Rare Radio Posted March 10, 2022 Author #176 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 hours ago, megr1125 said: Checking on the web cam, it looks like a very nice day in SXM Yes, the weather was perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 10, 2022 Author #177 Share Posted March 10, 2022 4 hours ago, aloni said: could you please take some pictures around the solarium. Thank you Yes I will have several photos of the solarium on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 10, 2022 Author #178 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Hello everyone and good day. I just made it back to the ship after having a good day. First off, the weather was very nice and comfortable. The temps went up to 83f, with a gentle breeze. I started off walking around the port area shops and Duty-Free stores. I found out after a couple of stops, that they would not accept Amex cards for payment. Uh Oh. . . I tried a few other shops. Well, you may have guessed it. Amex cards are not good anywhere at the shops. Maybe there not allowed at any retail store in St. Maarten. OK, back to the ship and get my Visa and some extra cash (just in case Visa will be not allowed. Success! I was able to buy the things I wanted with no worries (except for being dumb and not knowing in advance) I then took a ride on the Water Taxi over to Bobby's Marina. ($7 RT) I was able to walk about a block over to a few casinos. I know there are around a dozen in St. Maarten, but there are 3 within a 3 block radius of Bobby's Marina. I went to all three, and I am glad that I did. I am glad to know that I will take Casinos off of my list for things to do in St. Maarten. Don't get me wrong. . . All casinos I entered were clean and well-staffed. It appears though that these casinos were not built for the Cruise Passengers (I saw zero cruise passengers), but they were built for the locals. Most machines offer guilder payouts (the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands) and you could find some USD payouts, but you had to be careful. Many of the USD machines were out of order. I spent a little but didn't hang out too long in the Casinos I went to. I decided to visit some of the shops on Front Street. The selections and prices were very good and in many cases much better than at the cruise pier. All of the merchants were very friendly, and I recommend Front St shopping. I took the water taxi back to the pier and hung out at a few places there before hopping on the Cruise Cart (10 passenger open-air shuttle) This is a free service for Cruise Passengers, but a tip may be recommended. We are scheduled to leave at 5PM and will be headed to Castries, St. Lucia Here are a few pics from today. Thanks for tuning in. . . Radio . All passengers must be back by 4:30 Enchantment of the Seas AFT Enchantment of the Seas viewed from the pier. Celebrity Edge from the pier. Shopping and information area Which way do we go? Welcome to St Maarten Many duty-free shops Digicel wireless The last Governor of St Maarten statue. "Hope to see you again soon in St Maarten" PXL_20220310_150757631.mp4 . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted March 11, 2022 #179 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Nice day!! Oops on the Amex🤣🤣. I am so used to seeing lots of people in St. Maarten, the port shopping area looks so empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #180 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Here are a few more pics from St Maarten. Radio It's water taxi time These water taxis are big Of you of Enchantment of the Seas as we pass by. This was a fast water taxi. PXL_20220310_165043853.mp4 We can see the Front Street beaches as the taxi heads over to Bobby's Marina. We are ready to dock There are several places like this to have a cool beverage and relax. Phillipsburg shops Rouge et Noir Casino The Museum of St. Maarten Historic Front Street Historic Front Street vendors Front Street beaches Front Street beach swings I love this iced coffee and smoothie relaxation area Phillipsburg memorial Riding the water taxi back to the pier. PXL_20220310_180508413.mp4 There were a lot of iguanas on the rocks. Sharkey's Bar at the pier . Edited March 11, 2022 by Radio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #181 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Enchantment of the Seas leaving the pier slowly, on her way to Castries, St Lucia. Radio PXL_20220310_210639385.mp4 . Edited March 11, 2022 by Radio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted March 11, 2022 #182 Share Posted March 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Radio said: Here are a few more pics from St Maarten. Radio It's water taxi time These water taxis are big Of you of Enchantment of the Seas as we pass by. This was a fast water taxi. PXL_20220310_165043853.mp4 27.18 MB · 0 downloads We can see the Front Street beaches as the taxi heads over to Bobby's Marina. We are ready to dock There are several places like this to have a cool beverage and relax. Phillipsburg shops Rouge et Noir Casino The Museum of St. Maarten Historic Front Street Historic Front Street vendors Front Street beaches Front Street beach swings I love this iced coffee and smoothie relaxation area Phillipsburg memorial Riding the water taxi back to the pier. PXL_20220310_180508413.mp4 38.67 MB · 0 downloads There were a lot of iguanas on the rocks. Sharkey's Bar at the pier . Wow sharkeys. When did they reopen? Even if we stay on the ship when docked in st Martin, we would always have a couple of brights at sharkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted March 11, 2022 #183 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) A lot of places, even here in the US don't take Amex. The reason for that is Amex charges a higher percentage to the merchants than Visa/MC do. Have you had issues using it anywhere else? Edited March 11, 2022 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey & Sophie Posted March 11, 2022 #184 Share Posted March 11, 2022 4 hours ago, Radio said: The Museum of St. Maarten We went to this museum last time we were there. It was very nice. Larger than it looks. At that time I think it was $1.00 pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #185 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Cruise Compass DAY 7 Radio DAY 7 PG1 DAY 7 PG2 DAY 7 PG3 DAY 7 PG4 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamesEM Posted March 11, 2022 #186 Share Posted March 11, 2022 As for the shopping talks, most of those shops RCL shills for are businesses they own, or get a kick back.otos. Enjoying your show and photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #187 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Our current location at 4 a.m. (AST) Radio . Edited March 11, 2022 by Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #188 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Hello everyone good morning. Welcome to DAY 7 of "LIVE" from Enchantment of the Seas. Welcome to Castries, St. Lucia. We arrived around 8:30. This was a little earlier than our scheduled arrival at 9:00 a.m.. we picked up the pilot at around 8:15. And we are currently tied up to the pier. The ship has been cleared and passengers are free to go ashore. I have been reading so many things about what you are allowed to do in St Lucia. According to the Cruise Compass: "Due to local requirements all guests must participate in the tour to explore the island. Fully vaccinated guests May book a shore excursion on board or debark the ship and visit the enclosed Port area to purchase a government approved tour. The government approved tours are unaffiliated with Royal Caribbean. It was just announced however that all passengers going ashore must pick up a white band to wear on their wrist. This white band will signify that you are fully vaccinated and are a cruise passenger. There was no mention of the enclosed Port area or a government approved tour. . . Hmmm. Maybe those rules have been relaxed. I will be leaving the ship in about an hour and we'll see how things work out. Here are a few pics from this morning. Thanks for tuning in. Radio We just picked up the pilot. We pass by Norwegian Epic We will be docked downtown, next to the Castries freight terminal. Enchantment of the Seas approaches the pier slowly. PXL_20220311_133325864.mp4 The port workers are securing us to the pier. PXL_20220311_134045587.mp4 We are docked downtown at the duty-free shops. The passenger facility is attached to a small duty-free Mall. Passengers are free to go ashore. A crew member on Deck four hands out the white bands that we must wear while ashore. Here are the white bands We are docked just across the harbor from Norwegian Epic . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aloni Posted March 11, 2022 #189 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Enjoy your day and I await your Solarium pictures 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #190 Share Posted March 11, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone and good day. I am happy for such a beautiful weather day in St Lucia. I left the ship around 11:00 a.m. and wandered over to the Duty-free shops here at the pier. There are many more shops here than I have read about. It's kind of a mini mall with about 30 shops inside. I hung out inside the shopping area for a couple of hours, and then decided I wasn't feeling well. I came back to the ship had some lunch and rested a bit before I went back through the shops, to downtown Castries. This is a very busy City, things were moving very quickly. Outside of the terminal, things were very hectic. Taxi drivers and tour operators were trying to make a buck, but I get it. I was able to say "No thank you" to about 30 aggressive tour vendors. I made my way a few blocks into the city to check out some larger stores. I was happy that all of the merchants here =do= accept Amex cards. (Unlike Phillipsburg) I was considering getting a taxi over to Vigie Beach . The taxi fare is $15 each way. If I wanted to take a taxi over to the other Cruise terminal the cost was $10 each way. It may have been cheaper for me to just get an inexpensive Beach tour. Pre-covid, there used to be a water taxi option between the two piers for $10 round trip. I made it back to the ship by around 2:30, just in time for about 1 hour of watching news. We are scheduled to leave Castries, Saint Lucia at 6pm and make our way to Barbados. Here are a few pics from today. Thanks for tuning in. Radio The Cruise Terminal is named "La Place Carenage" There were two levels of duty-free shopping The shopping area was very clean Here was the taxi and information center The vendors inside the duty free shops were very friendly Outside though, things were very aggressive Enchantment of the Seas bow Wow, signage for "foot and mouth disease"? It wasn't very far to walk from the ship to the shops PXL_20220311_164935123.mp4 Castries is a busy City PXL_20220311_214451316.mp4 The gangway was steep. We must have been at high tide. . Edited March 11, 2022 by Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted March 11, 2022 #191 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Foot and mouth disease can cause huge financial losses for farmers. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/fmd/index 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #192 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Enchantment of the Seas leaving the pier slowly. . . Radio PXL_20220311_231921266.mp4 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #193 Share Posted March 11, 2022 There are several ships with us tomorrow in Barbados. Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 11, 2022 Author #194 Share Posted March 11, 2022 The Solarium on Enchantment of the Seas is very popular with passengers. Radio Sunny Solarium There are two showers and two whirlpools in the Solarium There are plenty of tables and chairs for relaxing Looking down on the Solarium from deck 10 It is very warm in the Solarium The outer doors on Deck 10 can be opened for a nice breeze There are plenty of lounge chairs for many passengers . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 12, 2022 Author #195 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Headliner Showtime Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 12, 2022 Author #196 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Cruise Compass DAY 8 Radio DAY 8 PG1 DAY 8 PG2 DAY 8 PG3 DAY 8 PG4 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 12, 2022 Author #197 Share Posted March 12, 2022 St Kitts Highlight Show later this afternoon. . . Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 12, 2022 Author #198 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Enchantment of the Seas is approaching the pier slowly, in Barbados. Radio . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squale2 Posted March 12, 2022 #199 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Thanks for the Live review - Does Enchantment have interactive TV's so you can look at your account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted March 12, 2022 Author #200 Share Posted March 12, 2022 1 hour ago, squale2 said: Thanks for the Live review - Does Enchantment have interactive TV's so you can look at your account No, that is not available on this ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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