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St Thomas-champagne catamaran vs buck Island vs private charter
We (2 adults and 2 kids-all experienced snorkellers and swimmers) will be in
St Thomas in a few months on the Costa Atlantica and are trying to decide what to do. We want to snorkel, and sail and see some of the beaches . We are trying to decide between the champagne catamaran excursion which goes to Honeymoon Beach; the Buck Island excursion which is on a 6 person sailboat (my main concern is it says that you learn to sail the boat- I don't want to sail it- just want to relax!!) or booking a trip with one of the local providers (Interline). The ship's excursions are actually cheaper but I would like to hear people's opinions as I would really like to make this day special. Does anyone have any experience with the champagne catamaran- my main concern is how crowded it might be and whether it gets a little crazy with people drinking too much champagne or punch!! Any advice would be appreciated. |
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I've done the champagne catamaran in Roatan and it was great. No drunks and an enjoyable excursion. When in St. Thomas, we usually catch the ferry over to St. John's and snorkle at Trunk Bay. Once, in St. Thomas we arranged for a private charter (there were six of us) and it cost $100 pp. It included everything including mixed drinks if you wanted them. The only drawback was we wanted to get on the boat as quickly as possible to maximize use of our time. Rather than go to St. Thomas, we wanted to get off at St. Johns where the ship makes a courtesy stop for those passengers who have booked excursions and take a ferry directly to Red Hook to catch our charter. The ship would not let us get off in St. John's (they cited security reasons and this was before 9/11) unless we bought a tour--the cheapest one being about $40 each. We finally ended up doing that or talking them into letting us pay $20 each I can't remember. Anyway, e-mail me if you want information about a charter. I have a list of about five of them. Tucker in Texas Chris wrote: We (2 adults and 2 kids-all experienced snorkellers and swimmers) will be in St Thomas in a few months on the Costa Atlantica and are trying to decide what to do. We want to snorkel, and sail and see some of the beaches . We are trying to decide between the champagne catamaran excursion which goes to Honeymoon Beach; the Buck Island excursion which is on a 6 person sailboat (my main concern is it says that you learn to sail the boat- I don't want to sail it- just want to relax!!) or booking a trip with one of the local providers (Interline). The ship's excursions are actually cheaper but I would like to hear people's opinions as I would really like to make this day special. Does anyone have any experience with the champagne catamaran- my main concern is how crowded it might be and whether it gets a little crazy with people drinking too much champagne or punch!! Any advice would be appreciated. |
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Hi:
I've done the champagne catamaran in Roatan and it was great. No drunks and an enjoyable excursion. When in St. Thomas, we usually catch the ferry over to St. John's and snorkle at Trunk Bay. Once, in St. Thomas we arranged for a private charter (there were six of us) and it cost $100 pp. It included everything including mixed drinks if you wanted them. The only drawback was we wanted to get on the boat as quickly as possible to maximize use of our time. Rather than go to St. Thomas, we wanted to get off at St. Johns where the ship makes a courtesy stop for those passengers who have booked excursions and take a ferry directly to Red Hook to catch our charter. The ship would not let us get off in St. John's (they cited security reasons and this was before 9/11) unless we bought a tour--the cheapest one being about $40 each. We finally ended up doing that or talking them into letting us pay $20 each I can't remember. Anyway, e-mail me if you want information about a charter. I have a list of about five of them. Tucker in Texas Chris wrote: We (2 adults and 2 kids-all experienced snorkellers and swimmers) will be in St Thomas in a few months on the Costa Atlantica and are trying to decide what to do. We want to snorkel, and sail and see some of the beaches . We are trying to decide between the champagne catamaran excursion which goes to Honeymoon Beach; the Buck Island excursion which is on a 6 person sailboat (my main concern is it says that you learn to sail the boat- I don't want to sail it- just want to relax!!) or booking a trip with one of the local providers (Interline). The ship's excursions are actually cheaper but I would like to hear people's opinions as I would really like to make this day special. Does anyone have any experience with the champagne catamaran- my main concern is how crowded it might be and whether it gets a little crazy with people drinking too much champagne or punch!! Any advice would be appreciated. |
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