FiremanDan Posted August 11, 2012 #51 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Love the Lido deck photo from under the movie screen. Appears to be nine of the front row seats have some sort of Chair Hog Spoor on them. ;) On the issue of using US money. The prices posted are retail. Make your lowest price deal in US dollars rounded to nearest dollar and tell them you want you change in US dollars only. I've never had a vendor refuse and I don't get a handful of foreign bills or change. I watched a guy buy a hat for around 5 bucks and he gave them a 20. I saw them later and they were still trying to figure out how much change the got back...he admitted that he paid more for the hat than be relized.:eek: And a great review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahjo Posted August 11, 2012 #52 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Thank you for your review. We were on the Splendor in April in 2009. Swine Flu Cruise. So loved loved loved your picture. We are going to do Las Calentes also so was nice to hear about this excurision. We can hardly wait til December and your review sure helped with the wait. Again thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyone Posted August 11, 2012 #53 Share Posted August 11, 2012 …from promenade looking down to the atrium area… …atrium stairway… …the atrium… All of the pictures are great. My favorites were these two. Thanks for doing a picture review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judatt Posted August 11, 2012 #54 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Thanks for a great review with some really outstanding pictures. I really enjoyed the way you weaved your family into everything - we are going on the Pride out of Baltimore with most of our family (kids and grandkids) in a couple of weeks and are really looking forward to cruising together. Where are you from in Kansas? My wife was born in Hutchinson and went to school in Topeka (Highland Park HS) and nursing school in Wichita where we met and married. We still have family in KS. By the way, baked beans are a standard dish in a British breakfast. I travel to London almost every year for my work and the guest house where we stay serves them every morning. Often see them on buffets when there is any chance of have someone from GB on board. Thanks again for a great review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absolutely brilliant Posted August 11, 2012 #55 Share Posted August 11, 2012 enjoying your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ileys Posted August 11, 2012 #56 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Great review! We will be on the Splendor 9/2 - what type of suite did you have? Do you think it was worth it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYGirl1002 Posted August 11, 2012 #57 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Thank you for the excellent review! Your children are beautiful. I love that you surprised them. I love the fact that yours was a west coast review. I don't get to see many of them and it was interesting to read about different ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obnancy Posted August 12, 2012 #58 Share Posted August 12, 2012 You have a great eye and warm spirit. I am sorry that Cabo's vendors made it difficult to view your children. If you ever do go back, I would suggest going to one of the quieter, restaurant/bars towards the end of Medano Beach and sitting in the lounge chairs a row or two back from the sand entrance. Then you can have your waiter put a barrier low table to keep the vendors away. We always just tip the waiter and the vendors disappear and we have a clear view to the water. Also, they don't charge you for a lounge chair or umbrella. Yes, you buy food and drink but it is reasonably priced, ie. $2.00 for a beer. You should let your kids read this thread so they can be proud of what a great and artistic guy Dad is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinJenF Posted August 12, 2012 #59 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Great review!!!!! Question-do you recall what time Muster was? I have never paid attention to the time we mustered on Splendor and our group is trying to plan a meet and greet. I dont want to cut it too close to the Muster. Thanks so much for any info!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counsel Posted August 12, 2012 #60 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Still doing the Dave Ramsey thing? Didn't see your wife wearing the shirt like on your review at HMC... :D I am inspired by your photos and the landscape shots with the special effects. Maybe someday I'll spring for a DSLR. "It's not in the budget" right now. :( Thanks again for sharing! Bruce aka Counsel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted August 12, 2012 #61 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Great review, fantastic photos, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyPC Posted August 12, 2012 #62 Share Posted August 12, 2012 What a great review & pictures! Thanks for sharing your vacation with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herb Posted August 12, 2012 #63 Share Posted August 12, 2012 loved reading your review & seeing the great pictures you took... Now we have the LONG wait until it's our turn... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiD59 Posted August 12, 2012 #64 Share Posted August 12, 2012 That was one of the BEST reviews I've read in a long time. I stopped myself from commenting until I knew you were finished so as not to interrupt the flow of the review. The photos are amazing, the family is lovely.. and the face on that little one... ohhhh he's so cute!! :) The Splendor and the Miracle will be switching coasts in the spring. Although the itineraries are bound to be the same for each ship, and I swore the next time we cruise it will be somewhere different, the Splendor looks like a nice ship and worthy of consideration. Again.. thanks for the great (sincerely.. it was GREAT) review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsd912 Posted August 12, 2012 #65 Share Posted August 12, 2012 By the way, baked beans are a standard dish in a British breakfast. I travel to London almost every year for my work and the guest house where we stay serves them every morning. Often see them on buffets when there is any chance of have someone from GB on board. Thanks again for a great review. Must be a New England thing too. I've never been to a restaurant serving breakfast where baked beans were unavailable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelleum Posted August 12, 2012 #66 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Great review and I love the pics. Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroguy Posted August 13, 2012 Author #67 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thanks for a great review with some really outstanding pictures. I really enjoyed the way you weaved your family into everything - we are going on the Pride out of Baltimore with most of our family (kids and grandkids) in a couple of weeks and are really looking forward to cruising together. Where are you from in Kansas? My wife was born in Hutchinson and went to school in Topeka (Highland Park HS) and nursing school in Wichita where we met and married. We still have family in KS. By the way, baked beans are a standard dish in a British breakfast. I travel to London almost every year for my work and the guest house where we stay serves them every morning. Often see them on buffets when there is any chance of have someone from GB on board. Thanks again for a great review. Very nice. My wife and I are from a little town Clay Center but we have made our home in Topeka. Glad the baked beans thing wasn't my imagination! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted August 13, 2012 #68 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Great review and awesome photo's, that for posting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcruisin Posted August 13, 2012 #69 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Fantastic review and pics. You have a lovely family and the little guy....OMG, he is adorable! We will be sailing the Splendor to Hawaii in January and the pics are just making me even more excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTPieRye Posted August 13, 2012 #70 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Great review and pics! Love the Splendor~ we were on the Splendor in January 2012 and are going back January 2013 right before she departs Los Angeles for good :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickide Posted August 25, 2012 #71 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I have to comment on the La Isla barge you went on. We vacation in Cabo in a condo on the marina and we can see that barge from our balcony. We nick named it The redneck boat club. Ha ha ha ha! That's what it looks like coming in and out of the marina. :) I have to comment too :). We are from a small town and the term "redneck" flows freely here. We did the La Isla tour when we were on the Splendor in May and we loved it! It was casual, relaxing and we were totally okay with our margarita's made with Squirt. However, we didn't take kids and had no intentions of snorkeling so we didn't have big expectations there. The tamales were really good too! We plan to book it again when we go in October 2013. It is what you make it and we had a great time :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickide Posted August 25, 2012 #72 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Totally loved your review and all the pictures! Makes me want to go again NOW! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroguy Posted August 26, 2012 Author #73 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I posted a video of this cruise here: http://vimeo.com/48199970: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrqoisWtrs Posted August 26, 2012 #74 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Awesome pics and review - just started the video. Love the Griswolds back drop. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyroguy Posted August 27, 2012 Author #75 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Awesome pics and review - just started the video. Love the Griswolds back drop. :D thanks. I'm a big fan of the classic...just had to see if I could get it in there ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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