An amazing experience! Some complain it's too expensive, but the money is worth the entertainment value and luxury feel of this resort. Atlantis is a beautiful resort, casino, aquarium, and water park. If you don't enjoy water slides or swimming, it may not be worth it, but if you enjoy the luxury feel, it's a definite must do!

The worst experience I've ever had on a cruise. Yes, the beach is beautiful (so are many other beaches). However, it is not remotely relaxing with all the crowds, and the reality is it's an excuse for islanders to gouge you out of your money. We arrived and went to an area where it said $15/ride Magen's Bay. My wife and I got onto one of the buses, they drove us to the beach, we paid the fee to get in (a beach...really?), and then the rep. for the driver says $25 each person. I at first argued, saying the sign said $15 a ride. He counted up his huge roll of bills and shook his head without even looking at me saying 'I didn't write that sign.' My wife just begged me to pay him so we could get away from him (both he and the driver looked very thuggish). I paid him and called him an ass. He then became belligerent and threatened me. I was livid at his point: not only did he cheat us, lie (or the sign he didn't make did), and was completely rude when he told us to get off the bus, but he then threatened me when I called him what he was. I became confrontational until I noted three other islanders emerge from the crowd to surround me (I began to feel as though I was in Chicago or Detroit!) My wife panicked so I just pushed her behind me and backed away. I certainly wasn't going to be stupid about it, but the reality is these island people are trash. You can find it offensive. You can find it racist. You can believe I'm discriminatory. I don't care. I have never had a positive experience with them anywhere in the Caribbean, and this is exactly why. They have no class and care only for their dollars. I can respect one, not both.

After our terrible Magen's Bay islander experience, we needed some relaxation. We booked a snorkeling trip to Turtle Cove (I believe is the name). This was a much better experience. I was worried we'd get another low-life islander, but it turned out to be an American who just worked in St. Thomas. The experience was relaxing, we were given rum punch and a few snacks on board as we sailed out into the cove. We then jumped in (my wife didn't as she was afraid of sea creatures...I'm not sure why I paid for her...) and began to snorkel around a reef and sunken ship. It was great and just what we needed.

A much better island than St. Thomas. As I noted in my cruise review, it may be because it's a Dutch colony as opposed to the more typical Caribbean island. You can definitely see the wealth here. Nassau is third-world, St. Thomas is ghetto, but St. Maarten is beautiful. We didn't elect for an excursion as we just wanted to visit the island and town, and we enjoyed it. The beach here, while probably equally as crowded as Magen's Bay in St. Thomas, had a much different feel. It was more relaxing, fun, and just overall, happy. There was no surcharge to visit the beach, no islanders harassing you, and just a better culture. We would definitely return here; next time, we would choose an excursion.

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The Caribbean itself is really designed for people who want to lie on a beach or do water-related activities.Just keep in mind they are a different class of people and try not to let it detract from your experience in a beautiful setting.

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