RogerC1 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 What ports had the most aggressive/pushy vendors that you have experienced? I am traveling to St. Thomas and St. Kitts. How aggressive/pushy are the vendors at these ports? Do they swarm you like they do in Nassau? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin and Boozin Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Cozumel they are awful as much as I’m not liking that port. LovetoCruise87, ALnAtlanta and RogerC1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Jamaica has the most aggressive street vendors IMO. The vendors on Labadee are aggressive as well but they're easy to avoid. St. Thomas and St. Kitts aren't a problem...or never have been, for me. PatsFanBrian, KristiZ, ChessE4 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 If you also stop at Labadee, the vendors on the back road (not the fixed price store) can be pushy as indicated by @waytoo. The worst we experienced was in Turkey, so no worries on your cruise. St. Thomas wasn't bad -- it's your choice to go to souvenir shops or not. Can't comment on St. Kitts. Had no problems in San Juan or St. Maarten. RogerC1 and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesam82 Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 I second @Cruisin and Boozincall about cozumel. During our allure OTS sailing we were swarmed by people trying to get us to give us a ride to "their special beach with great beer and food" . I also found some of the vendors at Roatan a bit annoying. But Cozumel was definitely the worst. Cruisin and Boozin and RogerC1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanBrian Posted July 8, 2022 Report Share Posted July 8, 2022 Hard to quantify, but I would vote for Jamaica. Cozumel a close 2nd. RogerC1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKarl Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 In Jamaica we had a couple vendors actually climb aboard our boat that returns us to the ship and tell us that we forgot to "Tip" our guide that took us up Dunn's River Falls. We informed him that we always tip and did not forget. He argued with the group for several minutes and had to be told to leave the boat because we were leaving the Falls. RogerC1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 From our personal experiences, Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica and taxi drivers in Nassau, Bahamas. (I don't need a ride to anywhere! I just got back from somewhere else on the island!) After being to these two ports, I found that vendors in St. Thomas and St. Kitts don't seem to be pushy at all! RogerC1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 We'll never get off the ship in Costa Maya again unless we have an excursion that'll let us out without going through the shops. That area was awful. RogerC1 and ALnAtlanta 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovetoCruise87 Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/8/2022 at 9:44 AM, WAAAYTOOO said: Jamaica has the most aggressive street vendors IMO. The vendors on Labadee are aggressive as well but they're easy to avoid. St. Thomas and St. Kitts aren't a problem...or never have been, for me. Not just the street vendors.....we did Dunns River Falls on one of our cruises and we forgot our tip money on the bus. The guide followed us onto the bus and when we gave him the tip, he stood there wanting more. As far as street vendors go...we never make eye contact. You do that you are in some serious trouble. WAAAYTOOO and RogerC1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Yes, Jamaican vendors are quite brazen. ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFFrank Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 14 hours ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: Yes, Jamaican vendors are quite brazen. Uhhhhhhhh.....What's in those bags? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 9 hours ago, USFFrank said: Uhhhhhhhh.....What is in those bags? They're bags ? I thought they were rocks ! I didn't look at the picture very long, I guess ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 9 hours ago, USFFrank said: 11 hours ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: Yes, Jamaican vendors are quite brazen. Expand Uhhhhhhhh.....What is in those bags? Well, they are on the beach, so it's obviously dried seaweed for recipes. USCG Teacher, Cruisin and Boozin, Fuzzywuzzy and 3 others 1 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCG Teacher Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, SPS said: Well, they are on the beach, so it's obviously dried seaweed for recipes. Mmmmmm.... jerk kelp. Fuzzywuzzy and SPS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALnAtlanta Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 7/12/2022 at 2:14 PM, SpeedNoodles said: We'll never get off the ship in Costa Maya again unless we have an excursion that'll let us out without going through the shops. That area was awful. SpeedNoodles, I'm going to be at Costa Maya soon. I will remember that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonCruiser Posted August 12, 2022 Report Share Posted August 12, 2022 On 7/17/2022 at 9:11 PM, USFFrank said: Uhhhhhhhh.....What's in those bags? oregano...duh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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