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Thanks Bruce. I didn't know about this departure board.

Any suggestions for a hotel in San Diego that is close to the cruise ship port?

How's this for a last minute inquiry - it's 10:20 pm and we're getting picked up at 6:45 am to fly to Ft. Lauderdale for our Royal Princess cruise on Sunday! On to my question, lol.

 

We have a set of bamboo sheets ordered from Cariloha in Alaska this past May. Absolutely love them - I would happily toss all my other sheets if I could sleep on these every night, which of course, isn't very practical. So, we plan to purchase 3 sets on this cruise - 1 for us, 1 for MIL, 1 for a friend. We'll visit St. Thomas and then St. Maarten on this cruise. My thinking is that we might get a better deal in St. Thomas since I'm sure they're aware of itineraries and will know we're heading off to St. Maarten the next day to possibly spend our money there. Hubby thinks we might get a better deal in St. Maarten...I can't even remember his rationale for this at the moment ;) We do plan to take advantage of their free shipping so we don't have to add the weight of 3 sets of sheets to our luggage on the way home. So, given all of that, where would you buy the sheets - St. Thomas or St. Maarten? Or, does it really not matter as neither shop gives great deals?

I would guess that the prices would be the same. The only difference is that if you are buying other things, especially expensive jewelry or watches, you get double the duty free allowance when you re-enter the US. That's $1600 per person when merchandise is purchased in St Thomas vs $800 per person if purchased anywhere else.

I just wish they sold sheets with more designs. Enjoy!

John - Thank you. You have given me more info than I had before and I appreciate it. Marc

Manila is Not in Indonesia - it is in the Phillipines

The reason he mentioned Manila is because this cruise has its first stop in Manila before going on to Indonesia.

My wife and I are considering a cruise on the Azamara Quest from Hong Kong to Singapore. There are several stops in Indonesia:

Balikpapan(Borneo),Indonesia; Palapo (Sulawesi), Indonesia; Komodo, Indonesia; Benoa, Bali, Indonesia; Semarang, Indonesia

Anyone stopped at these ports? Any suggestions of tours to take? I can't seem to find any info on CC. I have someone to visit in Bali, but I know very little about the other stops and any insights, suggestions, helpful links would be greatly appreciated.

At breakfast, make sure you get the freshly squeezed OJ and not the mix they also serve!