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SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/01/2016 10:22 AM
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Daily Herald story This can only be good for the SXM economy. I would personally love for a more mainstream cruise line to home port in SXM..
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/01/2016 11:14 AM
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I don't think there's any way they would home port one of the mammoth ships. Much more likely some of the older ships, under 2000 pax or so.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/01/2016 12:18 PM
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I'm assuming that your post is in jest, but home porting more ships in SXM will be good for the local economy.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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It means that the cruise starts and ends in SXM. I believe the location is adjacent to the current cruise port.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/01/2016 11:21 PM
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That's why it is a head scratcher. We have a cruise booked out of San Juan in Febuary and we can fly down and back from Nashville on the departure and arrival dates if we want to push it. At the least we can use points to stay in Brand hotels to offset. SXM would be a long travel day plus hotel and crazy custom lines on return. Have always had no lines or hassles in SJU.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/02/2016 09:03 AM
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For a more experienced cruiser, or one with a bit more time, it is a really neat thing to be able to combine a cruise with a land stay on an island, versus Miami, etc. And they are doing some air charters from Charles de Gaulle airport to SXM for the Pullmanteur (sp!!) cruises. Plus it is a much different experience to be on many islands south of SXM on an under 2000 pax ship, versus on one of the behemoths. Many of those islands really are just not set up to accept that many pax.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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There is ZERO advantage, to just go on the cruise. The advantage is to be able to stay a few extra days on either end. THAT'S why I'm saying this will be an advantage for the SXM economy, from the hotel stays, restaurants, cabs, car rentals, etc, NOT just the home porting itself. The home porting itself is more of a drain on resources.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/03/2016 02:33 AM
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GaKaye said: Just remember that those of us who post three week reports are older than dirt. Ouch! But true. And funny.
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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GaKaye said: Just remember that those of us who post three week reports are older than dirt. Speak for yourself, dearie. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: SXM preparing to home port more ships
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12/03/2016 10:57 AM
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How old do you have to be to qualify as "older than dirt"? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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