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Join Date: May 2007
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Some Holiday Inn info:
http://www.aruba.com/forum/f22/upgrades-32212/
http://www.aruba.com/forum/f22/holiday-inn-30899/#post108405
Here is the link to the Holiday Inn Priority Club membership http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/pc/1/en/home
Definitely treat your wife to a dinner on the beach at Passions at the Amsterdam Manor www.passions-restaurant-aruba.com/menu.php. It is a $7 each way, taxi ride http://taxiaruba.com/new/farelist.html from the Holiday Inn to the Amsterdam Manor. We ate there last month for our anniversary and loved it. Below is from my trip report.
"Friday night for our anniversary, a friend as well as my parents, had recommended Passions on the beach at the Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort.
When we arrived we were immediately greeted by Diana the hostess/maître d' and everything from the food to the service, it was nothing less than perfect and a wonderful evening. Our table was closest to the water with torches and a lantern on the table. I can imagine how nice it would be at sunset, however since we can view that from the comfort of our patio, and like to eat later, dining under the stars with the Aruban tradewinds are just delightful in my book!
Dd had Caesar Salad with shrimp and a seafood sampler platter with Caribbean lobster tail, shrimp, grouper and mahi-mahi. I had a filet mignon and dh had grilled grouper and shrimp with a creamy spicy sauce. For an appetizer he had goat cheese with prosciutto, arugula and honey dressing, I had a crab salad. Everything was delicious! If anyone has that recipe for the crab salad you just pass it on to me.
Dessert was amazing ...a sampler with full size portions of cheese cake, tiramisu, raspberry mousse, key lime pie and chocolate cake. We practically rolled back to the Tamarijn."
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Are their any cruises that you can get on for like the day while your out there?
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What kind of cruise are you looking for? Do you mean book the day of, or something day long? If day long definitely the Tranquilo.
That is going to be your own personal preference. Go off on your own at your own pace in a Jeep Wrangler for the day (or a car- less expenisve) or take a Jeep Tour or ATV which will just you the highlights and you will not have to worry about knowing your way and getting lost. If you want to see the Natural Pool, imho, the ATV tour is the easiest way to get there. That or maybe horseback. Moderator Andrea may know better on that one.  Wasn't an option for us, dh is allergic to horses. 
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