squirrellee01

beach freak, if you want safer and less aggrevation then you might have to pay. When we went I heard they were turning other tenders away so who knows if you can get into the island any other way. This was the only cruise booked excursion we took and it was "alright", We also had kids we had to pay for and then it ended up raining and we were miserable by the time we got back to the ship. I think if it didn't rain we would have had better time. So hope for good weather and have a good time. :)

Did anyone else notice how trashy the island was? I mean you can tell they hire a lot of people to clean up but in the far left (facing water) there were old bottles and other plastic bottles washed up. Also a few plastic bottles floating in the water. I was just surprised by that.

The day we went it rained off and on then POURED. We tendered back right away when it started pouring but while we were on the island my youngest son loved the water. (waves pounding), oldest son loved the sand, (to me the sand was more like fill sand /dirt all around the lounge chairs, i guess we just likes bermuda's sand better) my family liked the shops and got some art work. I picked up a painting and drank a coco loco. It was nice to lounge under a tree. We ate hot dogs and my husband got a hamburger and wouldn't suggest it. (Dry like the other poster said)

It didn't seem like there was much to do in the town of Samana, but after getting back on board, it seems that those who just tendered into town had way more fun. They got to eat yummy rice and beans and have covering during the rain.

Maybe if we didn't get rained out we would have had a better experiance. I'd try it again. :)