jhofer Posted July 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2014 We will be in St. Maarten and St. Thomas with a just turned 3 year old. As in he's turning 3 two weeks before the cruise. Does anyone have any kid friendly recommendations for excursions at those ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Well, what is it that your family enjoys? That's what we'll need to know to recommend something, aside from beach time! That's always a hit with kids...they love the sand, and water....plenty of beaches to choose from, and none require an "excursion". Do you have something else in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccalouiseagain Posted July 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) I suggest taking the ferry over to St. John and then a taxi to one of their lovely beaches. It is so much nicer than St. Thomas IMO. A three year old will enjoy the ferry ride. St. Maarten I would stay on the ship. It's just not wildly exciting for a three year old. If you like riding in crappy taxi's and having people constantly try to braid you hair and sell you stuff... then it is the place for you. Edited July 24, 2014 by rebeccalouiseagain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashinesunshine Posted July 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 24, 2014 We will be in St. Maarten and St. Thomas with a just turned 3 year old. As in he's turning 3 two weeks before the cruise. Does anyone have any kid friendly recommendations for excursions at those ports? Like the others said a beach day would be really nice. I wouldn't say to stay on the ship in St Marten though. There are beaches there too that would be fun for a 3 year old, or an island tour, or you can just walk around the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Gail & Marty sailing away Posted July 26, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Do beach days your self ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derosafamily Posted October 9, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 9, 2014 coral world or coki beach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtune Posted October 9, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2014 In St. Thomas, it is very easy to rent a car for the day at the port (bring your own car seat!) and then do a self guided beach tour. The island is quite small and you can drive around easily and take your time to accomodate nap schedule. We really liked Sapphire Beach and Coki Beach (this is where Coral World is). Bring snorkel gear if you have it, and take turns snorkelling from Coki Beach, there is a lot to see. The cost of a compact car for the day from Budget was cheaper than roundtrip taxi for 3 people to Coki beach, plus there was the additional safety of seatbelts and car seat for the kid! In St. Maarten, if you dock on the Dutch side, the water taxi is a fun way to get over to the shopping area of Phillipsburg. Round trip was $6 per adult, I think our son was free, he was 19 months at the time. The beach is also rightthere and is quite adequate for 3 year old. Treat yourself to rented beach chairs and an umbrella and enjoy some fruity adult drinks while the little one plays. You can negotiate price, there are countless vendors all vying for your money. Once you settle in, you may get approached to buy trinkets from wandering vendors, but we didn't find them to be very aggressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted October 10, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Beach time is the best at this age; most kids won't like a bunch of driving around touring sights, or shopping. Anything active will be best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akb5k Posted October 13, 2014 #9 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Me too! Actually she's turning 3 on the ship. I used to live in SXM so I'm renting a car and doing either the zoo or butterfly farm and the beach. Hanging out with friends in STT so no suggestions there-maybe Coral World? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andriamay Posted October 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted October 14, 2014 We really enjoyed Megan's Bay in St Thomas. Get there early if possible as it can get busy in the afternoon. We considered St John ferry as some Said but our port got cut short that day so we did Megan's bay and it was beautiful. As for St Marteen I'd avoid Maho Beach aka Airplane beach as it's super Crowded I wouldn't want my Three year old with those Crowds. Good luck cruising with your little one! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usckatieh Posted December 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted December 15, 2014 We did a private tour in St Maarten and had them take us to La Galion beach. It's relatively quiet, much less busy than Orient Beach, the water was shallow and calm and the kids made some great sand castles. We'll be taking a taxi back there when we take another cruise this spring. It's a great family beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Mc Posted January 3, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 3, 2015 My just turned 3 year old loved swimming at Magen's Bay in St Thomas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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