Hi scuba_couple,
I fully expected to write a post-trip report after we got back but I flew back to work a couple of days after we returned and just haven't been able to get to it. Not sure I would have said anything more than others have (99.9% positive stuff) so when I saw your itemized list I thought I could at least do that. So, item by item...number) your question followed by a) our response.
1) Seaweed/beach situation
a) Lots of black’ish seaweed but constant cleanup by at least one staff member (phrasing!) Was not an issue for us.
2) Erotic massage - still happening and was it as good as has been documented on older posts
a) I had every intention of getting one of these for Kenzie and I pulled out… er, rather… backed out of doing so. Probably our loss but some of the reviews I did read was that though the touching was great, the climactic ending was not as personal and almost a hindrance. Again though, we did not have one so I cannot give any kind of a fair opinion of this; only why we chose not to.
3) Hot tub - What did you see/experience happening
a) Our first night was a Monday and we went to the theme night (more on that later) and then back to our room to change and went to the Jacuzzi. Met and talked with a few couples but it was a very quiet and tame night. With it being our first night we thought maybe the time of year was indicative but as we learned by Wednesday, Mon-Tues are kind of the quiet nights, at least for our trip (M-Sat).
b) As for what we saw: without gawking (too much) there appeared to be a threesome or two going on in a couple of the beds, some girl-girl kissing, one couple putting some hot tub motion in the ocean, and on our last night when it was the most active (for the nights we were there) some oral action.
c) On the night of the Black Tape Project (Tuesday, I think?) we were treated to two of the BTP girls coming out to the Jacuzzi, one of which was sporting a bejeweled butt-plug, which I affectionately referred to as Sapphire from then on. A bit later someone brought out the Hershey’s chocolate syrup, which was adequately spread on the female half of one of our friends in a modified body shot, and Kenzie was able to “take a short walk on the wild side” by helping with the “cleanup”.
4) Pool/Beach beds - still an issue getting them - have to do unnatural acts to yourself to reserve one?
a) No issue getting one Tuesday morning but that was most likely due to the resort not yet filling up. After that we still managed to get beds but sometimes had to wait a bit longer. We went to one of the beach bungalows on one of the mornings and watched beach volleyball as well as the Brady Bunch walking up and down the beach from the other resorts. All in all it was not an issue.
5) Rooms - from a selfish standpoint, the Master Suites without the plunge pool - how are they currently? Issues or perfection?
a) Stayed in a regular Ocean View room and felt it more than met our needs/wants/desires. The balcony (we were in Seahorse #41) overlooked the quiet end of the pool. The grassy area below was where Pilates/Yoga/ tent-pitching-in-my-shorts took place each morning. Very short walk around the corner and down the walk to the Jacuzzi and pool.
b) For anyone else reading who has not been before, there are no room’s too far from anything.
6) Theme nights - how are they going - anything stand out?
a) We attended each Theme Night and Kenzie did dress for each one. I did for all but one. Lots of people who didn’t but that didn’t matter. We enjoyed it and look forward to doing it again next year.
b) The disco opens for the evening show at around 10? 10:30? Never really paid attention to time while there. Warning: if you like to watch but not participate in public events (sex aside) then you might not want to sit in the cushions/chairs immediately around the dance floor. Kenzie wore a plaid miniskirt on our first night (Desire University) and we sat next to friends on the cushions near the door but next to the dance floor. There was a lovely young lady from Chile who did a striptease and during the dance she squatted down in front of my lady, spread her legs and showed everybody on the other side of the room that she wasn’t wearing any panties. We had been in the resort about three hours and already knew we would be coming back. The next dancer was a male and he too involved Kenzie in his routine by pulling her up to the floor, then picking her up and having her wrap her legs around his waist while he moved around the floor. She had no clue what he was going to do when he picked her up and the look on her face was priceless when he spun her around. Needless to say, she wouldn’t sit near the front again after that. Bummer.
7) Any drama noted from anyone?
a) No drama noted that we saw. One of the nights in the Jacuzzi though there was a single guy who was rather drunk who came and sat down on one of the beds, fully dressed. A bit later he was in the tub and that was when we decided it was time to go. Was a bit of a buzzkill but we were ready to go.
Pool - based on previous posts, it seems there are no floats so we are planning on bringing some. Still a good idea?
a) There were a couple but not sure if the resort provided them or if people brought their own.
9) Foam party - how was it?
a) Newbie lesson learned for us was to arrive on maybe a Tuesday night and stay through to the following Sunday or Monday. Instead, we left Saturday around noon. Therefore we missed out on the foam party.
10) Erotic details of anything that stands out (yes, some of us are voyeurs)
a) Lovely ladies (to me) everywhere you looked. The Jacuzzi is the place to be to get your voyeur fix on.
11) Any kind of erotic classes going on. I've read that Liz used to do some but she is now in sales. Any substitutes?
a) Did not see or hear of any but had seen the forums talking about them before our trip. Would have liked to have done something of this nature since we passed on the erotic massage.
Hope these answers are at least somewhat helpful. Have enjoyed writing and reliving some of what happened.