Thanks for posting this video. Heading there on an NCL cruise in March. This is offered as an excurion and was happy to see this great family video before I booked the tour!
I don't do birds either (anymore)...apparently, they like locs (mine) and diamond earrings ( my husband's) in Mazatlán - at I'll watch them from afar from now on. We've been to Ocean World before but not that extensively. Your day looked awesome. Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you for sharing, you were my personal tour guide 😊. The vlog was awesome. I'm suppose to be there in March. Not really into nature like that...we'll see 😊
We will be going on the celebration in June! We can’t wait. We’re considering doing this excursion. Do you remember what time the excursion started and what time to you had to be back on the boat?
Hello. Have a great time on your cruise! I believe there were 2 time slots options. You can see it on Carnival’s website under excursions. We opted for the early time- like maybe 9:30. It was about 5 hours long and we still had a couple hours left before back onboard time. I just can’t recall the specific times.
really enjoyed this video. we booked the day pass for our NCL trip in april. looked nice and clean and i liked the guide was there to give advice etc. was the beach nice?was there chairs ,umbrellas etc? also how far away from the cruise port was it?
The beach was ok. It seemed to be man made. There were chairs and umbrellas there. We didn’t really spend much time on the beach! It’s less than 10 minutes away from the port. Have a great time!
Thanks for the video!! I was wondering what to do during Amber Cove, the last excursion we had here was rushed. I wondering if I want to book directly through Ocean World to get more time. Thanks for all the tips!
No problem! Thanks for watching! Soooooo from what I heard, the taxi rates aren’t regulated there. So the issue with booking directly is that you’ll have to pay for a taxi. I heard that someone people were being charged $80 or more just to go 15-20 minutes away from port when we cruised on Celebration. I personally don’t know about the taxis but decided to book through Carnival when I heard about it. I would’ve loved another 2-3 hours there though. This tour was about 4 hours long. And Amber Cove is one hour ahead of ships time so keep that in mind if you venture off on your own.
This was a great video. Lots of great information, fun facts and money saving advice. Love all that you give us in each vlog Ms. Racquelle! Stay blessed and thanks for sharing! ❤😊❤
Thank you for the video - very helpful. How much of the excursion was guided? Do we have to stay with the guide? I just want to make sure we have time to do everything we are hoping to do.
I am THOROUGHLY enjoying your videos. I am a first time cruiser and we are doing this exact cruise end of January 2024. You have provided sooooo much info and so many tips. I see your hubby with what looks an autism shirt? and I saw the word inclusion in your other video. I am traveling with my 19 year old daughter (she turns 20 the day we return) who has autism. I’ve talked with my carnival rep about her needs. I am assuming one of your loved ones has autism? How has cruising been for them? Any tips ? Amaya is a VERY picky eater so I know we will live at Miami Slice and Time fries for her.
Thank you! Yes our 18 year old son Andrew has autism. He absolutely loves cruising! The sailaway and dance parties are his fave. It’s been a little challenging though lately keeping him occupied because he loved the kids/teens clubs (they are amazing with individual with special needs). Now that he is an adult, he is not able to attend those anymore. Your daughter will have a great time! Let me know if you have any specific questions!
@@MHFamilyAdventures thank you! I’ve shared your page with my sisters and their friends who are also cruising. I really learned so much. Are you discussing traveling with special persons on your live tomorrow? My specific question is about internet access. I know they have kulturecity on board (what the carnival rep told me and registered her for) but does the iPad have internet browsing access? I didn’t think to ask her but wondering if you know. It is a MUST for her to have access to TH-cam or this will be a very long 7 day cruise. We would have picked a smaller duration but we got our cruise for $100 and we couldn’t beat that price (total 612 for me and my daughter on the celebration)
@@MHFamilyAdventures and they definitely need some options for older special needs guests. She attends a day program now that she has graduated so something like that would be so assume. It would get them out the hassle and bustle with sensory items, time out of the stateroom, maybe even speciality lunch.
Just a question. The transportation from port to ocean world looked to be large size busses. Is that correct? We took a Ship excursion once and the bus we were on was so tiny!! I'm a plus gal and it was very difficult just getting the down the aisle. I think several guest got very close body contact trying to get to the back and then there was zero leg room. Just curious. Thank you! Great video.
Hello! Yes for this particular excursion it was a large charter bus. Not sure if that’s what they always use. I totally understand though! I’m plus size as well and hate being in the small tour vans! The ride from the port to Ocean World was less than 10 minutes so not too bad if they happen to switch to the smaller buses/vans.
I honestly don’t know. I didn’t snorkel here but I’d imagine that they would. At least up to size 2-3XL. I’m a size 2XL and I always pack my personal vest just in case when I go snorkeling.
Thankyou for this awesome vlog, very informative. We will be there during Christmas time this year. I have couple questions for you if you could help us with. (1) our port arrival is 11:00 am and departure is 7:00 pm I read in your other comment saying amber cove is 1 hour ahead. So what would be my time lines here would I reach the place by 12 noon atleast and we can stay till 5:00 pm amber cove time to head back to the bus or taxi provided by carnival? Are the above times reasonable? What were your port arrival and departure time if you remember We are interested to do the dolphin encounter (2) where did you have your lunch Can we eat in ship before coming here or lunch here is good? (3) for water proof camera for recording is that the go pro ? Which dice was using to record. He took a nice footage btw. Lovely family and nice vlog Thank you in advance
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching. So when you arrive in port at 11am- that is ships time. Not local time. The local time will be 12pm. The ship will advise you of the ships time versus local time. Always follow the Carnival hub app to know what the ships time is. If you are booked thru Carnival they will make sure you get back on time. You’ll ride a bus there. And they’ll keep reminding you of the time. It’s a short 10 minute bus ride. I believe we had an earlier port arrival time. Think we were in around 8am and out around 5pm.
We didn’t eat lunch at Ocean World. We had a snack and then ate lunch back on the ship. And yes we use a GoPro Hero 9 for underwater footage and GoPro Hero 11 (or 12) for other footage. We love GoPro because it’s so easy to use! Thank you so much for watching and have a great time!
Pretty much everything you see in this video is what they offer at Ocean World. I tried to capture as much as I could. There are lots of ramp/inclines, however some may be a bit bumpy. And a couple of the show areas may not be as accessible (thinking back to the sea lions…I believe it was all stairs). And I don’t recall seeing a beach wheelchair at the beach area. I’d recommend calling to see how accessible it is. I think your son could definitely go but just see if it’s fully accessible and he can get to all of the areas. Best wishes ❤️
Great Pics., Jo' Marie~~~💕💖💝
I know Dice was excited about the show. I love going to watch aquatic shows.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Pirates cove tore us up! Or moreso, you. Lol this was a fantastic video from start to finish. Thanks for this. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Ha ha! Thanks!! We loved Ocean World. Thanks for watching! ❤️
We did this excursion! It was the best!
Yes it was! Perfect for us!
Great video - thanks! 💕
Really enjoyed your review . Such a lovely family trip with helpful information . Well done!
Thanks so much!
What a great excursion! Love all the animal encounters!
This was one of our fave family excursions to date! Lots of fun!
Thank you so much for the amazing tour! It gives me a much better idea of what to do.
You are so welcome! Enjoy your time there!
Thank you for sharing makes me feel like I never left ❤️😍
Thank you! Glad you had a great time!
Thank you for this!!
You've got me so excited to show my children! We leave on the Carnival Magic in 2 days and I booked this excursion. Thank you for the wonderful video❤
Oh nice! We just got off Carnival Magic a few days ago! You’ll love it and Ocean World! Have the best time!
My family and I had a blast, from the snorkeling to the dolphins swim it was awesome....
Glad you had an amazing time!!!
Im so excited for this, my family's going in May. Thanks for sharing. Now you said book on thier website and just have a cab take you there. Thanks ❤
Thanks for posting. This was very helpful. :)
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thank you for the video & information. We'll be there in April on the Mardi Gras.
Have fun!
Love this video !! Great info ! We are booked for July & your video sold us for ocean world 😎
Have fun! Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thanks for sharing this video and all the tips! I am watching while I’m having breakfast on a cruise trying to decide to do this excursion tomorrow.
Glad it was helpful! Hope you are having the best cruise!
Thanks for posting this video. Heading there on an NCL cruise in March. This is offered as an excurion and was happy to see this great family video before I booked the tour!
Thanks for watching!!! Enjoy your cruise and Ocean World in March! ❤️
We are going here in March NCL also!
@@RoamingwithRover have fun!
Thank you for this awesome VLOG! We are planning on going here for our next sailing.
You are very welcome!! You’ll have a great time!
Your family is the sweetest! We love your videos!
You are so kind! ❤️
I don't do birds either (anymore)...apparently, they like locs (mine) and diamond earrings ( my husband's) in Mazatlán - at I'll watch them from afar from now on.
We've been to Ocean World before but not that extensively. Your day looked awesome.
Thanks for sharing 😊
I've got 3 birds at home... I'm actually looking forward to the birds!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! ❤️
Thank you.
Love this video! You and your family did a great job with your video presentation!
Thank you so much! ❤️
Thanks for sharing we are new subscribers to the channel from Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you! We appreciate the support! Just subscribed back!
Wow looks great! Going to purchase tickets via the website but it’s $79 per person now 😮
Thank you for sharing, you were my personal tour guide 😊. The vlog was awesome. I'm suppose to be there in March. Not really into nature like that...we'll see 😊
You’ll have a great time. Thanks for watching! ❤️
Great excursion! I didn’t realize amber cove was such a nice port. I’m going to book this.
Hope you enjoy it!
Just got home from there this past Saturday was absolutely beautiful such amazing people an beautiful sites can’t wait to go back ❤
Great video of DR thank you
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Loved this video 🥰 thanks for all the info planning on visiting in october 🙂
Absolutely! Enjoy your visit!
Am going tomorrow for my sisters birthday
Have an amazing time!!! Happy birthday to your sister!
Cool pics.,.... Dice~
No way you had Sam Jackson 😂 as a guide as well he was great so much fun on the bus to ocean world with him ❤
Yes he was a lot of fun!
Looks like a lot of fun! My family is trying to figure out an excursion and I think I'm going to try to talk them into trying ocean world.
We will be going on the celebration in June! We can’t wait. We’re considering doing this excursion. Do you remember what time the excursion started and what time to you had to be back on the boat?
Hello. Have a great time on your cruise! I believe there were 2 time slots options. You can see it on Carnival’s website under excursions. We opted for the early time- like maybe 9:30. It was about 5 hours long and we still had a couple hours left before back onboard time. I just can’t recall the specific times.
@@MHFamilyAdventures okay! Thank you so much!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Vicki!
Dice is waaaay better than us, because........NO WAY! We don't do sharks! 🤣🤣🤣
really enjoyed this video. we booked the day pass for our NCL trip in april. looked nice and clean and i liked the guide was there to give advice etc. was the beach nice?was there chairs ,umbrellas etc? also how far away from the cruise port was it?
The beach was ok. It seemed to be man made. There were chairs and umbrellas there. We didn’t really spend much time on the beach! It’s less than 10 minutes away from the port. Have a great time!
Thanks for the video!! I was wondering what to do during Amber Cove, the last excursion we had here was rushed. I wondering if I want to book directly through Ocean World to get more time. Thanks for all the tips!
No problem! Thanks for watching! Soooooo from what I heard, the taxi rates aren’t regulated there. So the issue with booking directly is that you’ll have to pay for a taxi. I heard that someone people were being charged $80 or more just to go 15-20 minutes away from port when we cruised on Celebration. I personally don’t know about the taxis but decided to book through Carnival when I heard about it. I would’ve loved another 2-3 hours there though. This tour was about 4 hours long. And Amber Cove is one hour ahead of ships time so keep that in mind if you venture off on your own.
Thank you for sharing, very helpful. Just one question, what month did you visit?
Thanks for watching. This visit was from November 2022.
This was a great video. Lots of great information, fun facts and money saving advice. Love all that you give us in each vlog Ms. Racquelle! Stay blessed and thanks for sharing! ❤😊❤
Thank you Keshia!!! We always appreciate your support! ❤️
Thank you for the video - very helpful. How much of the excursion was guided? Do we have to stay with the guide? I just want to make sure we have time to do everything we are hoping to do.
How long was the drive from Port to ocean world?
About 10 minutes.
Are the loungers included in the beach area?
Yes they are
@@MHFamilyAdventures awesome!!! One more thing - what about the inflatable stuff on the water?
Did you have to wear a life vest while snorkeling??
Yes unfortunately you do. It’s one of the rules listed on the waiver.
I am THOROUGHLY enjoying your videos. I am a first time cruiser and we are doing this exact cruise end of January 2024. You have provided sooooo much info and so many tips. I see your hubby with what looks an autism shirt? and I saw the word inclusion in your other video. I am traveling with my 19 year old daughter (she turns 20 the day we return) who has autism. I’ve talked with my carnival rep about her needs. I am assuming one of your loved ones has autism? How has cruising been for them? Any tips ? Amaya is a VERY picky eater so I know we will live at
Miami Slice and Time fries for her.
Thank you! Yes our 18 year old son Andrew has autism. He absolutely loves cruising! The sailaway and dance parties are his fave. It’s been a little challenging though lately keeping him occupied because he loved the kids/teens clubs (they are amazing with individual with special needs). Now that he is an adult, he is not able to attend those anymore. Your daughter will have a great time! Let me know if you have any specific questions!
@@MHFamilyAdventures thank you! I’ve shared your page with my sisters and their friends who are also cruising. I really learned so much. Are you discussing traveling with special persons on your live tomorrow? My specific question is about internet access. I know they have kulturecity on board (what the carnival rep told me and registered her for) but does the iPad have internet browsing access? I didn’t think to ask her but wondering if you know. It is a MUST for her to have access to TH-cam or this will be a very long 7 day cruise. We would have picked a smaller duration but we got our cruise for $100 and we couldn’t beat that price (total 612 for me and my daughter on the celebration)
@@MHFamilyAdventures and they definitely need some options for older special needs guests. She attends a day program now that she has graduated so something like that would be so assume. It would get them out the hassle and bustle with sensory items, time out of the stateroom, maybe even speciality lunch.
Just a question. The transportation from port to ocean world looked to be large size busses. Is that correct? We took a Ship excursion once and the bus we were on was so tiny!! I'm a plus gal and it was very difficult just getting the down the aisle. I think several guest got very close body contact trying to get to the back and then there was zero leg room. Just curious. Thank you! Great video.
Hello! Yes for this particular excursion it was a large charter bus. Not sure if that’s what they always use. I totally understand though! I’m plus size as well and hate being in the small tour vans! The ride from the port to Ocean World was less than 10 minutes so not too bad if they happen to switch to the smaller buses/vans.
Do they have vest for plus sizes?
I honestly don’t know. I didn’t snorkel here but I’d imagine that they would. At least up to size 2-3XL. I’m a size 2XL and I always pack my personal vest just in case when I go snorkeling.
So only thing not included with pass at ocean world is animal encounters?
That is correct!!! Some passes come with a lunch buffet. We chose not to get those because we read reviews that the lunch isn’t worth the cost.
Thankyou for this awesome vlog, very informative. We will be there during Christmas time this year.
I have couple questions for you if you could help us with.
(1) our port arrival is 11:00 am and departure is 7:00 pm
I read in your other comment saying amber cove is 1 hour ahead.
So what would be my time lines here would I reach the place by 12 noon atleast and we can stay till 5:00 pm amber cove time to head back to the bus or taxi provided by carnival?
Are the above times reasonable?
What were your port arrival and departure time if you remember
We are interested to do the dolphin encounter
(2) where did you have your lunch
Can we eat in ship before coming here or lunch here is good?
(3) for water proof camera for recording is that the go pro ? Which dice was using to record. He took a nice footage btw.
Lovely family and nice vlog
Thank you in advance
You are very welcome! Thanks for watching. So when you arrive in port at 11am- that is ships time. Not local time. The local time will be 12pm. The ship will advise you of the ships time versus local time. Always follow the Carnival hub app to know what the ships time is. If you are booked thru Carnival they will make sure you get back on time. You’ll ride a bus there. And they’ll keep reminding you of the time. It’s a short 10 minute bus ride. I believe we had an earlier port arrival time. Think we were in around 8am and out around 5pm.
We didn’t eat lunch at Ocean World. We had a snack and then ate lunch back on the ship. And yes we use a GoPro Hero 9 for underwater footage and GoPro Hero 11 (or 12) for other footage. We love GoPro because it’s so easy to use! Thank you so much for watching and have a great time!
SMH. We are beach people and I realized winter is not the best for us if we plan to get into the water.
anything to do with a child in wheelchair? My 8 year old is on one, so I am hoping he could still go
Pretty much everything you see in this video is what they offer at Ocean World. I tried to capture as much as I could. There are lots of ramp/inclines, however some may be a bit bumpy. And a couple of the show areas may not be as accessible (thinking back to the sea lions…I believe it was all stairs). And I don’t recall seeing a beach wheelchair at the beach area. I’d recommend calling to see how accessible it is. I think your son could definitely go but just see if it’s fully accessible and he can get to all of the areas. Best wishes ❤️
@@MHFamilyAdventures thank you so much for your reply! I will check with them.
I thought ocean world was nice I wish I could have stayed longer and explored more
Yes we definitely needed more time there!