daibach999 Posted March 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted March 11, 2017 We need some help please. We will be berthing Port Antigua from Celebrity Eclipse on Christmas Day this year, are their any shops open ? Taxis ? Excursions etc ?? Is it business as usual on the Island ?? Any help or advice would be fantastic so thank you in advance 😜👌 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMLincoln Posted March 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I'm not in a position to predict, but one option to consider is a ship tour. Or you might google for private excursions and see if any are available for that day or if they are all closed down. You could call a private tour operator and ask them about the possibility of shops being open on Christmas Day when a ship is in and see how they react. Happy Planning, m-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted March 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted March 11, 2017 There are a LOT of stores right in the port and my guess is that most will be open but it's just a guess. You might want to post a question in the Antigua ports forum and hopefully get an answer from someone who has experience.' You'll find it here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=122 The suggestion about emailing private tour operators and asking them is a good one. You'll find some names on that forum above. The last suggestion might take a little more work. You can look through Roll Calls from this last December and try to find a cruise that was in port last Christmas day and ask what their experience was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted March 12, 2017 We;ve never cruised over Christmas, but have done so over Easter a few times...and found almost everything in port to be closed....it is a religious holiday, and most of the islands are very religious.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4m Posted March 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted March 12, 2017 We need some help please.We will be berthing Port Antigua from Celebrity Eclipse on Christmas Day this year, are their any shops open ? Taxis ? Excursions etc ?? Is it business as usual on the Island ?? Any help or advice would be fantastic so thank you in advance 😜👌 Have you joined your roll call? Often there's people on that forum which have answers to questions you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daibach999 Posted March 14, 2017 Author #6 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'm not in a position to predict, but one option to consider is a ship tour. Or you might google for private excursions and see if any are available for that day or if they are all closed down. You could call a private tour operator and ask them about the possibility of shops being open on Christmas Day when a ship is in and see how they react. Happy Planning, m-- Hey thanks for your help and advise. We will just assume that nothing will be open and spend Xmas on the beach ha ha. Not complaining one bit, Thanks again David and Ange NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted March 14, 2017 #7 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Try Lawrence of Antigua, great tour, reasonable price Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daibach999 Posted June 25, 2017 Author #8 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Thanks DaniDanielle we will look into it. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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