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Jewel of the Seas Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
Southern Caribbean Holiday
Sail date: February 07, 2016
Ship: Jewel of the Seas
Cabin type: Inside
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
great ship with super friendly staff. Excellent ports for the most part. A little disappointed with St Croix. In every other port it was easy to grab a cab and do a tour of the island. The drivers in St Croix left groups stranded in Christiansted for long periods of time.
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Ports of call
Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
2 Comments
KayaJa 8 years ago
Thanks. We knew the ship wouldn't leave without us. It was just the long wait that was frustrating. We'd already prepaid for round trip transport when we booked the excursion and there were tons of people also waiting. Simply sharing my experience here. Having done many cruises and ports, we figured it out.
noname111 8 years ago
KayaJa - You may want to consider downloading Uber or Lyft to your smartphone and opening an account because of your experience with taxis. However, there are a couple downsides to consider. Available car coverage on some of the islands might be spotty and Internet connectivity may not be good enough to access the app in remote locations.
Another thing to consider... when you book an excursion through the ship, you are guaranteed that the ship will not leave without you. If you were to get stranded and miss the ship departure because of a private transportation failure, there is a very high likelihood that the ship will leave port without you. Don't believe me... check out this compilation of people being left behind - - - https://youtu.be/B-yrsXsJmbw.
The cruise ships have time windows for arriving and departing ports. Sometimes they will wait if their window allows but is it worth the risk? You have to decide for yourself.