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Yes you can rent chairs, there's just not a lot of them. You can rent them from the dive shop at the end of the beach down on your RIGHT.🤜🤛😎

Ft. Lauderdale, Steak 954 at the W Hotel. Top shelf from start to finish.

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On 2/8/2024 at 9:43 AM, cc cruiser said:

Thank you so much!  Secret Cove it is!  

We are traveling with 4 non snorkels.  (First time cruisers, 60ish) They may do their own thing that day.  But if they want to hang out at Secret Cove,  are there facilities there?  Restaurant? Bathrooms?  Is it a nice beach just to hang out? 

Yes, yes, yes and yes😎🌟😎🌟.

Yes there's facilities, Yup the restaurant The Sunset Grille is a great beach bar and restaurant. Yes there's bathrooms and yes it's a nice beach to hangout on. You can swim out to the platform in the center of the harbor and catch rays or snorkel all around it. 

I guess because the harbor is surrounded by land it's what makes the water so nice. Very calm very clear, and great for swimming and snorkeling.🤜🤛🌟🌟🌟🌟😎

Thanks!!

1 hour ago, fsjosh said:

 

Just on the south side of the passions bathrooms is a stand that rents chairs. Was $10 a chair. 

 

I will say that I had, we'll just say, an odd experience with them. We got there near noon. The beach was pretty busy. I walked up myself asking about chairs and they tried to send me down the beach to another vendor saying they were out. I was about to walk that way when my wife, daughter and her friends walked up with me and they miraculously found a couple empty palapas and plenty of chairs near their stand. Not a big deal and there were no other interactions with them once I paid for the chairs, but it was an eye roller. 

Hey I have a question ok your chair was $10 what would the fee be for 2 chair's and 1 palapa? Thanks for your help.

No problem. Have a nice vacation.😎

You can get there as early as you want.

The palapas,, if you find one that you like, set your stuff down. They'll see you and come over and you can pay them. 

You have the opportunity to get to Eagle Beach early, Eagle is nice in the morning and it gives you the opportunity to get a nice palapa up towards the ocean. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

They told you, you had to take your sun tent down? That sucks!!

How big was your tent😂😂!!

I've snorkelled Secret Harbor before. Great snorkeling all around the cove.

I had no plans snorkeling Secret Harbor I looked out and EVERYBODY was snorkeling all around everywhere.

15 minutes later I was out in the middle of Secret Harbor having a time.

It was great, water was clear very calm perfect for a great day underwater and that's what I did. I'm not a really snorkel kind of person this was something different. If you can snorkel Secret Harbor I can't imagine the water conditions being bad enough to where you couldn't enjoy yourself and see everything. 

There's a dive shop at the end of the beach to rent your equipment or bring your own snorkel bag like I do. 

It's nice out there if you snorkel I used to all the time, the water is perfect. 

Your going to have a blast. 😎🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟😎

Just for the record Spencer is always sick or something like that it's really ridiculous. Spencer never finishes the tour the last time we never saw him. We had a great guide though a couple of them that made up for it, completely these guys were great, but we never saw Spencer prolly a good thing. 

Thank you for your review. 🤜🤛

Thanks!! Sorry to hear about your experience. I had heard mixed reviews that's why I thought I'd ask. I've been with Spencer twice and that was awhile back and we had a nice time. 

I'm not sure what I'm going to do next time on the island. Thank you 

On 1/12/2024 at 2:30 PM, jonsmom said:

She is going to be one next month.  She weights about 18 lbs.  Maybe 23 inches long.

 

You are so funny

Your going to have a blast. Sunscreen lots of it. Have fun.🤜🤛🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Has anyone done Spencer's Beach Break recently? Thank you.

Btw all I can do Ms411 is tell you the truth. The USVI all of them. Beer, good food and weed go hand in hand especially on St. Thomas. Just sayin. 

I'm very comfortable on the island. 

Never a worry.🤜🤛🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I saw those umbrellas with chair's silly head. I'm talking about shade without the sardine can festival as you pull in down there. 

I'm not renting a chair and umbrella right there in grand central station with Grandma and Grampa.

I've already done that once it's too much drama for me. 

My plans next trip to Magens Bay, bring a softsided backpack cooler and one of those fold up sun tents, that's my shade. Those boneheads at Magens are not hauling me a chair and umbrella half a mile down the beach silly!!

Yes I could toss them another $20 they still ain't doing it.😁😂😁😂😎

Plus you don't smoke on the beach, I've smoked trees on Magens Bay and fully intend on continuing that tradition.😎🥳🥳😁😎🌟🌟🌟🌟

Shade? What shade? 😎🌟🌟🌟🌟😎

Every time I go to Magens I get smoked even with sunscreen because there is no shade!!!🥵🥵🥵🥵

Ms411 you are Hilarious!!🤜🤛

That $10 fee is just for cruisers. Islanders and they're families or anyone else STAYING on St. Thomas FREE. 

With that being said, the point you made about pricing yourself out of the competition it does make sense.🌟🌟🌟🌟

I just think on federally owned land or whatever Magens Bay is, that people like myself should have to pay a fair price as opposed to a minimumal fee. 

The chairs have always been sardine canned down on the right(north) side on Magens. The only difference now is there are more of them. It''s a crummy way of entering one of the most stunning bays in the western hemisphere. Go LEFT and keep walking bring a NICE beach towel, a couple of them. Keep walking, yep and keep walking it's a beautiful bay you can't see enough of it. When you reach a place away where everyone else is NOT, drop sunscreen party.😎🌟🌟🌟🌟😎

We did those chairs come to think of it year's ago. Stumble bumble rumble. Magens Bay is much too nice to be elbow to elbow with anybody, keep walking. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Ummmm I guess that $10 admission fee for cruisers to Magens Bay wouldn't be that nice.😂😂😂😂

I've been to Palm Court Gardens twice. 

It's the same every time. If you don't need a beach Palm Court Gardens is very nice. As PORT ROYAL has stated it's a crew or was a crew favorite.

Last time I was there I saw a few crew members and yes as PORT ROYAL stated the crew gets in for free..

Palm Court Gardens is walking distance from your ship. 

It used to be one of the best kept secrets on St. Kitts it's not anymore. Palm Court Gardens  has become a very popular venue and I think that's why a lot of the crew members don't go there anymore. 

Email ahead of time and rent you a lounger for the day, it's about $15 and they hold you a chair until 11am. I did that both times it worked out great. 

Both times I was at Palm Court Gardens the place was slammed packed if you plan on going, I'd rent a lounger online up front $15 is a cheap price to pay for a nice lawn chair. 

Tiki Bar by the pool is wonderful. If you drink and plan on having lunch bring a big credit card your gonna need it. Otherwise go have fun at The Gardens it's a very nice day if you're not going to the Marriott. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I went into town you'll see exactly where the lava flow came down and took out 30K people in about 20 seconds about 100 or so years ago. If you go back in this Martinique forum you'll see where I posted pictures of some our our tour. 

The DePaz Distillery is really something you don't want to miss plus it's right near St. Pierre. You might want to go visit the church up in the mountains. 

You'll figure it out. Your totally headed in the right direction, no worries. Have fun.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Sounds wonderful. St. Pierre is that the church up in the mountains? I was there it's magnificent. Take lots of pictures. Views are stunning and drive into the rainforest is real deal. The flora on this island is something I've never seen before. 

Hopefully you get to visit the DePaz Distillery at the base of Mt. Pelee. It's beautiful. Have a great trip and if you get a chance come back here and give us a review of your day on Martinique. 

Take care

"Winner's Circle" what a nice way of saying "step right on in on your cruise vacation give us all your $$$ go back to the ship broke, see ya next year!!"

I love that!!

Thank you very much!! That restaurant looks yummy. Was going to try something different next time on the island. Appreciate the map!!🤜🤛

That's a sweet map btw. Appreciate you!!

13 minutes ago, Marie2 said:

Haha don’t mind me. I can’t figure out how to properly edit on these boards so I was trying to add the above quote to the above post. I think I figured it out for next time!

No worries your good.😎😎🌟🌟🌟😎😎

You blew it.