Life is Good Cruising Posted April 17, 2018 #26 Share Posted April 17, 2018 More pictures of the VIP area on the Ocean side. Bar area and the drink included was non-alcoholic. I did order a pina colada which was $9. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted April 17, 2018 #27 Share Posted April 17, 2018 The VIP on the Lagoon side Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted April 17, 2018 #28 Share Posted April 17, 2018 They are really pushing the vip stuff! They put it between the docks, seems like the worse place on the island, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luvbigdogs Posted April 20, 2018 #29 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Curious if you do not get the VIP (Deluxe) package, and just the regular day package, are kayaks and paddleboards included? It looks like they are just sitting there on the beach in the pictures, but the web-site says all the water toys are an extra charge. Do they monitor that with wristbands? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicak76 Posted April 25, 2018 Author #30 Share Posted April 25, 2018 How did you get the VIP package? Was it an excursion to book from the NCL website? Is it a far walk once of the ferry/boat ride once you're on the island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritkat090909 Posted May 12, 2018 #31 Share Posted May 12, 2018 How did you get the VIP package? Was it an excursion to book from the NCL website? Is it a far walk once of the ferry/boat ride once you're on the island? MSC sells a VIP package in their excursions. I would guess the other lines probably do as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgàile Posted May 15, 2018 #32 Share Posted May 15, 2018 MSC sells a VIP package in their excursions. I would guess the other lines probably do as well. Yes, Carnival had a few different offerings for Blue Lagoon. We chose the family package. Once there we paid for the clamshells and each of us got a Bahama beach towel for it. Food set up was so much better here than on Princess Cays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted July 11, 2018 #33 Share Posted July 11, 2018 The only thing I didn’t like at Blue Lagoon was that the water was only waist deep at Blue Lagoon, going back to Pearl Island in 2 days. I’ll come back tonight or tomorrow and post some more pictures. Is it shallow like that where the inflatables are as well? And the water bikes, etc. are extra? Do you recall how much? I know this thread is a few months old. I hope you see this. Lol. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted July 12, 2018 #34 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Is it shallow like that where the inflatables are as well? And the water bikes, etc. are extra? Do you recall how much? I know this thread is a few months old. I hope you see this. Lol. Thanks in advance. I don't know the depth of the water where they have the inflatables as I did not go into the water in that area. The VIP pass I had allowed swimming in 2 separate areas of the Lagoon away from the inflatables and watersports. I know there is a cost for the kayaks, aqua bikes and other water activities, but do not know how much. My excursion was purchased through Royal Caribbean cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 10, 2018 #35 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I heard that the RCI VIP area is different and not as nice 😞. It is making the decision between Pearl Island and Blue Lagoon tougher!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 11, 2018 #36 Share Posted November 11, 2018 what I’m concerned about is the view... I want to sit on my lounger and look at the ocean, not the lagoon... so, curious if RCI VIP pkg looks onto the ocean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted November 11, 2018 #37 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) No. The vip section at Blue Lagoon is the worst view on the island. Don't go to Blue "LAGOON" unless you want to look at the lagoon. For what it's worth, WE LOVE the lagoon. But it's not the ocean. In many ways, it's better. The lagoon is gorgeous and unique. The most amazing swimming. But total lack of shade. Which is fine for a lot of people. I still go because it's awesome. But not for everyone. Edited November 11, 2018 by BNBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 11, 2018 #38 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thanks so much! We don’t want to pay an extra $40 for a crappy view!! It’s a bummer about the shade though, since the DH loves an umbrella 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff92k7 Posted November 29, 2018 #39 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) I have a couple of questions on this topic... We already booked Balmoral with lunch, but reading reviews is really making me think that canceling that and booking the Blue Lagoon family with lunch would be better for our family of five (three teen boys). Through Carnival, it says that the water park is not included. Does anyone know how much that costs separately on the island? (I'm assuming that is the inflatables). What about shade? are there a lot of beach chairs in the shade or would we have to rent a clamshell (cost?)? Or is Balmoral perfectly fine? Edited November 29, 2018 by jeff92k7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecouple88 Posted January 1, 2019 #40 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Has anyone done the sting ray encounter on blue lagoon? I'm thinking about doing this through RCI with my kids 5 and 6 year olds. It seems pretty tame and a nice beach for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parothead Posted January 4, 2019 #41 Share Posted January 4, 2019 looking at booking this too would love to hear from someone that has done it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisecouple88 Posted January 5, 2019 #42 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I ended up booking the stingray encounter at blue lagoon through Royal Caribbean. It was cheaper than going to blue lagoon on your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted January 6, 2019 #43 Share Posted January 6, 2019 20 hours ago, cruisecouple88 said: I ended up booking the stingray encounter at blue lagoon through Royal Caribbean. It was cheaper than going to blue lagoon on your own. Interesting! Good to know 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogtubbx3 Posted January 9, 2019 #44 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I am cruising with RCCL and have the “deluxe” beach break booked. It mentions double hammocks which I see in the above pictures. I would assume this is the VIP excursion that I have? Making sure since it doesn’t call it vip for Royal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted January 9, 2019 #45 Share Posted January 9, 2019 9 hours ago, Ogtubbx3 said: I am cruising with RCCL and have the “deluxe” beach break booked. It mentions double hammocks which I see in the above pictures. I would assume this is the VIP excursion that I have? Making sure since it doesn’t call it vip for Royal Interesting- my upcoming RCI trip has the deluxe pkg, but also the vip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmsnyg Posted January 10, 2019 #46 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I’m pretty sure the deluxe and VIP are two separate excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted January 10, 2019 #47 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On 1/5/2019 at 11:12 AM, cruisecouple88 said: I ended up booking the stingray encounter at blue lagoon through Royal Caribbean. It was cheaper than going to blue lagoon on your own. I am planning on doing the same. However, I am confused about the start time and the duration. On RCI website it says it starts at 10:30 am (kind of late if you ask me), lasts 5 hours, and offers you 2 return ferries to choose from (does not mention ferry times). From other people's posts I understood that the RCI's ferry returns are at 1 pm and 2 pm, which doesn't quite make it a 5 hour excursion. Does anyone have any details on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadpirate3 Posted March 18, 2019 #48 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) Can anyone post recent experiences with Balmoral, Blue Lagoon, or Pearl Island? I will be in port in May and my party of four is debating which to pick. Edited March 18, 2019 by dreadpirate3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted March 18, 2019 #49 Share Posted March 18, 2019 3 hours ago, dreadpirate3 said: Can anyone post recent experiences with Balmoral, Blue Lagoon, or Pearl Island? I will be in port in May and my party of four is debating which to pick. We ended up picking Pearl Island... Here is my review that I posted... I would for sure do the Pearl Island trip again. summary: great if you want a secluded small tropical island to beach or snorkel on. Maybe a little boring for kids. loved: nice bar, lots of different shady/sunny spots to lay in, great pictures from the lighthouse, sandy beach with kayaks/paddleboard (free), so pretty, nice scenery on the ride over and back. The fish at lunch was amazing! didnt love: they told us lunch would be at 10, but was really at 11:30. This was only annoying because lunch was at the far side of the island, and people kept walking way over there to see if the food was ready. also didn’t love that there were 2 dogs loose on the island who pooed everywhere. I wasn’t expecting there to be poo on the island. Also didn’t love that they no longer gave a welcome drink and photo- since it was part of the package when we signed up, it feels like kind of a “bait and switch”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunkiew Posted July 22, 2019 #50 Share Posted July 22, 2019 We did Balmoral Island with kayaking this past week while on Allure of the Sea. It was the worst excursion I've ever been on. Very disorganized, we were on the beach about 30 minutes and kayaked for about 20 minutes and this was a 4 1/2 hour excursion. Lunch was not included but we never had time to eat waiting for kayaking crew to show up. Ferry was old and slow. We did the Blue Lagoon in May from the Disney Dream and really enjoyed it. Beautiful calm blue water and lunch was included. Our grandkids enjoyed the water park alot. I'd definitely go to the Blue Lagoon again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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