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Trip report eilandmens Yesterday at 08:56 PM A bit late but here is our trip report for our January trip. Flew United from Newark NJ. No problems easy entry on the 6th. Off to Simpson Bay Resort. We are at SBR because my son and his family had a great time last year there. They love the D Pool. Large and never crowded. He and his family needed a decompress vacay after a year where my granddaughter had many serious health issues which required medical travel. Last year they loved and wanted to return. Last year we booked thru BookingCom and had adjoining studio rooms on first floor. This year we booked directly with the resort, a big mistake!
At the time of booking, I requested adjoining studios at one building by Pool D. They said they would put a note on reservation. Ok I arrive at SBR one day before my son and find out we couldn’t get adjoining rooms but a studio in same building. Ok. we go and find out we are in separate building but close ok. When my son’s family check in, we ask again a find out that we have to move a day before we check out. Nobody told us at check in! Turns out that SBR has a fine print on there confirmation email embedded in a number of check in policy notes in very small print that if you are in a room on a Saturday or Sunday you may be relocated. SBR has no requirement for owners to maintain their reservation so if the owners say they are coming you will be asked to relocate. SO IF YOU ARE NOT AN OWNER AND BOOK A ROOM OVER A WEEKEND MORE THEN LIKELY YOU WILL HAVE MOVE TO ANOTHER ROOMAT Simpson Bay Resort. This is not great for customer satisfaction.

Enough complaining. The bottom line is my son’s family had a relaxing time. Had great meals at Mama’s in Porto Copecoy ( I had the sea bass special in a lemon butter sauce with capers the best tasting fish I ever had)-Great French inspired Italian food. Bamboo house was again very good. The salmon was great. Finally, Pardon My French by Jax was also very good -highly recommended. Both the Pre fixe and ala carte. I had the duck breast which was great with beef tartare as an app and chocolate mousse as a dessert.
Too many people at dinner to give a review of all the dishes. Safe to say the all enjoyed their meals.

We’ll be back at end March but not at SBR.

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From cruise ship for day of Anguilla mahokid 01/15/2026 10:21 PM Probably know all the responses, but family member arriving on a cruise and his significant other wants to visit friends staying at Moullihana on Anguilla

I am working on all the logistics even though my firm response was NO!!!

Has anyone every done this?

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Any problems getting on and off the island? Scotty 01/15/2026 09:59 PM Just curious. I read someone post that there are still people having problems getting on and off the island. Is that true? Are there still problems? Thanks.

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SXM Permission to Enter Form NumberCruncher 01/15/2026 08:06 PM Checking in for our trip to SXM , the American Airlines check in agent required a approval document that says we are allowed to travel to SXM. Thank goodness I printed out the confirmation emails for both of. He accepted the confirmation email and allowed us to travel.

The agent didn’t seem to know what the requirements were; but, he was not going to let us without it.

Detroit is usually a easy place to check in. I have not needed anything in ghe past. There must be misinformation circulating around the airline industry

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Customs and Imigration form NEsailor 01/15/2026 07:27 PM I and several friends will be traveling to the BVI in early Feb. I have a question about the Customs and Immigration online form. We will be flying into St Thomas, spending the night and then taking a ferry to Road Town. Our plan was to just show up at the ferry dock and take the next available ferry, when do we fill in the boat info?

looking fwd to the trip, any help will be appreciated.
Cheers

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Great Day In Maho Whale Tail 01/15/2026 01:21 AM SXMNorm, Dr Phil, WendyK and then Jax's

We started off the day with a prearranged meeting with SXMNorm at D's at 11am.
We have always wanted one of Norms glass creations and would always check out a souvenir shop on Airport Rd that sometimes carries his work but never to any avail. So last year my wife contacted him on his FB page because she saw one of his creations there and wanted to know how to purchase it. Shipping to Canada would have been risky for a glass creation, but discovered that we would be on island at the same time this trip. He arrived yesterday and we met him at D's. It was a pleasure to meet him and listen to vast knowledge of the island. Three hours well spent.

Then it was off to La Terrasse to meet with friends that stay there. Included in the group celebrating one of friends birthday was WendyK and Dr Phil from TTOL. We keep in touch with Dr Phil all year long and it was a great time at the pool bar. I knew that this meeting would go on for sometime but we still had to drive back to Simpson Bay. So I discreetly made a reservation on my phone at Jax's and left the party at 5:30. Which was my plan all along

The service was top notch!! At one time my napkin slid off my knees to the floor and before I could reach it a waiter picked it up and said I'll bring you a new one.
My wife ordered the Seafood Pasta, lobster, shrimp, clams, mussels with a White Cream Sauce.
I ordered, no not a cheeseburger this time

. I had the Filet Mignon with garlic and herb marinated roasted Broccoli, Cafe de Paris butter with Buttered Potato Puree.
Then for dessert we ordered Dessert Gourmand for 2 a tasting of their most popular desserts.

Couldn't have had a better day.

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Two questions JohnandBev 01/14/2026 05:21 PM Hi, returning for 3 wks in March/April on Orient Beach

Two Questions

Super U in Hope Estate - are they offereing 1:1 US to Euro for cash?

Boat transfer to Anguilla, in the past we have taken a private boat from the SXM airport dock to Blowing Point
Cannot remember the name of the company we used - any suggetions? NOo interested in the ferry from Marigot

Thanks
J&B

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Lambada to prickly pear from Simpson bay EllenL 01/14/2026 04:21 PM Happy New Year. We are going to be in St Martin in February. We have an interest in taking the Lambada cat to prickly pear from Simpson bay. Does anyone know if there is parking and also is there somewhere to at least get coffee. We need to be at the pier by 8:00 am. Any information will be so appreciative. We have gone to Anguilla before out of Arnse area but we are staying this week at the boon. Thank you in advance.
Paul and Ellen

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SXM Entry Form megamania 01/14/2026 01:01 AM I realize how to fill this form out, etc and their are some very good tips on any clitches. My question is,,,when will this system ever work correctly.
Firends of our arrived at airport today on Air Canada flight. They had all done the entry forms. But for one of them the kiosks where you go with entry form info would not accept it. So that person had to go to another line and answer all kinds of questions, show passport, etc. She said she was the last person out of airport . The exact same thing happened to us in Jan 2025. I had done the group entry form option. 5 of us....and two of the 5 had trouble with kiosks accepting it, so they had to go to another line as well and speak to someone. Just wondering if by chance there is a way to avoid this? Or if we are possibly doing something wrong. Hard to imagine when the rest of my group had no problem and zipped through, yet one had a problem. Just asking if anyone else experienced anything like this. Still and all,,,we made it to island and thats the best part.

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One More Trip To P'Burg Whale Tail 01/14/2026 12:27 AM We went to P'Burg for the last time this trip. I think. We did a little shopping had a drink or two with Alex at Nu Love on the Boardwalk and watched the cruisers walk by. Then we headed to Juggies to visit and then a Krave burger because we were disappointed with the first attempt. This time we ordered a double instead a single, it's not a patty, more like a smash burger. Now I'm happy, I just had a bowl of cereal this morning and a double Krave burger at noon. It's 8pm and still not really hungry but we are about to have some cheese and crackers and some olives for a snack. We stopped by the Amsterdam Cheese Store and picked up a few small wheels.

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