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which beach did you visit?

Turner's Beach

Hello all,

I returned from my cruise on the Conquest yesterday and wanted to share my thoughts on Scenic Tours of Antigua. We really enjoyed our tour with them. We had Jerome as our guide, and he took us on a tour around the island. He was very informative and answered any questions that we had.

There were some people on our tour that were going to the beach, so he dropped them off at the beach at the end of our tour, then dropped us off back in St. John's and was going to pick up the people from the beach later on. Looking back on it, I wish we had done the island experience with the beach, the beach looked very nice. We got to get out and walk around for a few minutes before going back to the city. Also, we met Sean, the owner of the company at the beach as he was dropping people off there as well. He came over to us before we left to go back to the city and thanked us for choosing them for our tour.

When we were dropped off, we asked Jerome for some places we could go have lunch and he gave us an excellent recommendation. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Is the Unlimited Wifi ship wide or do you have to go to select areas for this?

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Steve

I can't speak for the $99 internet but for the Social package I was able to use in my stateroom as well as all other areas of the ship. It was slightly slower when I was out on my balcony and in the ships main theater but still worked.

I just got off the Conquest and I bought the Social package. It gives you access to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. It was $25 for an 8 day cruise. I think the daily rate was $5.

Service was fairly good. Slow sometimes but overall a good value and allowed me to keep in touch with people.

Captain Claudio Cupisti

Thanks for the info. I am going on this cruise next weekend and was just curious.

Boarded the Conquest on Sunday - itinerary St. Marten, St Kitt, San Juan and Grand Turks -

 

it has been a very nice cruise - food is good - balcony cabin nice, ship full. It is Tuesday, morning and we just found out the there is another storm, ERIKA, that is threatening the islands we are suppose to visit. The captain came on the to let us know that they are making a decision on this afternoon if we will change itinerary. We are have some cloudy skies and some rough seas - probably from the end of Danny. I will be very surprised if we do not change - the question is where will be go? Also to let everyone know the WIFI package is great. Will update later.

Do you know who the captain is?

P.S. Go Sox!!

 

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Even though it doesn't go to Devil's Bridge, it's still a pretty good value compared to the ship excursions. I'm sure it will be great! One week to go!

Great thanks!

I have a one night pre-cruise stay booked at this hotel in September. Does anyone know if there is a liquor store within walking distance? I will not have a car while I am down there. Thanks!

Sorry, this should have been a new thread Didn't mean to hijack this thread.

No worries...I am actually taking a cruise out of Port Everglades for the first time in September and appreciate the info [emoji4]

Yes you would just get a one way rental back from Port Canaveral and drop off at Orlando airport. The car rental companies have shuttles to pick you up at the port. I used Budget but all the major rental companies have locations very close to the port. I had an afternoon flight out of Orlando and got back with plenty of time to spare.

Have a nice cruise [emoji4]

I agree with the above comments. I took a cruise out of Port Canaveral a few years ago. I flew into Orlando, had a one-way rental through Budget, stayed at the Four Points by Sheraton at Cocoa Beach. As I recall, the rates were fairly reasonable, the location was pretty central, right next to the Ron Jon Surf Shop and there was a restaurant and Starbucks in the hotel. Within walking distance to the beach. The next morning, we dropped our car off at Budget which is on the road leading to Port Canaveral, and we took their shuttle over to the port.

After the cruise, we originally were not going to rent a car as we had an excursion booked through the cruise line that provided airport transportation, but then we ended up not going on the excursion due to missing luggage, and we called Budget and they had plenty of cars available, so we hopped on the Budget shuttle and drove back to the Orlando airport. Much more cost effective than renting a car for the whole time that you are on the cruise.

Hope this helps!

I was going to book with them but they emailed me back and said they were on vacation the day we are going to be in St. Thomas.

Thanks for the feedback on them, maybe I will try them on my next cruise!

We are trying to find tours that don't include a beach option. Can you tell me about your itinerary. Since we will be there early November, probably wouldn't have time to read your review first before making a booking.

 

Any advice you can provide would be most appreciated. Have emailed Scenic Tours in the meantime.

 

Sandy :)

The island experience tour without the beach is 33/person. It's 4-4.5 hours, the one with the beach is 6.5 hours.

This says what the itinerary of the consists of: http://scenictoursantigua.com/v2/online-bookings/tour/island-experience/

It seems to hit all the major hot spots and it does include the entrance fee to Nelson's Dockyard National Park so you don't have to pay any extra. My cruise is from Sept. 5-12 so I'll try to write about my excursion shortly after that.

-Katie

I have booked the one without the beach as I am not that interested in the beach. Their prices are more reasonable than the ship tours. I am going on this in September I can report back.

Has anyone ever done this excursion? I am wondering if it is worth the cost?

Has anyone taken a tour with this company recently? Just wondering how they are; their prices seem reasonable. They also have pretty good reviews on TripAdvisor. Going to St. Thomas on the Carnival Conquest in September and trying to plan what to do there :)

I contacted them and their tour without the beach excursion is 4-4.5 hours in case you were interested in that one

Has anyone booked a tour through Scenic Tours of Antigua? We sail on the Carnival Conquest in September, and were considering the Island Experience tour without the beach excursion. I am a little worried because on their website, it says the tour is 6.5 hours and I want to make sure I get back to the ship on time.

If someone has a different tour company they have been on, that would be welcome as well.

Thanks!