Sept 29th to Oct 6th Eastern Carribbean Q & A

[jajomo0118]

Thanks for sharing your observations and photos! Great way to share--an interview! I bet that is a first.
Jan

Christa, loved your 'interview' format! Let's see more pictures.

..Thanks all and I'll be sure to get a few more pictures on here for you...maybe the ones from the character breakfast....what do ya say Irene and Jac.....

 

[JDBlair]

..Thanks all and I'll be sure to get a few more pictures on here for you...maybe the ones from the character breakfast....what do ya say Irene and Jac.....

I'll show you yours if you show me mine! And then to top it off, I'll show my Christa Gangster on Pirate Night!

 

[jajomo0118]

....ok heres the deal no bad pics of me, you or Irene but DH's are fair game....lol....What they don't know..then they just don't know!...
Isn't he cute....LMAO

 

[jajomo0118]

The only smile we got from them in St. Maarten....

My Fella'a and Me in DIS green (or as close as we could find..lol)..

 

[jajomo0118]

 

[JDBlair]

....ok heres the deal no bad pics of me, you or Irene but DH's are fair game....lol....What they don't know..then they just don't know!...
Isn't he cute....LMAO

I have a picture of your DH with his towel hat on and Alexander making his escape!

 

[JDBlair]

The only smile we got from them in St. Maarten....

Did you take this picture before you got back on the ship? Because I took this before we got back on the ship and it is about the only time I got them to smile in St. Maarten.

 

[JDBlair]

 

[jajomo0118]

..Thanks for adding you pics, Jac...DH was so happy to see himself.
I took the picture of the boys right when we got off. They really did not enjoy St. Maarten, so much that they stayed on board while we went ashore in St. Thomas.

 

[SweetSpot]

We had the same reaction to St. Maarten. When we got off the ship we felt as if we were being constantly assaulted by people selling things or wanting to braid hair. The next 2 times we went there we didn't even bother getting off the ship. That turned out to be a mistake because giving it another go and getting away from the port and going to Orient Beach last year was amazing. It really is a nice island but you need to get away from the port to enjoy it.

Did Alexander tell you he is a former KGB agent. He told us wonderful stories and found it hard to believe anyone so sweet and gentle could have been associated with the KGB. He is one of my favorite CMs of all time.

 

[JDBlair]

..Thanks for adding you pics, Jac...DH was so happy to see himself.
I took the picture of the boys right when we got off. They really did not enjoy St. Maarten, so much that they stayed on board while we went ashore in St. Thomas.

Jacob didn't get off in St Thomas either and he has come to regret it because it was such a different experience in St Thomas. Lesson learned.

We had the same reaction to St. Maarten. When we got off the ship we felt as if we were being constantly assaulted by people selling things or wanting to braid hair. The next 2 times we went there we didn't even bother getting off the ship. That turned out to be a mistake because giving it another go and getting away from the port and going to Orient Beach last year was amazing. It really is a nice island but you need to get away from the port to enjoy it.

Did Alexander tell you he is a former KGB agent. He told us wonderful stories and found it hard to believe anyone so sweet and gentle could have been associated with the KGB. He is one of my favorite CMs of all time.

Did you go to Orient Beach with children? I was afraid to go there with the kids because of the biology lesson we may have had!

Yes, he told us a bit about his past in Russia. We truly loved Alexander and plan to stock him on future trips!!

 

[SweetSpot]

With much going back and forth we finally decided we would try Orient Beach with the kids. I think the reason we hadn't even considered going there in prior years was the age of the kids. When we went my I had a DS16, DS14 and DD11 so I felt more able to discuss what they might possibly see. We took a ship excursion which took you to a more family spot on the beach. The nude area is mostly a seperate area at the end of the beach. You might see a couple topless women every now and then but we saw very little and truly nothing that anyone wanted to see.

My DH, DFIL and one son made the trek to the other part of the beach to say they had been there. As my DH says my son learned that day that all men are not created the same. Mostly older men and women and they keep to that part of the beach.

I thought Orient Beach was the most amazing beach, it's beautiful there. If I were to go again I would still do a ship excursion so that we would be taken to a more secluded section of the beach.

 

[JDBlair]

With much going back and forth we finally decided we would try Orient Beach with the kids. I think the reason we hadn't even considered going there in prior years was the age of the kids. When we went my I had a DS16, DS14 and DD11 so I felt more able to discuss what they might possibly see. We took a ship excursion which took you to a more family spot on the beach. The nude area is mostly a seperate area at the end of the beach. You might see a couple topless women every now and then but we saw very little and truly nothing that anyone wanted to see.

My DH, DFIL and one son made the trek to the other part of the beach to say they had been there. As my DH says my son learned that day that all men are not created the same. Mostly older men and women and they keep to that part of the beach.

I thought Orient Beach was the most amazing beach, it's beautiful there. If I were to go again I would still do a ship excursion so that we would be taken to a more secluded section of the beach.

That's really good to know and thank you for sharing it. We are hoping to sail again for Christmas 2009 and I would hate to be stuck on the ship in St. Maarten but I truly do not want to walk around the shop agains. Did anyone bother you on the beach?

 

[SweetSpot]

No, another good thing about doing the excursion was that we weren't bothered on the beach. They take you to a roped off area for just your group. It drives me crazy to be constantly hounded while at the beach so I was grateful. There's also nearby place where you can parasail or rent jetskis, etc.

 

[JDBlair]

No, another good thing about doing the excursion was that we weren't bothered on the beach. They take you to a roped off area for just your group. It drives me crazy to be constantly hounded while at the beach so I was grateful. There's also nearby place where you can parasail or rent jetskis, etc.

So, while you probably pay a little more to book the excursion through DCL, you pay for the pleasantness of nobody bothering you. That's worth the cost to me, right there!!

Christa - hope you're taking notes!!

 

[SweetSpot]

It's also rather far from the port and I was buying a bit of insurance. On St. Thomas the only excursion I would pay for is St. John but even though it's amazingly beautiful I wouldn't go there from a ship again. It takes so long to get there I didn't like wasting so much time in travelling.

With kids Coki Beach was the best beach in St. Thomas and extremely easy to get to. You will have people asking you to braid hair or buy something but they are the same each time and give up easy. We actually always had my DDs hair braided there. The price was so cheap. This year we went to Sapphire Beach for a change of pace and while we didn't like it as much as Coki Beach no one ever bothered us to buy anything and the beach never became crowded.

 

[ibela]

..Thanks all and I'll be sure to get a few more pictures on here for you...maybe the ones from the character breakfast....what do ya say Irene and Jac.....

I'll show you yours if you show me mine! And then to top it off, I'll show my Christa Gangster on Pirate Night!

Post 'em! I want to see all the pics. I saw the one of Jay over the weekend, it's so cuuuuuute!

With kids Coki Beach was the best beach in St. Thomas and extremely easy to get to. You will have people asking you to braid hair or buy something but they are the same each time and give up easy. We actually always had my DDs hair braided there. The price was so cheap. This year we went to Sapphire Beach for a change of pace and while we didn't like it as much as Coki Beach no one ever bothered us to buy anything and the beach never became crowded.

Good to know, thanks. I didn't want to go far not knowing if DD would like the beach and then be worried that we'd be stuck with the stroller waiting for the bus to take us back. She loved CC though so next time (assuming there is 1) I think we'll try Coki Beach.

 

[jajomo0118]

SweetSpot....Thanks for all the info, When we do go again, we will have to give St. Maarten another shot...

Jac, Why do I have to take notes, when I have you around to tell me...

Irene, Many more pics to come maybe even a few of you...lol...

 

[TrickTony]

SweetSpot....Thanks for all the info, When we do go again, we will have to give St. Maarten another shot...

Jac, Why do I have to take notes, when I have you around to tell me...

Irene, Many more pics to come maybe even a few of you...lol...

I really enjoyed the pictures you guys are sharing. My first trip to St. Thomas
we stop at Coki beach and loved it, our guide take us to the store to buy what we needed it was outstanding. This time we did Morning Star beach it was just OK.

 

[jajomo0118]

I really enjoyed the pictures you guys are sharing. My first trip to St. Thomas
we stop at Coki beach and loved it, our guide take us to the store to buy what we needed it was outstanding. This time we did Morning Star beach it was just OK.

Just wondering what did/do you think of St. Maarten? My son's did not enjoy them selfs one bit...TIA..