headhunterke Posted December 20, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Hi everyone! I'm doing my 3rd Caribbean cruise in a couple of weeks. I've done many excursions, but have always sticked to the ones offered by the cruiseline. I think it is handy to learn about the area and the city you're in if you're guided. But now I'm revisiting some ports I've been to on my previous cruises as well, so I was thinking of doing some excursion on my own and not booking through the cruiseline. One think I've always wanted to do is rent out a boat for a couple of hours. Does anybody know a good, reliable boat rental company? It doesn't really matter on which island, as long as it's in the Caribbean ;-) I'm not looking for the one where you hire a boat with a captain, but one where you can control the boat yourself. I know many types will require a license to do so, but in Europe we have some companies near tourist areas where you can rent your boat as long as you've got a driving license. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Scrapnana Posted December 20, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Have you checked on TripAdvisor? Also you might want to check the ports of call forum for the places you are visiting. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunterke Posted December 20, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I've checked some of the topics about the ports of call already, but no recent information. I haven't looked into all the subpages yet... I'll certainly check TripAdvisor. But it's kind of a port intensive trip, so I'll have a lot of searching to do. Thanks ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitemare Posted December 20, 2013 #4 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Power? Sail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted December 20, 2013 #5 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Hi everyone! I'm doing my 3rd Caribbean cruise in a couple of weeks. I've done many excursions, but have always sticked to the ones offered by the cruiseline. I think it is handy to learn about the area and the city you're in if you're guided. But now I'm revisiting some ports I've been to on my previous cruises as well, so I was thinking of doing some excursion on my own and not booking through the cruiseline. One think I've always wanted to do is rent out a boat for a couple of hours. Does anybody know a good, reliable boat rental company? It doesn't really matter on which island, as long as it's in the Caribbean ;-) I'm not looking for the one where you hire a boat with a captain, but one where you can control the boat yourself. I know many types will require a license to do so, but in Europe we have some companies near tourist areas where you can rent your boat as long as you've got a driving license. Thanks in advance! Try http://www.boatrentalsxm.com/ We used this company this past summer while on a cruise stop in St. Maarten and really enjoyed visiting the Simpson Bay Lagoon by boat. They rent larger boats that you can take out of the lagoon as well. :) Edited December 20, 2013 by Karysa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunterke Posted December 21, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I'd prefer power boats, as these don't require a lot of know-how. I'll check out your link Karysa, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karysa Posted December 22, 2013 #7 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I'd prefer power boats, as these don't require a lot of know-how. I'll check out your link Karysa, thank you. You are very welcome.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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