Helpful Information For You Updated 03/30/2012

[richard_andmel]

This would be a good sticky thread!

 

[queenofcruise]

Hi Shirley, I was directed to your thread by another poster..I am looking for a salon in Orlando..or nearby..we are traveling cross country from California this summer in an RV, will be in Orlando on the 11th of October and then cruising on the 16th..I know at that point I will be having a beauty emergency and was wondering if you could offer any suggestions!! thanks for your time !!
Cathi

 

[goingtotheworld]

Hi Shirley,

We will be cruising March 6 - 10, 2011 and are looking for a nice place to stay on the beach with our 2 kids (9 & 6) after the cruise (3/10 - 3/12). We will not have a car so proximity to the beach and dining is very important! Thanks in advance!

Allison

 

[outahere]

Hi Shirley,

We will be cruising March 6 - 10, 2011 and are looking for a nice place to stay on the beach with our 2 kids (9 & 6) after the cruise (3/10 - 3/12). We will not have a car so proximity to the beach and dining is very important! Thanks in advance!

Allison

Have you taken a look at all of Shirley's great info on page one of this thread? That contains just about anything you would ever want to know about the area near the port.

 

[Desi]

We stayed at the Raddison in Nov. at the port and loved it.
The bus dropped us from the ship directly at the hotel

 

[snelsonbrown]

Shirley,
My family is going on a cruise Labor Day Weekend. We are coming in to the area Saturday and staying at CI/S. There will be 12-15 of us. Where would you recommend for dinner Saturday night that's not too expensive? This will be a wedding cruise for us.
Thanks.
Diane

First I want to sincerely apologize for not getting here sooner and answering some questions, but Normy has had some health issues again and it has kept me hopping along with the shop.

Now the cove which is Grills, Fishlips, Rusty's Milligan's are really all a little pricey especially for 12 of you - IF I had to recommend any of them, I would picK Rusty's and Grills for a number of reasons

Second - if you don't want to do that, you know you could go right next door to Zackery's and have a great home-made dinner - I LOVE their food and price

Third - anyplace you go here is going to be a little expensive - I love all the places where for anything you want, it is offered - remember you will need transportation to get to 99% of these places - Bud is the GM there at CI&S - tell him I sent you to him and you need advise and help.
Good Luck

 

[snelsonbrown]

Hi Shirley,

We will be cruising March 6 - 10, 2011 and are looking for a nice place to stay on the beach with our 2 kids (9 & 6) after the cruise (3/10 - 3/12). We will not have a car so proximity to the beach and dining is very important! Thanks in advance!

Allison

some of the great places to stay is LaQuinta on Henery St which is thisclose to the Cocoa Beach Pier, Best Western, Days Inn are like cross street and you are at the beach and close to restaurants such as Durango's, Boston Seafood, Tokoyo Restaurant, PLUS what the hotels offer - further down
you have Fawlty Towers, Comfort Inn, 4 Points which is one block from the beach and all types of shopping, restaurants PLUS the Dinosaur Shop.
Just go to the first page and you will find everything and anything you want to know.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[snelsonbrown]

Hi Shirley, I was directed to your thread by another poster..I am looking for a salon in Orlando..or nearby..we are traveling cross country from California this summer in an RV, will be in Orlando on the 11th of October and then cruising on the 16th..I know at that point I will be having a beauty emergency and was wondering if you could offer any suggestions!! thanks for your time !!
Cathi

Hello Cathi,
I sure wish I knew of someone in Orlando, but I don't - now if you choose, you can come here to Cape Canaveral and use Clip and Save (ask for Ella) and you can even park your RV here while you enjoy having some beauty treatments - Clip and Save is right here where I am - 6550 North Atlantic Avenue, Cape Canaveral.
I am sure someone will post information that could help you in Orlando

 

[pesto78749]

Hi Shirley,
I was wondering if you have had good food at Milliken's Reef . In looking at the menu it seemed more up our alley as far as choices than Fishlips or Gills.
Thanks for any info! And Melody was a dream on the phone with my graduation gift basket order.
Ann

 

[snelsonbrown]

Hi Shirley,
I was wondering if you have had good food at Milliken's Reef . In looking at the menu it seemed more up our alley as far as choices than Fishlips or Gills.
Thanks for any info! And Melody was a dream on the phone with my graduation gift basket order.
Ann

Hello Ann,
I want to apologize for not seeing this question - I must have been on another planet OOPS I forget it was mom's week.

going to be very honest but remember these are own thoughts and my own feelings - Milliken's has excellent food, but I was rather disappointed for a few reasons, first the noise level was very high, second there is no refills on anything except water - Norm and I have been there twice and decided it was not out cup of tea, but I hear a great deal of positive input.
As for Fishlips, I found that there are no salads or bread served with their meals and had a very difficult time trying to get our server not only to get our order right, but finding her.

Never have had the first problem with Grill's

Now I won't say one is better than the other for it wouldn't be fair so the choice would have to be yours - I do want to say that if you order the Bahamian Lobster - it isn't the real thing - I believe I was told it was Canadian lobsters and being that I was born and raised in Key West, I do know what the Bahamian lobster is since it is the same as we have in KW.
Good luck and please share when you get back.
Always
Shirley

 

[snelsonbrown]

UPDATE 05/14/2010

The Surf Bar & Grill located at 2 South Atlantic Avenue (A1A), Cocoa Beach, Fla
phone number 321-783-2401
This was another favorite places of the original 7 astronauts and they have a number of collector items displayed from the Space Center Launches.
they have fine casual dining and they open at 11 Am
Happy hour from 11AM TO 7:00PM. They also have a private banquet room.
If you mention that you saw this information on the Disboard, you will receive a free dessert. REMEMBER YOU MUST MENTION THIS BOARD ALSO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU MAY ASK FOR GENE KOLSCH THE GM
www.surfbarandgrill.com

 

[pesto78749]

Thanks for the info. We are still up in the air as to where to go. I will post when we get back.
Thanks!
Ann

 

[megaron1]

bump :0)

 

[snelsonbrown]

I have updated the first page and added and changed information such as to hotels, shuttles services etc
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[snelsonbrown]

Thought you might find this very interesting -------ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

An online uproar recently followed the announcement that Carnival Cruise Lines would not allow passengers to bring on board personal grooming appliances (hair dryers, crimpers and the like) that exceed 700 watts. Carnival spokesperson Jennifer de la Cruz characterized the new restriction as a mistake and said it was in place less than a day, but the vociferous response touched off a spate of discussions about what is and is not confiscated on cruise ships. So what are the forbidden items ? Read on to find out.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines specify that in addition to guns, illegal drugs, fireworks and ammunition, all lighters with fuel are forbidden unless they are in a DOT-approved case. You can't have realistic replicas of explosive devices, either. No matches are allowed except one packet of safety matches in carry-on luggage. Most cruise lines don't allow irons because of the danger of fire, but generally they are provided for passenger use in the laundries, where they have automatic cut-offs.

From there, the rules change line by line. Royal Caribbean International, for instance, allows walkie-talkies up to five watts and covering up to 10 miles, as do Disney and others. But Disney doesn't permit VCR/DVD players, Nintendo or other video game consoles because of compatibility issues with stateroom TVs. You can't bring metal detectors on their ships or onto their private island, Castaway Cay, because anything found would have to be returned to the owner or donated to charity. Most cruise lines don't allow knives longer than three or four inches on their ships, and they don't want baseball bats, hockey sticks, spears, cricket bats, or bows and arrows.

Royal Caribbean forbids HAM radios, bleach or surfboards, except the ones the line offers for its FlowRider. Crystal and Carnival want passengers to skip the Segways, too. Carnival passengers have to leave their throwing stars at home and Princess guests will have hookahs confiscated. And, sorry, forget the pepper spray, handcuffs, etc. Slingshots, blowguns and medical marijuana also are on the confiscation list for many lines.

Alcohol policies vary drastically, and lines like Royal do not return any alcohol confiscated on embarkation day - contrary to the wisdom of the Web, where passengers urge one another to try smuggling in the booze, since the cruise line will just hold it until the end of the sailing if they catch you. Disney allows guests to bring alcohol on board to drink in staterooms; Holland America Line allows only wine and champagne at embarkation, with a limit of two bottles of wine per stateroom, while other lines allow guests to drink what they buy in port, but not to bring alcohol on board at embarkation.

Norwegian Cruise Line doesn't allow alcohol brought on board and is popularly thought to be the strictest line in enforcing the policy. Cruise lines that include drinks in the ticket price, like Regent, Windstar, Silversea and Seabourn, will allow guests to bring their own alcohol on board and drink it in their staterooms; generally, if passengers want to bring their own bottles to the dining room, there is a corkage charge.

If you don't read the rules carefully, one item that may be prohibited on board is your child. Although a handful of lines allow children of all ages, many prohibit infants under six months or a year, and some only allow children two years old and up. If you come to the ship with an underage child, you and the child are likely to be told you cannot board -- and no compensation will be offered.

Because of the threat of fire, cruise ships are concerned about overloaded extension cords and multi-plug adapters, which many insurance companies frown on even on shore. This is a gray area, and most of the lines allow their security people license to judge whether something is dangerous. Portable fans are another bone of contention. Why do passengers bring them? Some prefer the fan to air conditioning, and others want them for the soothing white noise they generate. Some cruse lines require guests to clear their fans with a staff electrician. The cruise lines can confiscate anything they consider a threat to the safety of the ship at any time, from the initial screening before boarding, until the time passengers get off the ship. It isn't unusual for someone who has left a hair curler plugged in, while away from a stateroom, to find that it has been removed. Most confiscated items are restored at the end of the cruise - apart, of course, from explosives, etc. And the vast majority of passengers never even run into an issue. But be sure to read the cruise line policy before booking; it can save you time, money, embarrassment...and bad hair days.
__________________
Always
Shirley

 

[snelsonbrown]

UPDATE AND SOMETHING YOU MAY ENJOY SEEING -IT IS CALLED:
THUNDER ON THE BEACH

IT IS GOING TO BE HELD IN CAPE CANAVERAL AUGUST 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND
THUNDER ON THE BEACH and it,s a Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix.
You can go to their website to get more information
www.superboat.com
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LindaBabe]

Thanks, Shirley! It's so great to know we can count on you to always know everything about Cocoa/PC!

 

[BealsRwe]

Shirley,
My family is going on a cruise Labor Day Weekend. We are coming in to the area Saturday and staying at CI/S. There will be 12-15 of us. Where would you recommend for dinner Saturday night that's not too expensive? This will be a wedding cruise for us.
Thanks.
Diane

I have been to Rusty's and Fishlips right near the port and CI & S before on day trips over. I am excited to take my DD and DH to one of them as we are atying at CI & S before our upcoming cruise. It is so fun to be able to enjoy a beverage outside and watch cruise ships as they leave the port.
http://www.rustysseafood.com/
http://www.fishlipswaterfront.com/

I'm thinking we will head to Rusty's as their chicken wings are incredible and hubby can get his seafoood!

 

[snelsonbrown]

Thanks, Shirley! It's so great to know we can count on you to always know everything about Cocoa/PC!

Hello Lindababe - hope all is well with you - take care and have a great time taking the Wonder to California - I know that is going to be a great time for you.

Stay well and blessed
Always
Shirley

 

[porknbeans]

I have been to Rusty's and Fishlips right near the port and CI & S before on day trips over. I am excited to take my DD and DH to one of them as we are atying at CI & S before our upcoming cruise. It is so fun to be able to enjoy a beverage outside and watch cruise ships as they leave the port.
http://www.rustysseafood.com/
http://www.fishlipswaterfront.com/

I'm thinking we will head to Rusty's as their chicken wings are incredible and hubby can get his seafoood!

Both of these places are great fun and have great food. In my opinion, Fishlips is a little more of a "party" place than Rusty's. But they both have great food. If we can't get into one because of a wait, we will go to the other without fear.