VineyardsGal

Thanks Charles.  That is a very smart business move on their part!  Thanks for all your good answers and advice on this board.  Really appreciate it!

Hi.  We are going to be in Bermuda November 12 & 13.  Will Tobacco Bay be open?  Will there bar/restaurant be open too?

Thanks.

Laurie

On 12/17/2022 at 7:15 PM, RogueMonk said:

Thanks! Do you take a cab from the cruise ship pier? Any idea on cost?

 

Do they rent loungers/umbrellas?

We were at Sandra's a few years ago.  Jolly Beach is so beautiful!  Getting off the ship walk to the taxi dispatch stand about two blocks from the end of the pier and they will assign you a driver. Then it was $16.00 US pp round trip which I am sure went up in price.  Recently I read you can rent chairs/umbrella/6 beers for $30.

On the other side of hilltop is another beautiful beach, Valley Church Beach.  They have a very Caribbean beach bar "The Nest".  I just read it is $20 pp round trip for taxi/$20 for chairs and umbrella.  Beautiful white sand beach with turquoise water. 

Thanks.  Will take a look!

 Looks beautiful!  Would love to do but I get seasick on a catamaran.  Ugh.... Thanks for your suggestion!

My favorite was Pirates Cove.  Just looked it up and google says permanently closed!  Bummer... have to find a new beach club close to port.  Been to Boatyard but want to try some place different....any suggestions?

Jolly Beach area is my favorite beach in the Caribbean.  Very quiet, white sand beach, turquoise warm water.  Last time there we went to Sandra's.  A small beach shack with very reasonable food and drinks with tables chairs....beautiful beach to take a walk!

Thank you so much Spandrews!  I am going on same cruise.

Hi.  Just returned from the NCL Joy. In Boston didn't see any shuttles.  Took a Cab to Quincy market.  He charged $20 total for 4 people.  Crazy ride.... Took Uber back and was $21.00 from North Side.  Brand new Uber with great driver. 

We have the best PCC.  I can reach her by phone, email and text and she gets back to me right away!  If I call and don't leave a message for some reason, I get a call back anyway.  She is always so upbeat, warm and friendly.  She knows everything about all the ships.  I have recommended her to all my friends sailing on NCL.

I was on the Epic the last two weeks of March.  First week round trip San Juan there were over 1600 onboard.  The second week San Juan-NY there were 1200 on board... not crowed at all.  The only crowd I ever saw was at Waves pool bar.  Wouldn't wanna be at Waves if it were full capacity!

The shuttle drops you off right next to a beach bar/restaurant Spinmakers.  Guys meet your van and offer to rent you beach chairs and umbrellas.  Next door is a very casual Yacht Club open to the public.  Close by is Bay Gardens hotel which looks very nice and also has a beach restaurant/bar. We walked the beach and had drinks at Spinmakers.  Very nice location and very friendly staff.  Reasonable prices.  Reedprincess is right.  There was a lot of traffic on the way back to ship.  Leave yourself plenty of time.

Hi.  I was in St. Lucia on March 25th. After docking we walked to end of shopping area/taxi area.  There were many shuttles/taxis' to take you on tours or beaches.  Very organized.  We paid $20 pp roundtrip to take you to Rodney Bay/Reduit Beach.  Very nice beach.  We were picked up promptly. 

Hi! Was on a B2B cruise on the Epic from 3/20-4/2.  The first cruise Priscilla was cancelled for both days scheduled due to technical problems. The second cruise Priscilla wasn't announced until Thursday for two shows on this past Friday Night.  They asked you to make reservations.  The 7pm show eventually was waiting list only but there were plenty of seats available in the theater that night.

Great show.  Good music and colorful costumes.

I was on a B2B cruise on the Epic.

3/20-27 - 2100 (8 days roundtrip San Juan)

3/29-4/2 - 1350 (6 days repositioning San Juan-NYC)

Great time!

Laurie

Thanks reedprincess.  Do you know if there are shuttles from the pier to take passengers there?  Thanks for your help.

Next week we will be in St. Lucia.  Does anyone know how much a taxi would be from the pier to Rodney Bay/Reduit Beach?  Thanks.

Hi.  I have sat on their beach.  LionsDive is on Mambo beach.  There are several resorts, restaurants and bars all along the beach.  Vendors charge between $3.00-5.00 per chair rental.  The beach is beautiful and walkable.  An aquarium is across the way.  There are also stores at the entrance to the beach.  Mambo beach is beautiful.

Hi.  We did it in February 2020.  Very short boat ride to "pig island."  It was a lot of fun to interact with the pigs.  They took photos which were reasonable.  Very enjoyable time.  Your son would love it!!!

Hi!  We were in a Haven Family Villa on the 15th floor right down the hall from the Observation Lounge.

Great location.  No vibration or noise at all.  Very quiet. Highly recommend staying on this floor. 

Last month on the Joy was Armando and Lyster. Great guys!

I just found them.  I was looking at photos from our cruise and they played the first night in the main theater.  Their website info was on the backdrop behind them as they played. 

www.beatlestorylive.com.

Hi.  I too am trying to find the Beatles band on the Joy we saw in December.  Their name was The Beatles Story.  They were from Italy.  They were great! 

That's sounds like a great price to me especially with insurance and tips.  Enjoy!!!!

12 hours ago, TheFenz said:

 

Thanks for the reply! Going to see if it shows up in my Bliss booking or not.

Hi.  The band is called Guns and Rojas.  They are a versatile band that does everything from rock to pop songs.  One night they dedicated their performance to Sinatra hits.  They sing all over the ship, by the pool, atrium, "Q", and late night parties, etc.