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We are regular Disney cruisers, but this Thanksgiving we are trying Mariner of the Seas. We are trying to keep all of the YouTube videos, blogs, friend recommendations and internet comments in their appropriate context (positive and negative). I am following this tread to see what others with...

When we have gone we have done these 2 excursions on our own. Pre booked them via the internet and then just taken a taxi on sight. Chankanaab national park. You can snorkel right off the beach. There is stuff right in the ocean (statues) so that you can see it close to shore. Playa Mia...

On our first cruise with our kids, I was standing next to a gentleman who perhaps had too much to drink and it was only 5:00 pm. Being naïve I asked how he could be tipsy with his kids on board. And that gentleman explained, that he had no kids with him, and that he had been on numerous...

The Food Network did this episode and I remember watching it for anyone that is interested. Its on You Tube. I don't know if the URL will work but here is the title and description. Disney Dream Cruise with Food Network This one-hour special brings together some of Food Network's favorite...

What we do Tortola - Taxi to Cane Garden Beach, awesome. I believe $8 one way via taxi located at the end of the pier. I have never been to JVD and have heard its beautiful, but I have also heard it can get crowded. Be we love, love Cane Garden Beach. St Thomas If it's your first time you...

We have been to Trunk Bay 4 times. We have done the Disney Cruise excursion once, with the other 3 times on our own. Trunk Bay is awesome and beautiful. It is part of St John's National Park. As of December 2022 it cost $5 to get in. We do Trunk Bay on our own because of time. When we took...

Ok this is a great question and my experiences: 1) Our first cruise on the Dream (2013) we had a foodie blogger couple next to us. They ordered everything. Took pictures and never ate it. Yes, everything, just for pics. We were floored. 2) We once had a couple next to us where the gentleman...

Our door this past Xmas on the Fantasy. Deck 2.

We use the classic (not electric) bands found in the travel section of your local pharmacy. We have used them for 10+ cruises now and and we all swear by them. One cruise we forgot them and had to run real fast and get another 4 sets. We even use them for tenders and water taxi's and they...

My recommendations: Tortola - Cane Garden Beach. Easy to do with the taxi's at the end of the pier. Cash for the Taxi's and beach chairs/umbrellas. We have been there 5-6 times and was just there at Xmas. Xmas was the busiest I ever saw it and it was still only mildly crowded. St Thomas -...

We recently did St Johns on our own with several ships in port Xmas week. It is doable. My spreadsheet with price increases. This was for 4 of us. Note St Johns was more crowded than normal but it was 1/10 what you would get on Magen's Bay. Note at Trunk Bay the chairs were $10 each. We...

We also got off the Fantasy on NY EVE. My observations (Fantasy cruise, 12/24-12/31, Eastern). Sorry about the long post. The ship was packed. We had never seen the ship this crowded even before the pandemic. I was given estimates of 3800 on board. So much so that my son said there were...

These were the movies reported on the Fantasy for the week of Nov 26. My son who is a huge movie buff says that it is very likely that these will be the moves + Avatar for our Xmas cruise next week. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Disenchanted Hocus Pocus 2 Lightyear Pinocchio Strange World...

I always panic. Its built into me as a boy scout, always be prepared. The kids always get sick (our 16 had RSV last week but is better), will work explode on us (the new boss is saying that there has to be coverage!)? This time around there is an expected 12" of snow coming to the northeast...

We just reached platinum. How big is the bag? How many bottles does it hold? Thanks in advance.

Hello Does anyone know the menu on the Fantasy for Christmas? I see a menu on Scott's blog for Christmas but it is captioned from the Magic. I didn't know if it was the same for all ships. Thanks!

I once asked my server is there a map of all of the table numbers and their locations. He said, "No. Each cruise the table numbers and configurations change. You may have the same exact table 2 cruises in a row and the table numbers are totally different." I thought that interesting.

This will be our 4th time to St Thomas. Reading the blogs Maegan's Bay was the obvious choice for our first excursion. We went and it was very crowded (on the beach, in the snack area, trying to get loungers, even waiting for shuttles to the port). And we thought the beach was dirty. We...

Hello, Any recommendations on something else to do on St. Thomas? Here's what we have done and don't want to repeat. 1) Maegan's Bay 2) St Thomas Island tour via private tour bus (not Disney excursion) 3) St Johns - Trunk Bay Beach Our default is to go back to Trunk Bay Beach if nothing else...

Cane Garden is our go-to. Love it! Take a taxi at the end of the pier. I believe its $8 one way. 20 minute ride. We get on the beach by 11 and stay till about 2:30. We've been there pre and post pandemic and its been lightly crowded. 2 beach chairs and umbrella I believe is $15...