HMR74 Posted January 10, 2022 #376 Share Posted January 10, 2022 I do not recall the deserts at Oceanview being so fantastic looking. And consistently so. Is it Benny the Photographer or is it really that good? Chocolate and Strawberry are two great combos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #377 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 Costa Maya wow this place is a ghost town today. We have been here many many many times. We have NEVER seen it this empty. Social distance easily accomplished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #378 Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 minutes ago, HMR74 said: I do not recall the deserts at Oceanview being so fantastic looking. And consistently so. Is it Benny the Photographer or is it really that good? Chocolate and Strawberry are two great combos. You are looking at it from the same point of view as me standing in front of the dessert selection taking a quick snap with my phone. No filter no staging no set up. Quick snaps from my phone to CC. 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedneckBob Posted January 10, 2022 #379 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Just amazing your pictures at Costa Maya shops. No one there. I was there off Apex early November 2021 and it was very busy; another ship in port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted January 10, 2022 #380 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 minute ago, HMR74 said: I do not recall the deserts at Oceanview being so fantastic looking. And consistently so. Is it Benny the Photographer or is it really that good? Chocolate and Strawberry are two great combos. The creme brulee was delicious. Many of the cakes looked better than they tasted, as well as the donuts. Had tried 3 types of donuts last week. Had a bite of each and that was it. The key lime today was ok. Others had a mousse on top and cake below. The mousse was ok, the cake was dry. Their morning croissants are where they excell, almond, chocolate and plain.. Also had a raspberry creme puff that was very good. The cakes are mainly for show. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #381 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 It is now creepy because we are use to this place being busy. We knew it would not be busy today but I didn’t realize it would be this quiet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #382 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 We we’re in shock to see how empty this place was today. It’s like a private island shopping experience for the APEX. This pool always had a lot of people in it… not today… 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #383 Share Posted January 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said: We will be going back out of Bayonne in June for 12 days on the Oasis, 5 to Canada and 7 to the Bahamas. First time on Oasis Class. We love the Oasis class ships but the energy level is about 10 times more than Celebrity. Classical music at Central Park and I highly recommend the UDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMR74 Posted January 10, 2022 #384 Share Posted January 10, 2022 just as a reference point, I threw a piece of 2 day leftover Deep Dish Pizza into the Microwave for lunch today😀. No way Benny could make that look good. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted January 10, 2022 #385 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, BennyBrun said: We love the Oasis class ships but the energy level is about 10 times more than Celebrity. Classical music at Central Park and I highly recommend the UDP. We have the UDP for the 7 day portion. It will be the first 2 dry cruises we have been on in well over 10 years. RCI's pathetic dynamic pricing policy is killing me. 74 bucks after tip for UBP. That's with a 30% discount. Almost 1800 for the 12 days. We got the non-alcoholic package for 20 bucks after tip on cyber Monday for all 12 days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riredsox Posted January 10, 2022 #386 Share Posted January 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, BennyBrun said: We love the Oasis class ships but the energy level is about 10 times more than Celebrity. Classical music at Central Park and I highly recommend the UDP. And the Jazz Club! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted January 10, 2022 #387 Share Posted January 10, 2022 59 minutes ago, HMR74 said: I do not recall the deserts at Oceanview being so fantastic looking. And consistently so. Is it Benny the Photographer or is it really that good? Chocolate and Strawberry are two great combos. We were on the Edge in October and the Oceanview bakery was fabulous. Here is a sample of Halloween: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #388 Share Posted January 10, 2022 53 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said: The creme brulee was delicious. Many of the cakes looked better than they tasted, as well as the donuts. Had tried 3 types of donuts last week. Had a bite of each and that was it. The key lime today was ok. Others had a mousse on top and cake below. The mousse was ok, the cake was dry. Their morning croissants are where they excell, almond, chocolate and plain.. Also had a raspberry creme puff that was very good. The cakes are mainly for show. 54 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said: The creme brulee was delicious. Many of the cakes looked better than they tasted, as well as the donuts. Had tried 3 types of donuts last week. Had a bite of each and that was it. The key lime today was ok. Others had a mousse on top and cake below. The mousse was ok, the cake was dry. Their morning croissants are where they excell, almond, chocolate and plain.. Also had a raspberry creme puff that was very good. The cakes are mainly for show. The croissants are sooooo good. I love them… I ask for extra jam / nutella with my room service to put it on thick. Yes the desserts looks amazing some of them does not taste as amazing it looks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #389 Share Posted January 10, 2022 39 minutes ago, HMR74 said: just as a reference point, I threw a piece of 2 day leftover Deep Dish Pizza into the Microwave for lunch today😀. No way Benny could make that look good. Challenge accepted 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #390 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 There we’re more birds than passengers at the aviary / dolphin pool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #391 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 Costa Maya The dolphin experience with no participants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #392 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 The low rent section of Costa Maya 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #393 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 The value rent section of the shops at Costa Maya port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #394 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 Back to the ship, the front section of the shops. If you buy food / drinks you can use the chairs and the pool area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #395 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 Walking back to the ship… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #396 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Day 3 Back on the ship. I discovered the Basement. I guess it’s a teen area… once again a ghost town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanut head Posted January 10, 2022 #397 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Is there a fee to enter the shopping area in Costa Maya? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMR74 Posted January 10, 2022 #398 Share Posted January 10, 2022 21 minutes ago, BennyBrun said: Challenge accepted 😂 Too Late: the pizza, deep dish from Malnati's, was luke warm, soggy and the crust was not crusty. Should have used the toaster oven. Should have thought to take a picture. My bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #399 Share Posted January 10, 2022 55 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said: We have the UDP for the 7 day portion. It will be the first 2 dry cruises we have been on in well over 10 years. RCI's pathetic dynamic pricing policy is killing me. 74 bucks after tip for UBP. That's with a 30% discount. Almost 1800 for the 12 days. We got the non-alcoholic package for 20 bucks after tip on cyber Monday for all 12 days. I would recommend you hawk the UDP because we usually are able to get it at 50% off rate of $179 -$194 for 7 day. Once we hit that target we stop checking. Get onboard early and make those reservations!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BennyBrun Posted January 10, 2022 Author #400 Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, peanut head said: Is there a fee to enter the shopping area in Costa Maya? No fee. But everything ( massively produced souvenirs, tolavera, porcelain) are overpriced (not sure about the jewels as we don’t buy them) if your itinerary includes Cozumel buy it there. It’s nice to walk around and browse or take the taxi to the local beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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