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I may be wrong but I don't think cruise ships go to the island of St John. They stop at ST Thomas and you can take the ferry to St John. They do stop at St John's on Antigua.

coconut oil is great for healing bruises, cuts and scrapes. Just rub it in several times a day.

Has anyone had any luck using vrbo to book a room before or after a cruise? There are lots available. Several caught my eye in Isle Verde. We will be flying in on a Saturday and cruising from the Pan Am dock.

Does anyone have a particular area they like? We were thinking of a place near the beach... but it isn't that necessary since we are getting in at 5:30 pm and plan to leave for the cruise ship around 11 am.

I have used VRBO in Hawaii and in Puerto Rico with no problem. Just be sure and read the reviews. A lot of the rentals have a 2-3 day minimum or even longer so be sure you check for that. I haven't stayed in Isle Verde so can't help you there.

Ellis doesn't have a website. He uses Craigslist and Facebook. You can email him at fleisherellis@aol.com

You will probably get more answers if you post in the Bahamas forum:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=58

We are on the Thomson dream cruise and sailing around the Caribbean for 14 night on 22nd December. We would like any tips as we have never been on a cruise before. Also, if you have been to any of these ports then please give me information on what to do there:

Montego Bay, Cozumel, George Town, playa Del Carmen, Costa maya.

 

Any info would be greatly appreciated!!!

Here is the Thomson forum: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=497

Check out the ports of call forum for your ports. Lots of information there. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

Look up Tours by Ellis on Craigslist or Facebook. We have used him twice and can't say enough good things about him.

http://puertorico.en.craigslist.org/trv/5103069477.html

No need to take a tour in OSJ. It is easy to navigate on your own and spend as much time as you want. My DD and I spent a day in January, started at El Morro, walked to the San Juan Gate, part of the Paseo de la Princessa, back through OSJ stopping at shops and ended up at Castillo San Cristobal. We picked up a free map from a vendor but I think you can print one also.

We have a rain forest tour booked with Ellis. We will be in PR early Sept. Looking forward to it.

Tell him Terri says hi!

If you can't touch the bottom what does it matter if it's 10 feet or 50 feet?

Have you considered a condo or vacation rental? We like having a full kitchen and washer/dryer. We also like having a separate bedroom and living room so if I want to go to bed early DH can stay up and watch TV. I rarely stay in a hotel now.

Stingray City in Antigua was great. We enjoyed interacting with the stingrays in the wild.

When we were there last year, there was a tip jar on the counter. We left our bags and left a tip when we picked them up. No fuss, no questions.

How much are chairs and an umbrella at Coki? Is there any place (or person) better to get them from than others?

Try posting this on the St Thomas forum.

I personally think this is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. Why would you expect people to give up an entire week of work (or longer), thousands of dollars that they may or may not be able to afford to go on a vacation that they didn't choose? Why has this society become so much about the "wedding" and not the "marriage"? I wouldn't spend my vacation time from work and my hard earned money for something so frivolous regardless of who it was. If it was my daughter, I would tell her how ridiculous and self centered this whole plan is. Plan an affordable, simple wedding in a location that is easy for your most important guests and then go on the cruise for your honeymoon.

Anybody else try Nerium? OMG, I can't believe the difference in 30 days. This is my personal before and after pic, taken with a cell phone.

We went to Paynes beach and went out on a boat with the turtles.

If you tell the taxi driver you want to see the turtles he will hook you up with a local boat. We went out on the Nemo to snorkel over a sunken "ship wreck" and then to swim with the turtles. There was maybe 12-15 of us and we were there before any of the big excursions. It was over a year ago but I want to say they charged $25 each to go out on the boat.

His website is

 

http://www.louieviptours.com

Thus is NOT ellis!

He doesn't have a website. He is on Craigslist Puerto Rico and he is on Facebook.

Hi JCool...we are thinking of also renting a car to go away from San Juan. We are going to be there 2 nights before the cruise. Do you think it is worth taking a day trip or just staying in the area? Thank you.

Definitely do a day trip. There is so much to see in Puerto Rico once you get out of San Juan. We liked it so much when we flew down for our cruise that my daughter and I went back and stayed for a week in January.

Tours withave Ellis. I have used him twice and have him booked for next year as well.

Email Fleisherellis@aol.com