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JERSEYSHOREBRUCE
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 10:50 am | 1st Post |
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I am going on the Carnival Victory in August 2010....any suggestions or safety advice on what to do at these ports? St. Thomas....Barbados.....Dominica....St. Lucia...St. Kitts...St. Maarten. Thanks ahead for any input
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 03:20 pm | 2nd Post |
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Hi, Bruce!
My favorite thing in St. Thomas is going up to Paradise Point and kicking back to enjoy the view with a few Bushwhackers. 
Several people around here have a favorite catamaran sail in Barbados. Hopefully they'll chime in with the name.
Dominica: snorkeling the Champagne Reef, definitely!
St. Maarten: Bunch of people here have talked about a beach you can go to that is right at the end of the runway. Sounds like a lot of fun watching the planes zoom right over your head.  I wouldn't want to do that all day, but sounds like a fun stop for a bit.
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 03:39 pm | 3rd Post |
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....Barbados
Silver Moon - one of the best days on any island - go for the little cat max of 12 passengers. Max 0f 24 is great too. Far better then the 100+ ship's cats
http://silvermoonbarbados.com/
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 04:19 pm | 4th Post |
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shoreguy wrote: ....Barbados
Silver Moon - one of the best days on any island - go for the little cat max of 12 passengers. Max 0f 24 is great too. Far better then the 100+ ship's cats
http://silvermoonbarbados.com/
Chick on picture for more
Oh yes.... the Silver Moon for sure Hey ... that guy looks familiar
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 04:20 pm | 5th Post |
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 04:21 pm | 6th Post |
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DoggyMommy wrote: Hi, Bruce!
My favorite thing in St. Thomas is going up to Paradise Point and kicking back to enjoy the view with a few Bushwhackers.
Several people around here have a favorite catamaran sail in Barbados. Hopefully they'll chime in with the name.
Dominica: snorkeling the Champagne Reef, definitely!
St. Maarten: Bunch of people here have talked about a beach you can go to that is right at the end of the runway. Sounds like a lot of fun watching the planes zoom right over your head. I wouldn't want to do that all day, but sounds like a fun stop for a bit.
Champagne Reef in Dominica is beautiful
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 04:24 pm | 7th Post |
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a day pass to the grand Pineapple in Antigua was nice
http://www.grandpineapple.com/
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Brangwen
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 06:33 pm | 8th Post |
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Here's what we did on the same ship back in April
St. Thomas Taxi to Emerald Beach, rented a couple of chairs and a bucket of beer from the Beachcomber. Emerald was just OK, nothing special (wasn't very crowded though)
Barbados Shasa Catamaran snorkeling with the sea turtles (http://www.shasacatamarancruises.com/) GREAT time, the best excursion yet... small boat and we beat the large groups to the turtles so it was just us. Good rum punch too
Dominica Levi Baron "Bumpiing Tours" - good tour and it was well worth seeing the twin falls... very large group and very crowded though, but the tour itself was well worth it. Roads are a bit "entertaining".
St. Lucia Cosol Tours - great time! We had a large group so we had a private bus to ourselves. Basic island tour with stops for local food, senic views, waterfall, volcano, etc. Then ended with water taxi over to Jalousie Beach between the Pitons (then a loooong bus ride back to the ship). Lots of windshield time, but that's St. Lucia, everything is very spread out.
St. Kitts Rose & Jim's Taxi Tour - Rose is hilarious! Basic island tour, stops to see where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean, Brimstone Hill Fortress, etc. Ends with beach time at Cockleshell. Rose is a British transplant (her husband is native) but her wealth of knowledge is awesome.
St. Maarten Taxi to Maho beach to watch the planes land and then back to Phillipsburg to grab some Guavaberry and some beers at "The Firehouse" (lots of beach bars to pick from here).
Someday I'll finish the pix. 
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 06:34 pm | 9th Post |
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Sea Breeze wrote: a day pass to the grand Pineapple in Antigua was nice
http://www.grandpineapple.com/
Carnival doesn't go to Antigua anymore (at least for now) 
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 06:37 pm | 10th Post |
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Brangwen wrote:
Sea Breeze wrote: a day pass to the grand Pineapple in Antigua was nice
http://www.grandpineapple.com/
Carnival doesn't go to Antigua anymore (at least for now)
Not a bad choice. Antigua was an armpit even before all the violence against tourists started. (and I say this with all Christian love for my friends from Antigua)
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 07:06 pm | 11th Post |
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DoggyMommy wrote: Brangwen wrote:
Sea Breeze wrote: a day pass to the grand Pineapple in Antigua was nice
http://www.grandpineapple.com/
Carnival doesn't go to Antigua anymore (at least for now)
Not a bad choice. Antigua was an armpit even before all the violence against tourists started. (and I say this with all Christian love for my friends from Antigua)
Such a shame. Always had a nice time there. It's sad when a few cause problems.Last edited on Sat Jul 10th, 2010 07:09 pm by Sea Breeze
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 07:16 pm | 12th Post |
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Carnival still goes to Antigua - 8 days on Carnival Freedom. It's the same itinerary as Carnival Liberty did back in '07.
St Kitts - take the water taxi over to the beach at Shiggedy Shack.
Last edited on Sat Jul 10th, 2010 07:18 pm by nhrich
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 08:16 pm | 13th Post |
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In St Maarten we did a ship (NCL) tour of the island which was really interesting. We followed the tour with a walk round Phillipsburg and some guavaberry coladas (very yummy)
In St Lucia the "must see" places are the Pitons and the "drive-in" volcano (which smells). We've only been on land based vacations to St Lucia so can't recommend any operators. We went on a tour to a plantation house which we really enjoyed.
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Sandy Toes
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Posted: Sat Jul 10th, 2010 08:54 pm | 14th Post |
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Another vote for Maho Beach in St. Maarten. Google it on youtube. It's a blast! (pardon the pun....)
St. Thomas - the 1/2 day Champagne Catamaran sail to St. John. We did this in March and it was a highlight of our cruise!
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Posted: Sun Jul 11th, 2010 02:36 am | 15th Post |
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Another vote for the Champagne Reef snorkeling in Dominica!
St. Thomas, there is so much to do, I'd say it depends on what you enjoy most: sightseeing, beaches, bars, watersports, shopping.
I've done an island tour of Barbados twice, mechanical problems both times. While the tour was excellent, I can't remember the name of the tour company. Considering the problems with the vehicles, maybe that's a good thing! 
St. Maarten, hit the Guavaberry Shop!
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