![]() When we got there in the morning, there wasn’t a line to get in, but towards the afternoon it got crowded and you did have to wait in line. The lazy river was also operating at 50% capacity. I ended up just using my swim skirt bottoms with my bra and top.) Video: Walking Around The Mandalay Bay Beach pool area. (Seriously, I tried on a top and there was no way I could swim and stay in it. It only had tiny bikini tops and small one-piece suits, no larger swim tops/shirts. I stopped in the beach shop to see if they had any bathing suit tops. ![]() I had not not been paying attention when I packed my swimsuit and accidentally grabbed two bottoms. The entry walkway also had a beach shop, but it had very limited gear. There was an outdoor shower area to rinse off the sand from the beach. There were a few restrooms around the different areas, but not specifically changing rooms that I could see. The main pool area had a walk up food/drink service as well, but it looked like the same menu. The drink was very tasty! The guacamole was good, a little spicy, but the chips seemed a little stale. We ordered a frozen drink (Miami Vice 22 oz, souvenir plastic cup, $28) and an order of chips and guacamole ($11, way over priced for the amount we actually got). We saw our server multiple times during the day, as she checked in on us quite frequently. The people in red were the food and beverage servers and were a separate charge and tip. One person showed us to our cabana and another replaced the waters in the fridge towards the end of the day. We didn’t really interact with them much. There was the cabana charge and the cabana host tipping option (they were the ones in the blue shirts). Tipping and charges were a little different than what I was expecting. Food and beverage service was available for an extra charge. ![]() The cabana had a loveseat, a table and two chairs, TV, towels, 2 inner tubes, a mini fridge with included Pepsi/Diet Pepsi/water/bucket of ice, 2 lounge chairs under an umbrella, and a safe. We chose a cabana on the end to help with even more social distancing. We brought the boys’ computers and the hotspot so they could continue with their classes. We packed up, checked out of the hotel room, and headed down to the pool area a little before 9:00. Although we had prepaid, you still had to check into the cabana by 11:00am or give them a call to let them know you were going to be later. The boys also still had school so it gave them a place to do their school work in the morning. Ben had always wanted to try a cabana and it definitely helped with social distancing. We had reserved a cabana for the day on the Mandalay Bay Beach lazy river. I did see a few stop people who were just walking around or sitting on chairs and give them masks to wear. There were staff members at exits with disposable masks for people as well. ![]() Masks were also required in the pool area unless in the pool, eating/drinking, or going directly into/out of the pool. However, if you book a cabana, then you can come and go all day long. If you leave the pool area and it is at capacity, you would need to wait in the line to get back in. Once capacity was reached, there was a waiting line to get in. The pool opened at 9:00 am and was operating at 50% capacity due to COVID restrictions. Today was pool day! We were all excited to go swimming. The pink one is funny, but it really is just a lot of icing piped on top of a regular donut with a glaze/shell over the whole thing. ![]() Ben had taken a vacation day, so he finally got to sleep in. Everyone’s favorite was the DoughCro (a croissant/donut). We snacked on the donuts that we picked up yesterday from pinkbox. The boys and I still woke up early so that they could attend their “live” classes. ![]()
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