Cruising Caylabne

Getting ready for the Sunset Cruise

When we were given the itinerary for our two-day trip in Caylabne Bay, there were these activities that really caught our interest: the sunset cruise and the luau party. We were looking forward to experiencing the sunset while sailing and having our dinner and costume party in the sea shore. The plan was really promising, and we ended up expecting loads of exhilaration from the trip.

We were the first group to sail for the sunset cruise. That was around 4:30pm, quite early to see the sunset. Since we were given only 30 minutes to enjoy our cruise trip, we made the best out of it by laughing, shouting and exerting our best effort not to lose our grip in the handles while our brave boat bravely faced the angry waves. It was not a sunset cruise after all. Definitely, no sunset! It was just a plain joy ride.

After the thrilling ride, we prepared ourselves for our much-awaited dinner and luau party. Mr. and Mrs. Hover and our group shared the same table. We enthusiastically exchanged stories, jokes and thoughts, including the issue on Magic Sing which, according to the waiter, was to be provided by Ms. Hover. After eating, we started the party. We had our group presentation… And, that was it! We thought that there would be sort of dancing, but disappointingly, there was none. Sigh! Since there was nothing left to do, some of us took that opportunity to have a night swimming at the pool while the rest of us went to Marina Bar to check if a party was going on there. Unfortunately, there was none! Marina Bar was a place for people who want to drink alcoholic beverages, play billiards and/or darts. And we certainly were not for that place. Talking about disappointments, we’ve got two that day!

The second day of the trip was more of knowing the resort well. The manager facilitated a seminar for us to tackle internal details and issues of the resort. We had this at a fully-air-conditioned conference room. The atmosphere was very professional, which was good, but the room was pretty small. Supposedly, a row seats six people. In our case, some rows were filled with seven students.

We had our lunch after the seminar, and then we packed our things. Before we had our departure, we visited their souvenir shop. It was very small with very few souvenir items. We ended up not buying anything.

Generally speaking, Caylabne Bay is a very beautiful resort. It is a place suited for relaxation and recreation. It has basketball court, tennis court, soccer field and aqua bikes. It is perfect for nature-lovers. But despite of these advantages, there is still a need for improvement. The resort has to be in ability of catering all the needs and wants of their visitors. A bigger souvenir shop for one..=D