I was there pretty much the entire time the wall was open (which (Category:  Family)

I was there pretty much the entire time the wall was open (which wasn't much during the cruise). The belayers were hideously trained and kept taking their brake hands off the rope. Luckily they were using grigris. They only ever put two ropes on a wall which could have easily supported eight. Climbing all holds (which is what every single participant did) was about 5.1 on both routes. The "easy" route was also 5.1. The "medium" route was maybe 5.4. The "hard" route was 5.8 with a single 5.10a move on the port side and a single 5.10c move on the starboard side. I onsighted the port side and started working on a "no plastic" route on that rope (which I never sent). I struggled with the 10c move on the starboard side because the hold was so greasy. Finally found some chalk in one of their bins which made it possible to hold the greasy pinch, but I didn't get a chance to send the move.

Sorry for writing so much about climbing. I realize that the point of a cruise is to eat tons of food. My bad.    Miami, FL -- 7/26/2013