Barbara60 Posted September 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Here are a few of the ports we are stopping at this winter. Can anyone tell me if they have been what their favourite activity is at any of these? Grenada, St Barts, St Vincent, Guadalupe and Martinique Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 7, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 7, 2023 St Barts we just like to window shop & look at the yachts Grenada we did a land vacation but if you can get a tour to the spice factory it is nice Beach is nice not too far from the dock Also check the ports of call forum https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/456-caribbean/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara60 Posted September 7, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Pandazoo Posted September 9, 2023 #4 Share Posted September 9, 2023 We have found TripAdvisor very helpful for planning excursions. Enjoy your trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted September 9, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 12:20 PM, Barbara60 said: Here are a few of the ports we are stopping at this winter. Can anyone tell me if they have been what their favourite activity is at any of these? ... St Barts, St Vincent.... We were at both off of Sirena 11/2022. For St. Barts, we did the walking of the city, Gustavia. But also went to the top of "Fort Karl" which overlooks the magnificent Shell Beach and we spent some hours enjoying Shell Beach. (St. Barts was run by the Swedes for over a century.) St Barts Beach:: Shell Beach - SaintBarth.com Karl Fort - Monuments and tourism at St Barts (saintbarth-tourisme.com) For St. Vincent, we walked all over Kingstown, seeing the Anglican, RC and Methodist cathedrals. And the Botanical Garden. Plus, the Fort on the top of the hill with the view. PLUS we did an excursion to Black Point Tunnel on the east side of the island. Drove their along the coast and then came back trhu the interior. Black Point Tunnel (tourism.gov.vc) Fort Charlotte (tourism.gov.vc) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted September 9, 2023 #6 Share Posted September 9, 2023 And just for Caribbean RUM... 1. St. Vincent--Kingstown, easy to buy an amazing OVERPROOF rum, Sunrise (St. Vincent Distillers, Ltd, Georgetown). Buy the "Very Strong Rum". A rare 84.5% alcohol. 169 proof! 2. St. Barts does NOT have a distillery. So do NOT buy any rum there. They just blend what they've bought elsewhere. And it's expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin Terri Posted September 9, 2023 #7 Share Posted September 9, 2023 This was before Covid but in St. Vincent we contacted Young island Resort and spent the day there. It was 2019. We took a taxi to the boat lift and then the boat over to the resort. It was $123 per couple. You had a room, use of the beach, a nice lunch with a drink. It was a great day. Don’t know if they still do it and what the price would be now, but it is definitely something to consider. Terri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWiltonM Posted September 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Martinique has a beautiful botanic garden in the rainforest called Jardin de Balata. https://www.jardindebalata.fr/welcome. It's a bit of a trip to get there; we did an excursion there by bus that included a couple of other stops. We enjoy walking around Gustavia in St. Barts and we always have a nice lunch somewhere. This year we're going to have lunch at Eden Rock hotel (not in Gustavia so we'll have to take a taxi). Last year we had lunch at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, which has the advantage of being a very short walk from where Oceania's tenders disembark in Gustavia. They have an open-air second-floor dining room with a nice view of the harbor across the street. Le Select, very close to the tenders, is an extremely busy and popular spot for burgers. One of the least-expensive restaurants in Gustavia as well. We don't care much for Grenada or St. Vincent so we use those ports of call as "sea days." Haven't been to Guadeloupe (we will be there in 2024 on Marina is all goes as planned). I hear it's similar to Martinique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocogb Posted September 16, 2023 #9 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Grenada - Grand Anise beach is beautiful but can get busy if many ships are in. Morne Rouge is just a bit further along smaller but very pretty and quieter. Take a look through the "Ports of Call - Caribbean" section on Cruisecritic Boards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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