mermaid diver Posted October 27, 2018 #26 Share Posted October 27, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 5:32 PM, BNBR said: I have read and seen that they do the stingray encounter stupid cheap, cheaper than the beach day and I think you get the beach day included. May be worth looking in to. A little trick. You are absolutely right!! Stingray encounter is $50 and Beach Day is $77. Now lunch isn't included, but I bet we can find food for under $27/person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted October 28, 2018 #27 Share Posted October 28, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, mermaid diver said: You are absolutely right!! Stingray encounter is $50 and Beach Day is $77. Now lunch isn't included, but I bet we can find food for under $27/person. A better lunch, too. They have a bar right by the vip/dock area with a food menu. Probably better than the low quality buffet. Just double check that you get island and beach access with the stingray encounter. I'm pretty sure you do but I'm not certain of it. Edited October 28, 2018 by BNBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinCrow Posted October 28, 2018 #28 Share Posted October 28, 2018 1 hour ago, BNBR said: A better lunch, too. They have a bar right by the vip/dock area with a food menu. Probably better than the low quality buffet. Just double check that you get island and beach access with the stingray encounter. I'm pretty sure you do but I'm not certain of it. You do with the sea lion encounter. I'm sure it's the same with the stingray encounter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfdaxe358 Posted November 5, 2018 Author #29 Share Posted November 5, 2018 We just did the VIP last week and it all depends which cruise line you're on. For RCCL, the VIP section is right where you dock at Blue Lagoon and isn't very peaceful and quiet area. Not worth it. The VIP section they advertise in video and pics is on the north side of the island and only for Carnival cruisers. A much better secluded area. It's very misleading and didn't know until we arrived. We ended up leaving the "VIP" section and headed to the North Beach which was almost empty and a wonderful beach right next to Carnivals VIP section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 10, 2018 #30 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 10/19/2018 at 10:46 AM, pfdaxe358 said: I'll post up thoughts/review when we return Thanks! Would love to hear about it 🙂. We are planning to book it to. Could you let us know how much a bottle of Caribbean beer is, and how much mixed drinks are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 10, 2018 #31 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/5/2018 at 10:45 AM, pfdaxe358 said: We just did the VIP last week and it all depends which cruise line you're on. For RCCL, the VIP section is right where you dock at Blue Lagoon and isn't very peaceful and quiet area. Not worth it. The VIP section they advertise in video and pics is on the north side of the island and only for Carnival cruisers. A much better secluded area. It's very misleading and didn't know until we arrived. We ended up leaving the "VIP" section and headed to the North Beach which was almost empty and a wonderful beach right next to Carnivals VIP section. Ugh- good to know 😞. That is disappointing! Did they at least have umbrellas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted November 10, 2018 #32 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Can you rent an umbrella in the non-vip area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogtubbx3 Posted December 15, 2018 #33 Share Posted December 15, 2018 How far can you actually wander on this island? Do you have to stay in a certain area with any of the excursions or do you just have to stay away from the other VIP sections? Curious about walking around to see different views of the water/other islands, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted December 15, 2018 #34 Share Posted December 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ogtubbx3 said: How far can you actually wander on this island? Do you have to stay in a certain area with any of the excursions or do you just have to stay away from the other VIP sections? Curious about walking around to see different views of the water/other islands, etc.. You can wander around quite a bit to different sides of the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogtubbx3 Posted December 15, 2018 #35 Share Posted December 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, BNBR said: You can wander around quite a bit to different sides of the island. So we can use the ocean side too for the beach rather than just the lagoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted December 15, 2018 #36 Share Posted December 15, 2018 As of 2 months ago, yes for sure. I doubt you will want to, the lagoon is amazing, but you can go to the ocean side and there is an open beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogtubbx3 Posted December 15, 2018 #37 Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 minute ago, BNBR said: As of 2 months ago, yes for sure. I doubt you will want to, the lagoon is amazing, but you can go to the ocean side and there is an open beach. Thanks! I just love the look of the ocean side from google maps, wanted to make sure I could check out different areas before booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted January 9, 2019 #38 Share Posted January 9, 2019 would anyone know how much the taxi is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted January 10, 2019 #39 Share Posted January 10, 2019 oh, and another thing: I looked up the Stingray excursion, and it's supposed to be 5 hours long on our trip in March. However, it says that it leaves at 10:30 am. The description also says that the beach time and the use of the aqua park and kayaks, etc. is included, and that we can take a choice of two ferries back. However, if it starts at 10:30, there is no way the 1 or 2 pm ferry makes it a 5 hour trip. What do you all think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjc23 Posted January 12, 2019 #40 Share Posted January 12, 2019 We would like to do the VIP excursion via celebrity cruises - any idea which vip beach they are allocated as appears different locations for various cruise liners Plus we dont dock until 12:30pm and leave at 7pm so is it worth booking this trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basil1 Posted June 26, 2019 #41 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 7:28 AM, cjc23 said: We would like to do the VIP excursion via celebrity cruises - any idea which vip beach they are allocated as appears different locations for various cruise liners Plus we dont dock until 12:30pm and leave at 7pm so is it worth booking this trip? I am thinking about doing this as well and have the same port hours on Celebrity. Any word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetmc Posted August 3, 2019 #42 Share Posted August 3, 2019 By far one of the best beach excursions I've purchased. We were on the Majesty of the Seas. We were given a choice of the beach off to the right of the ferry dock or farther back in the island. We choice the first location. Rented a cabana ($56). We had servers for anything we wanted. There were never more than 6 people in the water in our beach area. Lunch was great. We took the 1:15 Ferry back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie51 Posted August 3, 2019 #43 Share Posted August 3, 2019 We are taking the blue Lagoon excursion through RC. Does anyone know if we have to bring towels from the ship? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted August 3, 2019 #44 Share Posted August 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, Marie51 said: We are taking the blue Lagoon excursion through RC. Does anyone know if we have to bring towels from the ship? Thank you Yes, you do need to bring all of your own supplies including towels, sunscreen, etc. They provide lunch and a beach chair (first come but plenty). Royal always has towels you can get on the dock after exiting the ship. Then just return them at the same place so you don't have to deal with dirty sandy towels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleous Posted February 16, 2020 #45 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Can u take water and snacks from ship to island save buying them there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted February 16, 2020 #46 Share Posted February 16, 2020 5 hours ago, Cleous said: Can u take water and snacks from ship to island save buying them there Yes- we brought bottled water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBumb Posted February 17, 2020 #47 Share Posted February 17, 2020 good info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNBR Posted February 17, 2020 #48 Share Posted February 17, 2020 17 hours ago, Cleous said: Can u take water and snacks from ship to island save buying them there They don't check bags or anything. You can bring whatever you like. We have brought snacks there. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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