We went to CC in 2004 & 2005 on the Wonder. At that time, the best scenario for getting a quiet-ish spot on the Family Beach (with a hammock/umbrella of course) was to be among the first off the ship and make your way aaaalllll the way down to the end of the FB. Worked great.
Fast-forward 10 years...DS is now 17, and to borrow a quote from
Forrest Gump, is a running fool (he's a state champion
). He is super-excited about the CC5K . His best time for finishing 3 miles (over hills and through mud) is 14:59, so I anticipate him finishing the CC5K in no more than 20-something minutes (we live in high-nineties heat and 100% humidity, so I don't think that will affect him
too much).
Anyway, can someone please help me out with a scenario to watch him finish the race and still get a nice place on the beach? Will DH and I be allowed off the ship with the runners? I don't want to return to the ship once we're off, so will we have time to go put our (non-valuable) stuff down on the beach and then go watch DS? And if he finishes fairly quickly, can we still get a "good" spot on the beach?
We will be on the Fantasy this time, so there will be a lot more guests on CC this time compared to what we are used to.
Thanks in advance to the CC5K vets who can answer!
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