BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #126 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Time to head back to the ferry. This was an excellent excursion.... I highly recommend it Michael Jordan's new home being built: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve78 Posted April 15, 2012 #127 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Completely amazing mate!! Im booked in November and Im even more excited then I already was! I didn't think that was possible! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #128 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Returned to Crown Bay to see several iguanas out sunning themselves. They got that look like "yeah go ahead and take my picture... no worries" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #129 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Well we left St. Thomas at 4pm and now headed for Grand Turk... another beautiful day at St. Thomas Report card: Excursion: definitely an A+ Even though it's only my second cruise ever, St. Thomas is still currently my favorite port :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted April 15, 2012 #130 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Thank you for a camera recommendation earlier and another installment of great pictures and info. St Thomas is also one of my favorite islands. Together with PR it was our first Caribbean "cruise" island way back in 2003, and after 7 or 8 times there it feels almost like coming home (in a good way :)) If you sail there again and based on the things you like seeing, I believe you will enjoy http://www.coralworldvi.com/ . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #131 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I decided on this night to go for one of the specialty restaurants and opted for the Crown Grill. Absolutely well worth the 25 dollar cover charge. I had filet and lobster tail, baked potato, wild berry and apple cobbler plus all the coffee and water you want for that price. Tell me one restaurant with the kind of service, food, and setting back in the states that you would get a meal like that for 25? Not one. One of the neat things was is that they remove the lobster meat from the tail... so no effort needed on your part. I will definitely go here again on the next cruise. By the way, out of the four salts they offer, the smoked applewood is the best IMHO Food: A+ Service: A+ Value: A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #132 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Thank you for a camera recommendation earlier and another installment of great pictures and info. St Thomas is also one of my favorite islands. Together with PR it was our first Caribbean "cruise" island way back in 2003, and after 7 or 8 times there it feels almost like coming home (in a good way :)) If you sail there again and based on the things you like seeing, I believe you will enjoy http://www.coralworldvi.com/ . Coral world definitely looks interesting. Next time I'm there, I think that's where I'll go :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 15, 2012 Author #133 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Friday, we arrive in Grand Turk around 1245pm. The Noordam is already docked there... she leaves about two hours later so again, another port where either we are the only ship or one of two... I really enjoyed not having the crowds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj Posted April 15, 2012 #134 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Great pics and review. Off now to watch Ruby sail from the Fort Lauderdale webcam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #135 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #137 Share Posted April 16, 2012 This is just my opinion... but Grand Turk is a port I can do without. I don't dislike the people or Margaritaville, but just not that interesting to me. I understand they have excursions and some people said they really enjoyed them but an extra day at sea instead would be ok with me. That being said, I do like the food at Margaritaville(be very hungry if you order the nachos) and again another thanks goes out to Jilllofalltrades and her husband for being so kind as to invite me and others over to the cabana they rented to relax and socialize. I just have mixed feelings on this port my friends. By the way, a lot of people were upset that they could not buy alcohol in port... it was Good Friday. Of course you could go back to the ship and get plastered but then again there's that chance of falling off the pier when you try to go back ashore... :p Overall grade for Grand Turk: B- Food at Margaritaville: A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #138 Share Posted April 16, 2012 One of the nice things about cruising is you can catch some amazing shots out here. Like these when we started to sail away from Grand Turk: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boaterette Posted April 16, 2012 #139 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That was an amazing shot. I am loving your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #140 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That was an amazing shot. I am loving your review. Thank you, I appreciate that. More to come :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #141 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Saturday, sea day... the last day :eek:... where does the time go? Breakfast this morning again at Sabatini's. The french toast is to die for: Sorry... already ate one slice of it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #142 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Crown Grill. Again, highly recommended: Easter egg display Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird Posted April 16, 2012 #143 Share Posted April 16, 2012 WHAT AN AMAZING REVIEW AND PIX!!!! Totally awesome. We were on the Ruby in December and you brought back many wonderful memories. We are planning our next cruise to use some of our FCCs. It most likely will be full transit of the Panama Canal. Again, thank you for your efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormike1 Posted April 16, 2012 #144 Share Posted April 16, 2012 This picture of the moon shining on the water is one of the most beautiful pictures I have seen of photos taken by an "amateur" What an amazing shot bugsy....this certainly could qualify you as a professional photographer as I can't remember seeing anything so lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #145 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks for the compliments my cruising friends. Still got more to come :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #146 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I thought the comedic juggler that met up with us at St. Maarten was great: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #147 Share Posted April 16, 2012 A couple of more ships joined us on the sail back to Florida... I know it was an NCL ship, but not sure which one Allure joining us as well Lunch... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #148 Share Posted April 16, 2012 This young lady(her name was Tateyana I believe) was the greeter at the a couple of the dining rooms each night. She was a blast. Always smiling, very cheerful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugsyCruiser Posted April 16, 2012 Author #149 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Last couple of pictures of the casino and bar: Shot of the moon on the last night of the cruise: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted April 16, 2012 #150 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That was Norwegian Dawn. We sailed on her last June to Bermudas... Definitely not Princess, but is a very nice ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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