Bill wrote:
> When we're in St. Thomas that what we plan to do Coki in the morning & then
> take a cab to Magen's Bay -- Been the Paradise Point -- beautiful "post
> card" view. BTW, I believe Coral World is right by Cokie Beach -- worth
> while? significant cost?
> "Mike" wrote in message
> news:hPsog.3206$pu3.78940@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
>> Bill wrote:
>>> This weekend we'll finally get to experience the Voyager Class ships --
>>> we're taking the itinerary that includes Aruba (Tuesday),
>>> Curacao(Wednesday), St. Martin(Friday) and St. Thomas(Saturday) --Couple
>>> of questions : I believe previously the recommendation was to eat at
>>> Portofino's on Caribbean Night -- any idea of what night that would be ?
>>> When in Aruba we're planning to take the Ship three hour tour of the
>>> island -- any thoughts of where to go in the afternoon for some
>>> swimming/snorkeling -- thanks as always
>>>
>>> Bill W.
>> St Thomas -you really should go to Coki Beach. It is beautiful. Water is
>> clear as a bell, you can rent snorkel equipment plus they have an
>> underwater observatory. It is beautiful. We did Coki in the morning before
>> the crowds hit then did a little shopping at Havensight mall in the
>> afternoon then took the sky ride to Paradise Point. do not miss that it is
>> a highlight.
>> Here's some links - >
>>
>> St Thomas Paradise Point - > http://paradisepointtramway.com/
>> St Thomas Beach guide - > http://www.vinow.com/stthomas/beaches_stt/
>>
>>
>> St Maarten:
>> You can pick up a cab and head to Simpsons Bay beach if you like. The Jets
>> land at the airport right over the beach and it is something to see
>> really. Here's a link for you: http://www.experiencestmaarten.com/
>> Get some Guavaberry. Its quite nice.
>
>
Yeah Coral World is right there and its only around $20. They have a web
site and I found a coupon on it somewhere as I recall- >
http://www.coralworldvi.com/. If you pay the fee you can re-enter as
many times as you want and you get a locker for a couple bucks so great
spot to lock up the camera and money while you're on the beach. We
didn't go into Coral World and I kick myself for not but we just didn't
have enough time. We left our valuables on the beach and asked some
fellow cruisers to keep an eye on them while we were in the water. We
did the same for someone else too so it worked out well. You can rent
snorkel equipment there for $10.
Coki is about 30 mins by cab from the ship and Magens Bay is around 40
mins maybe so you may end up spending more time riding cabs than
actually enjoying St Thomas. Not sure how long of a ride it is from Coki
to Magens Bay but if it was me I'd pick one spot or the other and enjoy
the day there. I've never been to Magens Bay but from what I've been
told its beautiful but gets crowded there.
I have some pics of Coki and St Thomas on my web server here at my house
- I'll send you the link if you are interested - is your email address
in the post your real one? I dont want to post it here publicly.
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