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I hit send too early. The tour was a great activity, though not a beach. We went to the visitor center, walked a trail, went to an observation tower, and saw a waterfall. I know the are some independent excursions that might be within your time limits.

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We just returned and did a tour of the rainforest from 8 am to 1pm. Ours was a ship tour through RCI

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We flew JetBlue to California recently and I loved them! Great snacks, comfortable seats. We almost always go with the lower cost airline to our destination, but if the price difference isn't huge, we'll fly Jet Blue again.

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I booked it on hotwire over the summer - the rate was $103 per night and there was a $10 "summer splash" coupon for use on hotwire, so I managed to snag that deal on top of the low rate. On hotwire it was listed as a 3* with a 100% approval rate.

For our pre cruise we are staying at the Hyatt House in San Juan. Near the port but we'll have to take a taxi to osj. It was $93 per night, though, so we're happy with it.

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We are also interested in the Bio Bay. I'm not sure how to get there from San Juan without a car... do most people take a taxi?

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I am really excited! We have booked the Jewel tour for February 22. I am glad to read all of the fantastic reviews!

We'll head to Little Bay, I think. I don't want to swim in polluted water!

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Thanks for the review of Nature Isle Explorers on Dominica. We have booked them for our Jewel sailing. The tour looks fantastic.

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A beach would be more appreciated by my boys than shopping - if there is time we will definitely do that! Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks! We'll probably do that with the kids. I am getting excited to go!

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We will be in St. Martin in February and have a ship excursion scheduled for 12:30. We dock at 8 am - will there be time to do anything in the morning before the excursion, or should we just hang out on the ship until it is time to go? This is our first cruise so I am not sure if there is anything we "should" do before our excursion (a catamaran snorkeling excursion). Any recommendations?

I really love your review. I cannot wait to go on our trip! What movies were playing on the pool movie screen?

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I absolutely love your review! We are on the Jewel in February and this makes me wish we were on the cruise now!

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The port is almost within walking distance from the Hyatt House - at least from what I have researched (this is the Pan Am pier, not the one in Old San Juan). The negative about the Hyatt House is that it is NOT in OSJ or on the beach - so you have to take a taxi in to those area. We were looking solely for cost for our pre-cruise hotel, though. Staying in OSJ would probably be a lot nicer!

We are also sailing on 18 February. We snagged great rates at the Hyatt House in San Juan. We managed to get it for $93 per night, but that wss several months ago do not sure what the current rates might be.

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We're staying at the Hyatt House near the Pan American pier. We'll have to take a cab to OSJ and from the airport, but we will be very close to the pier for departure on our cruise.

We haven't been yet - we have older kids and have been doing some research on what we should do on the island. I did notice there is a bicycle rental place and they say they have a rear-rack toddler seat for bikes and also a child's tow-along trailer bike (the type that the child pedals while it is attached to the adult's bike). Would something like that be an option? I don't think you could do a tour since they have minimum ages, but it might be fun to rent bikes and tour on your own?

We're in Western NY and our spring break is between April 8-17, 2017.

The Hyatt House was listed as a 3 star on Hotwire. Not only was it $103 per night (yay for great deals), I had another $10 off from the betterbidding site - so it really was a steal! The hotel amenities were listed as free parking, free internet, smoke free rooms, fitness center, pools, internet access, and golf nearby.

Where did you find that great price on the Hyatt House??

It was a Hotwire Hot Deal - the name wasn't released before I purchased it, but it had a 100% satisfaction rate. The rate was so fantastic I couldn't pass it up, even though I wasn't sure what hotel it was until I bid. It was the Hyatt House, and I am quite pleased at the deal.

We haven't been to our hotel yet - but we did get a great deal on the Hyatt House San Juan for Feb. 2017. It's near the cruise port, but not in OSJ or in Condado. We won't have a beach view, but for the price ($103 per night), we snagged a room there. It also includes free breakfast - we have 2 kids, so that is a nice extra and saves a little cash.

School holidays for us (our first cruise is coming up), though we picked the school holiday in the middle of February since we want to get away from winter!

Thanks for the video! Very exciting to see the ship we will be on next year!

Oh, thanks for the FB link - the new shows look cool! I am only sad that our cruise is nearly a year away, can't wait to go!