hmills96 Posted May 4, 2020 Report Posted May 4, 2020 We are visiting St. Thomas on Symphony in December (fingers crossed). Looking for guidance on what to do. We are doing both Labadee and Coco Cay, so not really looking for another beach day. Friends have suggested taking the gondola ride of the mountain, but I am terrified of heights, so that doesn't sound like a ton of fun to me. Any suggestions? Quote
FionaMG Posted May 4, 2020 Report Posted May 4, 2020 Maybe Coral World Ocean Park would be something you might like to do? Like everywhere else they're closed right now because of the C-word but their website has all the information about what they offer. https://coralworldvi.com/ Quote
Floski Posted May 4, 2020 Report Posted May 4, 2020 I was going to recommend a trip up to Mountaintop for some breath-taking views, but if you're scared of heights, then the drive alone would not be fun for you. Pity. It's a gorgeous spot to see all of the surrounding islands. Neesa and Snotarni 2 Quote
DublinFC Posted May 4, 2020 Report Posted May 4, 2020 We are visiting St Thomas in Dec as well (Oasis). I was wondering if there are any suggestions for lunch in the port area? We are making it a faux sea day, but it would be nice to step off and eat lunch locally. We have other cruises to St Thomas that we will look do to an excursion. The gondola up the mountain sounds great, but I think the height would terrify our daughter. Quote
loki007 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Posted May 6, 2020 On 5/3/2020 at 8:15 PM, hmills96 said: We are visiting St. Thomas on Symphony in December (fingers crossed). Looking for guidance on what to do. We are doing both Labadee and Coco Cay, so not really looking for another beach day. Friends have suggested taking the gondola ride of the mountain, but I am terrified of heights, so that doesn't sound like a ton of fun to me. Any suggestions? I don't know how many people you have in your party. Last time we were in St. Thomas we had 2 families, total of 8 people and chartered a boat for the day. Took us snorkeling with sea turtles then to St. John for lunch on the beach. Total cost was much less than RCCL would charge for an excursion. Best port day we have ever had. Quote
DublinFC Posted May 6, 2020 Report Posted May 6, 2020 15 hours ago, loki007 said: I don't know how many people you have in your party. Last time we were in St. Thomas we had 2 families, total of 8 people and chartered a boat for the day. Took us snorkeling with sea turtles then to St. John for lunch on the beach. Total cost was much less than RCCL would charge for an excursion. Best port day we have ever had. we have 4 people total, and on the later sailings we will have 3. Quote
loki007 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Posted May 7, 2020 8 hours ago, DublinFC said: we have 4 people total, and on the later sailings we will have 3. we were there on a Disney cruise once and did a Kayak/Snorkeling excursion thru the mangrove forest. That was great too. DublinFC 1 Quote
BoxerMomNC Posted May 7, 2020 Report Posted May 7, 2020 We did a private tour with https://www.stthomasadventures.com/. It was a great day as we did an island tour, snorkeled with turtles, went to another beach and did picture stops. We were able to plan the day with our guide and had flexibility during the day. My husband says he would go back to St Thomas just for this tour. DublinFC 1 Quote
PG Cruiser Posted October 29, 2021 Report Posted October 29, 2021 The last time I was in St Thomas, I made the mistake of booking the SkyRide excursion thinking it would take me to the famous Mountaintop. Well, it did take me to the top of a mountain but it was an underwhelming experience. When I go back to St Thomas in November, I want to go to THE Mountaintop this time. I also want to go to Magen's Bay. Right now, there's nothing in the Cruise Planner that includes both. Has anyone done a Royal excursion including both? How was it? Quote
UNCFanatik Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 On 10/29/2021 at 1:02 PM, PG Cruiser said: The last time I was in St Thomas, I made the mistake of booking the SkyRide excursion thinking it would take me to the famous Mountaintop. Well, it did take me to the top of a mountain but it was an underwhelming experience. When I go back to St Thomas in November, I want to go to THE Mountaintop this time. I also want to go to Magen's Bay. Right now, there's nothing in the Cruise Planner that includes both. Has anyone done a Royal excursion including both? How was it? I’m debating between magens bay and sapphire beach at the moment. My ship won’t get into st Thomas until 12pm and there are 3 other ships in port that arrive early morning. Worried about crowds at magens beach Quote
Snotarni Posted November 1, 2021 Report Posted November 1, 2021 On 5/4/2020 at 12:15 PM, DublinFC said: We are visiting St Thomas in Dec as well (Oasis). I was wondering if there are any suggestions for lunch in the port area? We are making it a faux sea day, but it would be nice to step off and eat lunch locally. We have other cruises to St Thomas that we will look do to an excursion. The gondola up the mountain sounds great, but I think the height would terrify our daughter. We're on the same cruise and were thinking of heading over to Water Island on our own (Ferry departs from Tickles Pub which is a short walk from the ship); However, it looks like we're in from noon to 7, so I'm not sure the ferry times line up. Water Island is very quiet, has a great beach, and a great beach restaurant with good food and cold beers... Dlove707 1 Quote
Dlove707 Posted November 1, 2021 Report Posted November 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Snotarni said: We're on the same cruise and were thinking of heading over to Water Island on our own (Ferry departs from Tickles Pub which is a short walk from the ship); However, it looks like we're in from noon to 7, so I'm not sure the ferry times line up. Water Island is very quiet, has a great beach, and a great beach restaurant with good food and cold beers... That's what we did last time in St. Thomas, and may very well do that again Snotarni 1 Quote
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