JessicaH2

Castries, St. Lucia

This was by far the most disappointing experience we had. We booked the Catamaran to the Pitons through Carnival. It was four hours of misery. They stopped once for 20 minutes to let us swim.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

We took a booked Trunk Beach Snorkel on St. John through Carnival. It was nice. There was about a 45 minute boat ride to St. John. St. John was THE most gorgeous place we went to. Prior to embarking on our excursion, we walked into town at Charlotte-St. Amalie and did some shopping. It was very nice. St. Thomas is easily accessible for Americans and you do not feel like you're going to be a victim of crime.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

We had no expectations upon arriving to St. Kitts. We walked off the boat and booked an island tour with Calypso Tours. This was surprisingly fun and they dropped us off at a beach and picked us up later... for only $30 each! Such a good deal.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

We took a cab to Dawn Beach. Spent $20 for two chairs and an umbrella and enjoyed the best snorkeling of the entire trip. We then took a cab to Maho Beach by the airport and had a fantastic time watching the planes fly overhead.

Bridgetown, Barbados

Barbados - We chose not to book anything through Carnival and instead booked private surfing lessons with Surfing Barbados. It was amazing and easy. It was also a short cab ride from port - expect the cab drivers at port to be rude. After our lessons, we lounged at Dover Beach - absolutely gorgeous. We got two chairs and an umbrella for $10. It was easy to catch a cab back to the boat.

Roseau, Dominica

Due to the negative comments of previous guests regarding Dominica, we were not sure what to expect here. We booked River Tubing & Jaco Falls through Carnival. Expect a long and windy bus ride through the rain forest to get to the river and back. Also expect to have the best time of your life river tubing. This was by far the best excursion we did. Jaco Falls was gorgeous as well. We wanted to walk around at port but felt intimidated by the locals. This is a good island to book an active adventure that doesn't involve the beach.