Anthem of the Seas - 3/27/16 ports

[jsswish]

Does anybody have experience at some or all of these ports?

 

We're on this cruise, and are probably primarily planning (hoping) on just doing late morning/early afternoon beach trips to enjoy the sand and warm water, and I was curious how accessible nice beaches are from the ports. Such as can you safely walk there in a reasonable time, or would motor vehicle transportation be needed?

 

So far I think the one excursion we're planning on is the St. Marteen airport and adventure and snorkel cruise, I love watching planes and my wife wants to snorkel so that's perfect.

 

Edited September 18, 2015 by jsswish

[Blondynka]

Labadee - Been here twice. You will be at a gorgeous beach within 5 minutes of walking off the ship. Not much else to do here unless you book an excursion. We did the zip line which was really cool! It only takes about an hour you can still have some beach time before/after.

 

San Juan - The cruise port is right in the old part of town. No beach, but worth the sightseeing. We walked over to the old fort along the water and then back through the little streets. Very nice!

 

St Maarten - Also an amazing beach. There is a water taxi that takes you across from the cruise ship and drops you right at the beach. You can get a pair of chairs with an umbrella and 4 beers for about $20. We have been here twice, this is our favourite beach destination so far. We planned to visit Maho beach last time we were here but chose to avoid sitting in traffic and relax on the beach instead.

 

St Kitts - We only stopped here once but we did not get off the ship, we were nursing hangovers from the night before after going to bed at 4am :p

 

Bridgetown - Haven't been here... yet!

 

Hope that helps :)

Edited September 18, 2015 by Blondynka

[jsswish]

Labadee - Been here twice. You will be at a gorgeous beach within 5 minutes of walking off the ship. Not much else to do here unless you book an excursion. We did the zip line which was really cool! It only takes about an hour you can still have some beach time before/after.

 

San Juan - The cruise port is right in the old part of town. No beach, but worth the sightseeing. We walked over to the old fort along the water and then back through the little streets. Very nice!

 

St Maarten - Also an amazing beach. There is a water taxi that takes you across from the cruise ship and drops you right at the beach. You can get a pair of chairs with an umbrella and 4 beers for about $20. We have been here twice, this is our favourite beach destination so far. We planned to visit Maho beach last time we were here but chose to avoid sitting in traffic and relax on the beach instead.

 

St Kitts - We only stopped here once but we did not get off the ship, we were nursing hangovers from the night before after going to bed at 4am :p

 

Bridgetown - Haven't been here... yet!

 

Hope that helps :)

 

Perfect, thanks!

[mets07]

Definitely check out the Ports of Call section of Cruise Critic for many ideas for each Caribbean island.

 

For St. Kitts, we really enjoyed Cockleshell Beach.

 

Have fun!

[Langley Cruisers]

I noticed you haven't posted on your Roll Call yet. This is a group of some of the people who are cruising with you, and it's a good place to discuss ports of call and shared tours as well. Here is the link:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2032618 <--click here

 

:)

[one9marine]

St Marteen is by far my favorite port. the town is clean and nice. nice beach right there. if you want to take the trip there are other nice beaches. :D