Aplmac Posted December 16, 2008 #26 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Wife wakes me to come look at this ship right alongside us. It was only just 6 a.m. A few minutes later the balcony scene was getting golden.. As we got into the Charlotte Amalie harbour inlet we got a glimpse of the Princess that had passed us earlier -she was ahead of us..almost docked already . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onceagain Posted December 16, 2008 #27 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Great pictures thanks so much - waiting for more!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 16, 2008 #28 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Great pictures thanks so much - waiting for more!!! :) heh heh heh heh...gimme a few minutes :D Where's the (?)lady who's doing the writing bit?? I'm doing the pictures - she's supposed to be doing the text, not so?!:D . . . . This is me and Mrs. Aplmac at the Captain's cocktail party in that big spacious aft longe on Deck 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinJazz Posted December 16, 2008 #29 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for the pics and for answering my questions! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 16, 2008 #30 Share Posted December 16, 2008 We docked here... This was the view from our balcony looking out over the bay.. We took a 2.5 hr. tour, (U.S.$25 per person) in something a bit like this.. ..which, although interesting, was not particularly thrilling and disappointing photographically, except for.... and but then I've lived on Barbados for quite awhile so my point-of-view may be difrnt to yours, sorry. (You'll see later..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin1998 Posted December 16, 2008 #31 Share Posted December 16, 2008 I am so thrilled that you've posted pictures! Thank you very much!!! We are taking this cruise next November and your pictures are keeping my excitment alive! Looking forward to seeing more! :D Erin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #32 Share Posted December 17, 2008 I am so thrilled that you've posted pictures! Thank you very much!!! ===> You're very welcome.They're all posted over at the CC Photo Gallery, y'know... We are taking this cruise next November and your pictures are keeping my excitment alive! Looking forward to seeing more! :D Next November??? That's 11 months away... no no no you need 'a little something' sometime around Feb, March maybe April to get you all primed up for November:D The aft pool, on Lido Deck - Dominica in the background Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #33 Share Posted December 17, 2008 A section of the harbour at Charlotte Amalie, St.Thomas Ship's stores were taken on board at the St.Thomas dock Victory's waterslide? this way please.. Say goodbye to St.Thomas now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinJazz Posted December 17, 2008 #34 Share Posted December 17, 2008 What time did the pools, hot tubs and slide close? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #35 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Dominica is not like other Caribbean islands Beach? not Dominica. Think rainforest tours and waterfalls instead. Your first view of Dominica, as you stand on deck is likely to be like this Roseau the capital hasn't changed much in fifty years.. The Roseau waterfront, right off the pier where Victory docks. Emerald Princess docked at the Northern Roseau (cargo)dock The golden light of sunset on the town...not long now until sailaway from Dominica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #36 Share Posted December 17, 2008 What time did the pools, hot tubs and slide close? Only thing I can help U with is waterslide times... I asked the guy on station said they open at noon and it runs until 6(I think he said) either 5 or 6 but I think he said 6. Other than that, I'm not the pool/hot tub type,sorry ...maybe someone else will come to your rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezersgirl Posted December 17, 2008 #37 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thank you!!! I have been waiting for someone to post pics of a balcony room. We are in 6298 (our first balcony) in February. Great pics and great review!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #38 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thank you!!! I have been waiting for someone to post pics of a balcony room. We are in 6298 (our first balcony) in February. Great pics and great review!! As mentioned before, we were in 6431, which was fairly far aft - you'll be about amidships. See the Victory deck plans at URL.. http://www.carnival4me.com/carnival-victory-deck-plans-cabins.htm wait for the little ship diagram to load and then click on "Upper" Deck 6 http://www.carnival4me.com/carnival-victory-upper-deck.htm and see where you'll be..on the Port(left side) we were on the other side. This view of the cabin taken from the balcony door, lookin in. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaboochi Posted December 17, 2008 #39 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thank you, Merry Christmas to me thanks to the wonderful pics you have all posted. We sail 2/1/09 on our fist Carnival cruise. Now I can picture Lido, diningroom, the balcony room and that awesome waterslied (pretty good for a ship). Thank you and happy cruising, Kaboochi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKON Posted December 17, 2008 #40 Share Posted December 17, 2008 This is great, thanks so much.. We are on the Victory 1-18-09 and can't wait. Windchills here in MN were -30 earlier this week!!!! Love all the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #41 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [quote name='Kaboochi']Thank you, Merry Christmas to me thanks to the wonderful pics you have all posted. [COLOR=Black]===> Glad you like them[/COLOR] We sail 2/1/09 on our fist Carnival cruise. [COLOR=Black]===> You're counting the days, I know[/COLOR] Now I can picture [B]Lido[/B], diningroom, the balcony room and [B]that awesome waterslide [/B](pretty good for a ship). [/quote] [COLOR=Black][B]That awesome waterslide[/B], to hear Douglas Ward tell it [I](Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships -2008)[/I] is the longest waterslide at sea, all [B]200 ft. [/B]of it. :eek: [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Victory-173.jpg[/IMG] Personally I found it a bit too long with that tight more-than-360-degree turn at the very end..unpleasant but I'm no waterslide expert. I saw people going again and again, so I'm thinking it [I]must [/I]be me, and the onset of old age :D [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #42 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [COLOR=Black][B]Lido [/B][IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Lido-354.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Lido-026.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Lido-979.jpg[/IMG] This is your lunch view from Lido, looking out across the island [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/LunchView-1105.jpg[/IMG] -in this case, that's Roseau, [B]Dominica [/B]in the background [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/514/medium/Desserts-187.jpg[/IMG] The true reason for cruising! Fabulous [B]Desserts!![/B] ;) [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover00029 Posted December 17, 2008 Author #43 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Wow you are on a roll! Sorry I have been really busy and I totally forgot.:o Thanks for adding all of the great pictures. I am going to sneak in some time today and give my perspective of St Thomas and Dominica. I still dont know how to do the pictures. I do have them with me if someone would like to give me instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #44 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [COLOR=Black][SIZE=4][COLOR=MediumTurquoise][B]BARBADOS[/B] [I] - a pretty little island[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Victory-483.jpg[/IMG] [B]Bridgetown Port[/B], as we arrived! [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/510/medium/NDawn-017.jpg[/IMG] [B]Norwegian Dawn[/B] approaches the island [/COLOR] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/510/medium/Accra-013.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=Black][B]Rockley Beach[/B] aka 'Accra'[/COLOR] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/510/medium/BBay-829.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=Black][B]Bottom Bay[/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/510/medium/Merricks-9128.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=Black][B]Merricks[/B] -you'll never find this one. [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/510/medium/House-40.jpg[/IMG] Aplmac's house? [I]- maybe not..[/I] [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #45 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [quote name='cruiselover00029'] I still [B]don't know how[/B] to do the pictures. I do have them with me if someone would like to give me [B]instructions[/B].[/quote] [COLOR=Black][B]There are two ways. [/B][B] 1[/B] is to [I]scroll a little further down[/I] the submission page (where you compose your post or response...) you'll see [B]a MANAGE ATTACHMENTS button[/B] to click on that'll open a mini-window wherein you can browse thru your computer's directory, to your photo file locate the pic you want to add in, click to upload it wait for confirmation that it reached CC's computers and is now part of the message and then U close the window. When you post/[B]Submit Reply[/B], your chosen pic should then show immediately beneath the text of your post/response. It'll show even after you [I]do a [COLOR=Teal][B]Preview Post [/B]- so try that first, to see if you're doing it right.[/COLOR][/I] [B] 2.[/B] If you have a stash of pics already posted on the interent somewhere (on the CC Photo Gallery, like I do) or at [B]Photobucket[/B]..? some of those sites provide a code thing that you can copy so that when you paste it in to your normal post/response it shows as The Picture. ......................... There's a whole thread devoted to this problem over on the Photo Gallery's discussion board at URL.. [B][URL]http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=610576[/URL] [/B]so go there are have a read...you'll start to get the hang of it [I] (it takes awhile and a few screw-ups before you get either methodology figured. [/I][B][I]Be patient with yourself -- Rome was not built in a day!) :)[/I] [/B][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Pete Posted December 17, 2008 #46 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Wow, great pictures!! I felt like I was back on the ship again! Thanks for posting your photos. Two weeks have past and I have cruise fever already!! What type of camera did you use, if I may ask? You're night shots came out a look better than mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover00029 Posted December 17, 2008 Author #47 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Thanks so much Alpmac. You rock. I think I actually read a few of your posts on the Barbados board before this cruise. Can I back up for a minute. We did nothing much in St. Thomas. If you are looking for a stay on the ship day this would be my choice. We had been here twice before and you can go on almost any itinerary. We have been twice on the western. We had originally planned to take a tour with Bruce Flamon. We actually found him at the taxi stand and he told us to go downtown and he would meet us in from of the black coral store at noon. Noon came and another guy showed up and asid that Bruce had something to do and he sent him for us. My husband and I decided to skip it. We had taken the tour before and the only reason we were going to do it again was because we enjoyed the driver. We ended up getting roped into a presentation for some kind of vacation program (this was my husbands idea). After the presentation we decided to walk back so we could stop at Kmart. Couldn't be that far right. We passed it on the way to downtown and the drive was quick right... WRONG! My DH is so patient. He never complained but I could see that he was not happy. We did make it to Kmart and got ciggaretts for my mom. I though I had read on here that they were cheaper there than on the ship but they were a few dollars more at Kmart. After all of that walking to get there, I better not have left without the ciggaretts. My husband would have killed me. From there we walked back to the ship. I will not make this mistake ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #48 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [quote name='Unca Pete']Wow, great pictures!! I [B]felt like I was back[/B] on the ship again! [COLOR=Black]===> [B]Wide-angles[/B] have that effect on a person! [/COLOR] Two weeks have past and I have cruise fever already!! [COLOR=Black]===> Ship happens,man![/COLOR] :D What type of [B]camera [/B]did you use, if I may ask? [COLOR=Black]===> [B]Nikon D60[/B] but..[/COLOR] Your night shots came out a lot better than mine. [COLOR=Gray]===> Photoshop tweaking? shhh.. [/COLOR][/quote] [COLOR=Black]I use a simple [B]Nikon D60[/B] Digital SLR, but many of those shots I've been posting were taken with a wild [B]Sigma 10-20 mm.[/B] super-wide-angle lens on the camera - [B]not [/B]standard 'glass' by any means! [I] You haven't seen my shots of [B]the atrium[/B] yet![/I] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Atrium-045.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/518/medium/Atrium-053.jpg[/IMG] To see much [U]larger versions of these[/U] two shots I have them posted over on the Cruisecritic Photo Gallery... click on these URL's.... [B][URL]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/showphoto.php?photo=5839[/URL][/B] [I]and[/I] [B][URL]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/showphoto.php?photo=5876[/URL] [/B]-- when you get there.. click on the image for [B][I]The Big Picture![/I] [/B] [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiselover00029 Posted December 17, 2008 Author #49 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Today some of the folks traveling with us decided to head out with us. The whole time leading up to the cruise I was trying to get everyone to pre-book stuff with us but no one wanted to confirm so we went ahead and booked River Tubing with Antours without them. Of course that morning everyone wanted to go. We got off of the ship and met with their representative. I cant remember his name, bu they were in luck, they had room. Just a few notes. The bank machine at the bank across from the port dispenses EC's. They exchange was about 2 to 1 if I remember correctly. It was raining cats, dogs, mice, chickens, I mean it was raining non stop I thought this was going to get cancelled. We went to the bus our driver was Sampson and our guides name was Germaine. If you get carsick this is not the place for you. There were a lot of windy roads with sudden drop offs. I did a lot of praying today. The tubing came with a tur of the island, a trip to the Emarald Pool and a stop at Mr. Nices fruit stand. The Emarld Pool was beautiful. I can say no more. I will try to attache some photos and let them speak for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted December 17, 2008 #50 Share Posted December 17, 2008 [quote name='Unca Pete'] Your [B]night shots[/B] came out a lot better than mine.[/quote][COLOR=Black]These took some doing? -- ([B]NO [/B]FLASH) How the heck d'you get [B]outside[/B] the balcony rail so you can shoot [I]lookin back in?[/I] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/513/medium/Balcony-073.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://pictures.cruisecritic.com/data/513/medium/Underway-59.jpg[/IMG] This one's a bit bleary-eyed like I was at the time but then [I]considering we were underway....[/I] [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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