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I emailed the hotel initially for info and they told me I could just buy one at the front desk. No need to pre-purchase through a 3rd party.

We spent the day with a pass at Barcelo in May. The beach was nice. We met a couple walking down from Riu who said the Barcelo beach was much nicer and cleaner than Riu’s. We thought the food and the drinks were sub-par. They mentioned they had stayed at Barcelo before and found the food at Riu better. But for half the price of the Riu’s day pass, it was fine. We were really there for the beach.

We are returning for the 2nd time to STT via cruise ship. Last trip with the kids we did a tour that had a beach stop at Megans Bay. We were blown away by the beauty of the beach a calm water. This trip is with the hubby and we’re looking to spend the day floating at a calm water beach. Our ship is in port from 12:30 - 8 on Jan 11th. It looks like multiple ships in port that day as well. Is Megan’s Bay going to be a mad house? Any recommendations for a similar beach? I’m thinking we’d need to do a taxi to Megans but can you also get island tours through the taxi service or should we just return to the port after the beach and try to find an independent tour that way?

2nd time back to SXM via cruise ship. Last trip with the kids we took a tour with Bernard. This time with hubby looking for a calm water beach where we can float for hours. Cruise line is offering an excursion to Great Bay Beach for $29.99 pp. Bernard is offering a tour to Pinel Island for $35 pp - not including the cost pp for the ferry. Any recommendations?