Taxi necessary cruise

Item: Freedom of the Seas
Rating: 3.6
Author: amypaynter

Freedom of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

amypaynter

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 23, 2019

Ship: Freedom of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1802

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I wish we would have known that every port you go, be prepared with the local currency to pay for a taxi to get anywhere. No credit cards accepted for taxis. And once you get off the ship, you are literally attacked by the local transportation people getting you to use the taxi because they know you need a taxi to go anywhere

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Comedian 2nd night was funny, but he was so rough looking.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The entire week there was a fan that was blowing in the hallway to our stateroom

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Super small. First time not getting a suite. Will not do this mistake again.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

Be prepared to have cash for taxis to and from everywhere

Thumbs Up 2

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

We enjoyed a wonderful day at Beach break

Thumbs Up 1

St. John's, Antigua

1 out of 5

The worst. No point stopping at this port

Thumbs Up 0

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

4 Comments

mitchellka 5 years ago

All the ports I've been to take US cash though how would you react if foreign visitors to the US expected places to accept their home currency?

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Cwhite1225 5 years ago

Yeah take our advice on this, when traveling far from home, especially abroad try to use your card as little as possible. Two reasons, 1) save on processing fees and 2) to prevent fraudulent purchases. Always use cash when it comes to transportation, and research your ports prior to booking or sailing. For example if you walk out of the highly crowded areas at port, you could find a taxi for a cheaper price and don't be afraid to haggle! But not matter what use USD!

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Every Caribbean port I have visited, including Antigua, takes US cash. I always take at least $ 400 - $ 500 in cash in various denominations, with plenty of $ 1s and $5s. I rarely use a credit or debit card in the Caribbean since I had multiple fraudulent charges on my card after using at a port years ago.

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15mustang 5 years ago

I've always used US currency everywhere we travel in the Caribbean.

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