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I am cruising on Princess, in December, to the Caribbean and have hired a private tour company in a couple ports - specifically in Dominican Republic and St. Kitts and am wondering if the scheduled arrival time posted by Princess will be the same time as the Island time. I saw several random posts on Cruise Critic re: tour guides which said, when booking private tours, be sure you are going by Island time, which can differ from the ship's time. I always thought if the ship said we would be docking in Amber Cove, Dominican Republic at 9 a.m., that would be the exact time in D.R. Same with St. Kitts - we are scheduled to dock at 9 a.m. - and have booked a guided tour @ 9:45 . Am I correct in assuming that the ship time for docking in these ports is the same as Island time?? tyia

Thank you for the info! Am very glad we booked him; loves that he lets you customize it, as most private vendors do; looking forward to his tour.

Can anyone tell me how you pay Royston? We are currently emailing back and forth and I believe we have him booked for December when we will be in St. Kitts. I was just wondering if, in the past, you pay him up front at the time of booking or you pay him on the day of the tour??

I will also be in San Juan the first week in December - everyone seems to hang around and do walking in Old San Juan -? Does it have a lot of history/things to see or just a lot of shops. I would like to combine some sort of van tour to take us to interesting sights and then maybe a few hours walking around Old San Juan. Is this doable? Any suggestions what not to miss seeing in this area??

Thank you very much for the information - appreciate it!

I wish you (taegan) had gotten a response to your question as I would have liked to have known which "private driver" they hired in Amber Cove. I will be on a cruise next month, stopping in Amber Cove and would very much like some recommendation on what to see and do - and/or companies that do excursions (do not want to do ship excursions).