hangrythrifter
Earning My Ears
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- Sep 23, 2022
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Eastern: Tortola, St. Thomas & Castaway ($500 more)
Western: Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica & Castaway
Western: Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica & Castaway
We're just the opposite. Eastern only, no interest in any of the Western ports. My mom did 5 or 6 cruises with stops in Mexican ports, never got off the ship. She really loved enjoying the ship almost to herself and no interest in Mexico. She went because the prices were lower.We love the Western (won't even consider an Eastern, although going to the Baths on Tortola was a fun day).
THIS! This is what I was thinking. LOVE sea days!How many times on DCL? If you haven't been on the Fantasy before then do the Eastern and get an extra day on the ship, better chance at Palo/Remy, and explore the ship more.
Can I ask what company you used for the private tour and what you did? I have been looking into something like this for our cruise in March. Thanks!We've done both itineraries on the Fantasy and much prefer the Eastern. The ports are prettier and the extra sea day is nice. Having said that, when in Cozumel we did a private tour and it was one of the best excursions we've done in 9 cruises.
It was through Viator. We booked a private 5 hour sightseeing tour. I just looked and it's still on their website. We had a group of 9 (from 7yrs old to mid 40's) so it was very cost effective and everyone in our group loved it. It ended with a private beach club and the whole day was fantastic. Our driver was awesome. He was quite flexible, suggested some places to go, had a rough itinerary but if we liked one place we could stay longer and such. Besides tip, the only extra $ we laid out on top of the tour was the lunch and drinks at the beach club and they were very reasonably priced. Our driver was like "you guys I can extend this beach break since it's at the end" and we stayed almost another hour past our alloted time. We tipped him well, he was so fantastic.Can I ask what company you used for the private tour and what you did? I have been looking into something like this for our cruise in March. Thanks!
We've done both. Enjoyed both.Eastern: Tortola, St. Thomas & Castaway ($500 more)
Western: Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Jamaica & Castaway