'LIVE' from the Mariner 7-6-08 please join us

[Mark O]

Kim.....thanks for posting the beautiful pics of St John. After getting off the ship, did you have to take a cab to the ferry? If so, how much was it? How did you decide where on Trunk Bay to hang out? Was it crowded? How long did the trip back to the ship take? Did you do the marked snorkeling trail? What did you think of it?

Maggie - How did a 19 year old girl like Trunk Bay? How did you spend your time there?

Enjoy the evening!!

[SherriZ366]

Beautiful pictures -- thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!

[bdoster]

Thanks for sharing the pitures...enjoying reading, looking and sailing along with ya!

[nlcentralchmps03]

[quote name='Fun@C']Kim, I am so gald you went to St. John! I would like to know if you went to red hook, and then over or did you leave from Charlotte Amile? Where on St. John's is JJ's located. Thanks for all the info for St. John, we are planning on doing the same thing!!

Denyse[/QUOTE]
I tried going to red hook but the taxi guy completely screwed us over and it would have cost us so much money to head over to St. Johns. When I went back 2 weeks later I just did the St. John's beach tour through the ship. To anyone thinking about this, I wouldn't really recommend this. We had an hour and 15 minutes to snorkel before we had to head back to the ship.

[Fun@C]

[quote name='nlcentralchmps03']I tried going to red hook but the taxi guy completely screwed us over and it would have cost us so much money to head over to St. Johns. When I went back 2 weeks later I just did the St. John's beach tour through the ship. To anyone thinking about this, I wouldn't really recommend this. We had an hour and 15 minutes to snorkel before we had to head back to the ship.[/quote]

We plan on doing St. John on our own because I heard that you don't get enough time there. I want to make the most of my time in St. John.:D

[rorito]

Take cab from Havensight to Red Hook $10 each + tip pp / each way
Ferry at Red Hook to Cruz Bay $5pp / each way
Cab to Trunk Bay $6pp+ tip / each way
$4 park fee pp
A day on St John's beatiful north shore....PRICELESS!

We are renting a jeep at port and using the car ferry and saving $50 for 4 of us. I would not recommend this if you are not familiar with USVI and driving on the "left side of life"!

Thanks for the pics kimq! I'm so ready to sail on MOS again and spend a day of bliss on St John, my favorite place ever!

ps Cinnamon Bay is free, one stop further than Trunk Bay and not nearly as crowded.

[veryhotred]

Wow...great pics!!!! I can't wait until November!!!!!!!!:)

Thanks for sharing

[luv2cruise3]

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[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][COLOR=blue]Thanks for the pictures. Looks like a beautiful day[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[cheaptravel]

[B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4][COLOR=mediumturquoise]Mmmmm.....thanks for the margarita ! :D [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

[Gator0178]

Sounds like a broken record, but.....

Thanks for taking the time on your vacation to post and for the pics!!:D

[Scarlett824]

Oh I can't wait til October 12!!! :cool: :cool:

Thanks for doing this LIVE! thread.

We plan on doing St. John by ourselves too. Thanks for all the info. And for the menus too! Thanks!

[pmfan]

[SIZE=3]Thanks for letting us sail along with you. ;) I love the pictures and posting of the menus. Keep'em coming. :) [/SIZE]

[bcorrigan]

All this reading has gotten me so excited for mine i had to go and do my online check-in already.... is it 9-14 yet LOL :D

[Kimq]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Sorry - I wrote the below this morning and was unable to connect before we had to go for our sail. Now we are a bit red and needing to get cleaned up for our dinner at Chops. Enjoy the late post and close your eyes and think of it as this morning. ;) [/FONT][/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Good Morning – this is the start to our day 5, St. Maarten. Today we a hired a private sailboat for the day. We will be heading off the ship to meet our much smaller boat at 10:30 and off we go in 10k winds. The high today should be 89 according to Captain Par report this morning. [/FONT][/SIZE]
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Dinner Day 4 – Caribbean Night[/SIZE][/FONT]
[B][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Starters[/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/B]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Exotic Fruits[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Crab and Shrimp Salad[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Beef and Veal Tortellacci[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Jalapeno Potato Soup[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Chicken Consomme’[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Chilled Cranberry and Mango soup[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][B][U]Special Salad - [/U][/B] yes you can get a creaser salad any night[/FONT][/SIZE]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Seasonal Greens[/SIZE][/FONT]
[B][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Main Courses[/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/B]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Penne Tarantiva [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Parmesan Crusted Turkey Tenderloins[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Slow-roasted Beef Shoulder Filet[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Asparagus and Brie Tart[/SIZE][/FONT]
[B][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]And the Chef’s Signature Entrée[/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/B]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Cornmeal dusted Tilapia[/SIZE][/FONT]
[B][U][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Sweet Ending[/FONT][/SIZE][/U][/B]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Choca-Chino trilogy[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]BBB – Banana and Bailey’s Irish Cream brulee custard[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Magic Mango Parfait[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Low-fat Exotic Pineapple and Coconut Cake[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Steamed Sugar-free Vanilla and Berry Custard[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]Casino update – I had a good night (yea) I was playing 3 card poker and hit a straight flush and several other good hands. Ahead by 280 for the night. Keith stayed even.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]The kids went to the Ice Under the Big Top Ice show at 7 pm last night. They said it was amazing. The skaters were from Slovakia, Russia, Canada, Japan, and the US. Most were Russian. And a special guest from Australia.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I spoke to Allen about his time left on board. He will be taking his break starting Oct. 12. He is checking with Drew to see when his break will be. [/FONT][/SIZE]
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[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]For now let’s go enjoy a nice day sailing!!!!!!!![/SIZE][/FONT]

[dzboss1]

So glad you are having a [B]great[/B] time, Kim!

[rascalious]

Kim, thanks for all you posts! We will be onboard on Aug. 3rd.

[Mark O]

[quote name='Kimq']
[FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3]The kids went to the Ice Under the Big Top Ice show at 7 pm last night. They said it was amazing. The skaters were from Slovakia, Russia, Canada, Japan, and the US. Most were Russian. And a special guest from Australia.[/SIZE][/FONT]
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Glad you're having a good time, Kim. Any chance you can come up with the names of the skaters from the show? Oh, and don't forget a picture of the white wine list (rieslings)! Many, many thanks.

Maggie - where have you been hanging out, and did you meet any nice people?

[time4agetaway]

Kim,

You mentioned that Wed. night was the ice skating show. Are there other showings as well? We have a reservation for Wed night to Chops at 8PM. I'd hate to miss the ice skating show altogether!!

[dairymancruiser]

Thanks Kim:D I feel like I am there. Which I will be on August 3rd....

If you have time some more pictures please;)

[patnolen]

can you find out if the dining menu is the same rotation for the western caribbean?

Thanks,

Patty

[corbettgirl21]

Hi thanks for all the great pictures and menus and for taking the time out of your cruise to post on here!! I was wondering if you could take a picture of the midnight buffet. Thank you in advance!!

[bcorrigan]

Kim,

i was reading another Mariner thread and they said they had a fishing deck on 4, i was wondering if that is true or not? If so i will be trying that when i go.

[twinlges]

Did they also mention the glass bottom that's starting to get a little dirty??

Katie

[Gator0178]

[quote name='bcorrigan']Kim,

i was reading another Mariner thread and they said they had a fishing deck on 4, i was wondering if that is true or not? If so i will be trying that when i go.[/quote]

We're going on the Mariner the same time you are bcorrigan! You should join our Roll Call. It's big and a lot of fun!

I have been on the Mariner twice and there is NO fishing on ANY RCL ships.

[bcorrigan]

[quote name='Gator0178']We're going on the Mariner the same time you are bcorrigan! You should join our Roll Call. It's big and a lot of fun!

I have been on the Mariner twice and there is NO fishing on ANY RCL ships.[/QUOTE]
yes someone did mention the glass bottom, had no idea what that was all about LOL alot of my time has been spent in the Dragons lair, and everything seems to be glass there. I will have to join the roll call, where is that, i am a newbie to the CC postings.