lakerniner Posted June 2, 2009 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2009 The cruise shore excursions offer the Carambola Beach Break...$89 per adult for travel and lunch. Would it cost less to take a cab and eat on our own? It's two adults and a child. ($232)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
account4fun Posted June 8, 2009 #2 Share Posted June 8, 2009 From the pier it's $18pp round trip and you arrange your pickup time with the driver. When we were leaving the mass amounts of RC people were all standing around waiting for the buses and we breezed right by in our cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Islander Posted June 12, 2009 #3 Share Posted June 12, 2009 The published rate for Frederiksted to Carombola is $27 for 1 or 2 people and $11 pp for 3+ people. One way. So yes you can do it on your own. The beach is well maintained, has lots of palm trees, very tropical looking. The water area is rocky in places, largely the whole right side when facing the water. The left side has some more sandy spots, for swimming. --Islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompson4131 Posted June 18, 2009 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Does the beach at Carambola offer wave runner rentals, banana boat rides or any other activities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Islander Posted June 18, 2009 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2009 There aren't any watersports on Carambola except for the dive shop. --Islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompson4131 Posted June 18, 2009 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2009 There aren't any watersports on Carambola except for the dive shop. --Islander Thank you!!! We were looking for a quiet place to relax while visiting the island on Aug. 8, 2009 during our AOS cruise. I'm definately going to book the tour option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted July 11, 2009 #7 Share Posted July 11, 2009 No matter what port of call, I have NEVER found the taxi rates to be more than taking a cruise tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveScotland Posted July 30, 2009 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I don't know about costs, etc. What I do know is that Carambola is a beautiful resort, and the beach is lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggyparsnips Posted October 21, 2009 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Hi everyone, Can anyone tell me if Carambola Beach gets busy? I see the cruise ships go there and can't think of any thing worse than coach loads of people arriving! We will be in St Croix in December on Millennium. Does anyone know any beautiful quiet beaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Islander Posted October 22, 2009 #10 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Carambola is usually really quiet. Yes cruise ship tours go there but cruise ship folks also go other places... stay in Frederiksted, beach close to Frederiksted like Rainbow or Sandcastle, or to Cane Bay, or an island tour, charter... etc. so they spread out. There will be more people than usual at Carambola with the ship people but its a long beach so should be fine. Sandcastle which is also often asked about on this board, its part of the west end shore of beaches on St. Croix... so you can walk a bit further down the beach if you want fewer people. The west shore is basically one long sandy shoreline with different names given to different segments. Try a beach guide for St. Croix for more information: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=st.+croix+beach+guide+%2B+west&aq=f&oq=&aqi=. --Islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggyparsnips Posted October 25, 2009 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thanks Islander that's really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcroixmom Posted October 27, 2009 #12 Share Posted October 27, 2009 We were at Carambola today and theMelumium was in port. The beach only had a macx of 10 people. It is usually not crowded and has lots of beach chairs. Carambola beach is in my opinion the most beautiful beach on the island. It is going to be less crowded than Cane bay by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah000 Posted November 3, 2009 #13 Share Posted November 3, 2009 We were at Carambola just this past Saturday and it was wonderful! We took a cab for $18 per person round trip from the pier. We originally told the driver we wanted to snorkel at Cane Bay, but he suggested we go here instead because it was better. Lots of north winds made the water rough that day so we were unable to snorkel, but we didn't mind! It was very relaxing. There's not really any activity on the beach besides sunning and swimming, so it was very quiet. I would say the chair to person ratio was 3:1. I'm not sure if it is that empty all the time, but we had no problem finding a good spot. Did not have to pay for chairs either, so we just picked two and moved them where we wanted. The restaurant there was good also..typical beach food. We had no real idea what to do in St. Croix, but we're glad we chose this beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach spring Posted November 9, 2009 #14 Share Posted November 9, 2009 My DH claims this was our best beach. Actually, it wasn't because we didn't stay on the beach. Maybe it was because the tide was in but there seemed to be little beach and the water was rough. This was Oct. 27, a Tuesday. So we went to the pool and lounged there several hours. Absolutely wonderful, relaxing, and we pretty much had the water to ourselves, although there were several others from the Millie there also. Pool is huge and has noodles and rafts. And the best pina coladas! We were approached by a local from whom I purchased a hematite bracelet. If you go to the Carambola, go into the gift shop and chat with Ann. She was so sweet and generous! We had left the ship to head to Cane Bay Beach, but the woman on pier in an "official" tent selling tickets said we would like Carambola better. May have been a racket, probably, but we did enjoy our day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elysams Posted November 19, 2009 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I will be travelling with kids 13 and 16 and they would like a beach that has activities on it--ie snorkling equipment, boats... AND food---Any ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elysams Posted November 19, 2009 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Does anyone know if you go to Carombola beach, is it on the grounds of the Carombola Beach Resort? and are there any facilities, food, or watersports avail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elysams Posted November 20, 2009 #17 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Is Carombola beach on the grounds of the hotel? and can you use the facilities if it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Islander Posted December 24, 2009 #18 Share Posted December 24, 2009 elysams - Rainbow Beach might have jet skis and some other things, don't think they have small boats. Don't know of any beaches on St. Croix that rent small boats. At Carombola Resort the beach is Davis Bay, you pass through/around the resort to get to the beach. There is food/drink at the hotel resturant. There is a dive shop there but they don't have watersports. --Islander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Faith Posted February 9, 2010 #19 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Does anyone know how long the drive is to Carambola? We would like to just get a taxi instead of doing an excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stxman Posted February 10, 2010 #20 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I will be travelling with kids 13 and 16 and they would like a beach that has activities on it--ie snorkling equipment, boats... AND food---Any ideas Islander is correct, Rainbow beach is your best bet for what you are looking for. they have Jet Ski's, ATV tours, kayak rentals, snorkeling, beach vollyball, and an onsite resturaunt/bar. its $6.00 per person round trip taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyCT Posted February 10, 2010 #21 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Absolutely wonderful, relaxing, and we pretty much had the water to ourselves... We had left the ship to head to Cane Bay Beach, but the woman on pier in an "official" tent selling tickets said we would like Carambola better. May have been a racket, probably, but we did enjoy our day. I don't think the Carambola-supporter was a racket - we originally intended to go to Cane Bay, took one look and asked the taxi driver to take us to Carambola instead. Carambola was bigger, prettier, much less crowded, you name it... all that we wanted in a Carib. beach! Glad we went there :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumatra Posted February 16, 2010 #22 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Is there a day pass or we pay chairs and other stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickiw0318 Posted February 17, 2010 #23 Share Posted February 17, 2010 We were there last week as part of the ship's tour and loved it. Since we were there as part of a package, I don't know how it works for those who just arrive. Our excursion inlcuded chairs and a nice lunch. It is very quiet and very beautiful. Hope we'll be able to return one day. I'd suggest you call the resort to ask how it works for "drop-ins". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenAndDan Posted February 26, 2010 #24 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If you are interested in going to Carambola but don't want to take the ship's excursion, I would suggest contacting the resort to make sure you will be able to do what you want to do. We were just looking for a beach and the response we got was something like we can use the public part but can't use any of the facilities or chairs or anything and since there is a ship excursion they won't be selling any day passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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