Coral World and Island Drive

[Kathy0529]

Hi,

I am going on my first Disney Cruise on May 4th (1 week away!!) and I was wondering if I should book the Coral World and Island Drive on St. Thomas before I leave or if you think that I would have no problem booking this excursion on the ship? I'm not too concerned if I miss an excursion that I may want on St. Maarten because I mostly want to shop on that island, but as far as St. Thomas, my friend and I are interested in the Coral World and Island Drive one. I just wanted to know if you think this one would sell out before we sail?

Thanks!
Kathy

[54susie]

In December, we did that same excursion and really enjoyed it. It was really full, but I don 't know if most of them signed up after they were on the cruise. We signed up before. It was really nice - the views were really great and Coral World was cool. I actually got to pet a baby shark.

[lespaul55]

I think you should be OK waiting. Some excursions have a total capacity that can't be exceded. For example, once a catamaran is full, no one else can squeeze on, it's not safe. However the land trips that use busses [like the Coral World one], the trip operators can just add another bus if necessary. Also there is no reason why you couldn't just take a taxi to Coral World from the pier, if all else fails. You can go at your own pace, arrive and leave when you want.

Leslie

[iluvorlando]

I don't know about the Island Drive, but my dh, dd's did coral world/coki beach on our own. was very easy to get a taxi at the dock and back. We saved a bit of money doing it this way. I also had a discount coupon from the coral world web site. have fun!