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Back from another Island & missing SXM.
the captain
2 hours ago
A month ago today, our family embarked on a medical mission/ecotourism trip to Madagascar. I was fortunate an old college professor who sparked my interest 30 years ago. Amazing rainforests and lemurs abound. I can't say enough about seeing the lemurs in their element. Truly a gem of a place that needs its wildlife to be tendered after.
But what an experience, not for the faint at heart. As it was winter there, the temps ranged from 50 at night to 73 during the day. Needless to say, SXM is calling us back!
One thing I was curious to ask y'all, and I think I asked this a while back, but doesn't it seem that inflation hasn't hit the same in SXM?
20 years later, the rum punch at Driftwood is $7 and without shrinkflation, I saw that rum being poured!
The most indulgent meal at a popular restaurant in Antananarivo was for:
1 app, 4 entrees (including duck breast w fois gras!), 1 dessert and a bottle of Rhone.... for $110 USD!!! (meanwhile, on Long Island last night, 1 salad, 3 entrees (duck breast) and 2 cocktails, $162+tip.
I dont think it's as cheap in SXM but it seems like it's....relatively cheaper than the states, no?
Well, we are booked for our return back during presidents week. D'atelier, L'Comptoir, Driftwood, Villa Royale....Im salivating....
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Return after 10 years
ChunkyDunkin
2 hours ago
Doing a month mid Oct to mid Nov. Staying Orient Village
Questions:
Is the dollar accepted at par with euro in the Orient beach bars and the “old” Club O beach chairs/umbrellas?
How about shops in OV?
How much are the chair/umbrella guys charging per day? Do they still sell the multi-day rental packets at a discount? cash or do they accept credit cards as in past?
Do you still grab open chairs when you get there or find the guys and request - Club O beach.
Is the Perch still there or a similar?
Can I bring my own libations or is that frowned upon? Staying within walking distance.
Is there a replacement for the old Baywatch which became Andy n Cheryl’s?
Thanks, Doug
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National Park discussion re granting luxury cruise line private access to The Baths
Naxos
Yesterday at 03:29 PM
Long time VG visitor here. After the Travel and Leisure article which “discovered” VG the parks trust is in negotiations with a cruise line for private access from 9-12 on 9 days during the season as well as raining the entry fee to the Baths to 10$ or more.
Closing it to the public has potential ramifications of monetizing the parks through the region and restricting public access.
The Trust maintained that revenue is needed. Just returned from Bonaire where there is a national park fee for visitors entering the marine reserve waters . Why not just collect a visitors fee?
Just my thought
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2027 Ferry Schedule??
ggffrr11
08/14/2026 12:10 PM
Next Feb, mid week, we're arriving on the famed Delta: Atl to STT ~ 3:05 pm flight. In the past, I've always hurried to the ferry for the 4:00 pm Charlotte Amalie to Road Town venture. Trying to verify a "later (5:00 or 5:30) midweek ferry" back up plan. But some of the internet listings are from 2025. There will only be 2-3 of us / no private ferry $$ options. Any thoughts? thx, rrs
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Jet Blue fares
timnboston
08/13/2026 05:13 PM
From SXM there is only one non-stop flight to Boston, and that's on Jetblue - so I monitor the fare on Google fights. Since they have a monopoly, it's outrageously expensive ($1,000.00 give or take) but occasionally there is a price drop that makes it almost reasonable for the convenience. For the past couple of weeks, the fare has shifted by hundreds of dollars both up and down every couple of days, but always averaging out in the $10000 range. None of the other Jetblue fares have moved at all (all this if for January) I'm trying to understand what could account for such wild price swings on this one flight only. Anybody have any theories?
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Getting around St. Martin
calle313
08/12/2026 07:01 AM
Hi!
We are going to St Martin for our first time in December (to Orient beach), and are staying for two weeks. We plan to rent a car for about 4-5 days in the middle of our vacation to get around and explore the island.
For the days that we don´t have access to our own car, what are our best options to travel to places nearby Orient, like Grand Case or Marigot? Maybe we want to shop at Super U (at Hope estate), or are grocery stores equally good in Orient?
Taxis - How much (roughly) is a one-way trip for two persons between Orient and Grand Case? Do we need to book before, or are there taxis available to just stop in Orient and Grand Case? How does the app "SXM TAXI" work, is it recommended to use it?
Busses - As I have read, there are private minivans that operate on both sides of the island. How often do they traffic during daytime and in the evenings? Are the marked in any way, so they are easily spotted? Where in Orient do they stop? Is it recommended to travel with them at all?
We appreciate any tips and suggestions!
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AA is adjusting schedules, cutting slights
RatmansWife
08/11/2026 02:45 PM
We found out this week that our early December flights are changed. We had booked two different miles flights. We got hit with a double whammy: American has cut almost half the direct flights from Memphis to Miami, and they have cut BVI flights. Some days now have three flights to Tortola.
Fortunately we had booked the second set of flights last week. Oddly, the business class fare for one person was 42k points. When we tried to book two seats, it rose to 43.5k each. Being cheapskates, we booked me a seat, then went to book one for Ratman. The price rose to 65k miles! So he booked an economy seat. We were hoping the business seat price would drop and he could rebook, but it's actually gone up. With their credit card he gets more leg room and one checked bag.
I looked yesterday, and didn't see any 10k last minute miles seats; cheapest is now 19k. Southwest does have reasonable miles tickets to STT. So we're looking into chartering to Beef Island from there.
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