8 Ships in St. Maarten

[Nvtitan89]

I just checked out the port calendar for a cruise I would like to take.

 

Fort Lauderdale- 7 Ships

 

Nassau- 6 ships

 

St. Thomas- 7 ships

 

St. Maarten- 8 ships

 

Fort Lauderdale- 8 ships

 

Oh my gosh! Do these little islands just gridlock with this many passengers? The most we have had is 4 in the Saints.

[Jenjer]

Wow Thats a lot of people.

 

I would pick what you want to do and go first thing and come back early, very early

[ticktoneer]

That's crazy. I would hate that many people milling around !

 

:confused: :confused: :confused:

[NorbertsNiece]

If you're planning on booking a tour independently you'll need to get in quick I guess.....

[Nvtitan89]

I may book an adventurous excursion in St. Maarten and stay onboard the rest of the cruise! Traffic is not vacation!!!

[BillOh]

I may book an adventurous excursion in St. Maarten and stay onboard the rest of the cruise! Traffic is not vacation!!!

 

I've been in Nassau with 6 ships, it's managable. St Maarten would be tough. When are you going, The end of April is the end of the busy season. We are the only ship in St Maartin on May 2nd.

[reallyitsmema]

I just checked out the port calendar for a cruise I would like to take.

 

Fort Lauderdale- 7 Ships

 

Nassau- 6 ships

 

St. Thomas- 7 ships

 

St. Maarten- 8 ships

 

Fort Lauderdale- 8 ships

 

Oh my gosh! Do these little islands just gridlock with this many passengers? The most we have had is 4 in the Saints.

We have been in port with 7 ships before and it wasn't bad at all. It really depends on which ships you are talking about. Some have 2,000 and others have over 6,000. Just book your excursions early and give yourself plenty of time getting back to the ship so you don't miss it because of traffic.

[emmac25]

I just checked out the port calendar for a cruise I would like to take.

 

Fort Lauderdale- 7 Ships

 

Nassau- 6 ships

 

St. Thomas- 7 ships

 

St. Maarten- 8 ships

 

Fort Lauderdale- 8 ships

 

Oh my gosh! Do these little islands just gridlock with this many passengers? The most we have had is 4 in the Saints.

 

When are you sailing?

[MillbrookMom]

We have been in port with 7 ships before and it wasn't bad at all. It really depends on which ships you are talking about. Some have 2,000 and others have over 6,000. Just book your excursions early and give yourself plenty of time getting back to the ship so you don't miss it because of traffic.

 

Totally agree with this poster. You need to look at WHAT ships are in port, not necessarily how many. We were in St. Maarten on Explorer with 6 other ships in port, one of which was Oasis. To be honest, I expected it to be crazy busy, but it wasn't at all.

[bigque]

I was in Nassau with 6 ships in port and you didn't really notice it other than seeing all the ships which I was able to get a good picture of them all from Fort Charlotte!!

[Nvtitan89]

1/11/14 Oasis

[Nvtitan89]

Looked at the 4/5th for FLL and Nassau. Still 6 in St Thomas 8 in St Maarten and FLL

[Aquahound]

Looked at the 4/5th for FLL and Nassau. Still 6 in St Thomas 8 in St Maarten and FLL

 

FLL won't be an issue, except maybe a delayed boarding if they are having delays with prior passengers clearing Customs with decreased agents.

 

Your biggest problems with St. Maarten and St. Thomas will be lines at the popular attractions, such as the water taxi in St. Maarten or the Paradise Point skyride in St. Thomas.

[bigque]

WoW! Oasis, Freedom, Carnival Dream and 5 other ships in St. Maarten on the same day! That is a lot of people! WOW!

[SB9]

I was in Nassau with 6 ships in port and you didn't really notice it other than seeing all the ships which I was able to get a good picture of them all from Fort Charlotte!!

 

A little off topic but I love seeing people's pictures of multiple ships in a port.

In my defense the thread title made me think I would see that here....

:p

[bigque]

A little off topic but I love seeing people's pictures of multiple ships in a port.

In my defense the thread title made me think I would see that here....

:p

 

I will post my picture shortly! :cool:

[Nvtitan89]

What other ships dock at the Oasis/Allure piers in St Thomas and Maarten?

[fletch1027]

1/11/14 Oasis

 

Yeah, according to this site, these ships will be in port that day for a total port load of 23,102 cruisers! :eek:

 

Norwegian Gem

Carnival Dream

Westerdam

Ventura

Oasis Of The Seas

Freedom Of The Seas

Celebrity Reflection

[Bettytrouble]

St Maarten has crazy traffic each time we have been there. It is one island on which I only take excursions thru the cruise line..which paid off in September when we were 15 minutes late getting back to the ship. There were 30 of us on an awesome tour and the driver was able to communicate our late arrival to the proper folks. One little fender -bender on those winding roads ( we were heading back from the Westin) and it can totally screw up your day. We were the only ship in port.

[bigque]

In Nassau 2008 while cruisng on Sovereign of the Seas. I took the picture from Fort Charlotte:

 

[smoosh21]

Yeah, according to this site, these ships will be in port that day for a total port load of 23,102 cruisers! :eek:

 

Norwegian Gem

Carnival Dream

Westerdam

Ventura

Oasis Of The Seas

Freedom Of The Seas

Celebrity Reflection

 

 

The whole Island only has 77,000 people. That is an increase of a third. wow.