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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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08/19/2018 09:59 AM
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Re: Perch Lite
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08/19/2018 10:25 AM
08/19/2018 10:25 AM
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Posts: 18,586 St Maarten
BillandElaine
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Heading over there for a swim today. Beautiful day! And no ships!
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: stangied]
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08/19/2018 11:00 AM
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BillandElaine
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HUGE cleanups in Guana Bay. Over that way many beaches are covered. I'll let you know about Orient later!
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: stangied]
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08/19/2018 04:17 PM
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BillandElaine
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Just back. Club O beach has a little seaweed on the shore, not much. And none in the water. Looking down the beach also see spots where there is some. Where Bikini is seemed to be cleaned up. But as you go further down towards Mt Vernon it gets worse and worse. Video here: https://youtu.be/2-DqbK7r2mk
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: stangied]
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08/19/2018 06:45 PM
08/19/2018 06:45 PM
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Posts: 2,106 Southport, North Carolina, US
candj
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Are they offering the weekly chair deal, and if so, how much for the week?
Fair winds and following seas! SSN691-May She Ever Prowl The Seas in Defense of Human Freedom! SSN787-Preserving Peace, Prepared for War
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: candj]
#168054
08/19/2018 06:48 PM
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Uksimonusa
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Are they offering the weekly chair deal, and if so, how much for the week? They are, I think It's $100 a week, we paid $200 for 2 weeks and a day.
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: stangied]
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08/19/2018 10:04 PM
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Posts: 741 Northern Michigan
dolfer
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$100 a week for a set of chairs? You have to be kidding me. Free drinks and food? Do they apply sunscreen and feed you grapes? I do not remember what Craig charges for chairs, an umbrella and a cooler for a week, but it's a lot less than $100 and I can use them almost anywhere.
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: dolfer]
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08/20/2018 08:49 AM
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candj
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$100 a week for a set of chairs? You have to be kidding me. Free drinks and food? Do they apply sunscreen and feed you grapes? I do not remember what Craig charges for chairs, an umbrella and a cooler for a week, but it's a lot less than $100 and I can use them almost anywhere. I just like showing up and having my chairs, umbrella and little drink table already set up. I don't want to have to drag it around, set it up and take it down everyday, just my preference.
Fair winds and following seas! SSN691-May She Ever Prowl The Seas in Defense of Human Freedom! SSN787-Preserving Peace, Prepared for War
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: dolfer]
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08/20/2018 09:03 AM
08/20/2018 09:03 AM
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Posts: 82,993 Central Florida!
Carol_Hill
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dolfer--To each their own, but I personally have ZERO desire to lug chairs and umbrellas along with me to the beach. And Craig's chairs are mostly sand chairs, which I can't really use. And his umbrellas, while nice, are not nearly as big and sturdy as the Club O ones. Almost anywhere you go on island, chairs and an umbrella run $15 to $20 per day to rent. That's pretty normal.
Carol Hill
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: stangied]
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08/20/2018 12:58 PM
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Posts: 741 Northern Michigan
dolfer
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As stated, To each their own. We live very close to a fabulous Lake Michigan beach. However it is primitive, no services or facilities at all. WE LOVE IT!!! We bring our own chairs, umbrella and a table (and sometimes a little portable Weber gas grill). So I guess I'm geared for that. I'm not averse to paying for chairs once and while, just not every day.
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: steveandcindylou]
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08/22/2018 02:19 PM
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DandM29212
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It costs money for Club O, as well as the other resorts, to keep the beach clean and provide security. That's worth something as well. I am thrifty, but never complain about the price of chairs. Sometimes don't even want the umbrella. We second that wholeheartedly! Security to keep the bushwackers away is priceless!
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: decaym]
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08/22/2018 02:38 PM
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The last few times I've been to Orient I've rented a condo in the village and just did day rentals at the beach concessions. Had I known then that you could get two chairs and an umbrella at the club or $100 per week my wife, child, and I would have done the daily hike to our chairs! Actually, I recall the weekly rental pre-Irma was $120, basically you got a free day. Now it has been reported $100 for 7 days. Still a pretty good deal. Security would also deter cameras.
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: SeaStar]
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08/22/2018 03:48 PM
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Carol_Hill
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Perhaps they increased the price, but I always remembered it to be $100 for the week. Sometimes during high season it wasn't available, but a good deal IF you went all the time to Club O beach. You also used to have about 9 days to use your 7 days worth of tickets.
Carol Hill
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Re: Perch Lite
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#168278
08/22/2018 06:27 PM
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Uksimonusa
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Perhaps they increased the price, but I always remembered it to be $100 for the week. Sometimes during high season it wasn't available, but a good deal IF you went all the time to Club O beach. You also used to have about 9 days to use your 7 days worth of tickets. Never rented before as they were free with staying at club O, they are now $6 each per day, of $18 for the set, meaning $126 for a week, or you can buy the week for $100, they don't have tickets anymore, probably floating in the salt ponds, Cedrick will give you a small card with your name and start and end date, when Cedrick is working he will remember you, when someone else is working they ask for the card
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