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Re: Beaches to avoid when crusie ships are in town?
[Re: mdldgl]
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02/04/2019 05:03 PM
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I agree with Scubaman ... Maho, Orient, and Great Bay beach take on a lot of cruise ship visitors. Personally, I like this because it brings the island to life and I've met some really nice people in the past. Best way to avoid cruise ship crowds is to check the port schedule for Philipsburg. It will tell you the number of ship in port in advance each day. Traditionally, the best days with the fewest cruise visitors would be Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday seem to have most most ships in port. And, you can also check out what ships are docking. Some higher end lines like Silverseas and Azamera carry far fewer passengers than those massive ships from Royal Caribbean, Princess, etc.
Anse Marcel and Pinel would likely be a good choice any day of the week, because they simply take too long to get there and get back to the ship on time. Hope this helps!
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Re: Beaches to avoid when crusie ships are in town?
[Re: downhillracer]
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02/05/2019 12:51 PM
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You might want to do a day trip to Anguilla one of those days. Great beaches and places to have a bite and a drink as you walk along the beach Excellent suggestion!👍🏻
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Re: Beaches to avoid when crusie ships are in town?
[Re: Bluesfan]
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02/05/2019 01:49 PM
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Passport needed for Anguilla. If that is a question yes it is.
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Re: Beaches to avoid when crusie ships are in town?
[Re: sandytntn]
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02/07/2019 09:15 AM
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Yes, did St. Barth’s for a day trip before as well. Loved it and rented car and toured island including beaches you mentioned. Anguilla so close is reason considered that again. We are going to Saba this trip as well, doing the plane for the thrill of the landing and takeoff. Any advice on what to do on SABA welcome as well. Since doing plane have from 730-5 pm on the island. Sure sand gravity will take over and Saba will be only day trip LOL There’s really not a lot to do on Saba unless you’re a diver or a hiker. It’s a photographer’s Heaven, however. The beach is NOT something you can count on as it comes and goes and in honesty, though we’ve been there a few times we’ve never managed to see the beach. Guess we were there at the wrong time of year for that as both our trips were in March or April. We took the Edge over as part of a prepackaged and presold day trip the first time we went. We had no issues with the dreaded ‘mal de mer’ but many others on the boat did. The trip included pick-up at the pier and a taxi tour of the island with stops for sight-seeing, limited shopping and drop-off of the hikers and a full driving tour of the island. Each tour had a different stop for lunch, ours being the Queens Garden Inn which was wonderful. The second time we went it was a stay-over and we did NOTHING but that’s what we went to do. It’s an incredibly beautiful spot and unlike any other island we’ve experienced. Three nights of nothing, however, were more than enough and we were happy to get back to SXM after our brief interlude. We don’t divep or hike but we did enjoy the peaceful atmosphere and the beautiful photo ops. As I said originally, if you’re NOT a hiker or a diver there’s not a lot going on but it’s still worth seeing and the landings are interesting to say the least, as are the take-offs. We flew the second time and I was white knuckled all the way but it was incredible to experience.
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