Barry C

We were booked on the Norwegian Dawn San Juan to Eastern Caribbean. St Croix was the last stop. NCL switched a week before we left (3 Dec) to St. Thomas. Had to buy $320 worth of tickets for me and the wife on Cape Air (Cessna 402 8 seater) to fly to St. Croix for 4 hrs to see my cousin. They got hit just as bad as PR. Fema gave free airline tickets to Puerto Ricans to fly to NY and Miami. No such free offers to Virgin Islanders. I guess there aren't any Virgin Island communities in the US nor are US Virgin Islanders democrats.

Came back to San Juan 10 Dec. NCL wanted $35/person for the bus transfer to the airport. We took a cab...$23 & $2 tip for both of us and 3 bags. Taxis everywhere. Just get a paper ticket from the Taxi starter.

Just got back from San Juan to Barbados, St. Kitts, Fort de France, Martineque, St. Thomas (flew to St. Croix to see relative) aboard Norwegian Dawn. If you purchase on any of the islands using Eastern Caribbean dollar...2 weeks ago....$1=2.72 EC$, you will need a passport to change money back to US dollars...its a requirement at any bank down there. Your bank card in their ATMS will give you EC$. No fee. But to change it back to US $'s, they won't do it unless you produce a US passport and then they charge a convergence fee. Otherwise, a birth certificate will suffice. Going ashore requires a government photo ID,,,,,drivers license, military photo ID, etc and your room key from the ship. Having traveled world wide with the USAF, a passport is a good deal whether you need it or not.