1st mate Posted June 22, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 22, 2010 A question for all those frequent eastern Caribbean cruisers. Is there a good short (riding) tour that will take a person around the islands. We have previously been to both islands, and would like to site-see around both. Advice or suggestions welcome. Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroncosFan2010 Posted June 22, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 22, 2010 A question for all those frequent eastern Caribbean cruisers. Is there a good short (riding) tour that will take a person around the islands. We have previously been to both islands, and would like to site-see around both. Advice or suggestions welcome. Thank You Check out the port of call boards for some great suggestions. While I have not done it personally, I hear great things about Bernard's Tour on St. Maarten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry on CC Posted June 22, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I heartily recommend Bernard on St. Martin. We have also had excellent tours with Godfrey on St. Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moncrystal Posted June 22, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Bernard's Tours is the way to go (we've used them twice). It's the only way to go, IMO! Have fun what ever you chose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuggie Posted June 22, 2010 #5 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Another vote for Bernard's in St. Maartin. Probably the best value in a tour for the money we've ever had. Lots of fun! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted June 22, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 22, 2010 You can find Bernard's tour info, plus info for other tours on each of those islands, here: http://www.shoreadventures.com//default.aspx We are visiting St. Thomas on our next cruise, and have booked a tour with Papa Bear after reading great reviews about him on the ports of call board: www.havefunwithus.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBumb Posted June 22, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 22, 2010 also, you can get a taxi for as long as you would like to take you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marym933 Posted June 22, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 22, 2010 I've been to both St. Thomas and St. Martin/St. Marteen. We bought sightseeing tours at both ports right at the pier. They were both in 15 passenger vans, a lot more comfortable than large tour buses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rere827 Posted June 23, 2010 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Another vote for Bernards. Professional, clean passenger vans and the driver stays with you. Used Sunny Liston in St. Thomas. The tour we went on in St. Thomas had too much time for shopping imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogation Room Posted August 7, 2010 #10 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Toured with Bernard in June. Had a great time with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetz Posted August 7, 2010 #11 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Bernard!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdrobtx Posted August 8, 2010 #12 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Joyce Prince also has an awesome tour of SXM. http://www.joyceprince.com/ Have used her twice now. Once on a private tour of the island and the other a private group tour. She provided us with everything we asked for including seeing all the parts of the island we wanted to see and providing us the refreshments we asked for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmerelda Posted August 8, 2010 #13 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Bernards tour is the absolute best tour of an island we've ever been on. We booked directly with them. We went around the entire island. We stopped to shop...we stopped and took great photos..we got to to Maho Bay (which was THE highlight of my son's cruise!) and I cannot say enough good about this tour company. We we returned to the port, one of our ladies realized she had forgotten to stop at a drugstore and really needed something. Our tour guide took her and her husband back out to make the stop they needed. (of course, they gave him an extra tip). I cannot say enough good about these folks! Have a great time! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted August 8, 2010 #14 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Just to follow up: we returned from our cruise yesterday. Our tour with Papa Bear (www.havefunwithus.net) was outstanding! I've been to St Thomas many times, yet he managed to show us many things that I've never seen before. We visited many non-touristy places. He is highly informative and has a very strong passion for his island. Because we were a party of 10, we were able to book his half-day private tour and specifically asked for no shopping time. The highlights of our tour included the ride around the island in the open air bus, the Botanical Gardens, and Sapphire Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybaybie10 Posted August 8, 2010 #15 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Thanks to the OP for posting and thanks to all you cruise fans out there for answering. I will definitely bookmark Bernard's website. We have a large family group cruising next May and I was trying to figure out how to see all around the island and have time to shop and see Maho Beach as well. It says a 12-passenger mini-van tour is $599, which is only $49pp. I think this sounds like quite a deal for a day-long tour, especially considering the price of a ship's excursion these days. Looking forward to doing this- hope my family likes the idea too. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravostar Posted August 9, 2010 #16 Share Posted August 9, 2010 We also loved Bernard. We also enjoyed his cousin's tour in St Thomas. There is a link to her on his website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Dot Posted August 9, 2010 #17 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Is it possible to get a Bernards' trip at the pier when we dock? I do hope they take you to the beach at the time when the big jets come in ( I am sure this is the case, since they are familiar with the airport schedules). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted August 9, 2010 #18 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Is it possible to get a Bernards' trip at the pier when we dock? I do hope they take you to the beach at the time when the big jets come in ( I am sure this is the case, since they are familiar with the airport schedules). I booked this for our upcoming cruise in October. You must book it at his website. They do not take walk ups. http://www.bernardstours.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Dot Posted August 9, 2010 #19 Share Posted August 9, 2010 I booked this for our upcoming cruise in October. You must book it at his website. They do not take walk ups. http://www.bernardstours.com/ Thank you.....always afraid to do tours that are not ship sponsored....but, want to go to the beach to see the jets. Thank you again....will have to talk this over with the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogation Room Posted August 10, 2010 #20 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Is it possible to get a Bernards' trip at the pier when we dock? I do hope they take you to the beach at the time when the big jets come in ( I am sure this is the case, since they are familiar with the airport schedules). We booked him in advance. Not sure if you can booked him on the pier:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suezyq50 Posted August 10, 2010 #21 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Is it possible to get a Bernards' trip at the pier when we dock? I do hope they take you to the beach at the time when the big jets come in ( I am sure this is the case, since they are familiar with the airport schedules). We booked in advance. We were expecting to see the jets. But did not. Big disappointment. Be sure to ask and don't assume, like we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhb Posted August 10, 2010 #22 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Another vote for Bernard. He is awesome. Moho is the beach with the planes. It is really fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efiinut Posted August 10, 2010 #23 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Thank you.....always afraid to do tours that are not ship sponsored....but, want to go to the beach to see the jets. Thank you again....will have to talk this over with the family. We did it off the ship to Maho with no problem. Used a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOffTheBoat Posted August 10, 2010 #24 Share Posted August 10, 2010 In St. Thomas me and my wife did the tour called Christmas Cove and Honeymoon Beach Sail and Snorkel tour. It was operated by a company called "Bones" I believe. We had an amazing time snorkeling at 2 snorkeling spots and then went to a very quiet beach which was awesome. One of the highlights of our trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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