So, after reading a lot of reviews, we knew we wanted to check out Jack's Shack. We love being able to check out more local places than touristy, although touristy can be fun sometimes too. Anyway, we walked down to Jack's Shack (go past Margaritaville [get a photo op in the swinging seats on your way]), go to your right off the ship and just keep walking until you see all the laughing, relaxed people up at a bar off the beach and this crazy little sand-loving dog running around and making everyone smile. We enjoyed some jerk chicken here that was so tasty that we had to buy a bottle of the sauce before leaving. It was delicious. The owners of this place are just an amazing and welcoming couple. The water is so crystal clear. The sand is powdery soft. Our boys played in the sand, dug like dogs, and had an amazing time on the beach. We enjoyed the beach too, but we also enjoyed the company of the people at Jack's Shack and the amazing drinks, food, and relaxation. If you are heading this way, bring some un-inflated balls. Topher loves them and, subsequently, chews through them. :) We loved this place!!!!

Grand Turk

Jamaica is our favorite place in the world. We were married here and have been back many times. Our kids wanted to try the Mystic Mountain bobsled rides, so we thought this would be a fun activity to try. It was awesome. You go through this forest and out onto a ski-lift type of ride to the top of the mountain. It can get a bit scary because it is so high, but it is beautiful the whole way - concentrate on that. lol. Once you finally get up in the line for the bobsled (you can spend some time exploring or do it after), it seems to go really slow. When you finally get to go, it is awesome. I went with my husband and my sons (13 & 8), and they loved it. However, you can also hang out at this amazing infinity pool with a fun slide. They also have a great hummingbird garden, some walking trails, offer ziplining, and have a restaurant. They have vendors selling delicious jerk chicken and coconut milk at Island Village right before you come up on the ship.

We decided to suck up the cost and take the family over to Atlantis. It is pretty expensive for an Aquaventure, but we all loved it. They have so much to see and do here that you probably won't even scratch the surface. We spent most of our time on the current. It was amazing to just be lazy and float for a bit before entering rapids or having a giant wave come crashing down and then ride the wave for a while. We also checked out some of the other slides but not a lot of them. The ones we tried were fun. The food was actually pretty good here for this type of establishment. One tip, get a soda early on and refill at any of the number of spots around the resort for no charge. I didn't see any signs saying you could not do this, and lots of people were, so I'm assuming that it was okay. Make sure you check out the digs and the aquarium at the hotel. There were also sharks, dolphins, stingrays, and lots of other animals to see. Both are amazing. The beach was very nice and relaxing. It was practically deserted when we went, which was nice. You can actually just stroll the property and check out amazing things everywhere. There were plenty of places to sits. Umbrella's were a little bit harder to find as the day got hotter, but you could find one if you looked a little. We brought a beach bag that comes with a lock to attach to the loungers (Kyss Bag) at one of the areas along the river, but lots of people left things laying around on the chairs, and no one really seemed to mess with anything. They also have drink service that comes around quite a bit. I'm sure I'm missing a lot here, but you just have to see it for yourself. We are even thinking about coming back for a week to enjoy all it has to offer.

We were in cabin 2262, which was a cove balcony room. The room was amazing and as close as you could get to the water. We loved being that close!!! You could actually feel the spray of the water on occasion and it was so peaceful at night to just listen to it splashing all around you while the moon glistened off the water. Having a balcony also makes your room bigger and gives you that bit more space in an otherwise pretty small area, which is common on all cruise ships. If you are a smoker, you can smoke on the balconies. Also, it seemed that the balconies in the other cabins just kind of looked down to different areas on the ship, not so much out to sea.

The few mimosas, Bloody Mary's, and drink of the day drinks that we ordered were not enough to make the cards worth it in my opinion, but I heard others who thought differently and even seen people buying them the second day saying they would save compared to what they spent the first day.They were convenient for not having to wonder how much you spent each day on drinks, but I just didn't like having to feel like I needed to drink 6 (enough to break even) to 15 (max per day) just to make it worth it.

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