Long walk from ship to bus so beware if you have trouble walking long distances. Roads are very bumpy and you drive through very depressed areas of the island to get to the plantation. High tea was very nice and house was interesting - pretty estate, but once you have seen it there would be no reason to return. We had to switch buses to get up to the plantation due to the narrow roads - this was a hardship for those with walkers, etc. and plantation has uneven grounds and steps, so beware.

Nothing special about this stop except the name. two tiny shops to buy junk and post cards in and the post office to mail your cards from.

Tour of island was nice - saw lots of new development and some of the areas where the locals live

Rum factory was okay - we got a small sample of rum cake and you could buy rum there but guide said it was the same price at the dock, so stop was nothing special.

Our tour guide was confused as to where he was to take us so we went to the dolphin experience across the road instead. we questioned him and finally he called his dispatcher who took 20 minutes to get us wrist bands so we could walk across the road to see the turtle farm. This was the highlight of the tour and worth the time - we only got 20 minutes there and arrived back at the dock very close to final boarding, which meant we had no time to shop at the dock and had to stand in a long line to get back on board the ship, but we are glad we spoke up and insisted to the guide that he was wrong and we were supposed to see the turtle farm.

Great way to see the island - we shared a jeep with a German couple that spoke little English - and we do not speak German - we smiled a lot at each other but had a great time with them. He drove so we could sit back and enjoy the scenery. We stopped for lunch of frajitas - good but not great.

Very disappointing - we had to enter the water via a horrible rocky area - sunny day became overcast when we got to snorkeling part of tour and we saw very few fish and no coral. Guide insisted that this was the only place on the island to snorkel, which we found hard to believe. At end of this part of tour the guide informed us that we tourists are the only form of income they have and that they need our tips - we found this very offensive. we paid for the tour and tipping should be optional, not mandatory. we did not tip!

Cabins: always very clean - staff was friendly but not gushy. We rarely saw our cabin steward since we were the last cabin he cleaned each day, but we knew where to find him and he was very pleasant. The cabin was decorated in warm burgandy colors and when those drapes were closed we had no idea what time it was and could sleep as late as we wanted to. Plenty of closet storage and suitcases fit under the beds. Bathroom was a typical ship-board bathroom. We felt the cabin was a bit wider than previous ones we have had and the deck on the back of the ship was twice the size of past balconies.

Nice but each game was a cover all with only one prize - they took so long to start because purchasing bingo sheets is a manual process for the staff.Overall impression: We had a great time and would definitely sail on the Divina again for their Western Caribbean itinerary I think the Eastern Caribbean itinerary needs a bit of work before i would take that cruise - not enough islands and one of them is San Juan (yuk!

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