CloudyDae Posted October 15, 2007 #1 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Hi, Has anyone booked directly thru this company? We are looking into the Power catamaran excursion, which sounds lovely, but I wanted to hear some feedback before I make the commitment. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyDae Posted October 15, 2007 Author #2 Share Posted October 15, 2007 Thanks for the reply! I did see your post after I'd posted this. We were looking at the French Connection, but I like the Power Cat and the mud bath sounds really nice! I'll let you know, we leave in 20 days on the Carnival Valor.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dengail Posted October 18, 2007 #3 Share Posted October 18, 2007 We booked the power cat tour for Dec, please post back and let us know how you liked it and any suggestions...have a great cruise! -Gail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheri18 Posted October 28, 2007 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2007 tried to get on shoreexcursions website but i couldnt get it....what excursions would you recommend for St. Martin...through carnival or independant..............where can i get shore ex. info..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar-mar Posted October 29, 2007 #5 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We would recommend Island Marketing as well. We booked with them while in Caymans and loved the catamaran and snorkeling at Sting Ray City, reefs, and coral garden. We are booking with them for St. Maarten French Connection as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyDae Posted November 3, 2007 Author #6 Share Posted November 3, 2007 Hi, I made a reservation for the Power Cat while we are in St. Martin on Nov. 8th. I will let you know how it went upon our return...we are staying a few extra days, and I'll post everything when we get back :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dengail Posted November 8, 2007 #7 Share Posted November 8, 2007 We'll be looking for your review...would like to know how you liked the Valor too, as we've only done RCCL and Disney recently...hope you're having a great time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudyDae Posted November 26, 2007 Author #8 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Hi, We used StMaartencruiseexcursions.com to book our Power Cat excursion on Nov. 8, 2007. What this company does is have several boat owners on contract and they are the booking agency. It was comforting to know if there was a problem w/ our cruise and we didn't dock, that we would not be charged, that was my main reason for booking thru this company. It was supposed to be 10 of us, but my brother wound up sleeping in, so it was 9 of us (7 adults and 2 kids ages 9 and 13) and we had chartered a boat for $690 for 4 -4.5 hours. First of all, I didn't realize that St. Marten time is 1 hour ahead of ship time, and we were supposed to meet our driver at 8:30 am St. Marten time. Since we didn't get off the boat until 8:45am (St. Marten time), we were running late, but it was OK, our driver was waiting w/ a sign with my name on it (very cool!) and was very happy and greeted us w/ hugs. We took the tranfers thru the company, and it was the same price that we would have paid if we booked it ourselves. Our cab driver was Happy Harold, and he lived up to his name and made our ride very enjoyable. Getting to the ship took about 20 mins and we were greeted right away by the owner, we paid the cash, were put on the boat and introduced to our captain, Steve. He was awesome! As soon as we started driving, he said "Bar's Open!" and he had some rum punch that he made up for us, as well as beer, soda and water. We stopped at 3 different stops, the 1st being where we got our "mud bath". Steve got all muddy w/ us too, and he was having a great time, which made our time more enjoyable. The other 2 stops were pretty, the scenery is breathtaking, and we saw Anguilla and St. Barth's as we were riding on the boat, but the 1st w/ the mud bath definately won 1st prize as being the most fun! Lunch was included too, and it was a turkey sandwich on a baguette, which was vey yummy. This was well worth the money and we would gladly do this excursion again, especially if we could get the same guide! If you go, you will definately enjoy it!:) BTW, we saw the girl that's on that website, the black girl w/ the mud handprints, she must be w/ another outfit because she was w/ a different group on another boat. Also, we saw different boats that had like 30 people on them (from cruise ships probably) and we all agreed, we were glad we weren't w/ those crowds, the private charter was a nice respite from the crowds on the Valor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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