UGH!!! DO NOT GO HERE! Worst Cruise Excursion EVER!! (Carnival Mardi Gras)

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Күн бұрын

We are not complainers and we look for the good in everything... but we just could not find ANY positives in this excursion!!! We were all so excited to visit the Dominican Republic and planned a great day at the beach with our kids and our friends. Lori and I went to the excursions desk and booked the PlayaBachata All-Inclusive Beach Day as it had good reviews as an excursion and we wanted an AI resort.
Carnival Mardi Gras pulls into the beautiful port of Amber Cove and we explore the port a little before it is time to board the bus to our resort for the day. Immediately upon arrival, I didn't get good vibes when they told us to wait in the lobby and gave no other instructions. Finally, a small lady with an even smaller voice who was very difficult to understand comes to give about 60 people instructions for the day. None of us could hear or understand her except that we had yellow bracelets so we were to stay on 'this' side of the resort....
Well, 'this' side of the resort had no available loungers at the beach... well that were in working order anyway. We found LOTS of broken chairs! The boys used their Lego building skills to take apart the broken chairs and piece them together enough to sit on.
Ok, we have chairs... food and drinks? Service? Nope! No one came to check on us to see if we needed anything... geez us constructing furniture on the beach SHOULD have attracted someone! We found a long line in which we could get drinks... they were ok. But the food... sorry, I don't eat food with bugs on it!
Needless to say, it was the worst cruise excursion experience we have ever had!!! We were on the first shuttle back to the ship where we enjoyed the rest of the day... and went to the shore excursions desk to request a refund!
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@claudiamercado9977 2 жыл бұрын

I apologize from the bottom of my heart that you had this experience in my country!!! Just know that not all places are like that and that is a disgrace for us Dominicans that any resort is in this conditions. Please give it another shot and go back and enjoy my beautiful Dominican Republic.

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this is absolutely nothing against DR!! My daughter-in-law is from DR and we are planning a big trip there, hopefully next year. This was just a terrible resort!

@andreagriffiths3512 2 жыл бұрын

Awwww Sweetie! I’m sure no one holds this against your people or country! You’re so sweet to apologise! If I had the cash I’d visit in a heartbeat…just not to that particular locale.

@davidfence6939 Жыл бұрын

Claudia, you have no reason to apologize. The business does and that's fine. They can improve and I hope they have done so.

@heavyhinges478 Ай бұрын

I don’t think you should have to apologize for not have enough beach chairs. The beach looked fine.

@tonia.5861 2 жыл бұрын

WOW….you know it’s bad when you guys don’t like it because you generally find and focus on the “good” in everything😬😬

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there was just no good here.

@dipatrivedi9009 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest review and keeping it 100% real. I sure hope you all not only got your full refunds back on the excursions, but something extra for the trouble.

@beachedntexas9281 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable carnival is not inspecting these excursions any better than this. I mean that didn’t just happen over nite. Thanks for the vlog I’ll be extra precautions going forward. Love how you guys always keep it real no matter what. 🙌🏼

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no kidding! They said they would go inspect it now.

@davidyoung3237 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels did you and your family get a full refund? The quality of that ship excursion was abysmal such a shame you wasted your day there - and that you couldn't return to the ship sooner huh?? 😉 at the end of the day carnavil need to know about it and what poor quality it is as they need to put a stop sell on it and refund anyone pre booked for future cruises as if they don't it's their reputation at stake. - does your travel insurence allow you to claim for a days lost enjoyment?- Seriously; you should look into it your video is all the evidence you should need- put in the claim and see how you go? David Young 37 Brisbane Australia

@sheenajackson2596 Жыл бұрын

Based on your video review I will not be going there and I have a trip coming up next year

@cruiselifeeric 2 жыл бұрын

This video showcases one of my favorite things about cruising. That it is really really hard to have a bad day. Even when things go negative, you're on vacation and there is an awful lot of positives. and sometimes you just have to make your best day with a plan B, like you guys did in summer landing after getting back on the ship.

@colleenmeyerkorth679 2 жыл бұрын

I'm just so impressed with your boys' ingenuity in fixing the chairs!

@jeanettelorenzo4112 2 жыл бұрын

Love to watch you spend time with your boys. Good kids giving their perspective is so valuable. Thank you!

@lamisk5479 2 жыл бұрын

You book a cheap azz cruise to a poverty stricken island not sure what you were expecting.

@easypeasy1216 2 жыл бұрын

The good, the bad, and the ugly. We know you truly have good hearts, but these types of reviews are very helpful. Thanks for your honesty, along with a video to back it up.

@pamelafisher7154 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you guys you guys sure know how to have a great time and I appreciate the videos that you put out for us

@CruisingtheworldwithJackie 2 жыл бұрын

I talked to you about this resort while we were sailing away. Nice to see you on board. And glad you did this video. The resort looked so good from the ship

@wernstberger 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for warning all of us. So glad you didn't eat any of the food. It's not worth getting sick on your vacation.

@kellykane7950 2 жыл бұрын

Alisa and Jason i posted this in the 2 fb groups im in as we are going to Amber Cove the last week of October on our cruise on the Freedom. One lady said she was actually thinking of booking this and is glad she saw this..

@travelinhawk4584 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the honest review. And now I’ll remember to check both the reviews from Carnival and directly from the resort.

@lucycolon5697 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this real time review. For the money they ask I would think that carnival would better inspect the places they recommend . I can’t tell you how much I appreciate this as this was a maybe on our upcoming trip. So thanks for not letting us waste our time ! You guys rock!

@randyo6019 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for warning us! I believe in second chances on most things so hopefully they’ll fix all issues soon. I’m glad y’all didn’t get food poisoning or cripple from beach chairs but dang I’m sorry y’all had such a bad experience!!

@dianehall6686 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the public service announcement. We’re booked on the Mardi Gras and will be going to the DR, and we appreciate the info. Forewarned is forearmed. Excellent video.

@Wpilot673 2 жыл бұрын

We just cruised on Mardi Gras to Amber Cove and went to Casa En Playa and it was really good. It's small but cozy and the service is top-notch. They really make you feel welcome. This was our second time there. I hate that you all had a bad time at Playa Bachata

@aliciajackson6492 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I watched this video because I was going to book this excursion when I cruise on the Mardi Gras next month. Now I know not to waste my money, Thanks!

@staceywasham200 2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I’ll be there in feb

@emilysisco2392 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be there in March

@Texasgirl10 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for letting us know! 🥰

@michelealkins616 2 жыл бұрын

Hope it was still quality family time - some of my family’s funniest shared experiences were terrible - yet they crack us up for years to come! My son and I went to a Starbucks in Niagara Falls that had bugs - lots and lots of them - crawling all over the food in the display case! We took video and laugh hysterically every time it comes up in memories!! That’s one part of the trip none of us will ever forget!

@jennib11 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Thank you for the great info. Happy bday boys!!! 🎈🎈🎈

@paulvandyke7037 2 жыл бұрын

we just were in amber cove on 10/15/21. I was given a deep sea fishing trip excursion by my wife as it has been a bucket list item for a long time. we had a great time , everyone caught something, with a total of 6 mahi mahi, 2 wahoo and one bonito tuna for the 4 hour trip. my beautiful wife just hung out at the amazing free pool area in port and relaxed. I'm sorry you had a bad time, we have enjoyed watching y'alls adventures, hope y'all have many more happy travels.

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing!

@MrsQakakrissie 2 жыл бұрын

DR is one of the most safest ports we have been to , we rented a local cab for the day and he brought us all over to see the culture. And we had our kids . Love love DR . We even flew there to an all inclusive resort for a week in 2019 . Can’t wait to go back.

@GlobetrotterGranny 10 ай бұрын

thanks so much for the honest review! I do a lot of research before booking any excursions. So far I’ve been very lucky and have had only good experiences, and I would have been livid if I’d experienced what you did. So glad you had friends to make the best of it with though.

@tracygriffiths6292 2 жыл бұрын

Carnival doesn’t just owe you a refund, they also owe you obc for the time you lost. The cruise lines are expected to make sure their excursions are top notch. I’ve been on several excursions on other lines that included a cruise staff member to make sure the experience was great. Not good Carnival. Thanks for the great content Jason and Alisa! Sorry you had a yucky day.

@cruzinandcashin 2 жыл бұрын

It might have been hard for them to check out new excursions because of covid.

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree! We only got a 50% refund… I think it should have been fully refunded.

@kellykane7950 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels i would have showed them the video..

@smileycindymarie 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels really? only half a refund?? That is terrible!! Where is the customer service?!!!

@leehamilton8344 2 жыл бұрын

@EECC Travels it makes me wonder if they still have it listed as an excursions? I'm sure you weren't the only ones to complain.

@maryg4551 2 жыл бұрын

We went to a "Lifestyles resort all inclusive beach" excursion and it was fine. Food was good, loungers were good, but the beach wasn't really accessible because of the strong current/waves. So, we went back to the port and really enjoyed our time at the Amber cove port pool.

@BoatBreakersNJ 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS, we were between this excursion just to chill or the cliff jumping excursion for some adventure. I think we will stick to adventure.

@dwightfretwell3998 Жыл бұрын

We are leaving for a cruise this week. We have watched several of your videos this morning. Subscribed! Thanks for the honest reviews

@NancySettles 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had to go through that horrible experience! Hope you got a refund, but thank you for being honest and posting the review!

@planner722 2 жыл бұрын

When we went to Dominican we hired a private driver (not thru carnival). He drove us all over the island, do anything we wanted. Went to see sloths / monkeys, did an all inclusive beach for 3 hrs (could have stayed longer or shorter- our choice) eat at a small restaurant the locals eat at. We did a lot of other stuff. Best part it was cheap compared to all the other thru carnival and we essentially combined two and half of the excursions they offered. There were several places we would say… pull over here and just take a couple pictures (our driver would take pictures of our family for us also). Correction: I was thinking of Roatan Honduras.

@Wire-Free 2 жыл бұрын

Name of driver or outfitter please?

@planner722 2 жыл бұрын

@@Wire-Free sorry… I got my ports mixed up, in Dominican I think we just stayed near the port. It was in Roatan Honduras (I corrected my post). At Roatan is was Victor Bodden Tours that we enjoyed so much.

@BullyOG 2 жыл бұрын

If you go back to DR, when we went we did ATV tour with Marysol Tours. It was a bit of a walk out of the port to the meeting spot but it was a great experience all around and I would recommend. When we go back on the Mardi Gras next year probably will just experience the port but great memories, photos and video with the ATVs. It was me and my wife's first time riding them.

@melonthemove9376 2 жыл бұрын

Hey really enjoy yall cruise vlogs thanks for sharing your experience with that excursion so no one else will have that experience

@jellokids 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your honesty!

@nhernandez7028 2 жыл бұрын

It makes me so sad to hear you had such bad experience in my country. I hope you don't stop going because of this. We Dominicans are very hospitable and happy people. So sorry to hear that

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

We will be back! We know this was not typical.

@ivansbaby69 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say the time I spent in the DR its the great people there I asked alot of question about there country when I was there and all answered with truthfulness and great pride genuine people im for 1 going back

@twixieshores 2 жыл бұрын

I'm headed to Puerto Plata in January on the Escape. I had to immediately check to see which of the resorts I was booked at. Thanks for being honest you all

@CreationsByChrisFashionDesign 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this video reminded me of a bad movie, where you would continue to watch to see if there was a good ending. I even felt better to see you enjoy yourself once you were back on the Ship. Thanks for the heads up. I hope the rest of your cruise was enjoyable.

@karendschaak7658 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honesty I often wonder about the cruise ship Reviews I am now going to check the reviews online for theses resorts !!!!

@lauriekamp2988 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads-up about that resort at Amber Cove. I will be there next year in September and have yet to decide where to go for excursions!

@sandrastinson4246 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know about this excursion. I appreciate your honesty so I won’t be going there on my upcoming cruise 🚢

@sunaugvttony7746 2 жыл бұрын

When we went to amber cove in the Dominican we did the outback mega truck excursion and enjoyed it. Itcwas nice to see the countryside away from the tourist area.

@CptBlysWife93 2 жыл бұрын

We went to Amber Cove in 3/2019 and did a snorkel excursion and had a blast! It was called Freestyle Catamaran.

@jomamma51 2 жыл бұрын

We did La Casa en La Playa with Carnival in Amber Cove. It was absolutely amazing. No pool but the drinks flowed and the food was just delish!

@turdferguson7277 2 жыл бұрын

I did this one. Mama was fantastic and the food and drinks were too.

@sherrywagner8449 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u for an honest review. Many vloggers only give positive reviews.

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

We try to find the positives but just couldn’t here!!

@fionacharrington7709 2 жыл бұрын

Food poisoning no one wants when on holiday for sure! So glad you managed to get back onboard & enjoy the fresh food there. Side note: your boys are lovely. Polite well rounded young men - well done to you all ✌️👍🙏💕😎👏

@michelealkins616 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience- sorry to see the “resort” sucked. I was there in Aug on Mardi Gras and we did the waterfalls & monkeyland excursion thru Carnival and it was absolutely fantastic.

@ladylovebx 2 жыл бұрын

Yes monkey land is awesome

@johndwhite1972 2 жыл бұрын

I’m here for the first time. I love your family vibe!

@adjustableWench 2 жыл бұрын

good to see ur still cruising with the boys!

@certifiablyyours 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Sorry for the bad experience. My Husbae, and I will be hitting this port later this year. Thanks for the heads up.

@julieparker5029 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video guys. I greatly appreciated your honesty and did not think you were being crybabies for complainers. I'm glad you got 50% refund but it should have been 100%.

@5781nashmiller 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the review; one thing, though--you commented that ". . . it was like a hurricane came thru here and they threw the chairs back on the beach." Isn't that EXACTLY what happened?

@erikfox3238 2 жыл бұрын

If that's the case this resort should close for repairs, instead of offering a sub par excursion at full price. Would you purchase a car with 50,000 mile on it and be expected to pay the new car price?

@travelingaquanauts3137 2 жыл бұрын

So sorry for the bad experience. We go to a AI resort in Freeport Bahamas that gets alot of cruisers on day passes and it is much better than this. It still is not like a Cancun-type mega resort, but it does have a beautiful beach (with serviceable chairs!) and a great snorkeling reef. They do also have a rocky ocean which I think you actually need if you want good snorkeling and sometimes the food (veggies) leave alot to be desired. Hopefully this one has just been bought and they are in the process of updating. Definately Carnival needs to re-evaluate it as an excursion. We had a bad experience in Antigua on a cruise and we did just as you did, took the first shuttle back to the ship! Hope the rest of the cruise was great! Enjoy your vlogs!

@chriscesafsky7498 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for your vlogs. At some point I do want to do a group cruise with you and your family. I found you guys through Life with Favor and ParoDeeJay. You all are awesome. Just dealing with some family things for now, but stay safe and have fun ~ Thank you again for all your vlogs. Camping or cruising. :)

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

We hope you can join us!

@chrispatton8081 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! I went to Amber Cove back in 2019 when the Carnival Magic was making trips there and we rode horses in DR, then went back to loot the shops before boarding. Then I don't think they had a beach excursion, but they had a resort type area with a swimming pool surrounded by a bar. Now I see why they didn't offer a beach excursion.

@amandahoningford6187 2 жыл бұрын

We're going to Amber Cove when we cruise Sky Princess in January. I'm glad to see what not to do!

@scottsmith9201 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up!

@nancyrichardson9927 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see this because we stop there in November. I think we're just planning on the Carnival pool area right at the port.

@rochelle1117 2 жыл бұрын

That's what my kids and I did when we went there and it was great, plus we didn't waste any time traveling back and forth.

@QueenSuperJ 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on Carnival in November also, I am so glad I saw this, I might just enjoy Amber Cove from our balcony.

@tinaseaboch1364 2 жыл бұрын

I love the sun behind the clouds too!!

@banjobandit3270 2 жыл бұрын

I had an amazing time at my excursion in Amber Cove and had the absolute best hospitality

@TheRochester 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this I was going my research on this place…thank god you have saved me the headache..also sorry you had a bad experience

@EECCTravels 11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@chuckoneill2023 2 жыл бұрын

Had to click on this immediately. A terrible review is always more interesting than a good one. We didn't do any excursions on our one Amber Cove visit. Kinda glad now.

@simplyatsea6779 2 жыл бұрын

Doesnt mean all of the excursions are bad. The waterfall and atv one is awesome. ❤️

@Rnaway123 2 жыл бұрын

We leave this weekend and we will be in Amber Cove. Thanks so much for your honest review! Were you able to get a refund? I also saw another vlog that had a horrible experience there. Thanks for your vlogs. !

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

We got a 50% refund

@davva360 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels I am surprised they did not refund the whole thing. I would send the link to this video to the CEO.

@tinaseaboch1364 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels I bet Royal Caribbean would of refunded 100%.. Thank You Guys for honest reviews

@dogcrazy25 2 жыл бұрын

@@EECCTravels 50% that's outrageous. Imagine how many people see this. Terrible advertising. You should get 150% refund.

@BeyondChange 2 жыл бұрын

Great Vlog as usual. Sometimes you visit places and they aren't always up to snuff. This place unfortunately wasn't up to snuff.

@dylanseaman5163 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap hole. I would have left too. Usually the cruise companies have rated these. Ps hope it still was a good family day. You all are amazing for always being up front in this world. Ps your boys are creative. Loved the Ikea comment. Lol

@quz908 2 жыл бұрын

I blame Carnival for this. After all, they're partnering with the resort. It's their responsibility to make sure the resort is as top notch as their ship, or there's a problem. And I felt bad for your friends. So now we know.

@stephaniem839 2 жыл бұрын

Yikes!! Thanks for sharing!

@jkconner9636 Жыл бұрын

The “port” at Amber Cove is very nice. Has a nice pool area & water sports (for rent) plus some shopping. Spend a few hours there & jump back on the ship for a great day. 😀 We didn’t gamble on the excursions based on feed back…

@jamiemckenna3668 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man what a disappointment. Thank you for your candor -that really sucks!

@CurvaceousElite Жыл бұрын

Best thing to do in Amber Cove is rent one of those Cabanas you can see from pier. My family had the Grand Cabana and it was nice. It comes with unlimited zip line and 2 hours of water activities at no additional cost.

@robertfoerster566 2 жыл бұрын

Love the ominous music for the food part. LOL. 🤣 The pool situation is horrible, which means the water isn't going through the filter!

@Wire-Free 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the 411; my wife & I are headed to Amber Cove in December!

@lisahansen8455 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had a bad experience. We are going to be in DR next December so won’t choose that excursion. I hear your in CT now and apple picking. WELCOME and enjoy. We are not a big state so can go thru with an wink of an eye. You definitely have to get some apple cider donuts!!!

@nate7654 2 жыл бұрын

We had the same experience there in 2018. I can't believe it's not gotten any better. I didn't know we could request refunds or else we would have!

@maryroberts2099 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry. I was on the inaugural sailing on MG. I had an awful snorkeling excursion. There were enough complaints that Carnival refunded all of us

@Onederland2319 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry you guys had this experience there. In September 2019, we were on the Pride and got diverted to Amber Cove because of hurricane Dorian. We picked this excursion. 6 in our group (ages 45 to 73). The place was beautiful. The food was amazing and the drinks were plentiful. My uncle was excited to try different beers which they had several to choose from. I will agree that the beach was rocky and the pool needed some additional entrance steps. Our experience is nothing like you had. I wonder if it because of COVID? But thank you for sharing…we won’t select this excursion if we go in the future.

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the excursion had really good reviews, that is why we chose it. When I went back, those were all pre-Covid. Lots have left bad reviews in the last few weeks.

@andreagriffiths3512 2 жыл бұрын

Covid has done a huge number on people but at least you’re able to travel - I can’t go further than 10km from home and have a curfew

@cherrielipz510 2 жыл бұрын

I was on the mardi gras in sept and amber cove was one of the ports. I did the puerta plata beach excursion with lunch and it was horrible! Most of the beach chairs were broken, there were bees everywhere so you couldn’t put down your drinks, the pool and beach showers were all broken the food at the buffet was so terrible, the beach was very rocky so be careful i stub my feet in the water, took the first shuttle back.

@mellymel3245 2 жыл бұрын

The waterfalls is one of the best excursions i've ever done, second to the bioluminescent bay in Puerto Rico. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Sorry you picked the short straw :(

@Kimberlymogan 2 жыл бұрын

We stayed a week in PR and went to bioluminescent bay. Must have been an off time, we seen nothing, can you suggest a good time to go

@reginaobrien8983 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for the heads up. Im glad you still enjoyed time with your family. I’m wondering, did they give you the refund?

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

We got a 50% refund.

@annemiller325 2 жыл бұрын

great job love that you guys give us the good,bad,an the ugly an that beach tour was ugly. thanks boys for giving us your feelings about your adventure mom an dad taught you well.

@chrisa9062 2 жыл бұрын

I was there last week so I’m going to comment on this resort. We were on the bubble tour side. We did not have any issues with the chairs but I’m sure that’s because the regular side see a lot more traffic and things started breaking down. That really sucks that you all experience that. When you said you weren’t having a good time but y’all were on your way to get food and you hope it’s good, I started laughing thinking, they have no idea haha. From your video you guys food was waaaaaayyy better than ours. We had hot dogs cut up in ketchup. It looked like we got the leftover from what you all didn’t eat. The food was terrible. The absolute worst. I’m glad we had a good breakfast before getting off the ship. We had watched and read reviews beforehand and some stated the beach was rocky. We bought water shoes and had no issues with the rocks. Our drinks were also pretty good. It was an open bar and we had pina coladas and strawberry daiquiris. I’m not sure about the beer because I don’t drink beer. Because we were on the bubble tour, we didn’t have access to the pool. Overall we would do it again as a bubble tour. If we weren’t limited to bubble tours we’d probably try something else. But we all had fun on our side of the beach. Except the food haha.

@donnawhiting8194 2 жыл бұрын

I love deck 8 as well, it is the best! Sorry your excursion was so a bad. I am going back on the Mardi Gras in Dec and I can't wait to get to deck 8 😀

@lltb1979 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry you had a bad time. Thank you for this review.

@shawncox9903 2 жыл бұрын

We had a very similar experience at Amber Cove on the zip line and beach day tour. Unfortunate. This was our first DR experience.

@jenniferbaragar8254 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are a riot!

@bubbascruise 2 жыл бұрын

Next time in amber cove do the waterfall excursion it’s something unique and very cool

@toddmccraven7078 2 жыл бұрын

We are going to Amber Cove next June. NCL does not offer this excursion but it's still good to know. Also thanks for explaining how Amber Cove got it's name.

@monykalynf3604 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap that food wasn't even pretending to be on safe food handling practices. WOW

@chrisnordstrom7213 2 жыл бұрын

I spent a week at this resort just before covid started. The other buffet is better. Chairs were in rough shape then as well. It wasn't the best vacation ever but we enjoyed our entire stay.

@NOT-WOKE-007 2 жыл бұрын

We went to an all inclusive on Roatan that was awesome. Offered on Liberty of the Seas. We had lobster for lunch and non stop cocktails!

@triedntru8049 2 жыл бұрын

We cruised carnival liberty to Nassau. Our excursion was swimming with dolphins. Super cool! But the resort(Sandles, I believe), was about like yours here lol

@staceywasham200 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the advice. Wife and I will be there in feb.

@kbuck4319 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!! thanks for the heads UP

@melekahalepuna913 2 жыл бұрын

Mahalo for sharing thus experience. Glad you had each other and friends to make it the best that you could. So the big question....did you get your refund???

@EECCTravels 2 жыл бұрын

50% back was all

@cutnpaper6831 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your review

@BigRedDad1970 2 жыл бұрын

Not that I was thinking of an excursion when we are there, but this made it clear not to even consider one.

@jptraveladventures 2 жыл бұрын

OMG! Thanks for the Heads up!

@dianepeacock4521 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the Amber Cove pool area run by Carnival . had a great time and everything was clean and like new,

@malekatahcampbell6326 2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss! Absolutely beautiful and it was free lol. The food was good and inexpensive, zip lines were inexpensive, waterside was fun too. We caught a cab to a beach and it was horrible! Wild dogs, old chairs, the entire area was suspect. We hopped right back in the cab, wasted $40, and went right back to amber cove lol. It was just beautiful ❤

@williambrittian3726 2 жыл бұрын

As a disabled right leg amputee I would've been extremely upset. Not being able to use the pool. It doesn't any better for the beach. I don't ever use my disability as a excuse for anything.

@penelopepitstop762 2 жыл бұрын

We are cruising on the Mardi Gras in 9 days!! I’m so nervous about something going wrong I can not sleep lol. Anyway, we are going to Amber Cove, but truthfully, none of the excursions appealed to me. For the first time ever, we didn’t book any! We may check out the ports because they look nice, but we are mostly excited to see the new ship. My son booked the horseback/zip line excursion with some OBC he has. (We all have a bit of OBC from our cancelled cruise before the pandemic.) That’s a shame your excursion stunk. I hope you also leave a review on Carnival’s website. Sorry such a long post!!