Having been to St Thomas before we decided after looking at the ports of call boards (Great resource) that we wanted to take the ferry over to Cinnamon Bay in St Johns. It was the highlight of our cruise. Beautiful beach and knowing what to expect from the boards helped tremendously. We got back to the ship in time to do a little shopping outside the ship

St. Thomas

I had researched Eli's Eco tour from the information I found on the Ports of call boards & wasn't disappointed. The tour picked us up right on the dock near the Gem where we literally drove up to 3 other beaches to pick up other passengers. Then we got a tour of the island, got to visit & climb Devil's bridge, short hike up bird island where the views were great, had a nice lunch & then went snorkeling. We didn't have much time to do anything else there once we returned. My DD bought a necklace from one of the vendors. But let me add once you get out of the "ship dock area" and into the marketplace it's usually chaotic with people trying to sell you tours, taxis or goods, so be prepared. Being originally from NY I can handle it, but if you look like a sheep you will be easy pickings.

Antigua

Very central to ship. If you think you want to be in a steady cabin, this is a good spot. It is the main hallway for disembarkation for most Caribbean ports though so it can be a high traffic area during those times.

Will be looking closer at the tradeoff from going out of NY & being on the ship for so long down & back with cold days on both ends to flying to Florida & being warm immediately but having airline/hotel/transportation costs.Heading back: It was very windy off Florida so no bbq by the pool & upper decks were closed, by the 2nd day back it was pretty cold, 70mph winds & 20ft waves so we were rocking.

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