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Yeah, I read a lot of great reviews about it. Just think the catamaran might be better for my back . And my girls really like the idea of the tarzan swing

Thank you. I just booked a catamaran excursion for St Marteen. Just need to figure out St Thomas now

My daughters (16 & 22) and I are sailing on the Oasis the week of December 19th with stops in CocoCay, St Marteen, and St Thomas. This is our first cruise and we are so excited, but I'm overwhelmed as well . I have so many questions ... I booked a snorkel excursion on CocoCay, but it says "at your leisure" so I'm assuming the $36 is just to use the equipment for the day. I wouldn't mind buying snorkel equipment, but I don't want to before we fly there. Do they sell or rent equipment on the boat or in the ports? We don't need the fins. It would be nice to have the equipment to use so we could go to a couple different beaches. We're flying in on Saturday to Miami. Was considering stopping somewhere Saturday night in Miami to buy them. Any thoughts? I booked jet skis for us at CocoCay. Is that a good place to do that or would one of the other ports be better for that? What's the most enjoyable thing to do there for older kids/young adults? Pools/beach/water activities? We're not doing the water park. Also, we aren't docking in St Thomas until noon . I was trying to book a 3rd party excursion to snuba or sail or something, but they all depart in the morning, and the ones through RC are sold out. That's the other pro of having our own equipment. I was thinking maybe we could take the Red Hook Ferry to St John's or go to Magen's Bay or Coki Beach and snorkel. What about Coral World Ocean Park? Is that more for smaller kids? Regarding the RC excursions...if they are sold out online, do anymore become available once you are on-board or is that it? As far as Saint Marteen, I reserved a 3rd party speed boat/snorkel excursion, but I don't know if I should keep it or not. Maybe a catamaran is better? Maybe something else? I don't want us to get seasick and I don't want to get sunburnt (I'm super pale), but I don't want my girls to get bored either. Not sure if being out on the water is best or spending more time at the beach is better or should we tour the island? So many choices!! I normally don't mind winging things and finding my way around places, but with one day at each port, I don't want to waste our limited time trying to arrange our activities or navigate in a place we've never been to before. The three of us haven't been together on vacation in years and I'm really trying to get the most out of our time and I don't want to waste money on booking unnecessary things. Any advice is appreciated!

My daughters and I are sailing on the Oasis the week of December 19th. This is our first cruise and we are so excited, but I'm overwhelmed as well . I have so many questions ... Can someone explain the embarkment process? Our check-in time is at 2 pm, but I'm not sure what check-in entails. Are we able to board before that and then go check-in or do you check-in before you are allowed to board? Just trying to figure out what time to be at the port and what our first day will look like. I'm curious about the teen activities. Is it weird for a teen to go alone without a friend or family member? Do they do ice breaking activities or are they just on their own? It would be cool for my teenager to make friends, but I also don't want to subject her to awkwardness. We are supposed to get a $200 on-board credit (we booked through a travel agent). When is that normally available and what can it be used for?