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My son and I dove with Coki Beach Dive Club on St Thomas last august. For a cruise ship, it's perfect. They will pick you up at the dock, there is a nice beach there for the non-divers. It's a 30-45 foot reef dive, and since you go from the shore, no time wasted on boating in or out. Lots of...

pirate:You don't say which cruise you are taking, but, if you are doing the eastern, for a truly great "beer tasting" go to the Greenhouse in St Maarten - it's a wonderful coincidence that tuesdays are "2-for-1" night, offering 2 Caribs for a dollar - a bargain for any beer in the caribbean, but...

:bounce: My son and I dove with Coki Dive club in august, and had a great time! VERY affordable, they offer free pick-up at the dock, have a beautiful reef, and because it's a shore dive, you don't waste "boat-time". They include all equipment, we only took our own mask/snorkle/fins. Spent the...

We too have taken our own sodas/beer/wine etc. and had no problems, until the 8/9/03 eastern. We had it all lashed to a wheeled luggage carrier, and were asked to cover the beverages with trash bags (which security people gave us) - at which point we were allowed to board. Bought a case of...

We used Orbitz to arrange a room in Jacksonville (Wingate Inn) on the way down 8/8. It worked great, the hotel had reservation, was right on 95, and a much lower rate than what I could find on my own.

You can drink it over ice, or make frozen "colada" style drinks with it. Their site, www.Guavaberry.com has a recipe section to help. They used to have a small recipe booklet attacheds to the bottles, but I just noticed the new ones do not. The site will give you a lot of information about the...

TRY to get a painkiller on board - it is not on their list! However, I was able to guide the poolside bartender through it. As to bringing with, we took 2 cases of diet pepsi and a case of beer on last week, and the only thing they asked was that we wrap them in plastic garbage bags (which they...

The St. Thomas situation is due to work being done on the dock at Havensight pier. They can normally hold 3 ships, but right now only 2. No date given for completion, but generally if 3 ships are scheduled, the 2 larger ones get pier spaces and the third anchors out. We anchored last week, and...

Last week w found the lowest liquor prices to be at Ray's Jewelry on front street in St. Maarten. Yes, a jewelry store! Jewelry deals are great, but do not forget to haggle a bit.....it is expected, and some merchants are offended if you don't. Steve

Duty is only a couple dollars, but quite frankly unless you are bringing a LARGE quantity back, they seem to rarely bother to collect. LAst week we brought 6 bottles of Guavaberry back from St. Maarten, and the customs agent looked at my form and said, "You owe nothing - thank you.". Similarly...

Yes, he decided that this was his last chance to be a kid. He spent a good bit of time there early on, and made some friends, but they then spent the rest of the week in the pool. Overall, he had a great time.

This was our second eastern cruise, and we really got it right. We drove in from Maryland, stopped friday night in Jacksonville at Wingate Inn - GREAT value. Drove on down saturday, arrived around 12:30, got right on. I changed our dining rotation to PLAPLAP, as it fit our plans best. Rain for...

Don't totally knock treadmills. I did several 12-15 mile runs on one getting ready for the Marine Corps marathon - boring? heck yeah, but you do what you have to do! I also did several runs on deck 4 - during heavy seas it was REAL neat...........getting hit with spray from the waves, boat...

There are several sites where you can check the cruise ship schedules for various ports...........over the years I've used them to avoid crowds when in the islands, but they also tell you where a ship is scheduled to dock. These are subject to change, but I checked 3 different ones and all had...

Just checked the cruise-ship schedule, and the Magic is scheduled to be at anchor, NOT at Havensight dock on wednesday the 13th. For those of you scheduling your own shore activities, this will make a difference, as you will have to be tendered ashore into Charlotte Amalie - this is a much...

The Greenhouse has a "branch office" in St Thomas, on Veteran's Drive, but it is my understanding that it is a recent addition. It is operated by the same crew, and also follows the happy-hour rules.

Tuesday night is all-night happy hour at The Greenhouse, right at the marina. 2 Caribs for a dollar is always a good time, and Conan and company really throw a great party. Last time we spent a bit of time there, and were hoping to make an evening of it. BUMMER! Also, the Sunset Beach Bar is...

The last time we went, the Magic left St. Maarten at 11:00 pm or so....now my docs say 7:30. Is this the case, and if so, anyone know why it changed? Steve

We missed in April 2001 when the Magic broke in St. Thomas. By the time repairs were made, it was too late to make it. DCL issued letters good for 50% off a future cruise within 3 years, which we are using in 2 weeks on the 8/9 Magic eastern cruise. Aside from missing CC, the real disappointment...

That's pretty cool! We're driving down from Carroll County, leaving friday the 8th EARLY am, stopping in Jacksonville. We'll see y'all on the 12 metre's. Steve