For all those who have booked or are going to book the AOS - read this!

[butterfly2]

Hi Laura!

Remember me?

Its Libby (Butterfly) from our last years Adventure Of The Seas trip to Southern Caribbean. I see that you are going on AOS again! That was a GREAT trip wasn't it. We have a trip planned on the Liberty OTS next March. We will be with our kids and other family members celebrating our daughters High School graduation. Didnt you try a Carnival Cruise after our AOS cruise? How was it and what ship did you sail? Hey by the way..... I shouldda bought that snow shovel from you. We were hit hard this year.

Take care and Happy Sailing!

Libby

[Addictedtocruising]

There are so many pages to go through so I am going to ask this question and hope for a quick response :D

I am doing the Barbados route in September and am wondering which side the ship docks in most of the ports St Lucia, St John's, St Maarten & St Croix.

 

 

Thanks much

Donna

[highseasredneck]

There are so many pages to go through so I am going to ask this question and hope for a quick response :D

I am doing the Barbados route in September and am wondering which side the ship docks in most of the ports St Lucia, St John's, St Maarten & St Croix.

 

 

Thanks much

Donna

 

IMHO I think you would be Ok w/ a balcony on either side of ship. Most of these ports they back the ship up and dock. So the stearn is facing into the island. I think I remember two yrs. ago in Antigua they pulled straight in and it almost looked like we were gonna drive right into town and run thru the flea market right there at the port. Either side is good, there are just awesome views on that itenerary from any point of view.

[TxAllieGrl]

There are so many pages to go through so I am going to ask this question and hope for a quick response :D

I am doing the Barbados route in September and am wondering which side the ship docks in most of the ports St Lucia, St John's, St Maarten & St Croix.

 

 

Thanks much

Donna

 

I can't speak for St Lucia & St. John's since we did the Aruba route.

 

In St. Maarten she backs in, and the pier is on the right (starboard) side of the ship. There were 3 other (smaller) ships in port with us that day.

 

In St. Thomas she backs in too, and the pier is on the left (port) side of the ship.

 

HTH!

[fungirl28]

Got to jump ion here guys-my air on AA from LAX to SJU was -$338pp rouind trip AS i booked this last year when i joined AA miles program-dont ask me how i found this but i did-im arriving for the AOS on 6/19:cool:

 

also got both our pre and post cruise on star points at the sheraton OSJ

 

That's a great rate! I'm looking for January but I think I'm going jet blue, they have had some great prices lately, I'm just waiting for them to release the dates. I looked at AA, but all their flights had 3 or more stops and I worry about my luggage. Besides....who wants to change planes that many times,lol

[eskiesmom]

I'm so thrilled to see a thread for AOS. We are sailing our first cruise July 12, 2009. I can't wait to go back through the posts to pick up any helpful hints. If anyone has anything to add, it'll be much appreciated. :) Thanks!

[Cruising89143]

I can't speak for St Lucia & St. John's since we did the Aruba route.

 

In St. Maarten she backs in, and the pier is on the right (starboard) side of the ship. There were 3 other (smaller) ships in port with us that day.

 

In St. Thomas she backs in too, and the pier is on the left (port) side of the ship.

 

HTH!

 

We were on last week and pulled into St. Thomas. We were the only ship in port. It can vary from week to week.

[Cruising89143]

That's a great rate! I'm looking for January but I think I'm going jet blue, they have had some great prices lately, I'm just waiting for them to release the dates. I looked at AA, but all their flights had 3 or more stops and I worry about my luggage. Besides....who wants to change planes that many times,lol

 

Tenisha, you will love the Adventure. A great ship and cruise. Wishing I were in San Juan again today.:)

[fungirl28]

Thanks! I can't wait to go...I haven't cruised since 2007 and I am having some serious withdrawal, lol. I just booked my hotel this morning so that helps with the symptoms.:D I'm booked at the Radisson resort and casino, has anyone stayed there? If so, what should I expect?

[ken_nyc]

Any suggestions, we still have not decided what to do in Barbados and St. Croix? Thank you!

[tuliplvr]

In Barbados we decided to do the zipline.. For St. Croix.. we aren't going to book anything. We may be tired from doing something on the other ports so we will wing it on that day!

[toonjie]

Any suggestions, we still have not decided what to do in Barbados and St. Croix? Thank you!

 

For Barbados, I would recommend Harrison's Cave and or Welchman's Gulley, then heading over to Bathsheba and have lunch there overlooking the ocean. (See the Barbados board for recommendations and pictures of some nice places.) Then head over to Accra Beach (Rockley) for some swimming or into town for some shopping. You can rent a car right at the pier, but getting around is very difficult since roads are marked extremely poorly. You can also get a cab by going out of the port facility and catching a cab there since it will be much cheaper than the cabs that come in the port. Just go past the gate with the guards and strike a deal with a cabbie and agree on a price. The Barbados board is one of the best with several locals on it that can tell you everything you want to know.

[NYCRUISR]

My only complaint about my AOS cruise last year was the airfare. Twice we sailed out of San Juan and Twice, the airlines have picked my pockets. Otherwise........ A1 all the way.

[ken_nyc]

For Barbados, I would recommend Harrison's Cave and or Welchman's Gulley, then heading over to Bathsheba and have lunch there overlooking the ocean. (See the Barbados board for recommendations and pictures of some nice places.) Then head over to Accra Beach (Rockley) for some swimming or into town for some shopping. You can rent a car right at the pier, but getting around is very difficult since roads are marked extremely poorly. You can also get a cab by going out of the port facility and catching a cab there since it will be much cheaper than the cabs that come in the port. Just go past the gate with the guards and strike a deal with a cabbie and agree on a price. The Barbados board is one of the best with several locals on it that can tell you everything you want to know.

Hi Toonjie, hope all is well with your family. Baby must be getting BIG! :) Thank you for your suggestions! Harrison's Cave is closed the day we get there unfortunately, but we probably will do the rest of what you said.

[toonjie]

Hi Toonjie, hope all is well with your family. Baby must be getting BIG! :) Thank you for your suggestions! Harrison's Cave is closed the day we get there unfortunately, but we probably will do the rest of what you said.

 

Hi, thanks, yes, he is getting really big now and crawling all over!

 

It was closed the last time we were there as well and that is how we discovered Welchman's Gulley-Glad we did, it was awesome! (Say hi to the "Gulley Dog") It's too bag that when AOS calls on this port, the #1 tourist attraction is closed, but there is a law in Barbados that workers have to have 2 days off in a row and since they are open on weekends, you can't get to go now. The AOS used to do the itinerary in reverse, starting in St. Thomas and working it's way down to Barbados, so that is when we got all the pictures.

[LeesSummitCruiser1]

There are so many pages to go through so I am going to ask this question and hope for a quick response :D

I am doing the Barbados route in September and am wondering which side the ship docks in most of the ports St Lucia, St John's, St Maarten & St Croix.

 

 

Thanks much

Donna

 

 

Barbados Starbord

St Lucia Starbord

Antigua Port

St Marteen Port

St Thomas/St Croix Starbord most of the time but Port is a possibility

[bubbadog]

yes we know you love AOS,so you dont need to wave your pom-poms,people will sail AOS,and i havent seen any bad reports about AOS,in quite awhile,so relax,and put hose pom-poms away:))):rolleyes:

[mag0737]

Any suggestions, we still have not decided what to do in Barbados and St. Croix? Thank you!

 

Welllll...we were going to go on the Shipwreck Snorkel and Pirate Adventure in Barbados - but based on the poor reviews it got on the Barbados board - we're back to square one. As toonjie said, there are some locals (one in particular) who will answer any question you have quickly. We're now thinking of doing the snorkel w/ the turtles.

 

For St Croix - I think we're going to be wiped. There's not a lot of excursions, at least not from what I've found. We're just going to use it as a beach day. If you go to the St Croix board - there are some posts as to what beaches to find.

 

Hope this helps.

[familycruzer]

Even though I am taking the Serenade can you all give me your best ideas for excursions for each stop?

04-Jul San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30 PM

 

05-Jul Cruising

 

06-Jul Bridgetown, Barbados 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Docked

 

07-Jul Castries, St. Lucia 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Docked

 

08-Jul St. John's, Antigua 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Docked

 

09-Jul Philipsburg, St. Maarten 8:00 AM 5:30 PM Docked

 

10-Jul St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 7:00 AM 5:30 PM Docked

 

11-Jul San Juan, Puerto Rico 6:00 AM

[ckrobyn]

Wow!!! This thread lives on.....:D

[jefarl]

We just returned on Sunday from the AOS sailing to Aruba, Curacao, Dominica and St Thomas. Everything went great!. Weather, ship, people, food, new friends from our meet and greet,.....

 

If anyone has any questions, feel free to contact me at JEFARL@aol.com directly...

 

Jef

[zywnywld]

Experience says people that irratate other people are of every persuasion.

You'll never go anywhere and find everyone the way you'd like them and may be annoying somehow to them.

 

GO AND ENJOY YOUR CRUISE !!!!!!!

[zywnywld]

A few years ago my wife wouldn't fly to France. She heard the people didn't like Americans. I took my oldest son, had a few days where we might have been the drunk bothering people and had the best time.

[miss nikki]

Anybody have any problems booking Portofino while on board? Should we make advance reservations online? We're planning on treating my parents to dinner our last night, but we have some OBC I'd like to use for the reservation. Thanks!

We leave in just over 4 days, and it hasn't even hit me yet!! :p

[Krickett]

Hey Everyone,

 

Just checking flights from TO and there is the TO to Miami to SJ for $442.00 (American Airlines)

I was thinking that this was pretty low considering prices I have seen. Should I book in your Experienced opinion or wait??

Thanks for any advice you are willing to offer:D