Hi All,
Wow, so many posts already today!!
I hope everyone is having a good day!! I have another busy day ahead of me, but of course, I'm taking time out this morning to write here.
Here are my responses to some posts this morning:
Happy Thursday all
I was just wondering...Who is dressing up for pirate night? We all dressed up the first 2 times, but i think it maybe just our kids dressing up this time around!
We will for sure be dressing up for Pirate Night. My DH and boys get into the dressing up thing more than me, but I stll dress up a little. I don't have time to post it now, but somewhere back in this tread (like page 10 or 15 around there) is a picture of our family dressed up for Pirate Night. I'll try to repost the picture again later. But, we definitely do dress up. It's really fun!
What is this piratebooty stuff? totally never heard of it before or seen it....???
We have Starbucks here but our main coffee place is Tim Horton's yummmy, can't wait to get mine on break today...
Tanya
Tanya, they must not have Pirate's Booty in Canada. It's a white cheddar cheese puffed rice and corn baked snack. It's SO good and very addictive. It's kind of the same concept as the puffed Cheetos, but Pirate's Booty is healthier than Puffed Cheetos.
Oh, I love Tim Horton's! I've spent quite a bit of time in Canada, and I've always made a stop at Tim Horton's!! I actually don't drink coffee any more (once in a while, I'll have a cup, but rarely now), but back when I was drinking coffee, I only drank Tim Horton's when I was in Canada!! It's very good.
Hi everyone,
We use
DcL because welike th eno hassle of running back and forth on our vacation and the movie and cartoons they show on the bus get you pumped for the cruise. W can sit back and enjoy the view and no worries about traffic or getting lost, although we know the way since we use to live there,
Kathy
We like DCL transfers, too, for the exact same reasons Kathy mentioned, so we've only done DCL transfers and have never rented a car or done a private car service.
Has anyone done either of these excursions?
The Doubloon Turtle Cove Sail and Snorkle
OR
Tortola Dolphin Encounter? What do you think? Are they fabulous? Is it worth it?
ALSO... looking at the onboard spa services. How do you feel about those? Are they that wonderful or just overpriced? Thought I might buy a gift for my Mom, but only if it's a really great experience.
SOOOO if anyone can give me some feedback, advice, or opinions from past experience or word of mouth, it would help me decide to book these things or not.
Do you all do online check-in? Saw that on there while poking around these other areas.
I can't speak on the excursions, but I've been to the spa. I think the spa is great! It is worth getting one treatment during your time on the ship. It is a bit pricey, BUT here is one tip. If you are willing to be flexible with your time when you book a treatment, wait until you get on the ship to book. I say that because every day they will run some sort of special on a particular treatment, and the special is a lot cheaper than booking it online. Also, if you don't want to spend the full price on a massage, but you want a massage at some point, every day up at the adult only pool area, they will put out those massage chairs you sit in with your face down, and for $25.00, you can get a 20 minute back and neck massage. It's really nice, and an affordable way to get a quick massage. But, again, it's spontaneous. You just have to wait to see when the chairs are out there, and then you just book it then.
BUT, if you would rather schedule a time and know you have a slot booked at the spa, my absolute favorite massage is called The Bamboo Massage! Oh, it's amazing!!
It's expensive... around $150.00, plus tip. But, honestly, worth every penny if you are willing to splurge.
My DH and I also got the couples massage once. It was ok.... I wasn't terribly impressed, to be honest. But, the Bamboo Massage, in my opinon, was SO much better than just the basic European/Swedish massage you get at the Couple's Massage.
These are the only treatments I have gotten.
Has anyone thought about what their little boys will wear for the formal nights? Tuxes - Suits or khaki's and a dress shirt/tie? I am trying to wait until a little closer to the cruise to buy something for our DS. I didn't want him to have a growth spurt and then what I buy won't fit. Any thoughts?
Happy Thurs everyone.
Karen
Our boys dress up in a suit and tie. I don't know if you have the store called, "Marshall's" where you live?? If you do, that is where I buy my kid's suits! Marshall's is a store where they sell designer or higher end clothes for super cheap... like they sell last year's season clothes, or just clothes that were overstocked at stores. I got a full Nautica brand suit, tie and dress shirt for my boys, each for $30.00 TOTAL! It was originally $150.00, but it was from last year's season, so the store that originally sold it couldn't sell it any longer since it was "out of date", but to me, I can not tell if it was meant for last season or this season!!
But, if you don't have Marshall's, then I would just look for sales. Also, JC Penny (isn't that nation-wide??) usually will have inexpensive suits. Also, check online. Overstock.com is a good place to look... you can sometimes find inexpensive suits there.
Or, other places like Khols (if you have Khols where you live), or Target, or Walmat even sells suits!! They just aren't higher quality, but if they are only going to wear it once or twice, it doesn't matter if it's high quality or not.
If you get the suit now, I would just make sure it doesn't fit "JUST RIGHT" because if it's JUST PERFECT now, and he does go through a growth spurt, it might be a bit snug by November. So, when I buy suits, I buy them just a little loose so we can get a year's worth wear out of them. (I just get a belt for the pants).
Ok, everyone, have a great day!
Kathy
My oldest DD did that kind of stuff with her kids too. Great fun. Did you get a photo of the girls faces?
What she had meant was i was too tall. She could walk through and asssumed i would too so I wouldnt fit. I was going to crawl through.
