St Lucia - Sandals Day Pass

I've seen a couple of nice comments about going to the Sandals in St. Lucia
in the google archives.

But at the Sandals site I see they have a couple of resorts in St. Lucia.
If anyone has done this - which one did you go to?

Any more comments to share with us?

Were towels provided there or do we need to take towels from the ship?

Were their cabs waiting & available to take you back to the ship or did you
have to pre-arrange a taxi?

Thanks,

Larry

"Larry Simon" wrote in message
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I've seen a couple of nice comments about going to the Sandals in St.
Lucia
in the google archives.

But at the Sandals site I see they have a couple of resorts in St. Lucia.
If anyone has done this - which one did you go to?

Any more comments to share with us?

Were towels provided there or do we need to take towels from the ship?

Were their cabs waiting & available to take you back to the ship or did
you
have to pre-arrange a taxi?

Thanks,

Larry

We went to Sandals in St. Lucia last month while on Brilliance of the Seas.
You should go to the Grande Sandals - it's the better of the two.

When you arrive at the port, just inside the "welcome center" there is a
Sandals booth, and you reserve your day pass there. They will give you a
ticket which will get you through the gate at Sandals. You can take a taxi
(we had a group of 16, and took two vans). It was $5 per person, although
the rate may be negotiable. Your driver will probably want to arrange to
pick you up when the day is over. We agreed to this, and it worked our
fine. In fact, we didn't pay him until he took us back to the ship. It
also ensures you will have transportation back to the ship.

When you get to Sandals, go to the front desk, show them your ticket, and
they will collect $50 per person. They will take credit cards.

Your day pass entitles you to all food and drinks, including liquor, all
watersports (I think a couple of things weren't free, like parasailing and
maybe jet skis). The only thing you don't get is a room. Pool and beach
towels are furnished.

The resort has multiple bars (we tried to hit them all), a nice restaurant,
lots of beach and pool lounge chairs, and is a beautiful resort. For $50
per person, we felt it was a great bargain.

You can see pictures of the resort at www.sandals.com, or if you go to
www.cruise-addicts.com and go to the photo galleries, you will also see
pictures some of our friends took while we were there. Have a great time if
you go.

YEs they provide towels at all their resorts.. We go to the GOlf resort it is
in the moountains and scenic . I do ont think I would want to stay at this one
only cause you go up and down a hill all the time! but the pool on top was
great! WE get a taxi and negotiatte to get him to pick us up
Susette
Join us on our Annual Group Cruise 04Dec04 Jewel of the Seas!
Check out our website: www.cruiseoutlets.com

When going to a resort or any remote location by taxi always arrange for
the driver to pick you up at a specified time for return to the ship.
NEVER pay him until he returns you to the ship! That's insurance that
you won't get stranded

Further to my message previously posted regarding Sandals......

I've been told they now charge $100 per person for the day pass. When we
were there February 1, it was $50 per person.


"Norm Bassett" wrote in message
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"Larry Simon" wrote in message
...
I've seen a couple of nice comments about going to the Sandals in St.
Lucia
in the google archives.

But at the Sandals site I see they have a couple of resorts in St.
Lucia.
If anyone has done this - which one did you go to?

Any more comments to share with us?

Were towels provided there or do we need to take towels from the ship?

Were their cabs waiting & available to take you back to the ship or did
you
have to pre-arrange a taxi?

Thanks,

Larry

We went to Sandals in St. Lucia last month while on Brilliance of the
Seas.
You should go to the Grande Sandals - it's the better of the two.

When you arrive at the port, just inside the "welcome center" there is a
Sandals booth, and you reserve your day pass there. They will give you a
ticket which will get you through the gate at Sandals. You can take a
taxi
(we had a group of 16, and took two vans). It was $5 per person, although
the rate may be negotiable. Your driver will probably want to arrange to
pick you up when the day is over. We agreed to this, and it worked our
fine. In fact, we didn't pay him until he took us back to the ship. It
also ensures you will have transportation back to the ship.

When you get to Sandals, go to the front desk, show them your ticket, and
they will collect $50 per person. They will take credit cards.

Your day pass entitles you to all food and drinks, including liquor, all
watersports (I think a couple of things weren't free, like parasailing and
maybe jet skis). The only thing you don't get is a room. Pool and beach
towels are furnished.

The resort has multiple bars (we tried to hit them all), a nice
restaurant,
lots of beach and pool lounge chairs, and is a beautiful resort. For $50
per person, we felt it was a great bargain.

You can see pictures of the resort at www.sandals.com, or if you go to
www.cruise-addicts.com and go to the photo galleries, you will also see
pictures some of our friends took while we were there. Have a great time
if
you go.

I understand that the price for the day pass was just increased by 100%.

I've read a lot of different things about the price. Including the fact
that they charge more if you pick up the ticket at the booth on the pier as
opposed to just showing up at the front desk. Don't know if this is true or
not.

I guess I'll just call the resort and see. If it's $100 per person my mind
is made up. I've also heard they charge "per couple", could be that's where
the $100 came from.

In any event, if the price hasn't doubled, I'm still trying to decide
between Sandals and the excursion down to the beach on the Anse Chastanet
property. Although I understand that the past couple of years or so they no
longer go to the resort, but rather to a nearby beach on the property. I've
still read real nice things about that too.


"Norm Bassett" wrote in message
...
Further to my message previously posted regarding Sandals......

I've been told they now charge $100 per person for the day pass. When we
were there February 1, it was $50 per person.


"Norm Bassett" wrote in message
...

"Larry Simon" wrote in message
...
I've seen a couple of nice comments about going to the Sandals in St.
Lucia
in the google archives.

But at the Sandals site I see they have a couple of resorts in St.
Lucia.
If anyone has done this - which one did you go to?

Any more comments to share with us?

Were towels provided there or do we need to take towels from the ship?

Were their cabs waiting & available to take you back to the ship or
did
you
have to pre-arrange a taxi?

Thanks,

Larry

We went to Sandals in St. Lucia last month while on Brilliance of the
Seas.
You should go to the Grande Sandals - it's the better of the two.

When you arrive at the port, just inside the "welcome center" there is a
Sandals booth, and you reserve your day pass there. They will give you
a
ticket which will get you through the gate at Sandals. You can take a
taxi
(we had a group of 16, and took two vans). It was $5 per person,
although
the rate may be negotiable. Your driver will probably want to arrange
to
pick you up when the day is over. We agreed to this, and it worked our
fine. In fact, we didn't pay him until he took us back to the ship. It
also ensures you will have transportation back to the ship.

When you get to Sandals, go to the front desk, show them your ticket,
and
they will collect $50 per person. They will take credit cards.

Your day pass entitles you to all food and drinks, including liquor, all
watersports (I think a couple of things weren't free, like parasailing
and
maybe jet skis). The only thing you don't get is a room. Pool and
beach
towels are furnished.

The resort has multiple bars (we tried to hit them all), a nice
restaurant,
lots of beach and pool lounge chairs, and is a beautiful resort. For
$50
per person, we felt it was a great bargain.

You can see pictures of the resort at www.sandals.com, or if you go to
www.cruise-addicts.com and go to the photo galleries, you will also see
pictures some of our friends took while we were there. Have a great
time
if
you go.

If you contact the Resort directly you can get a Pass for $50 for the day if
you take a tour of the Resort, They will just show you the rooms, no selling.
It's $40 for a Half day pass.
At the Dock you will pay more.
Diane Giambalvo
Travel Consultant
GalaxSea Cruises And Tours
East Brunswick, NJ
1-800-357-9393
http://www.galaxseaeb.com

I recommend Sandals Grande facility wise.
It's the newest Resort of the Sandals Family in St Lucia.
Diane Giambalvo
Travel Consultant
GalaxSea Cruises And Tours
East Brunswick, NJ
1-800-357-9393
http://www.galaxseaeb.com