Amazonparrot
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- Jul 22, 2014
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Just a note to say I should have listened to 'Disney Fantasy' who posted his recommendation that we
go on our own, & hire Bernard's Tours for the day at St. Maarten. It was my sister's first time cruising
so she wanted to stay with the Disney excursion. We were disappointed in several ways, the water on
Orient beach was so rough you couldn't swim in it, plus there was a big drop off as you waded in. Also the vendors selling their wares were nonstop. It was a continuous stream of them for the entire time we were there. Also the buffet lunch that we looked forward to, turns out you could only go through the line once. We're not big eaters, she's skinny as a rail, but she didn't like what she chose the first time and then there was no chance to go through again to choose something else. Besides all that, by the time we left the beach, it was too late to get over to Maho which we had wanted to do. We will know the next time but I wanted to post how it went in case others were considering it. Maybe someone else doesn't mind the rough water, kids were playing at the waters edge, but I wish we had known some of these details. Oh one last thing, my sister brought my niece to use the facilities, she said it was very unpleasant, nothing like the spotless facilities at Castaway, which we loved.
go on our own, & hire Bernard's Tours for the day at St. Maarten. It was my sister's first time cruising
so she wanted to stay with the Disney excursion. We were disappointed in several ways, the water on
Orient beach was so rough you couldn't swim in it, plus there was a big drop off as you waded in. Also the vendors selling their wares were nonstop. It was a continuous stream of them for the entire time we were there. Also the buffet lunch that we looked forward to, turns out you could only go through the line once. We're not big eaters, she's skinny as a rail, but she didn't like what she chose the first time and then there was no chance to go through again to choose something else. Besides all that, by the time we left the beach, it was too late to get over to Maho which we had wanted to do. We will know the next time but I wanted to post how it went in case others were considering it. Maybe someone else doesn't mind the rough water, kids were playing at the waters edge, but I wish we had known some of these details. Oh one last thing, my sister brought my niece to use the facilities, she said it was very unpleasant, nothing like the spotless facilities at Castaway, which we loved.
