Caribbean Cruise greatly reduced!

Author Message   Diane Rasulis Member Username: Didi Post Number: 38 Registered: 03-2007 Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 04:09 pm:    For St. Lucia we booked a catammarran tour to Marigot Bay (Dr. Doolitle was filmed there). We had sailed a 44 ft. sailboat into the bay many years ago and wanted to see how it changed. Really enjoyed that tour. Barbados is know for their monkeys, we toured a wildlife park and surrounding area via a truck. It was great. St. Thomas is a shoppers paradise, been there many times and haven't taken a tour lately. The cable car up to a neat bar was fun.   Sandor Ketzis Intermediate Member Username: Siamk Post Number: 128 Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 12:13 am:    Diane, Thanks. Your cruise is the one we wanted to do, but this one came up, really cheap, at a time we could go. Sort of like space-a: go when you can, where ever you can. We are staying in San Juan the night before the cruise, but we've booked at Ft. Buchanan for the night after the cruise, so we have an extra full day. We don't get to St. Kitts or Dominica (hear Dominica is beautiful). Our cruise does go to St. Thomas, St. Lucia and Barbados. Are there any particular sights or excursions on those islands that you really liked?   Diane Rasulis Member Username: Didi Post Number: 37 Registered: 03-2007 Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 01:31 pm:    We cruised on Carnival and visited St. Thomas, St Kitts, St Lucia Dominica, all beautiful countries. Ft. Buchanan's lodging is like a really nice motel and includes a continental breakfast. The Bx is nearby and has a food court, where we ate. The lodge is quite a way from the port but the price of a hotel in San Juan was greater than the cost for the lodge(ElCaney) and rental car. We used Hertz.   Sandor Ketzis Intermediate Member Username: Siamk Post Number: 127 Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 01:17 am:    Diane, What cruise did you take? Which islands? Any recs for things you liked? We did this so last minute, it is a rush trying to figure out the rest of the trip.   Sandor Ketzis Intermediate Member Username: Siamk Post Number: 126 Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 01:15 am:    Lee, We didn't really get cheap flights, but from BWI (Baltimore) we got flts for around $250.00 RT. Could have gotten them much cheaper another time, but not for the cruise. We figured the cruise was such a good deal, we would go for the airfare anyway, and we wanted to get there a day early and stay a day after the cruise.   Sandor Ketzis Intermediate Member Username: Siamk Post Number: 125 Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 01:12 am:    Diane, I was just about to book a hotel, but had thought of Ft. Buchanan also. What are their facilities like? How far is it from the port? Do we really need a car if we stay closer to the port? What did you see in SJ? Any other advice? Thanks   Diane Rasulis Member Username: Didi Post Number: 36 Registered: 03-2007 Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 09:41 pm:    Spirit Airlines goes from Ft. Lauderdale to Puerto Rico. You can get to Miami easily from Ft. Lauderdale, if needed. Also, we stayed at FT. Buchanan, pre cruise. Rented a car at airport and dropped it off near the port.   Roger Johnson Advanced Member Username: Rwjohn6 Post Number: 287 Registered: 05-2008 Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 12:28 pm:    Did you try Airtran and Jetblue   Lee Russler Intermediate Member Username: Lrusslerjr Post Number: 89 Registered: 11-2007 Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 11:48 am:    Sandor, How do you get a cheap flight to San Juan? I've tried and can't find anything less than around $300 from Miami. This is a nice opportunity to cruise if you can get to the PR. Lee   Sandor Ketzis Intermediate Member Username: Siamk Post Number: 122 Registered: 05-2005 Posted on Monday, March 15, 2010 - 03:16 am:    We booked last week a seven night cruise, departing SJ on March 21, on Caribbean Princess at the astoundingly low price of $299.00. Tonight, they reduced it even lower to $199.00. It is number 17848 on the vacationtogo website.