godfrey tour in st. thomas

[Juliah67]

Ok, I am going to book Godfrey to take us around St. Thomas (thank you to all who recommended him). He wants to know what time we want to be picked up from the ship. We arrive in St. Thomas at 10 am. I don't know how long it will take the 10 of us to debark, etc. Any suggestions on what to tell Godfrey? Thanks! Love, Julia (got docs today too!!! woohooo)

[NancAngel]

Julia, how long are you going to be in St Thomas... and what ship are you on? what beach are you going to?
when you do do the tour with godfrey be sure and get a banana daiquiri at the bar at mountiantop..mmm yummmy!!
remember you have to allow time for the ship to clear US customs, this can take a while, I think at least an hour
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[Cyt4SoreEyes]

Carnival Rep said you should be off by 1015am some folks just returning got off sooner around 945am so go with 1015 or 1030am.Oh the MTN top Banana drinks are awesome!!!!!!! Have fun!!!

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[Juliah67]

thank you nancangel and cyt! cyt, see you on the ship [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

[cruisercathy]

Does anyone know....will Godfrey customize the tour for us???? We want to go to Sapphire Beach instead of Megans Bay........

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[serene56]

Godfreys safari type jeep holds about 25 people. I have heard that he does take half to one Magen Bay and the other half to Saphire. On our tour he took everyone to Coki Beach.

Godfrey knows the ships times etc.etc He will wait for you if you are running a tad late.

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[Florida Beach]

He is very nice. We missed his confirmation email (left home before he had a chance to reply) so we went with a tour booked on our ship. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif[/img]

When we got home, saw his email, felt so bad and offered to compensate, he didn't let us. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]
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[LornaT]

Godfrey (or one of the driver's he gets for you.....by the way if you get Timmy he's great!) will take you to whatever beach you want to go to. On our tour some wanted one beach, others another, a couple of folks wanted to go back to town to shop and we (Mom, Daughter and myself) wanted to go back to the ship. He took care of everyone. It really is a great tour.

[Cyt4SoreEyes]

How much is this tour..just curious?? We always just get taxi to top of Mtn for shopping and drinks and look out then head down to Megans Bay and Taxi will come back at time we tell em to when its time to head back to ship. Can you tell me what all is included in this tour too..thanks!

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[serene56]

[url="http://www.godfreytoursvi.com"]www.godfreytoursvi.com[/url]

he charges 20 bucks pp. for 2 hrs of down town shopping, 2 hour of an island tour then 2 hours to the beach. TOur usually lasts for about 6 hours.

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[redworm1]

I just got back from that tour it was great tour but the beach by coral world is free but not the best type of people around.I would pay the 3.00 extra to go try megans beach.coral world charges 18.00 to get in. but you are there for only two hrs.

[GayleR]

We did the Godfrey tour in March and we chose Coki Beach for the snokeling, which was pretty good. I didn't notice any strange or bothersome people on the beach the day we went. Godfrey is wonderful and you get so much for your $20. Just remember to tip him, as some people (cheap and/or ignorant [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif[/img]) don't.

[Guest]

We've just booked with Godfrey, but he didn't say anything about a beach. He said he would pick us up at the ship and take us downtown until noon. He then will pick us up and take us on a two hour tour. I asked him about Coral World, and he said he would take us after the tour and leave us there for two hours, but our ship sails at 4, so I guess we'll have to skip it.

[foilman2002]

Godfrey is excellent, and he will definitely try to accomodate any and all requests, however, he also definitely steers you to the beach he wants to go to. On our tour he told us how beautiful Magen's Bay was, but how much clearer the water was at Coki (this is also on his website). He then also mentioned how its $3.00 to get into Magen's, whether its for a minute, an hour or a day. Of course, everyone opted for Coki. I've heard of other tours where everyone opted for Magen's Bay, so I could only imagine what he said.

The people on Coki Beach are fine, but the changing facilities leave a LOT to be desired. And while we didn't eat there, I wish I had. There is a shack on the end of the beach away from Coral World where somebody was smoking food, and it looked great. I heard it tasted great too.

Here are some pics that include Coki Beach. The "postcard" type shots of the blue water from the top of a mountain is Magen's Bay. The fish at Coki will come up to you to be fed, so bring some bread or rolls from the ship, or buy some dog biscuits on the beach. The 5th picture is a group of people who "met" here on cruise critic and got together onboard.

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When it came time to pay Godfrey, all he wanted was the money due him, there was no push for a tip, but when we tipped him he thanked us LOUDLY. I thought it was funny and a great way of doing business.

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[newbrunswicker]

We used Godfrey in March 23 on a cruise on the Paradise. He is excellent! You may want to confirm your pick up time with him though. He told us he would pick us up at 10 AM ship time but it was almost 10:30 before he arrived. He said something about ship time and port time being different. We still had about 1 1/2 hours to shop which was plenty. His tour was very good. Although he would take you to any beach, he did say that Magen's charged $3 and was very crowded and he suggested Saphire beach which everyone chose. It was very pretty with beautiful clear water and not very busy. All in all a great bargain for $20 each considering the price of tours offered on ship. As others have said, don't forget to tip. He does an excellent job and is very appriciative.

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[Cyt4SoreEyes]

Bump..good info

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[Bunkie103]

Great info, we did the tour and loved it. My DH kept asking if I was sure it was only $20. I will echo the comment about the changing facilities at Coki Beach. People we met on the ship did Sapphire and thought it had much nicer and cleaner changing facilities. JMHO [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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[shabcruzn]

We are using Godfrey too--about how much did everyone tip him?

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[GayleR]

We gave him $25 as a tip, as there were 5 of us. As mentioned above, he was VERY appreciative.

[mrs. meziggy]

We took his tour last month and he was wonderful. We also tipped him. We have been to Megan bay a couple of times and decided to try Sapphire beach this time. We like Sapphire beach even better than Megan Bay!

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[Bunkie103]

There were two of us and my DH gave him an extra $20...he couldn't believe the tour was that cheap. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

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[Glory03]

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I booked with Godfrey last December and he was full som he put us with Timmy. I thought Timmy was awsome and we had a great time.
These guys will go out of there way to please you and their tour is a great buy.
I wasn't interested in going to the beach as I wanted to see the Synagogue there that is one of the oldest in the world with sand floors.
I didn't think Timmy could take us there as the roads are real narrow in that area, but he surprised us and took us there . Once we were done he picked us up back in the shopping area.
I wish there was someone as great as these guys in Costa Maya for my upcoming cruise.

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[Val60]

Hi Glory03... We will be on the same cruise as you in December. If you find anyone doing the same tour as Godfrey in any of our Ports especially Costa Maya please let me know. His tour in March was amazing. He was a gentleman and the cost was amazing. We also tipped generously. I would highly recommend Godfrey Tours.
Val.

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[Glory03]

Hi there Val60 ... I saw you are going to be on the Miracle in December as well. I was wondering if you are going the same date as me or another date. If you are going Dec 12th please join our roll call as we have a great group of people going so far.
I hope you will be on our ship as the more the more FUN !!!!

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[Val60]

Hi Glory3...Yes we are going on the same day as you. What plans have you for the ports? [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img] [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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