Perfect in every way (land and sea) Always sunny and always safe:) Best excursion by far is the power rafting!! It's not scary or rough....the crew couldn't be beat!

St. Maarten

The activity was fun but the crew of young guys wasn't very engaging. They answered questions about themselves, when asked, but didn't care to engage in conversations with the paying customers. They were all friends and temporarily stationed in St Kitts so they mingled amongst themselves and other than pointing/yelling like a lifeguard does to elementary aged children-that was the extent of the experience. They were sure to remind everyone that they appreciated tips....wishing for them and working for them are two different things.

Paradise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hands-down, the best beaches in the Caribbean!!!!!!!!

They took what used to be the best excursion (Land and Sea to Soufriere) and split it into two mediocre excursions:( In the past you got to: drive around more than half the island, walk the rainforest, view a waterfall, walk to the springs/volcanoe area and enjoy a Catamaran ride back to the ship complete with a buffet and open bar on the catamaran. Now you have to choose between the two (we were confused so we asked the Cruise ship agent just to be sure)- rainforest with the waterfall OR sulpher springs with the catamaran (with a big chunk of your time eating lunch in the forest....with way too much down time.) Plus it ALWAYS rains when we are there....then we pulled the catamaran into a bay for "snorkeling" right before the end, but local fisherman had hundreds of feet of netting spread around the bay (monopolizing it) so no one could swim or snorkel....most people just helped pull the fishing nets in.....lots of fun! It was either that or sit on the catamaran while swarms of merchants hounded you to purchase their handmade items.

Swimming with the turtles was neat but with 40 people crowding around 8-10 turtles, it was a bit over-rated. If 20 minutes out of 4 hours is spent swimming with the turtles, don't title it "Swimming with turtles." It was a catamaran ride and the turtles weren't even "guaranteed" according to our captain-LOL. Barbados always rains (for the past 3 times we've been) and the island offers nothing special. Don't even try to wander off because it's a bit scary....We had several people walk right up to us, talking really loudly and aggressively wanting to stop us (?) The unemployment rate isn't great and it's obvious with how we were approached...and how the prices kept going up when we asked.

Kitts-disappointing dark/volcanic sand and dry island, Antigua-top-notch beaches (not land), St.what used to be one great excursion (land and sea to soufriere) is now split into two mediocre excursions:(, Barbados.....

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