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EdB said:
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LBI2SXM said:
My comment was not directed at you but EdB. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/sorry.gif" alt="" />


what is your point???? Sorry, i don't get what you are trying to say to me. you want to go to a place...bvi, sxm or wherever there are a lot of screaming kids, be my guest....but sxm has survived for many years before disney cruises made it a stop...and will survive for many more if those screaming kids and parents don't come. It is the cruise passengers that don't contribute a lot of money to the island...it is the people like us...the timeshare people that have gone every year for over twenty years....now stay for three weeks at a time...and eat every dinner, every lunch and rent every day a beach chair and umbrella that help support the island. I prefer not to be deafened by screaming children, and that marco polo stuff drives me (along with many other folks) totally wild. A nice quiet beach, soaking up the scenery and the rays is what makes me happy!!!!!!!!!


With over 2 million cruise ship visitors arriving last year, they spend a hell of a lot of money in St. Martin. Speaking for yourself is fine but many timeshare visitors have been here many times over the years and some sit in their timeshare and go out maybe once or twice for diner where they can get the cheapest drinks and the free appetizers. Maybe not all but many cook and eat in their timeshares. Many have done all the excursions over the years and do nothing but sit on the beach. Both contribute a lot of money to the economy of St. Martin. I am a business owner and I know. My business is 50 % hotel, timeshare and villa clients and 50% cruise ship passengers and their money is the same. Any loss is a loss for all of St. Martin.