January 12 2023 Celebrity Equinox Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao

[Excap192]

Just booked my first Aqua Class room #1621

[ipeeinthepool]

Congratulations, that's a great itinerary.  You will enjoy Blu, but I hope you were able to select a room in a decent location.

[Shadow9612]

Congratulations!

 

Ahhhhh. 2023...do you think we'll be cruising without the words covid, distancing, and masks in our vocabulary by then??🤔

[micheleata]

Great itinerary, we have done it twice!  We rented the golf cart in Bonaire from Bonaire cruisers.  So much fun!  

[us2]

We are sailing to the ABC islands on August 27.  Because I use a mobility scooter, it limits the tours we can take.  Does anyone know how long the piers are in these ports.  Also, are there vendors at the end of the piers who will take you on a private tour around these islands?  Any suggestions will be welcome.

[terrydtx]

2 hours ago, us2 said:

We are sailing to the ABC islands on August 27.  Because I use a mobility scooter, it limits the tours we can take.  Does anyone know how long the piers are in these ports.  Also, are there vendors at the end of the piers who will take you on a private tour around these islands?  Any suggestions will be welcome.

We are on the  same August  27th cruise.  We have been to both Aruba and Curacao and there were plenty of private tour vendors around the piers and in town. I do not know how many will be there post Covid. 

[Fouremco]

7 hours ago, us2 said:

We are sailing to the ABC islands on August 27.  Because I use a mobility scooter, it limits the tours we can take.  Does anyone know how long the piers are in these ports.  Also, are there vendors at the end of the piers who will take you on a private tour around these islands?  Any suggestions will be welcome.

For Aruba and Curaçao, the piers aren't long by my reckoning and there are lots of private tour companies, assuming that you don't have to take a curated excursion. Go to the Ports of Call board for details on available tours.

 

Bonaire has few excursions that don't involve diving, snorkeling or other water activities. As @micheleata suggests, however, renting a golf cart from Bonaire Cruisers will give you an excellent opportunity to see much of the island. We've spent a lot of time on Bonaire on dive holidays as well as cruises, and the last time we visited we rented a cart, both to hit a few of our favourite snorkeling sites and to just tour around. We had a great time and strongly recommend it.

[Fouremco]

As I was kindly reminded by @kearney in another thread, do book early with Bonaire Cruisers as they often run out of carts.

[kearney]

11 hours ago, us2 said:

We are sailing to the ABC islands on August 27.  Because I use a mobility scooter, it limits the tours we can take.  Does anyone know how long the piers are in these ports.  Also, are there vendors at the end of the piers who will take you on a private tour around these islands?  Any suggestions will be welcome.

Consider borrowing a wheel chair to take you out to where the tours are. I have left one just inside the secure area... it was there when I got back... or you can ask if there is room to take it with you.... Or you can take a chair just to get off the boat and then sometimes they will have a golf cart... when you return.. send someone ahead to ask for a chair... That is the only way to do this.... We park the scooter either in the cabin if we borrow or sometimes near the area where you depart..if we notice golf carts..

[HS2BS]

My wife also has mobility issues, we have been to all these islands many times.Since Bonaire has been mentioned many times and Bonaire cruisers. There tent is at the end of the vendors lineup which makes it a long stretch already. Then they will direct you to their cart location which is four more blocks down a road without sidewalks. - So here is what I do, leave about 15 minutes before my wife’s departure and get the cart and then bring it back to “near” the dock. Park it and go get my wife in a ship’s wheelchair, when returning do the opposite. (Do bring your handicapped plaque from home, might help to get closer to the pier.

Curacao has two different piers that are far apart. The newer and further down the shore, has a shuttle to the junction of both pier paths, there are some tour operators there or a taxi. From there it is a level walking, or wheelchair cobblestone path (but mostly smooth)into the town area. The moveable bridge is about a 15 - 20 minute walk(mall & casino and McDonalds on the left side) , and across it is the town shopping and restaurants.

Aruba’s piers depend where docking is. If your lucky there is a pier right in front of the exit to the street(lots of tour vendors), or if not so lucky there are pier docking that are really far to get to the exit.

 

Hopes this helps,

Hal

[kdog3ss]

On 7/13/2021 at 6:21 PM, Excap192 said:

Just booked my first Aqua Class room #1621

I know it's been a couple of years, but any chance you took some pictures of this cabin? We'll be staying there in a month or so.