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[Lilianna]

I'm so excited! I just booked our extra cruise plans. In Nassau we are doing the 10:30am Sunshine Glass Bottom Boat Tour.

In Castaway Cay I booked the Castaway Cay Getaway Package. We really wanted to snorkle, but I didn't want just that. This added the bike and float rental for only a few $ more.

After the glass bottom boat tour, hubby and I are going in for our spa treatment...Exotic Rasul. Has anyone done this? We both wanted to do something and price wise, this was right up our alley. Would just like to hear about experiences.

Thanks!

[DrDolphin]

Here is a description of it on www.castawayclub.com

http://www.disneycruiser.info/surialreport.htm

Hope this helps.

[Lilianna]

Thanks so much Terri! I printed the description out for hubby. I think he'll finally realize how much fun he can have.

[Tink and co.]

Ummm...its a whole lot of fun!

[barries5199]

We didn't do it, and I wish we had. We opted for the Chakra balancing capsule for each of us, because of the claims that it makes you feel like you got 3 hours sleep. Bah! I tell you! I didn't feel any different afterwards, and wish I'd taken my hubby to play in the "mudroom" instead. Do it. It should be a great time.

[SimbaNala]

How does anyone know when to schedule a spa treatment? I mean with Character Breakfast and so much activity on the ship, when would be a time to schedule so as not to conflict? Thank you.

[Belle*]

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How does anyone know when to schedule a spa treatment? I mean with Character Breakfast and so much activity on the ship, when would be a time to schedule so as not to conflict? Thank you.

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The first thing you need to do is accept that you cannot do everything! You do not need to attend EVERY character breakfast (and they are not every morning) or every activity. The best part about a cruise is it allows for down-time as well as a flurry of activity. If you don't take advantage of both, you're missing half the fun!

[Kimika]

We just enjoyed the Exotic Rasul on Friday. Great time - good, relaxing alone time. Plus we had smooth soft skin afterwards. Nice and romantic time away from the kids. Well worth it.

After checking into the spa desk, you are given robes and brought to the dressing rooms (his and her locker rooms). A spa attendant then takes you to the treatment room. This is a nice, exotic looking space with a center tiled bench area, a shower area to the left side and a steam room that looks like a Turkish bath with multi showerheads to the right. In the steam room area was a bowl of spa mud. The spa attendant suggested we spend 10 minutes in the steam, and then shower off. Apply the mud (which was gritty to exfoliate – very nice) and relax with it for around 20 minutes prior to washing off. Then as the spa attendant put it, “you’ll have around 30 minutes to relax, play around and enjoy the space and each other”. There was a basket of various body and face lotions in the main area. The attendant also knocks on the door to give a ten-minute warning at the end.

We had scheduled this for late afternoon (3:30) on our first sea day - this gave us time for pool, brunch at Palo, and still plenty of time for the early dinner seating. We were just on the voyage that switched from eastern to modified western due to Hurricane Rita, so the appt was automatically moved from Sunday (which became Castaway Cay) to Friday (the original Castaway Cay date).

[Marv]

DH and I did this. I'm glad I did it but I wouldn't do it again. We didn't know you could turn the steam off and about fried ourselves. We had to go out of the steam part of the room because it was too hot in there. We got the giggles because we wanted to leave and our hour wasn't up. We were imagining them thinking we couldn't find enough to do with each other in there, hee, hee . Later, I talked to a lady on the ship who also had the same thing happen and they wanted to leave early but were too emabarrassed, too. Whew, DH and I were giggling that maybe we've just been married too long . Also, I took off my sea bands (obviously) and I don't know if it was just in my head but I was feeling a bit sea sick by the end of the hour.

So, after that report that sounded negative even though I didn't mean it to be, I'd say go for it. Most people like it and even if it's not your favorite, it's still a memorable experience! DH and I still get a good laugh out of our experience and we were glad to find out we weren't the only couple who were ready to be done before our hour was up!