Je reprends ici la 1ère escale perdue dans le flot de nos conversations
Escale Road Town (îles vierges Britaniques)
2ème jour Lundi 6 avril de 14H à 18H30 tous à bord soit 4H30 d'escale >différentes solutions
1) Les Baths de Virgin Gorda , je recommande cette excursioncombinant à la fois, la plage et de très beau paysages
avec une partie un peu sportive pour ceux qui aiment marcher dans les rochers.
Pas recommandé aux personnes à mobilité réduite, car impossible d'utiliser unfauteuil roulant et ainsi que les poussettes.
Un peu trop court pour envisager cette fois , de faire cette excursion les sanspasser par MSC
car il existe une solution en sortant à gauche du bateau avec les bateaux" speedy " moins cher que l'excursion organisée de MSC .Dans le prixdu billet est aussi inclus le transfert en doge découvert du port au lieu ditles "baths" 38$
Quand vous prenez MSC , vous monterez sans doute directement dans un catamaranmotorisé qui vous emmène à Spanish Town sur Virgin Gorda , avec speedy vousavez 20mn de marche en plus pour prendre le bateau, acheter les tickets , etattendre l'heure d'embarquement, qui ne correspond pas à nos horaires dedébarquement l'aprés midi.
Arrivé au port vous montez dans des camions safaris, qui vous emmènentrapidement au parking en haut des Baths. Là vous avez deux chemins, un à droitequi descend rapidement vers la petite plage par un chemin sabloneux etrocailleux.
Ne loupez pas la photo avec la tête de mort à gauche, il y a des toilettes enbas sur la droite, ainsi qu'un bar avec table et chaise avec même des frites etsandwischs pour ceux qui ont une petite faim.
Cette première plage est délimitée par deux barrières de gros rochers quis'avancent dans l'eau.
Pour rejoindre la deuxième plage à gauche , il vous faudra emprunter "laporte" un passage assez étroit et d'environ 1,4m de haut sur 4m de long , qui donne accès aux baths proprement dites, un parcours fléché, aménagéd'escaliers en bois, de cordes qui vous facilite le passage vers l'autre plage"Devil baie"plus grande.
En fait les baths, "les baignoires" portent bien leur nom puisquevous avez sous les rochers qui vous surplombent , les pieds dans l'eau jusqu'aumollet ou aux genoux suivant les marées. Prevoyez donc des chaussuresantidérapentes qui ne craignent pas l'eau, genre chaussure de piscine mais quitiennent bien aux pieds.
La deuxième plage vaut aussi le coup d'oeil, la baignade est plus facile car iln'y a pas de rochers rasants comme à la première, on peut la rejoindredirectement du parking par un sentier en descendant un peu et tout de suite àgauche après "la caisse".
Durée des parcours
30mn accès petite plage et photos
40mn traverser les baths et photos
40mn pour remonter par long chemin " Devil bay au parking"
compter 2Heures 30mn avec baignade pour ce circuit minimum
+15mn de bus aller et 15mn retour
plus 2 fois 40mn de bateau pour vous mener de Road Town à Spanish Town et viceversa
enfin en haut il y a un restaurant bar près du parking pour ceux qui voudraientattendre là , parking où viennent vous rechercher les "bus" tape cul
je vous met la copie de la description MSC même chose
- PLAGE « THE BATHS » SUR VIRGIN GORDA - Roadtown, Iles Vierges
Une croisière de 40 minutes vous emmènera tout d'abord vers la ville deSpanishTown sur Virgin Gorda, pour ensuite atteindre, en cinq minutesd'autocar ouvert, de style safari, la plage «The Baths», où vous pourrez vousconsacrer à la nage, à la plongée avec tuba ou à l'exploration des environs.Cette formationgéologique très particulière, qui est aussi l'une desdestinations touristiquesles plus populaires des Îles Vierges Britanniques, est renommée pour sesimmenses rochers de granit sculptés par la mer, quibordent la plage et formentdes mares résiduelles, des tunnels, des grottes, des arcades et des cavernesspectaculaires. Vous complèterez votre visite parquelques achats de souvenirsavant de regagner votre autocar. Une boisson voussera offerte avant derembarquer à bord du bateau qui vous ramènera au navire.Remarque : il estrecommandé d'être en bonne forme physique pour participer àcette excursion, deporter des chaussures de marche confortables (terrainirrégulier) et d'emporterun maillot de bain, une serviette de bain, uneprotection solaire à indice élevéet un chapeau. Cette excursion n'est pasadaptée aux personnes en fauteuilsroulants, poussettes.Prix par personne €69.00 Adultes
désolé pour les mots collés , c'est le résultat du copié collé de Word
Hello,
We’re back from this cruise.
Boarding in Dunkirk: The doors opened around 12 PM. Since we were a bit early, I asked if my husband, who uses a walker, could wait inside instead of outside. I left him with the two suitcases and our two backpacks in the small hall while I parked the car in the reserved CFC parking lot for 10 € per day.
The shuttle that was supposed to take people from the parking lot to the model pavilion was supposed to arrive in 5 minutes, but after 15 minutes, nothing. After waiting 15 minutes, I saw a man walking and asked if I could follow him. In 15 minutes, we arrived, and still no sign of the shuttle—it must have passed us. Arrived at the model pavilion.
My husband had already checked in the suitcases with the help of a CFC staff member. The remaining formalities were completed quickly. We were on board by 12:15 PM. Headed to the buffet on deck 11 and waited in a lounge to access our cabin.
At 2 PM, we discovered our balcony cabin on deck 9 at the rear: spacious with a large balcony compared to MSC/COSTA.
Since we were at the rear, cabin 9202, there was always an issue with elevator number 4: "priority."
Elevator number 2 stops at deck 10... and elevator number 3 was often out of order, leaving only number 1 for those with mobility issues to reach the buffet, especially for people who struggle with stairs. Note: only one child on board and lots of "gray hair."
DAY 2: At sea. Lots of activities offered.
Day 3: GOTHENBURG (Sweden). Sunny, 19°C at 11 AM.
Excursion booked with CFC: Gothenburg and Haga for all.
Interesting visit with a great guide. The HAGA district, in our opinion, is full of cobblestones and nothing special, not suitable for people using a cane or wheelchair. Elevator number 3 was out of order again.
Day 4: Copenhagen. 15°C in the morning, showers in the afternoon.
We didn’t book an excursion since we’d already stopped here with CFC in 2025, and based on advice from this forum, we took the hop-on/hop-off bus right in front of the ship. I still went to see the Little Mermaid again.
No TV, but the elevator was fixed.
DAY 5: At sea. Still no TV.
DAY 6: GDANSK (Poland). 15°C, rain all day.
There’s a shuttle to get to the city center.
We took the excursion: Panorama of Gdansk.
The guide left us at the entrance of the city center for 45 minutes, telling us what to visit. Meet-up for the rest of the tour at 3 PM. The bus left at 3:15 PM to cover 10 km to see St. Mary’s Cathedral. We arrived at 4:16 PM... The guide said there are often traffic jams in that direction. We had 10 minutes on site before heading to see the lighthouse and the Westerplatte monument, where we also had 10 minutes.
Many of us wondered why we didn’t do the tour in the opposite direction since they knew there would be traffic...
I went to reception to complain about the organization. The staff member read me the program: we were supposed to start with the lighthouse, then go to the cathedral and stay for 30 minutes before heading to the center of Gdansk for a short guided walk with some free time to buy souvenirs, etc.
The guide did the complete opposite of what was planned and didn’t even give us a guided tour—just dropped us off in the city...
DAY 7: Bornholm Island (Denmark). 14°C, a few sunny spells.
We saw in the excursions that there was a walking tour of RØNNE. So, like many others, we explored on our own. There was a small orchestra welcoming us at the port and two people with city maps. We took the shuttle to leave the port—it ran every 15 minutes. The tourist office was next to the "shuttle bus." A pleasant visit at our own pace.
DAY 8: KIEL (Germany). 18–23°C, nice weather.
We took the "Kiel for all" excursion. Great guide and interesting visits.
The port is in the city, and in 10 minutes, we were in the city center by following a blue line on the ground from the port. Elevator 3 was stuck again... and the TV was back.
DAY 9: At sea. Elevator 3 works.
DAY 10: At sea. Elevator 3 is out of order again...
DAY 11: Disembarkation in Dunkirk.
Cabins had to be vacated by 7:30 AM. Buffet open until 9 AM.
Elevator number 1 was "reserved," leaving only number 2, which doesn’t go up to deck 11... a problem for people with mobility issues who had to cross the entire deck 11 and try to use one of the four working elevators at the front, which were crowded.
My opinion: Interesting stops.
The onboard staff were always welcoming, smiling, and mostly French-speaking.
Evening shows were better than in March/April 2025—better singers, dancers, and presenters, and the costumes were improved.
I liked the "magician" shows less.
There were three onboard lectures by a very cultured person, but they went off-topic and were too historical for my taste. I didn’t attend the other two; my husband went to the second but not the third.
For this cruise, there was a bridge theme, but we’re not players or interested.
We didn’t take a drink package on board—water, coffee, tea, and herbal teas were available.
We had a water leak in our cabin the night before disembarkation. We reported it, and after the technical staff came (with a translator who didn’t speak English), we were asked to leave the cabin for a while for repairs. We went to a lounge, and after 1.5 hours, I checked in at reception. The repair took longer than expected... we had to change cabins... not ideal the night before disembarkation. No balcony cabins were available, so we got an ocean-view cabin, 6075, with a bathtub (impossible for both of us to use). We packed our suitcases, took a shower in our cabin, and moved to the new one. Noise from chairs until 12:30 AM because the cabin was under a lounge, and constant ventilation noise in the hallway... sleep was hard to come by. Disembarkation: Well organized. We were helped with transporting the two suitcases and bags to the waiting room while I took the shuttle to get the car. Guylène
We had a water leak in our cabin the night before disembarkation. We reported it, and after the technical staff came (with a translator who didn’t speak English), we were asked to leave the cabin for a while for repairs. We went to a lounge, and after 1.5 hours, I checked in at reception. The repair took longer than expected... we had to change cabins... not ideal the night before disembarkation. No balcony cabins were available, so we got an ocean-view cabin, 6075, with a bathtub (impossible for both of us to use). We packed our suitcases, took a shower in our cabin, and moved to the new one. Noise from chairs until 12:30 AM because the cabin was under a lounge, and constant ventilation noise in the hallway... sleep was hard to come by. Disembarkation: Well organized. We were helped with transporting the two suitcases and bags to the waiting room while I took the shuttle to get the car. Guylène
Nous referons sans doute ce circuit cette fois ci de nous même ce qui permettra de voir de très beaux paysages
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Hi there,
I'm looking at a cruise in the north.
Hi there,
So, I booked this cruise...
I know CFC gets a lot of criticism—
- And that it’s not really like the ships I usually take.
But the destination really interested me...
So, I’m giving it a try...
I’m going in with an open mind, thinking I got a good deal, so I’m not expecting the same experience as when I travel with Yacht Club or The Haven.
We’ll see... soon!