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St. Thomas - Magens Bay & Shopping

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While taking a cruise on the Disney Fantasy, I decided to book the Ultimate St. Thomas through the DCL app. The tour was comprised of three separate parts. The first was an island tour where our driver, Perry, told us about the various buildings we drove next to, a history of the island, and some fun facts. We were fascinated to learn that graffiti has a mandatory minimum of $25,000 fine and 6 months hard labor jail time. That being said, the jail cells generally come with a beautiful view and there are less than 100 cells that are rarely at over 50% capacity. We stopped really quickly for everyone to grab a quick picture and get back on board. Our first real stop was a beautiful mountain view with a very touristy shop. We could try the banana daiquiri, a staple of the island, but it felt a bit too early for us that day. We did find a few souvenirs that we really liked and weren't too big to lug around all day. We took in the beautiful views and headed back to our taxi. On the way ...

10 Things Carnival Has Over Royal Caribbean

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Both Carnival and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines are known for their exciting, family-friendly vacations, popularity, and affordability. I am a loyal Carnival passenger, but when Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay opened, I just had to check it out.  Carnival and Royal docked in Nassau Royal Caribbean is an amazing cruise line, with some of the best on-board sports activities and technology, but these are the differences that I only realized after cruising on both cruise lines last year. Carnival Sunrise in Brooklyn We sailed on a 4-Night Bahamian cruise on Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas in February 2020 (right before the shutdown). It departed from Port Canaveral with two stops at Perfect Day at CocoCay, and one stop in Nassau. RC's Navigator and Mariner of the Seas 10 reasons Carnival wins me over: 1. The Staterooms:  On the Mariner, I had a standard inside stateroom. There was a mirror on every wall, including behind the bed. The décor looked outdated with dar...

Sandals Grande Antigua: An Adults Only, All-Inclusive Paradise

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The Sandals brand is an award winning company with resorts in the hottest tropical vacation spots including Jamaica, Antigua, Barbados, and Turks & Caicos. At Kingdom Konsultant Travel, we often recommend Sandals and Beaches resorts to our clients because of their 5-star quality, customer service and all-inclusive amenities. Beautiful Antigua The Sandals Grande Antigua property was voted World's Most Romantic Resort, and is located on Antigua's most famous beach, Dickenson Bay. Sandals Grande Antigua There are two sides to the resort; the original side (Caribbean Village) and the new side (Mediterranean Village). Both sides have incredible rooms and atmosphere for you to have a romantic honeymoon or anniversary vacation! The adults-only resort is a two-for-one experience with 180 suites in the upscale Mediterranean Village and another 193 in the adjacent Caribbean Grove, and the islands only ‘Rondoval’ cottages that are great for privacy-seeking honeymooners. The...

Tortola Island Drive and Beach Break

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On our recent Disney Cruise, we were excited to visit Tortola for the first time. We were looking for an excursion that would give us a tour of the island, we chose the Island Drive and Beach Break. After disembarking the ship, we boarded our open-air safari bus for a scenic drive around Tortola through Road Town before we ascended Ridge Road up to Sky World. Make sure to sit on the left side of the bus for the best views of your Disney ship when you're driving up Ridge Road. Unfortunately for me, I ended up on the right side of the vehicle so I struggled to grab a good picture of the ship from the top of the island. I was still able to enjoy the stunning views but I just couldn't get a perfectly composed photo. While we drove around the island, our driver gave us some history on everything that we were seeing. I found it difficult to hear him at times so I missed a lot of what he was saying but it was nice to hear some fun facts about the island when I could hear him. ...