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    Beyond The Beach North Island Tour

    in Martinique

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    On 4/14/2018 at 7:37 AM, jdapowers said:

    We could not find a tour with an English speaking guide (except through ship), so we decided to rent a car and do the North Island Tour on our own. We rented through Eurocar for $45, we had an automatic. I google mapped the route and did research on the stops. We did all the same stops the tour did. We added a few extra stops along the way, and I brought a list of french travel phrases with us. It was a wonderful day in Martinique.

    Did you get your rental car at the port? We are going in January and would love to get info on both your car rental and travel tips for your diy tour. Thank you for any help you can give us! 😊

    Car Rental near Cruise Port

    in Martinique

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    On ‎2‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 4:55 PM, krempert said:

    Does anyone know of a car rental agency serving the Fort de France cruise port? 

     

    We rented from Enterprise in 2015, but appears closed now and past Cruise Critics said that Budget isn’t available any longer. Someone on TripAdvisor said that “Leader” car rental will drop off at cruise dock and referred me to BelleMartinique, but it’s in French only.

     

    We really enjoyed our day trip in Martinique in 2015 and want to drive the island again on March 12, 2019.

     

    Thanks for all suggestions.

    We are going to Martinique in January.  Did you find a car rental company near the cruise port when you went in March?

    Hotel Suggestions for San Antonio, Chile

    in South America

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    We are on a South America cruise next winter and are also looking for a place to stay in San Antonio. We like to stay in the city of embarkation so we don't have to worry about weather, transportation strikes, etc. I'll be watching to see if more suggestions are forthcoming on this post! There's not many recommended hotels in San Antonio and the ratings are poor. Because the use of the port of San Antonio is a recent development, we are hoping some of this year's travelers will do reviews of their accommodations.

    We just got back Monday from an NCL 16 day cruise from San Antonio to Miami. We stayed in San Antonio at a boutique hotel called the Terra Mia. We really liked it. It is perched on the hillside overlooking the port, brand new, family owned and inexpensive ($75 US cash at Booking.com). The draw backs are the rooms are very small, but adequate for a night's stay. It is a bit noisy, as the train is down the hill and blows it's whistle when it goes through. I could also hear the sea birds below. But the train is right next to the casino hotel at the bottom of the hill (I'm told the casino is the only "real" hotel in town), so I would think you would hear the train there also. I don't recall hearing the train at night, just during a nap when we first arrived.

    But we loved this little hotel. It's brand new, as I said, and was built specifically for the cruise ships now coming in. It's lovely. It has only 6 rooms. We were warmly greeted at the door, helped up the stairs with the suitcases (There is no elevator, but there is only one floor up and they will bring up your suitcases.) The family was having lunch in the breakfast room when we arrived and all said hello and introduced themselves. Really lovely people. The breakfast room (but guests gathered, sat and talked there all day) overlooks the harbor below. Breakfast was served by the family and was delicious. We lingered and talked until after noon. You can climb down the stairs next to the hotel down to the harbor area below where there is a fish market with pelicans and sea lions laying nearby. Also in the harbor area are many vendors with their offerings spread out on blankets and in carts. The family who owns the hotel also have a restaurant nearby. We tried another restaurant on 21 de Mayo St #274 (just below the Terra Mia) called Logrono Restaurant. It also looks out on the harbor. The charming man who served us, didn't speak English, but had a menu with English under the Spanish. The steak was the best we have ever had. The door to the restaurant is located up a set of enclosed stairs into a courtyard. It's not Santiago by any stretch of the imagination, but I think San Antonio was great for a night's stay.

    Santiago to San Antonio by bus: anyone done that yet?

    in South America

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    Has anyone taken the bus from Santiago to San Antonio to board a cruise ship? If so, what can we expect when arriving in San Antonio?

    We took two buses from Santiago to San Antonio, Chile. First bus is from the airport to the central bus station in Santiago. Look forTurbus. It was about $3 US. The girl selling the tickets at the window didn't speak English, but had a translating thing on her computer that she used to help us and sell us that first ticket to the central bus station, called Terminal Alameda Santiago. Second, from the central bus station, Terminal Alameda, we took a nice coach bus to San Antonio. Tickets are sold inside the central bus station. The bus company is Pullman. Just ask someone where the Pullman tickets are sold. They will point you in the right direction. Trip is about an hour and a half and about $8 US. Bus station is within walking distance of the port. I heard people paid $150 for transfers from the airport to the San Antonio. Take the bus. Way cheaper and a pleasant ride. When we got to the bus station in San Antonio, there were taxis around the other side of the building from where the buses come in. Since we were a day early for our cruise and exhausted, we took a taxi to our boutique hotel (the Terra Mia). The bus station is close to the port and I read on cruise embarkation day they have shuttles to the port, but I can't personally confirm that.

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