Fascination 9/2 - 9/9

[crbnlvr]

We came off the ship this morning.

 

We had a great time.

 

ST. Thomas - rented a Jeep and went to Megan's and Lindquist then drove down through Red Hook back to the port.

 

Dominica - Bumping Tours with Levi. He was amazing. He snorkeled with us and swam in the gorge with us. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable about fruit trees. Bring snacks 😁 even though they say you can't take it off the ship.

 

Barbados - Calabaza was excellent and OMG the clarity of the water was incredible. Group tour.

 

St. Lucia - Spencer Ambrose Land, Sea, Beach tour was good as well. Group tour.

 

St. Kitts - rented an ATV from Sunny Blue drove around the island then to Timothy Hill and Cockleshell / Reggae Beach.

 

St. Maarten - rented a car drove to Orient Beach then through the French side to Maho and then Mullet Bay.

 

We were exhausted every night so we didn't go to any of the shows or clubs. Several people we spoke with really enjoyed the entertainment.

 

Rooms were clean and the food was good.

 

We are pretty easy going and are very happy we took this cruise.

 

We met some really nice people 😍

[Victory.Feb.29,2008.]

Thank you for the post, glad you enjoyed the cruise

[salty dingo]

The car rental idea is a great way to see a lot of stuff in a short time. We did this in every port on our Hawaii cruise. Never tried it anywhere else.

 

Glad you had a good time with Levi. We used his company as well and they are the best. Dominica is the one port where I felt I absolutely had to have a guided tour.

[Joebucks]

I can't wait to do that itinerary again. I was sad I didn't get to go to Dominica

[ontheweb]

What kind of shape was Maho beach in? I remember reading that it was pretty well destroyed after last year's hurricane.

[crbnlvr]

[crbnlvr]

The car rental idea is a great way to see a lot of stuff in a short time. We did this in every port on our Hawaii cruise. Never tried it anywhere else.

 

Glad you had a good time with Levi. We used his company as well and they are the best. Dominica is the one port where I felt I absolutely had to have a guided tour.

 

I agree 100%. I wanted to buy a bar of soap at the pharmacy in port and they had a security person escort us and wait outside.

[Vidimom]

Thank you for the information. We board in 3 weeks. Did they get the ramp fixed at the port so you enter in the Atrium Lobby or do you still have to enter on Deck 0 and take the elevators up? We are looking forward to visiting the islands and seeing some new places this cruise!

[MelBCroozer]

Thank you for the information. We board in 3 weeks. Did they get the ramp fixed at the port so you enter in the Atrium Lobby or do you still have to enter on Deck 0 and take the elevators up? We are looking forward to visiting the islands and seeing some new places this cruise!

We were on the August 5 cruise and we still entered from a lower deck!

 

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[MelBCroozer]

What kind of shape was Maho beach in? I remember reading that it was pretty well destroyed after last year's hurricane.

We were on the August 5 cruise and the beach was very nice. From previous pictures, the beach seems smaller.

 

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[riclop]

Thanks for the report.

[Joebucks]

What kind of shape was Maho beach in? I remember reading that it was pretty well destroyed after last year's hurricane.

 

Maho was fine. Lots of the island still looks like the hurricane was last week.

[beshears]

I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise.:) We are to do the Fascination for the first time the end of March. Most or probably all the port/islands I have been to before more than once, but St. Lucia is my favorite place to visit, and this (it is very costly to fly from Missouri to San Juan) will be my 3rd or probably last time there. I know the ship is older, and I have been on the large ships as well, but I'm not a nit picky person, so I have a feeling we will enjoy our trip no matter what.:)

[TravelbyCarr]

Can you tell me if you rented the cars ahead of time or there in port?

Thanks!!

We came off the ship this morning.

 

We had a great time.

 

ST. Thomas - rented a Jeep and went to Megan's and Lindquist then drove down through Red Hook back to the port.

 

Dominica - Bumping Tours with Levi. He was amazing. He snorkeled with us and swam in the gorge with us. Super nice guy and very knowledgeable about fruit trees. Bring snacks 😁 even though they say you can't take it off the ship.

 

Barbados - Calabaza was excellent and OMG the clarity of the water was incredible. Group tour.

 

St. Lucia - Spencer Ambrose Land, Sea, Beach tour was good as well. Group tour.

 

St. Kitts - rented an ATV from Sunny Blue drove around the island then to Timothy Hill and Cockleshell / Reggae Beach.

 

St. Maarten - rented a car drove to Orient Beach then through the French side to Maho and then Mullet Bay.

 

We were exhausted every night so we didn't go to any of the shows or clubs. Several people we spoke with really enjoyed the entertainment.

 

Rooms were clean and the food was good.

 

We are pretty easy going and are very happy we took this cruise.

 

We met some really nice people 😍