet to taste my first NCL cookie... but I always do love a good oatmeal raisin cookie! :rolleyes:

It is interesting that I do the break down by 2nd nature. I have never thought of breaking it down so that 1st timers could appreciate the total cost scenario. Good information to pass along.

Should I take 7 day Western Caribbean on Carnival Liberty?

 

Deck 1, room 1428 (Oceanview)

Cozumel, Belize, Roatan Island, Grand Cayman

Ft. Lauderdale departure

 

or

 

6 day Eastern Caribbean on Royal Caribbean Independence?

 

Deck 2 (midship, lots of ocean view options left)

Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Haiti

Miami departure

 

Mid-20s couple, no kids, like to drink and have a good time, want exciting ports where we can adventure, good food, good night life on ship.

 

Which should we choose??

I would choose the 7 day cruise for the length and the port of calls. As for what to do I would suggest the following:

1) Cozumel: Nachi Cocum - An all inclusive beach resort that keep the crowds to a minimum

2) Belize: Dave from Cave Tubing R Us - Just an awesome guy with a better attitude

3) Roatan Island: South Shore Zipline, simply awesome going from mountain to mountain and your guides will take your camera and take pictures of y'all

4) Grand Cayman: Stingray and snorkeling adventure by Soto Cruise: Nice guys small groups and they can give you enough time to interact a few times with the stingrays.

We need accommodations for three adults...2 seniors and a disabled 53 yr old son. What kind of cabin should we book? We tried a room with a sleeper sofa but that was not comfortable. I'm sure a suite would accommodate us, but that is too pricey. Anyone have suggestions?

What cruise line you considering

As it's been mention many times before but, I got a great rate through Hotwire for the Sheraton in Back Bay. Even though I live not to far away DW and I need to get out and have some us time. Besides all the fun things to do is in that area, and things that are outside of walking distance is solved by public transportation. I find it easy to move about the city without a cab or car.

A picture is worth a thousand words: This is a category 6K (scenic grand ocean view). They are on the Glory, Conquest, Valor, and Sunshine (on lido deck all the way forward with forward-facing views). They are above the bridge. There are two category 6K cabins (one on each end) and four 6J (scenic ocean view) cabins in between. The 6Js are a little smaller than the 6Ks. Where this photo of a 6K shows 2 large windows side by side, the 6Js have only one window. Some of these cabins are designated for 4 passengers, and some are for 2 passengers.

Impressive!

We stayed in 9201 on the Valor a month ago. We absolutly loved it. So much more space than a regular room and the views were amazing. We had a couple of days of rain, and because the windows are slanted, it just felt like you were at the cottage in the rain. Totally relaxing. We followed up that week with a week in a balcony room down the hall. I have always loved balconies in the past, but now I am a 6K lover.

 

Someone posted an excellent video on youtube that you should check out. There are at least a couple of them.

DW started cruising before me and went from a 4E interior to an 8B balcony with me. We then moved to 8D balcony on the Lido deck and we both love it. Now I'm scared she'll see more positive reviews for a 6K and have one of BRILLIANT ideas to try one of those for our next cruise. Trying and loving, and locking in a 6K sounds like such a financially responsible decision. I don't wish to tempt my DW with this BRILLIANT idea.

As soon as we boarded the Carnival Liberty in March, we were bombarded by people from the spa department. They told us to go to the Spa immediately to enter to win a $500.00 gift certificate for the Spa. So we went and entered. We were told we had to come back at 5:00pm for the draw. (have to be present to win). So there we are, ship is leaving Miami, and my GF and I are jammed pack in the "gym" portion waiting for this "draw" to take place. Must of been 300 people jammed in that space. All of a sudden, we get a lecture on services they offer, and then they do a draw for $50.00. They go on and on and tied up close to an hour drawing $50.00 every 10 min. I WON!!! Go to book our Spa package and use the "$50.00" certificate, and was told it was only good on regular priced spas! LMAO everything was on sale, and if you wanted to use it the spa packages started at $205.00. What a scam! What a way to force you to see what the Spa offers.

 

Don't waste your time with this "draw" as its bogus.

 

BTW we never did see a $500.00 winner.........:cool:

Thanks for the heads up.

Hooked can't wait to read more.

My DW and I have settled in on room 9273 which is right in front of the elevator lobby on the Lido deck. Going into the cruise I was worrisome but after a few nights I found my reservations was unfounded. In fact sense it was such a high traffic area our door got so much exposure it was featured on the Cruise video for it's door decorations.

Although on the next cruise I had to move a few doors down to have a room across from an interior that sleeps 4. Got to put those kids somewhere.