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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/19/2019 03:50 PM
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Agree with Fletch - depends on who you are flying with - e.g. a charter will meet you at your arrival gate, if you are ticketed through to cape air no need to go land side - if you are flying Air Sunshine you need to go land side, pick up luggage and go to their land side check in.
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/19/2019 08:43 PM
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THis year was the first year we did the STT route. I don't know if is was the fact we are both retired, the fact that we were staying in STT before and after, or the antidepressants, but the ferry seemed WAY more relaxed than flying to SJU -> EIS then ferry to VG
ETA - even with Flying BOS->SJU->STT - waited too long to make reservations
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/19/2019 09:12 PM
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THis year was the first year we did the STT route. I don't know if is was the fact we are both retired, the fact that we were staying in STT before and after, or the antidepressants, but the ferry seemed WAY more relaxed than flying to SJU -> EIS then ferry to VG
ETA - even with Flying BOS->SJU->STT - waited too long to make reservations Curious - was your BOS-SJU-STT on Jet Blue? Will likely book them for our May trip from Tampa — but the flight has a VERY short layover in SJU so unless it is the same plane? It could be interesting - how long was your layover at SJU?
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/20/2019 09:20 AM
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Don’t go through SJU as often as Jason, but often enough to say it’s working pretty well now. It suffered during the storms, and some of that damage is still visible, but the key things are functional and they’ve added some new restaurants.
You clear Customs on Tortola on the way down and in San Juan on the way back. You need about an hour to connect going down if your flights are on one ticket, about two hours coming back. We have gone through both the new, machine Immigration and the old manual Immigration hall, depending on the airline flown.
My niece made it from landing through machine Immigration, Customs, Agriculture and Security and to her next gate in twenty minutes. That’s fast. It’s worse on the weekends, holidays when Puerto Ricans travel home and if they make you go through arrival Agriculture, or if you don’t have TSA precheck.
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/20/2019 02:55 PM
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Jason - we heard earlier this year that delta bought seaborne... No, Silver acquired Seaborne, not Delta. See thread Re “New Aircraft for SJU-EIS“
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/21/2019 11:22 AM
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Thanks for the input. Have travelled quite a bit and am familiar with connection times for most major US hubs. I was specifically asking about SJU post Irma. We’ll be flying Delta - most likely with an overnight in ATL as getting from N Michigan to the Caribbean in one day is next to impossible. Would love to figure out how to avoid checked bags but with a sailing charter we end up with too much stuff - snorkel equipment, tervis tumblers, guide books, clothes pins, sunscreen, etc.
Jason - we heard earlier this year that delta bought seaborne but I can’t seem to search those codeshare flights online. Do you call delta direct for flight info?
We too like the petit pump room! We flew VI Airlink to Anegada earlier this year and it was wonderful! Had time before our flight out of STT back home and took a taxi to the pump room for a fish sandwich and final painkiller.
When landing at EIS I’m assuming you clear customs at the airport? As mentioned, Delta did not buy Seaborne but has a code share arrangement. It is definitely cheaper to buy the tickets separately but Delta will not be obligated to help you get to Tortola or back home in the event of a flight delay. I am a Diamond million miler with Delta so they treat me very well and I've never had an issue getting rebooked if I miss one of my Delta segments. I also overnight in ATL when I'm coming from Seattle. There are 3 hotels referred to as Gateway hotels that I highly recommend because they are connected to the airport via a train that runs every few minutes and only takes about 5 minutes. There is a Marriott, a Renaissance, and a Spring Hill Suite.
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/21/2019 12:55 PM
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Jason, my husband is a Diamond million miler on delta as well - the extra customer service is a big reason to book all the way through with Delta. I think we stayed in the springhill suites in ATL on our way back from Anegada in February - great hotel! and while an extra overnight might not have been ideal, a long shower and a little rest was welcome after leaving the islands as we had no water or power on Anegada for our last 2 days :-) You won't have the issue again. We stayed with Ann for a few nights just after she had installed a HUGE new generator. And the new cistern for water storage in being built!
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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Jason, yes! I saw her photos on FB. She & Andrew were so kind even though there was not much they could do about the situation. And, candidly, we were in the islands so it really didn't matter - until we left island life and had to re-enter the public world - ha ha!
snmhanson - Yes, we're flying out of Pellston! It's 15 mins from our house, free parking, while Traverse City is a 1 1/2 hr drive and in late January not my favorite drive because of the snow and weather. Where were you in northern Michigan? We're in Petoskey on Crooked Lake. I see you're from the Pacific NW. I spent all my summers as a kid in Oregon :-)
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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Yes it was Jet Blue - the layover was 2 hours - for the life of me I cannot remember any of it (I go into a stupor at SJU - usually from frostbite) - Does the flight information show same plane 411 - not sure Tampa - SJU - STT shows only a 35 min. layover in SJU....which I don’t think is reasonable unless you are remaining on the same aircraft....so I was just curious.
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/22/2019 10:06 AM
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snmhanson - Yes, we're flying out of Pellston! It's 15 mins from our house, free parking, while Traverse City is a 1 1/2 hr drive and in late January not my favorite drive because of the snow and weather. Where were you in northern Michigan? We're in Petoskey on Crooked Lake. I see you're from the Pacific NW. I spent all my summers as a kid in Oregon :-)
I grew up in Grand Rapids but vacationed and skied up north. Also went to school in Traverse City for a year. I’ve been in the Pacific NW for about 25 years now and live about an hour east of Portland. Great place out here but certainly things I miss about Michigan - especially as I get older and have kids of my own. And a bit more of a hustle to get to the islands from here.
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/22/2019 05:07 PM
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/27/2019 01:40 PM
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That is fine for flying out of EIS. Just be off the Moorings dock about 8AM and arrange for a 9:30 cab to the airport. The Moorings will set the cab up for you or PM me and I will send you the info for a reliable local guy. George +1 ...do that regularly
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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08/27/2019 11:03 PM
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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The ferry seemed so painless and relaxed vs flying. Less stress, less rush. Loved it The ferry is everything you say it is unless you see it on it’s way out of the harbour
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Re: SJU to EIS - recent experience?
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09/01/2019 02:04 PM
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We're scheduled from SJU to EIS this end of October, our biggest issue is "Un-United" Airlines constantly changing our schedule so our arrival time in SJU keeps moving. Bought our tickets in March and have had 4 schedule changes the most recent this AM. Now they've added an extra leg on our flight, SMF-SFO-EWR-EIS. Our layover time in SJU keeps changing but at least we're now up to 2.5 hours from the original 1.5, then 1.0, then 1.25.....You'd think the airline would have the courtesy to at least let you know when the schedule changes, I've resorted to checking the reservation every other day just to keep up.
"We lost our corkscrew and were compelled to live on food and water for several days. ~W.C. Fields"
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