Sunnyfun3379 Posted June 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Been researching a cruise with these ports. Seems like there's not a lot going on. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best spend the day in these ports? Outside of ships limited excursions. We are an easy group of people to please, and are looking to the most memorable thing we can do in port. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted June 12, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Check out the Ports of Call board here at CC, Caribbean. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 12, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Given your board name, you might like to visit one of the gorgeous beaches in Aruba. Curacao is a very interesting city for the Caribbean. Nice area to walk around on both sides of the floating bridge. I suggest you visit the CC Ports of Call here and see suggestions there for both Aruba and Curacao. They are two of my favorite islands and I've been to the vast majority of all the Caribbean islands....... multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted June 12, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Been researching a cruise with these ports. Seems like there's not a lot going on. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to best spend the day in these ports? Outside of ships limited excursions. We are an easy group of people to please, and are looking to the most memorable thing we can do in port. :) Hi and Welcome to Cruise Critic! :) If you don't want to take any sort of excursion, Curacao is a wonderful port of call to just walk around. Very pretty place! :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnyfun3379 Posted June 12, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Sorry. New to using this site. I will definitely look there. :) Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 12, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Here is a link to the Aruba forum: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=168 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 12, 2015 And a link for Curacao: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=81 Welcome to CC. Happy you found us. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 12, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I would tell you to research both ports....a guidebook will tell you ALL each place has to offer...not everything is snorkeling or swimming with one animal or another! See what there is to do, and what interests you...and THEN you can figure out HOW to do it! Most things are easy to do on your own...you rarely need to pay a guide!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdixon86 Posted June 12, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Love Aruba!! So many great beaches. Research those and have a cab take you. That's what I always like to do. Preferably a beach with ice cold beverages. Curacao is a very colorful port. I tried to rent a car and discover beaches on my own one time. I couldn't find my way around. I would suggest doing an excursion there if you want to go outside the port. But the port is very nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
folito Posted June 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 12, 2015 hello sunnyfun3379, it's also been what I've been looking forward to for a while now and after research I did book with RCCL Adventure of the Seas and will be sailing soon. I am excited to visit Aruba and Curacao as I've heard all good things about these ports. We rarely take excursions and have read these islands are easy to get around on your own. The ship is docked in Aruba from 8 - 9:30pm, which is awesome. In case you want to look into that! good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 12, 2015 There are some wonderful restaurants in both of these ports. If you have a late sailaway, think about having dinner ashore. We always do that whenever the opportunity presents and are always so happy we did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted June 14, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I think the beaches at both Islands are quite nice. If you do plan to do shopping, I like the shops at both ports but overall prefer the prices at St. Maarten. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmf123 Posted June 14, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 14, 2015 We went to Aruba and Curacao on our first cruise and love them both. On Aruba we booked an island tour to the Casabari rock formations, a church with colorful above ground crypts on the grounds, and the (original) Natural Bridge. Fun to see things such as cacti that serves as fencing for homes, to keep goats out. We also experienced the submarine excursion, and it was great seeing the reefs, fish, and shipwreck. On Curacao we booked the Hato Caves tour and had an amazing guide, we really enjoyed that excursion. Google to see photos, the caves are awesome. We also found the Curacao Sea Aquarium interesting. As mentioned, check out the Ports of Call for discussion on excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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