St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles - We took a cab over to Orient Beach on our own. It's really easy - just walk off the ship and there is a taxi station with cabs shuttling people to a selection of beaches… organized very well. The beach is gorgeous! Please note, it is a topless beach and one section of the beach is completely nude. There are lots of beach bars and places to rent chairs and umbrellas. For a great, affordable beach day, Orient is a good choice. We arranged to have the same cab driver bring us back at 3pm. 


St. Maarten

St. Lucia – This was our 2nd time to St. Lucia and we loved it the first time. Just as good in round 2. We booked with Cosol Tours. We did a full day tour where we got a little of everything. You board a bus and get a tour of the island, stopping at places for pictures, shopping and trying all kinds of food. We stopped at this one scenic area and had a buffet of St. Lucian foods to sample. This was just sooo much fun. They have one bus that is strictly dedicated to hauling all kinds of beverages, including alcohol. We were drinking the rum punch and enjoying. They stop at a banana plantation and you get to eat a banana right off of the tree. They take you to the active volcano and waterfalls where you can take pictures. Then they take you to a beach where you board a small boat to a beach area between the Pitons (these are the 2 mountains that the island is famous for). We didn’t rent chairs or an umbrella here because we only had one hour and the prices were steep. Instead, we found some shade, put down our towels and relaxed. I snorkeled in this roped off area and it was fantastic – lots to see! The Cosol guides are really informative and friendly. After taking the small boat back to the buses, they stop off for some fresh bread and cheese sandwiches. This sounds odd but they are delicious! We then took a loooooooong ride back to the cruise ship. This excursion was another high point of our vacation. Go Cosol! 


St. Lucia

Barbados – I really wanted to do the Turtle Snorkel excursion in Barbados. Unfortunately, I waited too long to book with the private company of my choice and was only left with one choice: Glory Tours. We had a tour of the island and then we were taken to a boat to do the shipwreck/turtle snorkel. The tour of the island was nice… Bathsheba is a beach on the east side of the island. It’s rocky and known for great surfing and photo shoots – very beautiful! We also went to a few other places including Cherry Tree Hill (with Mahogany trees). It was a bit cloudy out so we couldn’t get great pictures. The snorkel with turtles was kind of a let-down. You basically get dumped off a boat with dozens of other people from your boat and a bunch of others. Everybody is bunched together trying to get a glimpse of a turtle. For some reason there were hardly any turtles around! There was one big one that we saw briefly. After that, we saw 2 other little ones… or maybe it was the same one? Who knows. It was cool swimming with them, even with 500 people kicking you and swarming around the few turtles. You then get back on the boat and get dumped off again at the shipwreck. Same thing as before (swarms of people). Shipwreck wasn’t too interesting but there was some good snorkeling. When we got back to shore we realized there were limited changing rooms and some issue with a malfunctioning toilet which monopolized the men’s room. Our guide seemed to become irritated with a few members of our group because of their wet bathing suits and it kind of killed the atmosphere on the way back. I understand that they don’t want wet bathing suits in their vehicles, and the situation could have been easily handled if the guide just asked people politely. We then returned to the ship. Glory Tours was very reasonably priced. You get what you pay for. 


Barbados

Grenada – We took a cab with some fellow Cruise Critic peeps to the Aquarium restaurant at Magazine Beach. This is a stunning beach with a really nice restaurant. Great bar and facilities. We had a fun day relaxing in the sun (actually shade) and swimming in the water. Thank you Kevin and Martha for the great recommendation. Snorkeling is available there. We had already snorkeled three times, so we wanted a break. We heard it was good stuff! 


Grenada

Curacao – For the most part, we like to do excursions and beaches at Caribbean ports of call. We heard that Curacao had a beautiful town, Willemstad, so we decided to do a walking tour of the city on our own. This city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (like the Great Wall of China) and it is really something to see. Colorful buildings with unique architecture. The city is really walkable and interesting. I recommend that you spend some time exploring this city with a camera in hand. They have an impressive pontoon bridge that swings open and closed to let boats through. After spending the day walking around we returned to the ship early to get a chair on the pool deck and some lunch. We’ll be back to Curacao! 


Curacao

Aruba – We went to Palm Beach to spend the day. The beach is lovely with white, fine sand. There are resorts lining the beach and you have to walk a bit to find a vendor with chairs and umbrellas available. Not sure if we were unlucky, but it took us a while and when we did find someone we paid a fortune for 2 chairs and an umbrella ($45!!). We were had! Well, it had to happen sooner or later. But it was a great day at the beach! Cab ride from the cruise pier is an additional 20 bucks. I think I could return to Aruba to one of the resorts (Westin was beautiful!)… that is if I can resist booking another cruise. 


Aruba

Our cabin was right off the Grand Foyer and the staff directed us there.  We were in 3065, which is an Oceanview Stateroom.  It had a large porthole for a window and a flat-screen LCD TV.  The room was decorated tastefully.  The size seemed pretty standard.  I had a balcony on the Summit over the summer and definitely missed it!  We had no problem with storage and the room was in good condition.

The two sea days were at the end of the cruise, and we felt like we could have used another one somewhere in the beginning of the cruise just to unwind.We both love taking cruises, but researching, planning, talking about cruises is one of my favorite things in the world - so I am a true "cruise nerd.

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