potchon Posted December 27, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Hi, just some advice please on any tips for shore excursions for st Maarten, st Kitts, st Thomas, barbodas and St Lucia from Carnaval fanastion. We would like to see the Islands, a bit of shopping and a bit of beach time. Do we need to do excursions or can we do the islands on our own . Thank you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger727 Posted December 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 27, 2016 You will get a lot more info from the port of calls board. I prefer not to do shop excursions. Most things to do can be arranged privately with better and cheaper tours than offered by cruise line. For shopping and beaches though u can likely diy. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Vic Posted December 27, 2016 #3 Share Posted December 27, 2016 In St. Maarten, Bernard's Tours are very good and reasonable too. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janette34 Posted December 27, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 27, 2016 St. Martin - Bernard's tours, St. Kitts - Royston tours, St. Lucia - Spencer Ambrose Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankshot Posted December 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 27, 2016 St. Kitts makes some of the best vanilla flavored Rum in the Islands. The shop we like is to the right of the Port shopping complex. You can get a bargain by buying two bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted December 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 27, 2016 st Maarten, We would like to see the Islands, a bit of shopping and a bit of beach time. Do we need to do excursions or can we do the islands on our own . Thank you . St Maarten is a good one to do on your own, plenty of taxi's available. We get right off the ship and get a taxi to Orient, our favorite beach, catching a cab back to downtown is not hard allowing 25-30 minutes. We also leave time to walk the half mile to the ship from downtown, not paying $6 each, or whatever it currently is for the water taxi that takes you a couple hundred yards in a straight line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 28, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Thank you all for your replies, it is much appreciated. I will do more googling and look up the recommendations for shore excursions. Vanilla rum has to be a must try. I hope you all have a great 2017 Regards Geoff (Potchon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 28, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted December 28, 2016 St. Kitts makes some of the best vanilla flavored Rum in the Islands. The shop we like is to the right of the Port shopping complex. You can get a bargain by buying two bottles. Rum is good :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 28, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted December 28, 2016 St Maarten is a good one to do on your own, plenty of taxi's available. We get right off the ship and get a taxi to Orient, our favorite beach, catching a cab back to downtown is not hard allowing 25-30 minutes. We also leave time to walk the half mile to the ship from downtown, not paying $6 each, or whatever it currently is for the water taxi that takes you a couple hundred yards in a straight line. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 28, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted December 28, 2016 St Maarten is a good one to do on your own, plenty of taxi's available. We get right off the ship and get a taxi to Orient, our favorite beach, catching a cab back to downtown is not hard allowing 25-30 minutes. We also leave time to walk the half mile to the ship from downtown, not paying $6 each, or whatever it currently is for the water taxi that takes you a couple hundred yards in a straight line. Thank you for you reply:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 28, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted December 28, 2016 You will get a lot more info from the port of calls board. I prefer not to do shop excursions. Most things to do can be arranged privately with better and cheaper tours than offered by cruise line. For shopping and beaches though u can likely diy. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryjaden Posted December 28, 2016 #12 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Another vote for Bernard's in St. Maarten. We also used Cosol Tours in St. Lucia. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardToPort Posted December 28, 2016 #13 Share Posted December 28, 2016 The best shore excursion I've ever done was Captain Bob's in St. Maarten. You can find his site on google. Absolutely fabulous day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57redbird Posted December 28, 2016 #14 Share Posted December 28, 2016 We did the tours maryjaden mentioned & they were great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potchon Posted December 29, 2016 Author #15 Share Posted December 29, 2016 St Thomas seems to be the only Island I can't find a good tour for or is it easy to ourselves? As not many Australians do this side of th world there is no one I can ask. Thank you again Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floridiana Posted December 29, 2016 #16 Share Posted December 29, 2016 st Maarten - We walked to nice town, town is on a beach, has a waterfront promenade and shopping on the street behind it. st Kitts - real town is behind the modern port shopping complex, one of the towns that has survived fire and earthquakes and still looks original. Beaches are far away. We used this operator to cross the island, loved it: http://www.gregsafaris.com/ st Thomas - people take taxis to one of the beaches. Lots of shopping everywhere. Barbados - you can walk into a nice town, extensive shopping also right at pier. They funnel you through it. We took a ship's excursion because I wanted to see the other side of the island. St Lucia - taxis are waiting at port terminal; you can walk into town via local/tourist market, safe but slightly seedy town, interesting church. Beaches are somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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