elstephanito

I did this exact thing when I was 20, but would be 21 when I was cruising. I would tell you it's not problem at all, but it looks like people have already covered that.

You're going to have SO MUCH FUN!! Enjoy! :D

To whoever told us to stop posting pictures of our food DON'T LISTEN! Food pics are what keep me going in between nice meals...If you don't like food pics don't look at 'em!!

I definitely consider myself a foodie. If you wanna call yourself a foodie, you are one! Hehe. No need to get nit picky about it. Food is delicious, and can be enjoyed for many different reasons. Everyone has their own personal preferences. Expensive vs. cheap, Local vs. exotic, Intricate vs. Rustic. It's all in the name of a great love of food! The non-foodies are the ones that eat to live...Foodies are the ones that LIVE to EAT!!! :):)

Yes, The Boatyard is at Carlisle Bay. The sand was very soft. Not many rocks or shells or anything. Where can you swim with the turtles in St. Thomas?

We're doing Fury Tours. It's a half day tour I found on Trip Advisor. It had super good reviews, and sounded less crowded than the carnival tours in Barbados. I spoke to the guy that runs it on the phone and he sounded very pleasant. We sail out to Buck Island Marine Sanctuary, and he provides free rum punch as well :) I'm hoping the Trip Advisor reviews don't lead me astray...:)

Wow! I can't believe how close you can get to them. We're doing a sea turtle excursion in St. Thomas on this itinerary :)

Is this at Carlisle bay? How is the sand there?

One of the posters here, Leo's Rule, had mentioned in her southern Caribbean review some rum punch in Barbados called Cockspur. Once at duty free, I found a bottle of it for $8, as well as two other bottles of local rum for $5. When I passed through security, they said make sure you go check it at the table. I said ok and went straight to my room. Believe me when I say they're not paying attention. If they were, what I was planning to do was to turn over one bottle and take the other two to my room. Yay me, I ended up with this!

 

So after they search your bags they tell you to hand it over somewhere else? That just seems like a silly system. This is good to know, I was trying to figure out how to sneak some alchy on this cruise in a few weeks :) This, and the trick about leaving the ship in PR and grabbing more wine at the port is GOLD! Hopefully with this knowledge my bar tab won't put me into debt this time...:)