gtaylor Posted October 8, 2015 #26 Share Posted October 8, 2015 And wasn't that extension into the lagoon,rather than at the Maho Beach end? I've been flying in and out of SXM for a number of years and am pretty certain that there has not been any extension at that end. As just noted, the runway has been extended to provide for a required Runway End Safety Area, RESA. This work was done on the Lagoon end of the runway, which was extended 490 feet, requiring extensive lagoon filling and a rerouting of Airport Road. gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted October 8, 2015 #27 Share Posted October 8, 2015 slight correction, if i may. The runway has been expanded! actually it was 'extended'. :) gary when!!!!:d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor Posted October 8, 2015 #28 Share Posted October 8, 2015 when!!!!:d It's been a long process. I want to say they started filling the lagoon in 2005? Daily Herald article about re-routing road and RESA here. The RESA is set to be completed by early 2011. And then in 2012, this story. With the sub-headline of: ~ Works expected to be completed in October 2013 ~ "The project also includes the implementation of the required Runway End Safety Area (RESA) to the West," Breell explained. "The runway threshold will be shifted 70 metres to the East to accommodate the RESA. And in November 2013, this story. Overall, the completion date of the project has been adjusted to the first quarter of 2014, And then in May, 2014, this story A runway end safety area (RESA) also was implemented, as well as modification of the taxiway to "allow larger commercial aircraft to have better access to the ramps and shorten the backtracking on the runway prior to take off," Island time, you know. :) gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted October 15, 2015 #29 Share Posted October 15, 2015 On another note, what is the name of that bar? We are going March 2016 and I really want to experience this, however not so sure I want to be blasted by sand, so a good bar would suffice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlagged787 Posted October 15, 2015 #30 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I think that you mean the Sunset Bar & Grill. We're off there in April. Enjoy the experience. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karabear15 Posted October 15, 2015 #31 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I think that you mean the Sunset Bar & Grill. We're off there in April. Enjoy the experience. :) Thanks! Looking forward to it!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnetpalmetto Posted October 15, 2015 #32 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) For everybody concerned about the sand we were there last week on 10/7. Here's how it looked then Edited October 15, 2015 by garnetpalmetto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosswench Posted October 16, 2015 #33 Share Posted October 16, 2015 We were at Maho on October 11, directly at the runway centerline. Hopefully the picture attaches correctly, but you can see the beach is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floataway Posted October 18, 2015 #34 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Did y'all take an excursion or on your own? Looking for best option. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnetpalmetto Posted October 19, 2015 #35 Share Posted October 19, 2015 We did a private booking with Bernard's. Had a van to ourselves (party of 4) and all the water, soda, Carib, and rum punch we wanted. Our driver made it clear we were in control, so we spent about an hour and a half or so at Maho and also got some beach time in at Orient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEcruisers???? Posted October 21, 2015 #36 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Anyone have a link to the schedule for October 29, 2015?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor Posted October 21, 2015 #37 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Anyone have a link to the schedule for October 29, 2015?:confused: I would check Joyce's Maho page on Thursday, the 22nd, one week ahead of your visit, to get a good idea of what the schedule will look like. Be sure to look at the different time periods for the schedule that they offer. gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlagged787 Posted October 21, 2015 #38 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I would check Joyce's Maho page on Thursday, the 22nd, one week ahead of your visit, to get a good idea of what the schedule will look like. Be sure to look at the different time periods for the schedule that they offer. gary Thanks for introducing me to that website Gary. Not one I had come across and it's very informative. That flight info is taken from Flightstats.com and this link will take you direct to the site where details for 22nd are already available. Full details for 29th should be there from 26th. Same proviso to check both arrivals and departures and different time periods. Enjoy yourvisit NR CRUISERS. I can't wait for April! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffynimrod Posted November 5, 2015 #39 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It's been about a month since the last "on the sand" status report. Has anyone been there recently and care to comment on the current sand (or lack thereof) situation? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted November 6, 2015 #40 Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) It's been about a month since the last "on the sand" status report. Has anyone been there recently and care to comment on the current sand (or lack thereof) situation? Thanks! We were at Maho last week and the sand is slowly coming back. Still not enough sand for beach chairs & umbrellas. If you walk further down the beach, there was plenty of room to lay out beach towels. The water was surprisingly calm & delightful. We arrived around 2 pm to see KLM take off & Air France land. We're going back to Maho next week & will give another update. Edit, sorry my pictures did not show up, totally forgot how to attach pictures with my IPhone :( Edited November 6, 2015 by Life is Good Cruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvWilliam Posted November 6, 2015 #41 Share Posted November 6, 2015 It's been about a month since the last "on the sand" status report. Has anyone been there recently and care to comment on the current sand (or lack thereof) situation? Thanks! We were there Wednesday and there was plenty of room for beach towels. We walked all th way down to the other side of the Beach (opposite the bar) and had more than enough room to lay out. The sea was great once you were about five feet out but extremely strong for the first few feet out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffynimrod Posted November 7, 2015 #42 Share Posted November 7, 2015 We were at Maho last week and the sand is slowly coming back. Still not enough sand for beach chairs & umbrellas. If you walk further down the beach, there was plenty of room to lay out beach towels. The water was surprisingly calm & delightful. We arrived around 2 pm to see KLM take off & Air France land. We're going back to Maho next week & will give another update. Edit, sorry my pictures did not show up, totally forgot how to attach pictures with my IPhone :( We were there Wednesday and there was plenty of room for beach towels. We walked all th way down to the other side of the Beach (opposite the bar) and had more than enough room to lay out. The sea was great once you were about five feet out but extremely strong for the first few feet out. :) Thanks guys. I'm happy the beach is back and my bucket list goal is still attainable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted November 7, 2015 #43 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted November 7, 2015 #44 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [attach]367744[/attach][attach]367744[/attach] Trying to attach pictures at Maho, end of October . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffynimrod Posted November 7, 2015 #45 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [attach]367744[/attach][attach]367744[/attach] Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted November 10, 2015 #46 Share Posted November 10, 2015 We will be there again in 2 days and will take pictures and post updates to the beach conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyNL Posted November 14, 2015 #47 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Will be in port just one day ..... How long of an excursion to see this ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuti Posted November 19, 2015 #48 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Look forward to the update. We will be there again in 2 days and will take pictures and post updates to the beach conditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newxmascruiser Posted November 20, 2015 #49 Share Posted November 20, 2015 This was the beach photo taken from Sunset Bar on 10th November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted November 21, 2015 #50 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Look forward to the update. Beach conditions on November 12 seems to be the same as October 28 with the addition this time of chairs and umbrellas. Beach is still slowly coming back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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