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Caribbean Monte Carlo

September 30, 2016 by Casey

 

Caribbean Monte CarloThe “Lost City of Atlantis” has been part of our literature for 100’s of years and now your family can vacation at Atlantis. With signature dining, a marina, the largest waterpark and a casino, some consider Atlantis the Caribbean Monte Carlo. Originally part of the Paradise Island Hotel and Casino in the 60’s and owned by Merv Griffin this resort has changed ownership a couple of times, but with each owner adding to the astounding beauty that is Atlantis. Now part of Marriott International’s Autograph Collection Hotels, guests not only get to visit paradise, you have the ability to take part in all that the Marriott rewards program offers.

Relax and Welcome to Paradise

Atlantis has designed an amazing retreat, no matter your budget. They offer casual and family friendly value priced rooms, for the more budget minded. Deluxe room accommodations, family friendly suites, and even a marina that will rival Monte Carlo. No matter what room category you choose, you are staying style, luxury, and convenience.

Caribbean’s Largest Waterpark

3 resort towers and 3 resort buildings, which include suites and villas, are intertwined throaquaventure_mayantempleughout the Caribbean’s largest, 141 – acre waterpark. The grand icon of Aquaventure is the Mayan Temple, which towers at an astounding six-story height. The structures boasts several thrilling water rides, including the Leap of Faith,a 60-foot near-perpendicular plunge that sends riders through a clear acrylic tunnel submerged in a shark-filled lagoon. The Mayan Temples boasts three other slides as well, including the Challenger slides, Serpent Slide, and the Jungle Slide.

If you want something a little more “adrenaline fueled”, then The Power Tower is for you. It is Aquavbentures’s tallest feature at 120′ and home to 4 adrenaline-inducing water slides. The most notorious, The Abyss, drops body sliders at a staggering near-vertical 50 feet into total darkness and through tumbling waterfalls, ending your journey in a deep cenote filled with menacing Alligator Gars. If that is a little too much adrenaline, the 3 inner-tube slides, The Drop, The Falls and The Surge are also located in the The Power Tower. Using “master-blaster” technology riders are propelled both uphill and down hill throughout the tower.

Atlantis is home to 14 lagoons and more than 50,000 aquatic animals, with over 250 marine species represented. Simulating the 11,000 year old lost continent, the Dig provides a unique look at the amazing civilization of some the world’s most exotic sea creatures. Providing guests with a taste of the life in the legendary destroyed city of Atlantis, you can observe the bottom of the floors in different aquariums the wreckage and debris.

Atlantis is not only filled with water sports, there are many things to do on land as well. Tennis, Shopping, Fire and Earth Pottery, Rock Climbing, Atlantis Library, Atlantis Theatre and even world renowned golf course designed by Tom Weisskopf.

Caribbean Monte Carlo

Spanning a 7 acre lagoon and linking the towers, the world-class Atlantis Casino is an innovation in casino design. State of the art player tracking systems allows the players to insert their room into any slot machine or present to any dealer to begin earning points for promotional giveaways. The are 85 gaming tables featuring baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold’em poker, Let it Ride poker, craps, roulette, black jack and over 700 of the latest slot machines. If you aren’t sure how to play, complimentary gamily lessons are available daily.

casino_moonclubMythical Dining

Only Atlantis can you bring you dining options, which are beyond compare. Featuring 21 restaurants, 19 bars, lounges, pool side snacking, endless buffet, and family style meals, you will be sure to appease your palate here. Dining reservations are required for all fine dining and a’ la carte options.

Atlantis is the perfect vacation destination for families, couples, weddings and even vow renewals. The possibilities for an amazing vacation are endless when you spend time at the Caribbean Monte Carlo. Click here for more information about Atlantis or contact Erin with Destinations to Explore.

Erin Benge has been with Destinations to Explore for over 4 years. She has traveled on her honeymoon, as a couple, with small children and even with multi-generations. Please contact her today with any questions about Atlantis or any other amazing destination you would be interested in. erinbenge@destinationstoexplore.com

Filed Under: Caribbean, Uncategorized Tagged With: all-inclusive, Atlantis, caribbean, Destinations, Marinas, water park

Great Family Fun in the Poconos Mountains

July 1, 2014 by admin

I recently had the pleasure of being hosted last weekend in the beautiful Pocono Mountains located in Northeast Pennsylvania.  This has long been known as a Honeymoon area on the East Coast. Well you can throw that idea out the window!  The Pocono Mountains are now a year round family resort.  I am so excited to share all of the family fun we had a Camelbeach Waterpark and CBK Mountain Adventures.

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We arrived on Friday evening at The Chateau Resort and Conference Center, this resort is located on prime real estate as it faces Camelback Mountain and is on the mountain base.  The Chateau was lovely and had gorgeous views of Camelback Mountain. We stayed in a king room and had a connecting room with 2 double beds for the kids.  The rooms were large and each offered a private balcony facing the Mountain and overlooking a lovely lake as well.  This resort is a AAA 3 Diamond location and reflects that with its restaurant, pools (both indoor and outdoor), 24 hour game room, fitness center and free parking for guests.  This resort is also very close to many attractions such as Camelback Mountain, Camelbeach Waterpark, CBK Mountain Adventures and more!  We hit the sack early on Friday night as we had a big day of fun ahead of us on Saturday.

Chateau Resort

Saturday morning we were off to Camelbeach Waterpark for the day.  We love waterparks, so we thought this would be a great opportunity to try something new.  Camelbeach happens to be the largest outdoor waterpark with 37 slides, rides and attractions. The weather didn’t want to cooperate as it was cloudy and cool, but that didn’t slow us down because all of the pools are heated to 78-80 degrees!  We were shown to the Pharoah’s Phortress area and greeted by our Cabana host Lucas, he was wonderful and very attentive.  We were checked in and given a locker key, private cabana access and a bowl of fresh fruit for the morning.  It took my youngest daughter literally 5 minutes  before she was bound for the play area here.  It is perfect for kids 8 and under with 50 different rope pulls, cannons, fountains and 8 body slides they can play the day away while you relax in your cabana.

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We decided to hit a few of the larger slides together as a family.  Grab your mats and race everyone down the Checkered Flag Challenge, I was beat by my 5 year old, she was sure to remind me all day too.  Camelbeach also offers family raft rides that will fit 2 or 4 people depending on the ride.  We rode The Dune Runner and Sandstorm and they were a blast!  After we did a few slides we headed to the Blue Nile Adventure River, this is a great lazy river and it was so warm (don’t forget the pools are heated).  There were many more slides to ride but it was getting a bit too chilly to go on anymore.  So bummed because I really wanted to try the Flowrider surf simulator and a few more tube slides.

We had worked up quite an appetite on all the slides, so we headed back to our Cabana to order a bit of lunch.  The waterpark offers many selections such as pizza, wraps, burgers and sandwiches.  I had the Italian Cold Cut wrap and it was delicious, it also came with a pickle and chips.  The girls split some french fries and chicken nuggets, I would say they were good as they were eaten before I could try one.  After lunch it was a little bit cool so we decided to go for a ride on the Sullivan Sky Ride, this will take you from the base of the mountain to the summit on a 4 person chair lift.  You get a real bird’s eye view of the waterpark when you are 4500 ft in the mountains.  When we came back from the sky ride we had a dessert tray waiting for us in the cabana, yet another thing you get with cabana rentals!

Camelbeach is absolutely fantastic and really raises the bar for other parks.  It is huge, very clean and offers many amenities including 14 food areas, locker rentals, cabana rentals, complimentary lifejackets and a Tiki Bar.  Camelbeach is only 90 minutes from New York City, and 2 hours from Philadelphia and surrounding areas.  This waterpark is a must do!

We left the waterpark and headed down the road to CBK Mountain Adventures, if you have thrill seekers in the family this is the spot for them!  My husband and oldest daughter took the chair lift from base to summit and rode the 4,000 ft Zip Flyers, you literally race side by side at 60 mph down the mountain!  Sorry but after going up to the top of the mountain on the sky ride there was no way I was flying down it on a zip line.  We did however ride the Mountain Coaster as a family.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this ride but it was super fun!  It’s made of a 4500 ft steel track and you sit in a little seat with brakes so you can control the speed you go down the mountain.  The top speed is 25mph if you don’t use the brakes, we didn’t use them and it was so fun.  CBK Mountain Adventures also offers a Climbing Wall, Euro Bungee, Treetops Adventure Course, Ziplines and Mountain Segways.  If we had more time we definitely would have done more activities there.  You can very easily spend an entire day trying all of the adventures they offer.

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As you can see there is so much to see and do in the Pocono Mountains as a family, but it doesn’t end here.  Camelback Lodge & Indoor Waterpark will be opening in Spring 2015!  This new resort will offer 453 guest suites, a state of the art indoor waterpark and family entertainment center as well as 4 restaurants including a ski-in and ski-out bar at the mountain base.  Camelback Lodge is going to be absolutely amazing and when it opens its doors will offer more year round excitement than any other mountain resort.  I can’t wait to go back and see it once it is complete!

Written by Jennifer Greene with Destinations in Florida Travel. Contact her today at jenniferg@destinationsinflorida.com for your next vacation. 

 

Filed Under: Poconos Tagged With: family travel, family vacation, mountains, poconos, poconos mountains, water park, waterpark

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