BalconyBumz Posted July 25, 2008 #1 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Has anyone done Stone Island not through the ship at 1/2 the price like through Joann and Sondra? I'm just trying to figure out if Stone Island is worth seeing for one and if it's worth paying double from the cruiseline. Any advice would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator83 Posted July 25, 2008 #2 Share Posted July 25, 2008 Has anyone done Stone Island not through the ship at 1/2 the price like through Joann and Sondra? I'm just trying to figure out if Stone Island is worth seeing for one and if it's worth paying double from the cruiseline. Any advice would be great. Just do Stone Island on your own. There is plenty of info on here telling you how to do it on your own. I plan to do that in December when I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek66 Posted July 25, 2008 #3 Share Posted July 25, 2008 So easy to do on your own. My DH was negative about doing this on our own, but once we did it and learned how to do it, he is now ready to do it on our own again. A quick walk to the water taxi area and then a ride across. We ate at Victors and rode ATV's. Had a blast. You can find directions on the boards. Just do a quick search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 25, 2008 Author #4 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I know you can do it on your own, but you can also pay $36 and have everything included with Joann's tours. Your ride there, ride back, free drinks and lunch, and 2 free activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greek66 Posted July 25, 2008 #5 Share Posted July 25, 2008 It still was cheaper on your own. But for peace of mind you can do the all inclusive tour. We liked being independent and Victors was very inexpensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmezmom Posted July 25, 2008 #6 Share Posted July 25, 2008 I know you can do it on your own, but you can also pay $36 and have everything included with Joann's tours. Your ride there, ride back, free drinks and lunch, and 2 free activities. We are doing this trip through mazattlan tours in sept. Same $ amount you mentioned and $18 for our 8 year old and lunch, drinks and 2 activities. They pick up and drop off at the pier. Wonder if i am with Joanns and they book through "mazattlan tours"! This tour was recommended by cruise critic people and it a much better deal than the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 25, 2008 Author #7 Share Posted July 25, 2008 We are doing this trip through mazattlan tours in sept. Same $ amount you mentioned and $18 for our 8 year old and lunch, drinks and 2 activities. They pick up and drop off at the pier. Wonder if i am with Joanns and they book through "mazattlan tours"! This tour was recommended by cruise critic people and it a much better deal than the ship! Yes, I think you are looking at exactly what we are. Sounds like a good deal and less worrysome to me. Also, I'm trying to figure out the time they go ship time and the time they bring us back ship time. I want to make sure we have a good buffer being back. That's the only thing that makes me nervous booking outside the ship's tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 25, 2008 #8 Share Posted July 25, 2008 We went to Stone Island last October. There was a large group. We went through Mazatlan Tours. They were excellent. http://www.mazatlantours.org/stone-island-tour.htm We all enjoyed our time there. The trip was cheaper than the cruise line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 25, 2008 Author #9 Share Posted July 25, 2008 We went to Stone Island last October. There was a large group. We went through Mazatlan Tours. They were excellent. http://www.mazatlantours.org/stone-island-tour.htm We all enjoyed our time there. The trip was cheaper than the cruise line Do you remember what time you left ship time and what time they brought you back ship time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 25, 2008 #10 Share Posted July 25, 2008 If I remember rightly we were picked up at 9:30am and returned at 14:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 26, 2008 Author #11 Share Posted July 26, 2008 If I remember rightly we were picked up at 9:30am and returned at 14:30 What is 14:30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 26, 2008 #12 Share Posted July 26, 2008 What is 14:30? 2.30pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 26, 2008 Author #13 Share Posted July 26, 2008 2.30pm Thank you for answering. You are very kind. So they definitely get you back to the ship in plenty of time. That's great. Thank you. Stone Island is worth seeing, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 26, 2008 #14 Share Posted July 26, 2008 We had plenty of time once the trip was over. In fact some others went off to the town to do a bit of shopping Stone Island is nice (it's not one of the world's greatest wonders). If you want to relax on the beach , away from it all, have a few drinks, lunch and take part in a few activities then it is the perfect place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalconyBumz Posted July 26, 2008 Author #15 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Thank you for all of your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hommebronze Posted July 26, 2008 #16 Share Posted July 26, 2008 to ejnutz....aarf aarf thank you in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 26, 2008 #17 Share Posted July 26, 2008 to ejnutz....aarf aarf thank you in advance! You can find the avatar Here I am afraid there are pages of them and they are updated daily. I can not locate it at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJNutz Posted July 26, 2008 #18 Share Posted July 26, 2008 Here is a picture. If you right click on it then copy image location link you can add it as an avatar . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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