CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 Even with two ships in things aren't all that crowded. twangster, DDaley, ellcee and 2 others 5 Quote
PRebecca Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 Beautiful!! Is this Chill Island (the beach pic)? Quote
CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, PRebecca said: Beautiful!! Is this Chill Island (the beach pic)? That would be area of the floating bar. Think it is technically part of Chill Island. PRebecca 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 Some more photos on CocoCay ellcee, RWDW1204, twangster and 3 others 6 Quote
CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 While CocoCay is nice and relaxing I still have an internal debate. That debate is CocoCay vs traditional sea day. Sea day has the advantage of being able to wind down and prepare all day for getting off. CocoCay gives a nice final "make what you want" type of day. Quote
DDaley Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 21 minutes ago, CGTLH said: Did you notice consistency in the side Mariner docked on? And did you or Nav get there first on this day? I have a port-facing JS on Nav and am hoping to face out like this instead of looking across at the other ship when in port when we double dip! Sadly it'll be a 2 ship day on both of our CocoCay stops. Quote
CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, DDaley said: Did you notice consistency in the side Mariner docked on? And did you or Nav get there first on this day? I have a port-facing JS on Nav and am hoping to face out like this instead of looking across at the other ship when in port when we double dip! Sadly it'll be a 2 ship day on both of our CocoCay stops. No consistancy from what I can tell. 3 day: Docked port and only ship 4 day: Tuesday docked starboard (first ship in, I think), today docked port (first ship again) DDaley 1 Quote
DDaley Posted October 31, 2019 Report Posted October 31, 2019 Just now, CGTLH said: No consistancy from what I can tell. haha, of course! Thanks for your triple dip reconnaissance. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted October 31, 2019 Author Report Posted October 31, 2019 Huge bonus having arrived two hours late, thus leaving two hours late... Vwjo, ellcee, Sweety and 7 others 10 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Posted November 1, 2019 Feeling a bit deflated, another Halloween sailing has come to an end. WAAAYTOOO, Lovetocruise2002, monctonguy and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Matt Posted November 1, 2019 Report Posted November 1, 2019 18 hours ago, DDaley said: Did you notice consistency in the side Mariner docked on? And did you or Nav get there first on this day? I have a port-facing JS on Nav and am hoping to face out like this instead of looking across at the other ship when in port when we double dip! Sadly it'll be a 2 ship day on both of our CocoCay stops. I believe there are a few factors, chief among them are whatever the Captain feels like. JLMoran, RWDW1204 and DDaley 1 2 Quote
AshleyDillo Posted November 1, 2019 Report Posted November 1, 2019 Did they have any Halloween themed drinks on Mariner? I saw some photos of ones on Harmony that looked...interesting. Quote
CGTLH Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Posted November 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Did they have any Halloween themed drinks on Mariner? I saw some photos of ones on Harmony that looked...interesting. Did, forgot to take a picture of the menu Quote
CGTLH Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Posted November 1, 2019 Not something you see everyday... The Cruise Junkie, Lovetocruise2002, DDaley and 1 other 2 2 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 1, 2019 Report Posted November 1, 2019 4 hours ago, CGTLH said: YIPPEE !!! Santa's on his way ! CGTLH 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Posted November 1, 2019 So the background story for the crane... The November 4th and 8th sailings are chartered sailings for an "Experience beyond the music". As such they've been flying on the various components for the stage and various props all afternoon. Think our Britto friend was just relocated land side to be kept out of harms way. Also due to this the starboard side pool plus surrounding areas and section of deck 12 has been closed. I've been hearing some minor grumblings but for the most part everyone has been understanding. Now one negative I've noticed is the storage of the components has reduced some lounger areas. The Cruise Junkie and JLMoran 2 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 1, 2019 Author Report Posted November 1, 2019 So it seems our Britto friend did indeed stay off the pool deck at a minimum. JLMoran 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 Another balloon drop bring in the start of day 2. Then the mind takes over... Tomorrow is day 3, the final real day of the cruise. On a side note the balloon drop only seems to be an event on the three night sailings. Unless things were changed up on the 4 day due to Halloween. Lovetocruise2002 and JLMoran 2 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 Something spotted last night, but able to capture today. Custom felts at the tables for the upcoming cruises. JLMoran 1 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 2, 2019 Report Posted November 2, 2019 It's going to be a charter, right ? Quote
CGTLH Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 1 minute ago, WAAAYTOOO said: It's going to be a charter, right ? Correct, from what I can gather two four night sailings. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 Just overheard a conversation about the waterpark. Tomorrow they'll be testing out a reservation system for just the Daredevil's Peak slide. This is being done to hopefully alleviate the complaints of long waits once ascending the tower. DJsMrs and DDaley 2 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 2, 2019 Author Report Posted November 2, 2019 KristiZ, Skigoofy, Lovetocruise2002 and 5 others 8 Quote
marton222 Posted November 3, 2019 Report Posted November 3, 2019 Mariner of the Seas April 27, 2020... Check your cruise planner for a sale. Deluxe Drink package $60, Drink plus Voom $68, Coco beach club full day pass $47.99, unlimited dining $99. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 3, 2019 Report Posted November 3, 2019 Nice price on Coco Beach pass. It is $61.99 PP on our Anthem cruise...on sale. Quote
CGTLH Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Posted November 3, 2019 Subject of CocoCay... those keeping track. Navigator was in first, Mariner docked starboard side. DDaley 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Posted November 3, 2019 Guess in the world of dueling blogs it is my turn for some Thrill Waterpark pictures... WAAAYTOOO, JLMoran, The Cruise Junkie and 1 other 4 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Posted November 3, 2019 So this was a first... Flyboard show The Cruise Junkie, Skigoofy, DDaley and 5 others 4 4 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 3, 2019 Author Report Posted November 3, 2019 Goodbye CocoCay until November... of 2020 JLMoran, Skigoofy, The Cruise Junkie and 1 other 4 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Posted November 4, 2019 Setup has begun... Lovetocruise2002, Big Tule, The Cruise Junkie and 2 others 3 2 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Posted November 4, 2019 Some more of the preparations, plus the background music onboard now is very energetic... JLMoran and The Cruise Junkie 2 Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 Sorry if I missed it....but what are they preparing for ? Quote
CGTLH Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Posted November 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Sorry if I missed it....but what are they preparing for ? UberSoca cruise, will be two four night charters. Quote
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 Oh....yes, I did see that. Thanks ! Quote
Matt Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 On 11/2/2019 at 5:50 PM, CGTLH said: Just overheard a conversation about the waterpark. Tomorrow they'll be testing out a reservation system for just the Daredevil's Peak slide. Did you see anything while at PDCC? Quote
CGTLH Posted November 4, 2019 Author Report Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Matt said: Did you see anything while at PDCC? Nothing visible that I noticed. But I did overhear some talk from other guests about having to make reservations. One person had mentioned that if you went beyond a certain point and didn't have a reservation you couldn't go any further. Still not sure what they were using to indicate times. Nothing new that I've noticed since May. Construction fence for the Coco Beach Club and South Beach area. Think I posted the picture of a block structure starting to peak above the fence. Only other sign of work are some floating booms on the water. WAAAYTOOO and JLMoran 1 1 Quote
The Cruise Junkie Posted November 4, 2019 Report Posted November 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Matt said: Did you see anything while at PDCC? Yes The Over Water Cabanas Are On Site!! Or Some Kind Of Cabanas. JLMoran, PRebecca, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 3 1 Quote
CGTLH Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Posted November 5, 2019 Some more thoughts, getting off the ship. Going to say Terminal 1 in Port Canaveral wins the "getting off" crown. First would be the use of a ramp to reach the ground floor. Nice not having to deal with an escalator. Elevator is also still an option. Extent of the Concierge taking us off was to this point. From that point forward priority ends. However, with the use of the new facial scanner to clear (if using a passport) plus another bonus things really never slowed down. That other bonus is you collect your bags after using the scanner/clearing immigration. Once your bag has been collected you can head straight towards the exit. Once exiting the terminal the foot traffic and vehicular traffic patterns are some what smooth, thus very minimal congestion. JLMoran, The Cruise Junkie, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 4 Quote
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