Cayo Levantado thru the ship excursion was very nice. Unbelievable color of water and the sand was so white. The palm trees provided nice shade and there seemed to be plenty of security guards there. No shells at this beach. 


Dominica

We were scheduled to go to Jost Van Dyke but our ship excursion was delayed so we were able to cancel and get a full refund. We decided to go via taxi to a beach not too far away. Gilbert was our driver and he did a great job and was very informative. The roads are amazingly bad. We were very safe but impressed with the state of the roads. Thank God we weren't driving. We stayed at the beach as long as we could. The scenery to the beach was awesome. Blue water everywhere! Mountains too. Reminded us of Hawaii. We had drinks on the beach and they were also very good. The painkiller drinks were super potent - almost not drinkable. No shells at this beach. 


Tortola

This was the best beach! We took the NCL excursion to the beach. The water was so blue - the bluest we had seen. It looked like a picture postcard. Included in the excursion was lunch and 2 drinks per person. They had bathroom facilities, a bar, plenty of chairs and umbrellas. You had to pay extra for the umbrellas. Kids played a lot. Many NCL Dawn passengers were there as well. Shuttles to the ship were plentiful. At the end of the day, it was hard to go back to the ship. We had a great time there. Lots of shells. 


Antigua

We took a taxi to the city center. I believe it was $6 per person each way. The city center was crowded and lots of traffic. We walked around and had some ice cream. We decided to walk back from city center to the ship/port. The walk was about a mile and well worth it. Very nice. On our walk back, we found a local crafts-type of market and some of the people in our party decided to stay there a little longer. The port had also some shopping available. We did not go to the beach. 


Barbados

At the port, there were many people holding little monkeys in diapers for photo opportunities. The port area had very well organized touristy shops. We were driven by taxi to Cockleshell Beach (sp?). The beach where they drop you off is very crowded. If you walk a little further, you have the same amenities and more peace and quiet. We set up next to the massage tables and volleyball net, since there weren't many beach chairs left, and we regretted the noise and business. At that beach there was a huge (900 pound)pig named Wilbur. They also had a caged monkey and goat there which made the kids happy and kept them busy for a few minutes. We walked along the beach, the water was beautiful. The drive to the beach was about 20+ minutes and cost us $16 round trip per person. Our driver was Leo and he was very informative. 


St. Kitts (Port Zante)

10559 - Inside stateroom that slept 4
Family of four in an inside stateroom.  At night it was almost wall-to-wall beds.  We were on a 10-day cruise so we had a lot of clothes with us.  We were able to store all of our luggage underneath the beds but didn't have much shelf or drawer space for all of us.  Only 1 bathroom space.  Toilet, sink and shower stall all together.

Of course there was still the buffet and the 24-hr dining option but as far as sit down free dinner restaurants, it's basically the Aqua and the Venetian.Only option for free drinks were water, iced tea and coffee.

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