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[gambee]

Great seeing pictures of Labadee. I was just there in November and went to 2 of the beaches there. The 2nd beach was the same one you went to. When I was there there were clear areas in the water where I saw many lil fish. I did wear my water shoes as I had read about the rough rocks. What I did not expect was how shallow the coral was. I had to push off a lot of it as to not scrape my legs as I floated over it. Still had a good time there.

 

I think the first time we were there the water was much more clear. But it is still nothing compared to the Bahamian islands, now that is clear water! We really wanted to try the other beach, but there was no way that I was going to make mom walk all the way over there.

 

Thank you for following along :)

[CRUISEBOY305]

always enjoy your reviews. Thanks for sharing

[gambee]

 

I guess it is a good time for my take on Labadee. We enjoyed our time there as we have done in the past. But I will say that this peninsula falls short of being amount our favorite private islands. Sure, you dock right there, but right away the walk is long, and without an established tram service, well it leaves a lot to be desired. The beach has a lot of shells, and rocks, while I could live with it, it is just much more comfortable to have one with soft sand. The water was also considerably more murky than all the other ones I’ve been to, and this was also the on our last stays there.

 

The food on the other hand is about the same, well with one exception (Disney). And the facilities are about the same as well.

 

If had to rate the private islands that I have been to, it goes something like this.

 

Out of 10

 

Castaway Cay (Disney) 10

Half Moon Cay 9

Labadee 7.5

Great Stirrup Cay 7

 

I think that is a fair assessment. But in the end, I love private islands, they are inexpensive stops that usually provide us with a lot of fun.

 

We kept on riding on the tram.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We then got off and I asked my mom if she could handle a little walk through the wall around the island. We went there on our Silhouette cruise, but it was so cloudy last time I wanted to get some pictures with nice weather. She said she was ok with it, I offered her to buy a coke, but she said she was fine.

 

So of we went.

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

 

I will admit that I would love to try that zipline, but at $100 it is just hard to justify it.

 

 

Everyone was having a blast on it! Yelling and what not.

 

 

Very nice, well kept premises.

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

The path starts through the back of the Zipline.

 

 

 

The view is really nice from there, I suggest you go there.

 

 

 

 

I was following mom, ain't she the cutest?

 

 

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Then we got to the little cabana at the top of the rock formation, it is a great place to take pictures. I took some pictures of my mom and she took some of me, most of them with the ship in the background.

 

Then a security officer came by and offered to take a picture of us together. Sure thing, why not?

 

LoL, he had the best intentions. Mom tipped him a few dollars for it, and he looked extremely happy about it. I doubt that anyone tips him, and all he did was take multiple pictures of everyone. Nice fellow.

 

It is still a keeper, mainly because of the amazing memories we created that day. Damn, I look so fat in that picture :D

 

I was carrying all of our stuff to minimize the amount of weight on my moms' body.

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

That’s the view from there. Like I said, it is an excellent spot for pictures! Well, other than the garbage can :D

 

 

 

There you can see the path.

 

 

 

We turned back and started heading towards the ship through the same path.

 

 

[gambee]

 

Mom was ok with it, but I could tell she was a bit tired. The path is not too long.

 

 

 

Up there is a section where you can get massages, and it is actually a really nice peaceful place to lounge.

 

 

When we got there it seemed like everyone was gone.

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

Beautiful spot for a back rub.

 

 

 

The walk can be a little hard since there are a lot inclines and descents.

 

 

There is a great spot to take pictures from up there. We traded pictures with another couple there taking shots. They got ours and we got theirs.

 

A little overexposed, but still lovely =)

 

 

Like I said, this path offers amazing views!

 

 

[gambee]

And down we go.

 

 

There was a live band there, I grabbed a few bucks for them. Last time I kind felt bad that I did not leave them anything.

 

 

After a quick security check (Don't forget to take your shoes off, kidding), back to the ship we went.

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

I love photos like this one. They are not planned, but yet there are so many stories being told there.

 

 

 

I stopped there and asked mom to give them a little $ as well. It is only a few dollars for, but it can mean so much more to them. One thing that working in the service industry has taught me is to be very appreciative of everything that others do for me. Had I grown up in Colombia I would not be who I am now, with all my traits and such. And of course that I owe to all my uncles that made it possible for us to migrate to the US. Never forget your roots, and most especially those who made you who you're. Family is all we have in this world.

 

 

Mom walking back after giving them a little something in their little tip jar. She told me that there was little money there. I felt bad about it, mainly because on our previous cruises I failed to contribute.

 

 

Back on board.

 

I really dislike this towel tracking system, just for a few people stealing them, we all have to pay the price. We usually bring our own towels, and not worry about it. But for some reason we forgot the towels at home. At least they always had a towel stand when you get off the ship and back on, that was convenient. I just dislike keeping an eye on the towels. On our Allure cruise, our towels got stolen by someone in the Solarium.... Fixing that was a mess! Otherwise, we had to pay something like $30 per towel!

 

 

 

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We were both a bit hungry, so we decided to stop by the cafe promenade and check out their selections.

 

 

 

 

 

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Not my best photos, but I rather post them, than not.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This place is just ok, their sandwiches tend to be a little dry and some of them are tasteless. I heard some good things about their desserts. Mom enjoyed the raspberry pie, personally I LOVED THE ZEPPELINS!!!! Those things amazing, they remind me of a Colombian treat called buñuelo and usually served around christmas time. If I did not have any self control, I would have eaten about 10 of them a day!

 

The Zeppelin is the round one.

 

 

We took our food to our balcony and grabbed a coke from the mini bar.

 

 

Not the best pic since the camera focused on the coke instead.

 

 

Like I said the other items are mehhhhhh, they are just there to satisfy your hunger issues.

 

 

[gambee]

 

We showered and whatnot. Then relaxed on the balcony while waiting for sailaway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some of the tours coming back.

 

 

Then we saw the sailboat come back, like I said I think it is about $175 for the tour on it. That said, the boat is beautiful. I am sure that the excursion must be blast, maybe sometime I will do it. I was not expecting such a modern and nicely kept vessel.

 

They did a little loop around the ship, my guess is to promote the vessel. Did the trick for me :)

 

 

 

You all know that Gambee has the softest spot wind propelled vessels. As a matter of fact, my dream cruise is a Windstar cruise. I think this is the very first time that I have come out and said it. Right now they are out of our price range, but one day I plan on taking my mom on one amazing vacation aboard one of their incredible sailing yachts =)

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

 

I wonder who owns it, I think it is privately owned, and they are just here temporarily?

 

 

Just one amazing vessel!

 

 

[gambee]

 

Our neighbors came back and smoking again, until then we had made no complaints about them. I am not sure why, I really don’t know. I was still coughing, but I was blaming that to me being sick. Like I said, until then other than their smoke, there was really nothing wrong with them.

 

Then it was time to leave.

 

 

 

 

LOVE THIS ONE.

 

I wonder what she was thinking about?

 

 

 

Farewell Labadee, until next time!

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

 

And off we went to San Juan!

 

 

We had reservations to Chops so we got ready and headed out.

 

They had one of those crazy sales that they have for only a few minutes on each cruise :rolleyes:

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

I did fall in love with quite a few watches. Most of them were citizens. It is kind of crazy that I have never owned one, I usually always love their products.

 

 

 

 

 

[Cruise a holic]

Hi Gambee

Not sure if you mentioned it, but if you have the unlimited drink package you can use it on labadee! Love the labapalloza's the special drink offered at the labadee beach bars. We had a great cabana at Nellies beach this past December. Loved it!

Edited April 10, 2016 by Cruise a holic

[gambee]

 

We got to Chops and I told her we had a reservation. While she was looking at the reservation I told her if she could check that my dinner was complementary. That is when she turned from sweet, to just plain dry and mean. It was kind of funny, it was almost as if I had just cursed her out or something.

 

We also asked her to be sat outside, the weather had cool down and it was perfect for a dinner in Central Park. She sat us down and we were given our menus. Our sever on the other hand was fabulous, very friendly, very efficient, we loved him. Thank God, because I could not deal with more rude people in the specialty dining. If so, I would have gone to 150 and experienced it there, LoL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gambee]

 

 

 

It was really nice out there.

 

 

 

I ordered Hendricks, and for the life of me, I will never understand the way they price the drinks in RCCL. This gin is usually around $13 on land, and in there it was 9.95, same as black label. Seems to me that all drinks are priced around that no matter what. I forgot to ask how much blue label was.

 

The pour however, was a little short. Either was I was happy.

 

 

[gambee]

 

Mom forgot to change her shoes, LoL. Maybe that's why the host was mean? She was going to go and change, but no one was complaining so who cares, all was good.

 

 

Mom got the shrimp cocktail. They were good as expected.

 

 

And I got the scallops, the sauce was to die for!

 

 

It was pretty empty still.