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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Many of the taxis are full size customized vans so finding something for 8 people will not be a problem. There should be a line of taxis at the pier. Find a driver and vehicle and tell them what you want to do, negotiate a price and you should be set. Agree on specific times and ask about making payment and tip when you are returned to the ship, this way you are assured the same driver will work with you the entire trip.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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04/25/2019 09:38 AM
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Regarding how many ships in port, scroll UP this page and there is a link to the cruise schedule.
As far as traffic, best bet is to take advice from your cabbie as to when you need to head back. They are best able to know current traffic conditions.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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u shud be able to rent a van from a car rental and they cud probably met u as u get off the boat How about using the spell check feature. Just a suggestion.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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You know Scubaman, I have seen you make a few typos in the past, so not sure you're the best one to be making that statement.
Regardless, I use Edge as a browser and it AUTOMATICALLY underlines a word if it is misspelled on TTOL. It doesn't help if you type in the total wrong word, but it is a very useful feature. Try it. You might like it.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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I also use Edge. It catches misspells, but not grammar & wrong words (your instead of you're, to instead of too, dingy instead of dinghy, for example). "Just a suggestion".
I'm going where the weather suits my clothes.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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There are many full sized taxi vans that will accommodate 12 or more passengers. There would be no need for 2 vehicles if the party secured a van and with one vehicle it should be less $$ than taking two. According to the port schedule one can access from TTOL, the Adventure of the Seas docks at approx. 7:15am. Departure is listed as 18:00/6:00pm. I would think one could be off the ship no later than 8:00am so they would have a full day, if desired, to do what they want to do. PORT SCHEDULE
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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You will be fine getting a taxi van on your own, especially if you are off the ship fairly early. Taxis are very plentiful.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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I would suggest taking a tour from the ship excursions. It might be a bit more expensive, but if there are any problems encountered during your tour, the ship will wait for you. If you choose to do your own tour, you are on your own and if you do not get back in time for any reason , the ship will sail without you. Then it becomes very expensive as you have to fly on your own dime to catch the ship at the next port. I have been on the ship many times and while sailing away I have seen people running to get to the ship only to realize it was away from the dock and on its way!
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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04/25/2019 10:25 PM
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Elizabeth--I would agree with you if she was talking about going to Anguilla or St Barts, etc. However, to go to Simpson Bay, absolutely no reason to book a ship excursion, especially for that many people, with the comparable cost.
That said!!! To the original poster, I don't think I would plan to go to El Zafiro because they do ship excursions there, with around 100 people with the big ships. The experience will NOT be what you are expecting. The beach will be JAM packed with people. I would go to Mary's Boon instead. The chairs will be much further apart and the food and service should be better than El Zafiro, frankly on most any day, but especially on a day when there is a cruise ship excursion there. OR head to Mullet or somewhere on the French side.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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I know people who missed the boat coming back from Orient Beach so it does happen. Taxi showed up late for their return and they got caught in traffic. Just saying it could be risky but they have to be willing to take that chance.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Get real lighten up Scubaman ,no one is writing an official paper
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Chill, people! Relax. Enjoy. Try not to get tense about ‘stuff’ that really doesn’t matter all that much. Perhaps not grammatically correct, but we mostly all got the idea........
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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04/26/2019 08:52 AM
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Elizabeth--we've been on over 30 cruises and know the drill. Years ago, we were on the last tender back to the ship numerous times. Of course that shows you how long ago it was, that I'm even talking about a tender! Regardless, unless something catastrophic happens, no one should be afraid to use a taxi in SXM. Just don't cut it too close. If a person does only cruise ship excursions, you miss out on 95% of what the island is. Again, years ago, we got off the Norway (again, got to be YEARS ago!!) and took the White Squall to St. Barts for the day. No way I would do that now, but we were much younger and braver. To stay on SXM? Take a cab. Cost will be half, the experience will be double.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Do the cabs on SXM take credit cards anybody? Digging this up as I finally got an answer to this particular question. I just now spoke with a taxi driver friend and asked about this. He said some taxis at the port are set up to handle credit card transactions but not the majority of them. As far as your average taxi not working the port or the less "high tech" drivers, it will likely be cash.
J.D.
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Re: Royal Caribbean cruise SXM port May 1 taxi question
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Wendell--thanks for the note. Surprised to hear that regarding MB. It must have been a really big ship day, that day.
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