Our first stop was in Samana in the Dominican Republic. When we researched the port, we didn't find many good choices for a day trip that would be good to do with the kids, so we signed up for a beach excursion through the ship. We took a tender to the private resort island Caya Levantado. The water wasn't very clear or very blue, and the current was strong further out from the beach, but none of that seemed to matter. We had a great first day at the beach!
The kids played in the sand & water and giggled a lot. There was a sea lion encounter program offered at this location, but we didn't sign up for it. I thought the sea lions might be a little big for Danielle and sea lions aren't really native to this area, but I knew from previous reviews that they occasionally bring a sea lion out to the beach for pictures. Sure enough they did, and our kids got to see and pet him. They also brought out parrots, an iguana, and a squirrel monkey. What kid can resist a monkey? They took the pictures and we bought them, but they weren't very expensive at all and worth documenting the memories. So, the pictures of the kids with the creatures are not ones I took; the rest are. (I thought the pic of Tyler w/the Diet Coke looked like an ad.)
We ate in the main dining room for dinner that evening. Most of the time we ate in the specialty restaurants. There was a small cover charge for those, but they were well worth it. The service wasn't as good in the main dining room, but Tyler liked his dessert choice: an "international cheese platter".
Our first stop was in Samana in the Dominican Republic. When we researched the port, we didn't find many good choices for a day trip that would be good to do with the kids, so we signed up for a beach excursion through the ship. We took a tender to the private resort island Caya Levantado. The water wasn't very clear or very blue, and the current was strong further out from the beach, but none of that seemed to matter. We had a great first day at the beach!
The kids played in the sand & water and giggled a lot. There was a sea lion encounter program offered at this location, but we didn't sign up for it. I thought the sea lions might be a little big for Danielle and sea lions aren't really native to this area, but I knew from previous reviews that they occasionally bring a sea lion out to the beach for pictures. Sure enough they did, and our kids got to see and pet him. They also brought out parrots, an iguana, and a squirrel monkey. What kid can resist a monkey? They took the pictures and we bought them, but they weren't very expensive at all and worth documenting the memories. So, the pictures of the kids with the creatures are not ones I took; the rest are. (I thought the pic of Tyler w/the Diet Coke looked like an ad.)
We ate in the main dining room for dinner that evening. Most of the time we ate in the specialty restaurants. There was a small cover charge for those, but they were well worth it. The service wasn't as good in the main dining room, but Tyler liked his dessert choice: an "international cheese platter".
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Grandpa always get cheese too, Tyler!
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