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I don't remember the shark lagoon from when I was there but I did go down the Mayan Temple like slide into the fish tank which was the scariest slide I've ever done in my life but it was pretty cool to go through the shark tank!!
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More great photos of Atlantis and those of the lagoon area and sharks! That was some crazy surf on the beach. As much of a sunny day it was, the surf can be completely different with storms out at sea, which can wreak havoc so many miles away!
This whole winter cruise season has had some rough seas. I don't know what the deal is this year but everyone I know who has cruise has had rough seas.
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I don't remember the shark lagoon from when I was there but I did go down the Mayan Temple like slide into the fish tank which was the scariest slide I've ever done in my life but it was pretty cool to go through the shark tank!!
I can't remember for sure if it was there the last time I visited either. I want to say yes, because I remember going down the steps which lead to it.
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Beautiful pictures around the resort and of shark lagoon.
I started walking a little faster now. I wanted to enjoy all this, but I knew we were getting closer to our meet time. We would just have to come back out here after the tour.
We finally made it into the bar/restaurant area. I think I took this exact same picture last time we were here.
I was now walking ahead of the rest of them…kind of like the one kid who is always ahead of the family. LOL. Hey guys I found the steps to go down and look at the sharks…we should come back and do this after our tour!
We arrived at the lobby and looked around. I didn’t see anyone who looked like they were waiting on us so I asked at the desk where I would find Karen. She pointed me over to another desk because she said she had just been over there. That guy found Karen for me and we all introduced ourselves and I did tell he we had an extra and hoped that was ok. She was fine with it.
She handed us each a little bit of paperwork, basically brochures/map type things and took us over to a table in the lobby and then proceeded to tell us a bit about Atlantis in general and what we would be doing today.
The rooms are spacious! I believe she told us later that all of the Coral Tower is being refurbished later this summer. And I mean all, rooms, lobby, etc! They are going to actually close the tower down during this time.
Now Atlantis has several price points and different towers cost different prices. I believe the Beach Tower is the entry level and that building was much smaller looking (from the outside) than I had thought it would be. We never went in there. Next up would be Coral. Coral is pretty popular as it is closer to a lot of things and still at a lower price point. That being said, Atlantis is an expensive resort.
Love the photos of the lagoon area. This resort reminds me in some ways of the Bellagio and Venetian resorts in Las Vegas. Sort of has that Italian influence in there.
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I didn't feel the rooms were luxurious when I stayed there, especially for the price we paid, but maybe with the refurbishment they will have more of wow feel to them.
Love the photos of the lagoon area. This resort reminds me in some ways of the Bellagio and Venetian resorts in Las Vegas. Sort of has that Italian influence in there.
I definitely think the outside is beautiful here. Never been to Vegas...yet...so I can't compare.
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The room looks lovely!
It was pretty nice but I am interested in seeing what they do with the refurb.
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It's interesting to see the photos of the rooms. While they may be spacious, the décor doesn't exactly shout luxury to me, if you know what I mean?
I agree. For the price, even though this is a lower priced room its still pricey and I would really expect more.
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I didn't feel the rooms were luxurious when I stayed there, especially for the price we paid, but maybe with the refurbishment they will have more of wow feel to them.
We also chatted and asked some questions and then moved on. I wasn’t good about taking room number pictures but I believe this was the room we had just been in.
We headed down. Atlantis has monitors displaying flight information for people so they can check their flight info when needed. They also have a lounge for airport check in, etc.
She took us down a flight of stairs to the lower level of the Coral Tower where Crush, the teen club is.
This kiosk is where you sign the kids up. This has a cost. Also when signing up they have to have proof of age with a birth certificate and/or passport.
She said this place is so cool and popular that adults wanted to come so now they have some times with adult/family activities and then select times for just the teens.
Brook then had another one of her coughing fits and we were all scrambling looking for water. Karen went off and stole a bottle from the Crush refreshment area and I believe Ellen had a bottle as well and soon Brook was under control again. It really was a bad coughing fit, but with a little water she was able to start breathing again.
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Nice photos from the resort. The Crush club looks pretty cool!
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That was some crazy surf on the beach. As much of a sunny day it was, the surf can be completely different with storms out at sea, which can wreak havoc so many miles away! 
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