Riviera, twice the passengers of Regatta, still a good choic - Eastern Caribbean "Ports" Review by roch342

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roch342's Port Reviews of St. Maarten, Barbados, Antigua, St. Lucia, San Juan, St. Barts
Riviera cruise in November 2012

Member Name:	roch342
Cruise Date:	November 2012
Embarkation:	Miami
Destination:	Eastern Caribbean
Member Review:	roch342's Riviera Review

	St. Maarten Port Rating: Booked an excursion through Island Marketing Ltd, on the web, St. Maarten's Trade Winds Sailing with Passat: snorkeling on a 100 year old Dutch schooner, with lunch and wine included. Good pick up arrangements, no snafus, fair snorkeling, excellent lunch, good companions, lots of laughs. Entry to water by narrow, rusty ladder was only really difficult part.
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	Barbados Catamaran Tour Rating: Again, booked thru Island Marketing Ltd, and very satisfactory. Two snorkel stops, first to see turtles (in the rain), then a wreck and reef which was enjoyable and plenty long. Ocean water was warmer that the rain! Drinks were available.
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	Antigua Port Rating: Found a cab, went to a beach, snorkeled, came back in plenty of time
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	St. Lucia Port Rating: Excursion we had booked on web (no deposit) fell thru for lack of numbers, so we hired a taxi who took us to a beach about 30 mins from port and stayed to wait for us for over an hour while we snorkeled a couple of times. Returned to ship for lunch.
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	San Juan Port Rating: There's a nice free trolley that runs around old San Juan, so first we walked around the docks a while, chatting with tall ship residents, then up to nearby fort for a look around (if you are a senior, take your national parks membership card and you get in free). From there we took trolley to second fort, toured again, then walked back to the port, browsing shops en route. Felt safe, enjoyed the views, maps from the ship were a great help. Later, my husband left ship again and took ferry ride across the bay to San Juan, returned on same ferry and enjoyed the outing.
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	St. Barts Port Rating: Walked from port to Shell Beach where we have snorkeled before, and had an enjoyable time--about 15 mins each way, and easy to find. Wear shoes of some sort for walking on beach.
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