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Karakter on Simpson Bay is open and has a great beach bar and restaurant with washrooms. If you are buying drinks or food loungers on the Beach are free. I would take a taxi and arrange for a pick up with the driver at a pre arranged time. Great beach! We'll be back in early march and will be staying just down the beach from Karakters.

I believe the tour is called "Airport Adventure SXM"

Here is a link to their web site

https://www.greatbayferry.com/adventure-excursions

Not sure if they are operating after Irma.

Try Mbata. Used them in January of 2017 and they were great! Not sure how they made out after Irma. Here is the link to their site. They were located on the French side in Ansel Marcsel

http://www.mbata.com

Spent three mornings at Karakter last month. If you get there early, before 10, you should be able to get a chair even if there are several ships in port. Spend some time sunning and swimming. If you travel light you can then walk west down Simpson Bay beach to Maho beach. There is a set of stairs at the extreme west end of Simpson Bay Beach that will take you onto the Road on Beacon Hill. Just walk toward the West end of the runway and you will be at Maho Beach and Sunset Bar and Grill. Its about a 20 minute walk from Karakter to Maho. If you want to Carry on to Mullet it is about another 15 minute walk to Mullet. Just follow the road that passes the end of the runway, thru the Maho village and follow the signs to Mullet. There are lots of cabs at Maho Beach to get back to the ship. The trip back to the ship takes about 30 minutes, leave yourself a little buffer though in case the traffic is slow or the drawbridge in up for 10 or 15 minutes. If you enjoy walking you could see all three! It's not likely that there will be any chairs available at Maho as space is limited but it is an experience to have the jets come in over your head. Just google SXM flight arrivals in the morning before you leave the ship to find out what time the larger jets come in.

Thanks for the input. We have booked most of the shows that we wanted to see, some not our first choice in terms of time but no worries, we're on vacation!

On the Oasis January 25th and this will be our first cruise in 3 years. We have been on 15 other cruises and have never needed a reservation for a show. We would finish dinner and make our way to the show and never had a problem. Your input is appreciated. Thanks