OrangeStorm Posted November 11, 2010 #1 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Is it safe to join an excursion upon arrival at the port? I don't want to waste too much time shop around and bargain at a foreign country but my friend doesn't want to book ahead of time because of unpredictable weather. Are the tours at port reliable and how are their price compare to the tours that are sold online? Any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonbill Posted November 11, 2010 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2010 just don't use Island marketing/ wave runners.....I posted a negative....but honest....post about them and it was removed by cruise critic......I guess it is not allowed to be critical on cruise critics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCNJ Cruiser Posted November 11, 2010 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2010 huh..interesting...I read that thread but thougth it was honest and not over exaggerating. Did the moderators tell you why they removed it? As for booking excursions at the pier-I have never had a bad experience with this. Everytime I visit an island and i just want an island tour-this is waht i do. If it is something more involved(like horseback riding or a private beach that only accepts a certain amount of people) I book ahead. If you want to snorkel, walk down to eden rock...great off the beach snorkeling and I think they can take you out for a snorkel tour. Or just grab a cab to Seven Mile Beach. You can book parasailing right off the shore there(no resevations needed or accepted in some cases) Have fun! Sometimes, the best plan is no plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonbill Posted November 11, 2010 #4 Share Posted November 11, 2010 i had to look up there policies and basicly it says you can't post anything negative unless it is in response to a question from someone else....i was pretty surprised.....i'm not a big complainer...but they underperformed.....and didn't feel bad about it and our day was ruined... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acumenhokie Posted November 12, 2010 #5 Share Posted November 12, 2010 I found the price in port and the price online to be the same. The advantage you get of booking early is that you will have a reserved space (for example - if the tour includes a boat you can only take so many people). The disadvantage is as you stated you could be paying for something in poor weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taillon Posted November 14, 2010 #6 Share Posted November 14, 2010 I like to book ahead just so that I KNOW that I have a spot reserved and don't have to worry about it. We booked a catamaran out to the stingrays and snorkeling and only had to put $10 down for each of us. If the ship didn't port for then we would have had that refunded...if we chose to not go b/c of rain then we would just be out the $10 which isn't too bad of a deal. I don't know how the other tour companies do it, but this was our experience last month. By the way, I LOVED our excursion!!! It was amazing!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayStateguppy Posted November 24, 2010 #7 Share Posted November 24, 2010 What catamaran company did you use, taillon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taillon Posted November 25, 2010 #8 Share Posted November 25, 2010 What catamaran company did you use, taillon? We used stingraysailing. com Chip was waiting for us when we got tendered in, put us his large van/bus and took us a short drive to the catamaran (Far Tortuga). I would do it again in a heartbeat! So easy to book, great communication, and a fun filled and less crowded day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted November 25, 2010 #9 Share Posted November 25, 2010 i had to look up there policies and basicly it says you can't post anything negative unless it is in response to a question from someone else....i was pretty surprised.....i'm not a big complainer...but they underperformed.....and didn't feel bad about it and our day was ruined... That couldn't possibly be the reason. There are a number of negative first posts that stay on the boards. It's not likely a board monitor would delete your thread without a complaint from another poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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