We are going to St. Thomas, Grand Turk, and St. Martin. I am guessing we will do shopping and beach time...I would love to go on a snorkling excursion but not sure how practical that is. I am sure we are going to need a cab in St.Thomas...possibly St. Martin and Grand Turk ( I dont want to go to Margaritaville). Thanks for any advice you can give me.
Thanks for your reply and sorry I missed it.
Yes, it will likely require some advance planning. You will probably have to decide what excursions you are going to do before you go. I agree with PPs, it just isn't convenient to travel by taxi and lug a carseat around. What will you do with the carseat while you are shopping? A large infant seat and stroller would be an option as mentioned. If you are taking a taxi to the beach, then it wouldn't be too bad if you had to bring a Scenera and keep it with you at the beach. It would probably be easier than pushing a stroller through the sand! Just some logistics to think about...
As I noted before, we would only go on excursions that would involve bus transportation or walking. In Grand Turk we were only off the ship for 3-4 hours and stuck around the Cruise Center beach (didn't go to Margaritaville either). There are some nice beaches on Grand Turk, but I honestly didn't want to bother with transportation. However, from what I read on the cruise forums, it was probably doable. There is a small "train" (on the road) that will take you into town.
Believe it or not, you might be able to swing a snorkelling excursion. I wouldn't do it with my kids now (3&5), but when DD was under two it worked for us. She ended up falling asleep on the boat on our way out, and DH and I just took turns snorkelling. :thumbsup:
There are a few great cruise forums, which I am sure that you have checked out already. Anyway, that will help you determine which excursions you might be able to do beforehand, and what type of transportation is involved.
Honestly, it you are driving to the port or having someone tranport you there, I would probably try to avoid bringing the carseat. However, if you require the carseat on the plane (which is another topic), then you'll have to bring one on the cruise ship. We used the CAReS harnesses on the plane when we flew to Miami last spring.
HTH and please let us know if you have any more questions.