Turkey Week Cruise.... HELP!

[marynjason]

HI all... looking for recommendations and how to do's please 🙂 We are traveling with 4 adults and 3 teenage kids! 

We are on the Magic the week of Thanksgiving and we will visit San Juan (Thanksgiving day), St Marteen, St Kitts and Grand Turks.

 

Heres what we would like to do: possible zip lining, eating at local spots, sight seeing, snorkeling and beach time, catamaran WITH liquor lol

 

San Juan &- 2:30pm Thinking  zip lining here, since its Thanksgiving most things will be closed. Should we rent a car? or take a taxi/ tour? stop at food places and drink the adult capri suns! lol (Sangria)

 

St Marteen  9-5:30 we would like to visit Maho beach for the airport... THEN ??

 

St Kitts???? 

 

Grand Turk 7-5:30 ... Thinking down time and just hand around the port area.

 

 

WE are open to all and any suggestions! Give me what ya got!!

[MrSchwump]

We spent Thanksgiving Day on St. Martin 1 year and went to Islet Pinel.  Very pleasant but a little far from port and not served by a lot of taxis like some of the other beaches.

[wassup4565]

In San Juan, If the two national park forts are open, those would offer a great history lesson to your kids.  You can walk, but it is uphill and a good distance, so take the free tourist train if it is running, or grab a taxi.  You can walk back downhill from El Moro (the big Fort) to the second smaller Fort halfway back.  Then grab a bite in a restaurant near the dock.  If you are leaving at 2:30, you won’t have much time on the shore to do much else.

 

St Kitts has very nice beaches not far from Basseterre (the town).  We asked a crew member, and he recommended the beach the crew goes to, so try that.  It was great.  There is also an excursion train ride that is not cheap, but our friend liked it. Look for a bar with free WIFI and get a drink near the ship.  

 

Maho beach on St Maarten requires a taxi ride, and other than the planes landing, it’s not much of a beach. But the planes are fun!  Ask the crew or your taxi driver if there is a regularly scheduled big aircraft that will be landing - that’s what you want to see. Make sure you head back toward the ship in good time, because the only road gets traffic jams at afternoon rush hour. There is a lively beach with lots of bars a short water taxi ride from the dock.

 

have a great cruise!

[TTEllis]

Take the Catamaran to Maho not a taxi never heard of such a thing, been to Maho a couple of times always took a Cat. Great trip lots of fun water is awesome. It's a whole day excursion when you get back you wont have much time left to do anything but it's one of the best tours on the island. Hope that helps.