In Cozumel, we took a cab ($11 each way) to Chankanaab park. There we paid $37 per person for entry, which included all the facilities, chairs & umbrellas, snorkeling, dolphin & sea lion shows, 1 beer per person & a free Tshirt per person. It was a great deal, and we all had a blast. There's a lagoon with walking trails around it and through a bit of the jungle, where you can go see crocodiles, and there are miniature ruins. We really enjoyed the snorkeling. The water was fantastic. If you don't want to snorkel, it's $21 per person for park entry and amenities. You can watch the dolphin experiences/shows even if you're not participating. It's pretty cool. There are cabs outside when you're ready to head back to the port. We docked at International pier. We hung out at Senor Frogs for a while until it was time to head back to the ship. Margaritas are a bit pricey, but our 18 year old enjoyed being able to order drinks. They have a small pool & beach area there for swimming/tanning if you'd like to just hang out there for a while.

Cozumel

Grand Cayman is a tender port, and the process was a bit of a hassle. You go down at 8:30am to get your tender tickets. On other cruises, we've been able to stay in our cabin and wait for our tender number to be called. But not here. You have to go to deck 3, actually 4 and up, until they call your tender group. Then you make your way to deck 3 & stand in line around & up & then down stairs to the gangway. It was crowded, and there's not enough seating in the public areas. They should let you stay in your cabin until your group is called. Once we were called, it didn't take too long to get on the tender and to shore. In Cayman, we took a shuttle ($4 per person each way) to Royal Palms beach club on 7 mile beach. Entry was $2 per person, which included use of the adult pool with swim up bar, restaurant, restrooms/showers and beach. We paid $7 per chair & $10 for an umbrella. The kids jet ski'd together (2 people on a double was $100 for 30 minutes), and they had a super fun time! There were vans outside when we were ready to head back to the port. Shopping in town is safe and a relaxing, nice time in Grand Cayman. And then you just walk back to the ship area, which is right there. In the past we've done Stingray City 2 different times in Grand Cayman, and it never disappoints - so amazing! The 1st time, we booked online with Moby Dick tours & had a wonderful time snorkeling at the reef & then swimming with/feeding the stingrays. The kids were approx. 7 and 10 at the time and loved it. The last time, we walked out to the pier area & booked with Captain Marvins. It was the best so far. They took us to 2 snorkel spots, the reef and coral garden & then we spent a good deal of time with the stingrays. They help you hold/kiss and feed them, then they take photos of everyone, which they then sell you on a personalized CD (no pressure). You get a bunch of photos of you & your family/friends with the stingrays, holding them, kissing them, with them on your back, etc. Great poses. And it also includes some other beautiful scenic photos of Cayman. I think it was $40 for the disc, but it was completely personalized & better than us trying to take pics with water cameras. The crowd was so much smaller and more relaxed than the ship excursions. Give them a try. They're great!

Grand Cayman (Georgetown)

Falmouth Jamaica was a real disappointment. It's a new port, and you don't have to tender, which is good. But there's nothing around, so it's extremely expensive to get off the ship & try to find something to do on your own. The ship's excursions are pricey, but unless you book something through them, you're going to be shocked when you get off at the pier & walk over to the cab stand & see the prices. For example, a cab for 4 to the beach 15 minutes away is $20 per person round-trip. Then the beach would cost another $10 per person for entry, not including chairs/umbrellas, etc. We said no way! Other places, such as hotels and shopping areas were even more expensive trips via cab. Do yourself a favor and just stay at the pier. The shopping area is huge, new, clean, safe, and very pretty. There's plenty to look at. Get yourself a beer, do some shopping and just spend the day at Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville. It's large and there's a pool, several restaurants, bars, etc. That's what we did & it was lots of fun. Actually we left the port area for a short time, walked across the street and got a local beer for 1/2 the price of what they charge inside. But we didn't feel all that comfortable outside the port area, because salespeople were swarming us, "What you looking for? What you need. I get it for you. Come look at my shop. You need a cab?" and such. We didn't feel like we were in danger, we just don't like the high-pressure sales tactics. We got our beer and went back to the port shopping area immediately. So for Falmouth, either book a cruise excursion or just plan on hanging out at the pier all day. Or just stay on the ship and enjoy everything it has to offer with smaller crowds around.

Falmouth

Our cabins were ready by the time we finished lunch, which was a pleasant surprise. The kids had an inside cabin across the hall from our balcony cabin on deck 7 aft, starboard side. After visiting the ports, we wished we'd booked the port side for more scenery. But it was still very nice. The balcony was large enough for 2 chairs & a small table comfortably. If you're next door to travel companions, the balcony doors can be opened & secured to make 1 big balcony area you can share.The inside cabin was small but had plenty of storage space. Our balcony cabin was a bit larger, and the balcony was a great place to hang out with coffee or wine. (Remember: you're allowed 2 bottles of wine per cabin, brought on board with you. Hand carry it in your carry-on bag for safe keeping.) The kids said their beds were comfortable enough, but we had to ask our steward for a foam pad to put over our mattresses, because they were so incredibly hard, our hips and shoulders hurt so much from sleeping on our sides by the 2nd night. The foam pad helped, and we slept better.The showers are good in the cabins. They're the rounded sliding door kind, instead of a wet, sticky curtain. I liked it. I only wish the bathrooms were set up like they are on the Epic. I liked the Epic's separation of the toilet in its own little sliding door room, and the shower across from that with its own sliding door. And on the Epic, the sink is in another separate area, so the mirror doesn't get fogged up for someone else trying to get ready while the other person showers. This ship has the old tiny bathroom set-up, but at least there's a shelf & medicine cabinet for storage (Hint: bring a hanging plastic shoe holder (the kind with many pockets) with you. Hang it from the hooks by the door of the cabin, so you can get all your toiletries, sunglasses, sunscreen, etc out of the way, off the tables & counter space.)

That person would then either try to walk us to a Giant table (all the Giant tables are by the windows, which sucks for us families of 4) & we'd have to say in front of all of those people "No, we don't want a large table", or they would escort us to 1 of the worst tables in the dining room: next to the serving area, right in the middle of a main walkway, or in the middle of a bunch of crying babies.I think we had such a great time in 2009 on Voyager of the Seas, that our expectations were very high for this one after hearing about the remodel, so we were a little bit disappointed about several things, but overall this was a really Fun cruise!

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