Aruba Cruise Tourism Authority in collaboration with the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino now offer cruise visitors an opportunity to have their wedding on Aruba’s world famous beaches while their ship is docked in the Port in Oranjestad.
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For easy access to watersports and a day on the beach you would want Palm Beach.
Where on Palm Beach? There is MoomBa Beach between the Holiday Inn and Marriott Surf Club.
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Here is a breakdown for our extended family of 10 for a day at Palm Beach.
2 big umbrellas $20 x 2 = $40
6 chaise lounge rentals $8 x 6= $48 (if the kids want to sit they can use their towels)
4 floats to pass the day away $5 x 4 = $20
Banana boat or tube ride for 4 kids $20 x 4= $80
Lunch (hamburger & soda $22.88 pp at the Radisson) for 10 people = $228.80
One hour rental of a Hobie Cat sailboat = $75
2 taxis for 10 people (2 x $20) roundtrip = $40
$531.80 for ten people= $53.80 per person for the entire day
(sandwich at Bugaloe instead of the Radisson with a pina cola $166.80) = $46.98 per person
The Queen Mary 2 is a huge and beautiful ocean liner!!! The public rooms were the most comfortable I've experienced on any ship. My personal favorites were the Chart Room and the Champagne Bar next door. The Commodore Club was also a nice out of the way getaway. Overall I took about 2300 photos so there will plenty of photos of the ship and her interior. Christmas decorations were very nice, more plentiful than other ships we have sailed in the past and tastefully done. By far the most gorgeous of other ships we have sailed. There were a lot of poinsettias. I saw some photos recently of the Caribbean Princess Christmas sailing and there was not a single poinsettia. Reggae Christmas music played through Christmas day on the P.A.
Overall the cruise was like all the other "mass market" cruise lines. Were we disappointed by that aspect, yes, a little. At one time the line may have been considered luxury, but unless you are a passenger staying in a suite, this was like any other cruise. From what I could figure out and in speaking with other passengers, if you are traveling in Princess or Queens Grill accommodations, you will have a more "upscale" experience, otherwise...it was like Celebrity and Princess EXCEPT it is BRITISH. American bacon or English or Canadian bacon? English sausage or American sausage. Baked beans, grilled tomato, sautéed mushrooms etc. as a side at breakfast, no problem. I love the tomatoes and always look forward to them at the breakfast buffet when we go to Aruba during the summer. The resort where we stay has a pretty big influx of visitors from the UK.
We have had a travel scale for years and just upgraded to the digital. You only have to rearrange your open suitcases on the floor of the airport at check-in to realize how much you need one of these scales. They make great stocking stuffers and Dh and I have also bought them as Christmas gifts for other family members who are frequent fliers.
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