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12/08/05 05:08 PM
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IUJawbreaker
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Anyone have any idea of good excursions to do in any of the following ports?
Tortola
St. Barts - Gustavia
St. Maarten
St. Thomas
Bear in mind that we do not Scuba dive (unfortunately)
Thanks for any help.
Anthony
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/08/05 05:16 PM
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joannapv
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St Barts is easy and so much fun!!!! - walk around downtown have cheeseburger at Le Select - if you rent a car - fun fun to drive all over - you can't get lost - have been going there since "83" e-mail me
Joanna
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/08/05 05:49 PM
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Arlene
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We were told I think by Doug and Sedona to do the America's Cup Sail in St. Maartin
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/08/05 08:52 PM
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If you've never been to St. Thomas, take the ride into the main part of town and shop; take the tram to the top for a great view of Charlotte Amalie. On one cruise, we took an excursion off of our Celebrity Cruise called "The Wild Thing" which was called a catamaran ride. What I thought would be a nice smooth sail, was a speed boat on a twin hull and it was quite wild. We went to Megan's Bay for the afternoon of snorkling and swimming and was as breathtaking as the Motu day in Tahiti.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/09/05 02:35 PM
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Jim B
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Anthony:
We went to Trunk Bay in St. Johns and snorkled when we were in St. Thomas. It is part of the national Park system and they actually have a underwater trail you follow as you snorkle. Really neat.
Sunset catamaran cruise. Now that was really neat.
They sailed around the bay between St. Johns and St. Thomas and the water was smooth.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/09/05 04:42 PM
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I agree with Jim's recommendation . Trunk Bay is beautiful even if you don't snorkel! Although beaches in St. Thomas like Megan's bay are very pretty, IMO those in St. Johns are superior.
I'm going in a Silversea cruise in March that goes to Tortola. We are planning to do the Swim with the Dolphins. I know some people frown on that but it is a lot of fun. My sister and my son did it last summer and I saw the video. It's unbelievable.
Hope you enjoy a lot of piñas coladas on your cruise!
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/10/05 08:23 PM
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Gil
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Thanks for that reminder about Trunk Bay. I've been to St. John's twice, and it is a very scenic island. Great place for some photography. I never did the snorkel trail though - hopefully we can fit that in. But if I bring my camera, I don't think I'd wantt o leave it on beach to snorkel. Hmmm - how do I deal with that one. Also want to make sure to get to the Synagogue in St. Thomas - it is beautiful - along with the Camille Pissaro house.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/10/05 08:41 PM
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ChatKat...
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Gil,
A disposable camera isn't a bad idea. When we went to Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, I forgot my camera battery in the charger on the ship. I was pretty upset about it. I had to buy a disposable camera and the shots I got were surprisingly good. They can be developed with jpg images on a CD.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/11/05 06:23 AM
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Gil
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I think I took about 50 pictures at Peggy's Cove (probably 20 of the lighthouse). I think there'd be even more photo ops in St. John. So it's buy a few disposable cameras, or find a safe place to keep my Nikon.
"Real Men don't use disposable cameras!" :D
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/11/05 01:05 PM
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cruiseluv
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At least the last time that I was in Trunk Bay( some years ago) there was nothing there, not even shade trees or palm trees! Just the sand and the water.
Maybe Jim can comment on that since I think he has been there more recently than me?
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/11/05 09:18 PM
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CruiserPK
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I'm buying a couple of the waterproof disposable cameras for my mother/daughter Caribbean cruise in March. The cruise includes two private island beach stops so we would not have a place to store a digital camera while we are snorkeling, swimming, etc.
Cheers, Pam
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/12/05 08:48 AM
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Jim B
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Oh there was shade.
I know!! I golfed the day before and kind of sun burned my ankles and spent most of my time in the shade when not snorkling.
They have these big bushes that are all over the place and you can easly set up under them.
There are public bathrooms, picnic tables, trees, etc all located past the sand beach but really right there where you can walk to in seconds.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/12/05 09:10 AM
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cruiseluv
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Oh yes Jim, they have those low trees/bushes. I think I forgot about them because it was not very comfortable under them.
Regarding the other facilities you mention either they are newer or I didn't notice them. Thanks for the info!
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/12/05 11:12 AM
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Jim B
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We found a couple of them that really were not to bad. Had sand under them and with a towel down was ok.
You know. One of those cheap blow up mattresses would sure have been nice to have.
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/12/05 07:29 PM
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Rebecca
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So glad Anthony asked this question - we're on this cruise as well and I'm looking at St Martin and Tortola as well.
I'll echo Joanna - in St Barts, rent a car and drive the island - it's so much fun! It was our favorite island on our Diamond cruise last year.
See you in a few weeks!
--Rebecca
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/12/05 09:31 PM
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Arlene
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Rebecca when do you get into FLL? We're planning on getting together for dinner on the 26th. Also what cabin are you in?
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/13/05 08:59 AM
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Rebecca
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We're actually going to be in Miami on Thursday night, and heading up to FLL Friday early afternoon... so we'll be unable to join everyone for dinner the night before (but will be looking forward to meeting everyone on the ship!)
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/13/05 09:00 AM
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Rebecca
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Oops - we're in 702 (I think).
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Re: Excursions for PINA COLADAS
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12/14/05 03:37 AM
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Glad to hear you are joining us G+R. Since there are only a few of us on this cruise, I have found a private day-charter for St. THomas that avoids the crowds but still gets you to see St. Johns, etc. If anyone would like information (it includes quite a bit) private message me and I will send all that I have.
Anthony
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