HeatherC430 Posted February 26, 2015 Author #151 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Next up, Maho Beach to see the low flying planes... The crowded bar area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeatherC430 Posted February 26, 2015 Author #154 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Heading back to the port... A few shots from that evening onboard. We had Sushi from the Oceanview cafe for dinner that night. Up next, St. Thomas (and excursion to St. John)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted February 26, 2015 #155 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Oh how I love seeing pics of St Marrten! We were booked with Capt Bob this yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinCrow Posted February 26, 2015 #156 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Wow, that does look crowded. Where there 5 ships in port? There will only be 2 when we're there in April so I'm hoping it won't be that crowded. We're doing Bernard's Tour 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWatch Posted February 26, 2015 #157 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Heather, Thanks for posting the great photos! We will be in San Juan in 3 weeks. Can you tell me how you got to the area at the base of the fort and the walkway by the water? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjcanada86 Posted February 26, 2015 #158 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Thanks for the awesome review! Defiantly helped me sell the summit to my fiancé. Was there many children on the cruise that time of year? I just hear that there's a few local family's that go on the summit. We will defiantly be booking the summit on board the Sil in 24 days. Now just trying to sell her on booking a B2B! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenevenpar Posted February 26, 2015 #159 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Wow, that does look crowded. Where there 5 ships in port? There will only be 2 when we're there in April so I'm hoping it won't be that crowded. We're doing Bernard's Tour 1. We were there in December with 2 ships, and it did not feel crowded at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CruisinCrow Posted February 26, 2015 #160 Share Posted February 26, 2015 We were there in December with 2 ships, and it did not feel crowded at all. Oh good. Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherC430 Posted February 27, 2015 Author #161 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Good morning St. Thomas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeatherC430 Posted February 27, 2015 Author #166 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I’ve been to St. Thomas enough times that I’ve stopped counting. After several years of actual “tours” now we pretty much just decide on a beach to go to for the day. The last handful of cruises we’ve taken one of the excursions to St. John for the day. On this trip, we booked the Self Explore St. John excursion through Celebrity for $35 per person. We’ve been to St. John several times and on each trip we’ve been to Trunk Bay (and loved it). I had planned on venturing somewhere new on this trip, and Cinnamon Bay was the one I was planning on trying. When our boat arrived in Cruz Bay area, the workers at the port informed us that due to the water current Caneel Bay would be the best beach to go to. We went with the flow and ventured with many of the other “self explorers” to the resort. We were told that we could use the resorts beach, but we wouldn’t be able to use the lounge chairs which was fine with us. The shared taxi shuttle was $5 per person each way. The accommodations at the resort were very nice, namely the restrooms and area along the beach. It appeared they had an outdoor bar and restaurant area. After we spent a few hours at the beach, I had noticed a sign on our walk to the beach at the resort where the sign pointed one direction that said “Honeymoon Beach” which I had heard of before. We decided to make the walk and check out Honeymoon Beach as well while we were there. Honeymoon Beach was actually more crowded than Caneel Bay and not nearly as nice (or so we thought). The waves were much more intense at Honeymoon Beach. The available facilities at Honeymoon Beach were not very extensive either. It reminded me of a camping area right next to a beach. There were some picnic tables, lots of shade provided by trees, and a concession stand area as well as some beach rentals. It was only a 5-10 minute walk each way between the Caneel Bay beach & Honeymoon beach. We walked back to the resort and hopped in another shared shuttle back to Cruz bay. We had about an hour or so to walk through the shops at Mongoose Junction back near Cruz Bay, then the boat ride back to St. Thomas. On the boat ride back, the staff served some painkillers (rum, orange & pineapple juice) which were so good you couldn’t even taste the rum. All in all it was a great day. The boat that took us to St. John... Caneel Bay from a lookout on our way to the resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shannonh Posted February 27, 2015 #171 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks for the amazing review. We will be on the Summit in April! A question for you...for someone who has never been to St. John, barring any weather disruption, would you suggest Trunk Bay or Caneel Bay. We have been thinking of doing either Truck (or Cinnamon), but would love to know your preference now that you have been to Caneel. (I know that you haven't been to Cinnamon). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeatherC430 Posted February 27, 2015 Author #173 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Looking back at Caneel Bay on our walk to Honeymoon Beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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