We sailed on the Eastern itinerary with stops in St. Maarten, St Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, and Barbados. We arrived the day before and stayed at the Courtyard Isla Verde. It's a nice property that allowed us to have some beach time before we boarded. As checkout was 11:00 we took a taxi then to the terminal.
At the terminal, we checked our bags quickly and then had to wait until after 12:00 for the doors to open to check in. It was chaotic at this time, and if I had to do it again I would arrive a few hours later once things settled down. Once in check in was quick and we were on board within 15 minutes of entering the building.
For the stops:
A standard D class balcony. The room is showing some wear and will benefit from the time in dry dock. The balcony does have a solid bottom that cannot be seen through and has a metal divider between the adjacent room preventing the balconies from being joined. We were aware of this, and this was a large part of the reason these are discounted.
The air conditioning in this cabin was adequate getting the room to 70 F overnight. We also had 6336, and the a/c in this room would go as low as a comfortable 67 F.
Tour was rained out. Spent some time in the port and returned to the ship. A nice relaxing afternoon.
Stayed at the Courtyard Isla Verde. A nice property on the beach that allowed some beach time before the cruise.