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7 day Fantasy in April! Our girls are 3 and 5. Both can swim. Wondering what excursions would be best at Tortola, St. Thomas and Castaway Cay.
Thank you!
Thank you!
We are doing a catamaran snorkel trip with Aristocat Charters (booked direct with them, not DCL) on Tortola on the Jan 12th Eastern cruise with a 3 year old who can swim, and a 1 year old who cannot. Will report back on that experience and how it worked out with the little ones.
I’ll look into Coral World! Thanks!In St. Thomas we took a open air cab to Coral World. Not on par with the Monterey bay aquarium, but still fun. Right next door (literally) is Coki beach. Great beach. Bring cash for snacks and loungers/umbrellas
IMHO you really don't need an excursion on Castaway Day.
I'm thinking we'll do the Coral World and Coki beach (priced it out doing it without disney and it's actually cheaper with). BTW We're going on the 7 NIght Eastern Caribbean in April with (get this) our 3yo and 5yo girls. But they can't swim, they'd tell you they're experts but another round of swim lessons start tomorrow.
Agree, Castaway doesn't need anything - BUT I will say we plan on dropping the girls off at the kids club there on the island (did that with one last cruise) and try the adult section again. Though this past December the water at the adult beach was unswimmable and the water at the family beach was freezing, April may be better.
See you on the seas!
I've been debating going to Coral World and Coki beach (kids 7, 5 and 1, also going in April) - e.g. ST70 - and it is the only excursion which leaves early enough at least on our sailing (8:15) to beat the crowds from the other two ships which will be in port on that day. St. Thomas can get very busy, and popular beaches fill up with cruise passengers quickly.
Great info! Love that they’re the same ages have you been to st Thomas before? I’m just wondering if we should spend our first time there in Coral world or just explore? coral world seems so neat though!
We leave Jan 12. We're doing ST57, it goes to Secret Sands beach 8:15-11:45. Haven't been there before, but can give you a review once we return if you're interested. I've read that it's a nice beach and doesn't get as crowded as some of the others. Includes a chair and water/soda for each person. Since it's just a few hours in the morning, we plan on eating luch once we get back on the ship and then doing the Aquaduck/mini-golf.
We did a private excursion on St. Thomas with St. Thomas Scuba and snorkel adventures. The guide/owner Webb was awesome. He brought us to Coki beach before the crowds started and then went to the beach at Secret Harbor resort. My kids were 4 and 1.5 and we had an amazing time.
The water at Coki beach was incredible. It was like being in a warm pool. It was turquoise and so calm. But it got super busy there after an hour or so. So if you do it, definitely do it first, not after the aquarium.
We just did the two beaches. It was the best day of our cruise .Thank you! Did you do the beach then aquarium? Or beach only?
We just did the two beaches. It was the best day of our cruise .