KodakFigment
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- Jan 22, 2007
We want a Jnauary Star Wars at Sea cruise. Can do either St. Maarten/PR (1/15-1/22) or Tortola/St. Thomas (1/22-1/29). Suggestions? What would help you decide?
Assuming it's the same ship and length of sailing, and both itineraries include Castaway Cay, I would choose St. Maarten and Puerto Rico, because those are less common destinations for DCL. They sail to Tortola & St. Thomas every other week throughout the year, year after year, but St. Maarten in particular is pretty rare for DCL.We want a Jnauary Star Wars at Sea cruise. Can do either St. Maarten/PR (1/15-1/22) or Tortola/St. Thomas (1/22-1/29). Suggestions? What would help you decide?
As I hit send to my first note, your new post leads me to say, the St. Thomas stop is the right one for your family. Both islands had water excursions that we will do again when we do the same itinerary in October on the Fantasy. The turquoise water of St Thomas is surreal and something I will never grow old of.Both trips on the Fantasy. Both 7 nights. Both include Castaway Cay. Never been to any of the ports listed so all new for us. We are not shoppers or strollers. We like water activities and maybe local tours.
In that case, St Thomas and TortolaWe are not shoppers or strollers. We like water activities and maybe local tours.
The shade of the water is pretty weather dependent, in my experience. I've been to St. Thomas, and when we went (late December), the water wasn't turquoise at all. It was a darker blue. We visited Cozumel once and it had turquoise waters, but it was at a different time of year (spring). I saw turquoise water in the Bahamas last month, but that was the first time out of 6 cruises there that I saw turquoise water- it had always been a darker blue before. We usually sail in winter, so that might have something to do with it.The turquoise water of St Thomas is surreal and something I will never grow old of.
I have sailed in January multiple times and it was warm each time. Castaway being cold would be the result of an odd weather event, not normal winter weather. It's in in the tropics & typically warm all year. Castaway's water is chilly in January, but once you immerse yourself completely into the water, your body adjusts. And the air is warm, so getting out is no problem.How is the weather in January for these ports? I looked it up it said 80. Has anyone sailed in January
to comment? What about Castaway? One cruise we went Castaway was too cold and windy. Unfortunately
I don't remember which month it was.