Our Splendid Splendor cruise (with pics) 8/13/13 Part 2
- Thread starter Jamman
- Start date
Continuing on with Grand Turk...
Me, relaxing on our deck….
Ryan is staying cool in the cabana….
Ryan had a 10am appointment with the Flowrider. He loves to do this every time we’re in Grand Turk. Cost is $29.99 for an hour, with about a dozen other riders. He got about seven turns during the hour.
Flowrider Hut sign…..
The Flowrider and the Carnival Splendor….
Ryan on the Flowrider….
Ryan wipes out!!.....
To be continued…..
Me, relaxing on our deck….
Ryan is staying cool in the cabana….
Ryan had a 10am appointment with the Flowrider. He loves to do this every time we’re in Grand Turk. Cost is $29.99 for an hour, with about a dozen other riders. He got about seven turns during the hour.
Flowrider Hut sign…..
The Flowrider and the Carnival Splendor….
Ryan on the Flowrider….
Ryan wipes out!!.....
To be continued…..
After Ryan's session on the Flowrider, we were all hungry, so we headed back to our cabana.....
Ryan pressed the "button", and almost immediately our server appeared to take our order. I desperately needed a bucket of Landsharks, and Patti and Ryan ordered our lunches and drinks for themselves. It was very hot out today, so it was great to relax in air conditioned comfort and just chill for a bit. About twenty minutes later our food arrived, and though Patti had to send her salad back because they had put the corn salsa on it when she requested not to have it, all was well. There was plenty of food to pick at while waiting for her new salad.
We spent the rest of the day alternating between the cabana, pool, and ocean. Thankfully, Patti did remember to grab the camera and take some pictures!
Pool views....
The Swim up Bar, we stayed away from there!!!....
The Grand Turk Weather Station....
Margaritaville views.....
To be continued.....
Ryan pressed the "button", and almost immediately our server appeared to take our order. I desperately needed a bucket of Landsharks, and Patti and Ryan ordered our lunches and drinks for themselves. It was very hot out today, so it was great to relax in air conditioned comfort and just chill for a bit. About twenty minutes later our food arrived, and though Patti had to send her salad back because they had put the corn salsa on it when she requested not to have it, all was well. There was plenty of food to pick at while waiting for her new salad.
We spent the rest of the day alternating between the cabana, pool, and ocean. Thankfully, Patti did remember to grab the camera and take some pictures!
Pool views....
The Swim up Bar, we stayed away from there!!!....
The Grand Turk Weather Station....
Margaritaville views.....
To be continued.....
Last edited:
Sadly, the time came for us to leave. I wish we had a couple more hours here. I paid our tab (ransom), and got my Sail & Sign card back. We only had to show our card to Port Security, and we were on our way back to the ship....
Goodbye Grand Turk!! (until next time)....
Time to go people!!!....
Because we were there such a short time, (6 hours), nobody wants to head back to the ship early. Of course that results in long lines to get back on the ship....
Even though they were using two gangways to re-board...
Once back on board, we went directly back to our cabin, since we planned to watch our sail away from our balcony. This was our view, looking towards the gangways. Yikes!! We won't be sailing on time....
To be continued....
Goodbye Grand Turk!! (until next time)....
Time to go people!!!....
Because we were there such a short time, (6 hours), nobody wants to head back to the ship early. Of course that results in long lines to get back on the ship....
Even though they were using two gangways to re-board...
Once back on board, we went directly back to our cabin, since we planned to watch our sail away from our balcony. This was our view, looking towards the gangways. Yikes!! We won't be sailing on time....
To be continued....
Last edited:
We decided to break out a bottle of wine to enjoy during the sailaway.
Ryan decided to meet up with some of his Club O2 friends at the arcade. We were supposed to sail at 3pm but we are already late, and they are still getting the last of the passengers onboard…
Right about 3:30 they finally threw the lines….
And then we pulled away from the pier….
The beach is deserted…..
Don’t see any pier runners!!....
To be continued…..
Ryan decided to meet up with some of his Club O2 friends at the arcade. We were supposed to sail at 3pm but we are already late, and they are still getting the last of the passengers onboard…
Right about 3:30 they finally threw the lines….
And then we pulled away from the pier….
The beach is deserted…..
Don’t see any pier runners!!....
To be continued…..
Not long after sailing away, Ryan burst into the cabin all excited. He had won a PSVita, (hand held gaming system), on one of the machines in the arcade. He said he had only spent about $5.00 before he won, which is excellent since the system is worth about $200.00.
Of course he is holding an empty box. One of us would have to go to the casino cashier with him to get the real deal. Patti volunteered, and after she got back, we just hung out on our balcony until it was time to get ready for our 8pm Steak House reservation…
The Pinnacle Steak House – Deck 11 Aft….
We always make a point of eating at the Steak House at least once a cruise if the ship has one. It is a GREAT experience from start to finish. Here is the Entree presentation…..
Sorry, no food porn here, but I will tell you that I had the portabella mushrooms, and shrimp cocktail for my appetizers. The shrimp here are not the one bite and done type like in the MDR, but two to three bites. They are nice and big!! For our entrees, I chose the 18oz spiced rub ribeye, and Patti had a whole Maine lobster. For dessert, I had the carmelized Washington apples, which were served in what could be a wash basin, and Patti indulged in the chocolate sampler. It was all extremely good!!!
The Pinnacle Steak House……
To be continued……
Of course he is holding an empty box. One of us would have to go to the casino cashier with him to get the real deal. Patti volunteered, and after she got back, we just hung out on our balcony until it was time to get ready for our 8pm Steak House reservation…
The Pinnacle Steak House – Deck 11 Aft….
We always make a point of eating at the Steak House at least once a cruise if the ship has one. It is a GREAT experience from start to finish. Here is the Entree presentation…..
Sorry, no food porn here, but I will tell you that I had the portabella mushrooms, and shrimp cocktail for my appetizers. The shrimp here are not the one bite and done type like in the MDR, but two to three bites. They are nice and big!! For our entrees, I chose the 18oz spiced rub ribeye, and Patti had a whole Maine lobster. For dessert, I had the carmelized Washington apples, which were served in what could be a wash basin, and Patti indulged in the chocolate sampler. It was all extremely good!!!
The Pinnacle Steak House……
To be continued……
Last edited:
Another Pinnacle Steak House picture.....
Patti at the Pinnacle Steak House....
Afterwards we went to play some blackjack, and I lost $200.00 in no time. I need to find the luck that both Patti and Ryan have found!! We then made a stop at the internet café to check emails. The service was slow to non-existent, so after about a half hour of trying we gave up. The internet cafe manager took our cabin number and promised to credit us back for the minutes we attempted to use tonight. More on this issue later. Back to the cabin, and tonight's towel animal.
We had a GREAT day in Grand Turk today, and a GREAT meal at the Steak House!!
Coming next: Paradise on earth, Half Moon Cay!!
Patti at the Pinnacle Steak House....
Afterwards we went to play some blackjack, and I lost $200.00 in no time. I need to find the luck that both Patti and Ryan have found!! We then made a stop at the internet café to check emails. The service was slow to non-existent, so after about a half hour of trying we gave up. The internet cafe manager took our cabin number and promised to credit us back for the minutes we attempted to use tonight. More on this issue later. Back to the cabin, and tonight's towel animal.
We had a GREAT day in Grand Turk today, and a GREAT meal at the Steak House!!
Coming next: Paradise on earth, Half Moon Cay!!
Last edited:
I'm looking forward to reading and seeing more of your cruise adventure.
We too enjoy at least one evening at the specialty restaurant for a good Steak or Seafood dinner.
We too enjoy at least one evening at the specialty restaurant for a good Steak or Seafood dinner.
Maw, I am so bad what can it tell you....the addictions has me hooked. :whistle:
Hi Everybody!!! Time to begin telling you about our wonderful day at Half Moon Cay.....
We were up at 6: 45am to catch a beautiful sunrise....
We could already see the island in the near distance. We would be getting there early. We then went up to the Lido for a light breakfast of pastries and fruit, then back to the cabin to get ready to go ashore. Ryan decided that he would like to sleep in a while longer, and he would take a later tender in. In the meantime, the ship had dropped anchor and there was a tender alongside already, beginning to load supplies and crew, to head to the island.
At this time what was supposed to happen was this. Those that had rented the oasis, villa's and cabanas, (that's us!), were to meet at the El Morocco Lounge at 8:30am, and then as soon as the crew and supplies were loaded, we would be led down to join them on the first tender to the island. Then the VIP's, followed by the tender tickets, beginning with # 1 would follow. Here's a copy of the Tender FAQ's.....
First of all, why have the oasis, villa, and cabana people assemble in a lounge that couldn't be any further from the tender loading station. The El Morocco Lounge is on Deck 5 Aft, while you boarded the tenders at Deck 0 Fwd!!! It made no sense at all. So anyway, the nice staff member in the lounge cheerfully tells us that they are ready for us, and leads us on what seemed like a ten minute trek to the tender loading station, and much to our surprise, we boarded an already almost full tender. The crew and supplies had gone on the earlier tender we had seen, and this tender was the first one full of passengers. It seems that they had let those holding tender tickets 1 to 5 board ahead of us, so that many of our group had to stand, and even some had to wait for the next tender. Not the way it was supposed to be done, but we got over it quickly. We were on our way to paradise!!!
To be continued.....
We were up at 6: 45am to catch a beautiful sunrise....
We could already see the island in the near distance. We would be getting there early. We then went up to the Lido for a light breakfast of pastries and fruit, then back to the cabin to get ready to go ashore. Ryan decided that he would like to sleep in a while longer, and he would take a later tender in. In the meantime, the ship had dropped anchor and there was a tender alongside already, beginning to load supplies and crew, to head to the island.
At this time what was supposed to happen was this. Those that had rented the oasis, villa's and cabanas, (that's us!), were to meet at the El Morocco Lounge at 8:30am, and then as soon as the crew and supplies were loaded, we would be led down to join them on the first tender to the island. Then the VIP's, followed by the tender tickets, beginning with # 1 would follow. Here's a copy of the Tender FAQ's.....
First of all, why have the oasis, villa, and cabana people assemble in a lounge that couldn't be any further from the tender loading station. The El Morocco Lounge is on Deck 5 Aft, while you boarded the tenders at Deck 0 Fwd!!! It made no sense at all. So anyway, the nice staff member in the lounge cheerfully tells us that they are ready for us, and leads us on what seemed like a ten minute trek to the tender loading station, and much to our surprise, we boarded an already almost full tender. The crew and supplies had gone on the earlier tender we had seen, and this tender was the first one full of passengers. It seems that they had let those holding tender tickets 1 to 5 board ahead of us, so that many of our group had to stand, and even some had to wait for the next tender. Not the way it was supposed to be done, but we got over it quickly. We were on our way to paradise!!!
To be continued.....
Last edited:
Once on the island, we went to the information desk to check in for our cabana. They pointed us in the direction of a safari truck that would drop us off at our cabana, but since we were only a little way down the beach, we elected to walk it. Patti said that she wanted to walk around and take some pictures before it got crowded, so I took the nice walk on the beach to our cabana. The following few pages are some of the pictures that Patti took.
A very inaccurate map of HMC….
Welcome to Pirates Cove….
Pirates Cove first aid station…
The crew is setting up Rumrunners Bar. This Bar comes to play at the end of the day. Details will follow later….
Rumrunner Bar Patio….
Shopping stalls…..
To be continued……
A very inaccurate map of HMC….
Welcome to Pirates Cove….
Pirates Cove first aid station…
The crew is setting up Rumrunners Bar. This Bar comes to play at the end of the day. Details will follow later….
Rumrunner Bar Patio….
Shopping stalls…..
To be continued……
Christoffer
The Euro Connection Special Contributor
This review is just awesome!
Wow, PSVita, congrats, Ryan!
Wow, PSVita, congrats, Ryan!
Donna - dsw
Staff Captain
I love the Private Beach Islands! I wish they had a cruise that did nothing but these!
Thanks so much for your great review - I am loving it!
Thanks so much for your great review - I am loving it!
