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Has anyone here taken a cruise that ended in Phillipsburg or heard of that experience? Silverseas offers a cruise that starts in Barbados and ends on SXM. In all the many years that I have been reading this forum, I don't recall hearing of people doing this.

Thanks for the pics Phil.

Yes, Who would’ve known.
I had lunch Friday, April 11 and the fire at the marina was on Saturday, April 19. The area where the fire took place was pretty bleak before the fire. Probably an accident waiting to happen.

Drphilsxm

Phil--thanks. The menu looks very good! And how interesting, taking those pictures prior to the fire.

I had a great lunch with friends at Be Cool at Marina Royale in Marigot a few days before the fire.
Enjoyed muscles in a mushroom cream sauce with crispy fries.
Fortunately Be Cool and one of my other favourite restaurants Tropicana we’re not in the area of the fire.
I took a photo of the menu on the walkway. Hopefully it’s readable.
I also happened to take a picture of the area where the fire took place before the fire a few days later.

Drphilsxm

This must be specific to just a very few airports, with Nashville being one. From what I could see, it is limited to 10 days. I checked a few other airports and basically none of them offered this, unless there was free parking for others. I guess it is a good deal in your case.

https://flynashville.com/airport-accessibility/accessible-parking-program

stayed there last April and I would again. The 2 bedrooms are tight and ceilings are angled and low but you dont stay in bedrooms much.

Danny--no, we don't have a handicapped sticker

Rosemary--yes.

At the Nashville international airport they have accessible parking for handicap autos with either hangers or permanent handicap tags. All you do is send in the paperwork and they send you the sticker and membership card in the mail.
When we come to St Maarten for 3 weeks it is over $700.00 and we never have to pay a penny.
Free to all that join the program.
Also the handicap parking is always close to the main terminal.
You should check to see if your airport offers this if you have a handicap hanger.

So Carol you say their sale ends soon but could you book now for June and get their sale?

Alain's email is TRIPAAASXM@GMAIL.COM

Not sure what's on the sponsors page. Sorry.

Link on sponsor list doesn’t work. Is there a working contact ?

Is the Alamanda actually a hotel still or is it just rentals by owner? Last time I walked by it looked like they swapped over to a VRBO type arrangement?

We stopped there on our first trip to Tortola in 1984.Mrs S. gave us a hard time for not calling ahead so we never got to try her cuisine.I ran into a relative quite recently and they said there was talk of it reopening.I believe Mrs S passed away a few years ago.It would be great to get a good local place back in Carrot Bay..I miss Gene's (now in Sea Cow's Bay)and Palm's Delight. Coco Plums from Apple Bay was going to open there but ran into Gov problems..boy do I miss those skillet mushrooms!!

For sure.

My ex-wife and I had a dinner at her restaurant/house back in the late 90's. I seem to remember her singing some hymns while cooking and serving us. It was certainly a unique experience.

Thaks is a decent break. It is sad what one has to go through to get a "deal" today.

Update on this subject. For several years we have parked at Miami Park N Fly, now called The Parking Spot. A month or so ago, I was totally blown away, when they wanted $23 a day, even if you are a member of their parking club. It was going to be way over $300 for our 10 days in June. I started looking for hotels and didn't really find anything I wanted. I didn't book anything, until just recently, when I got an email from them. Apparently, their business model now is to run sales, and their regular prices are out of sight. If you a member of their club, you get emails about the sales. They are running a sale now for the summer, with prices around $12-$15 a day. Apparently the sale ends tomorrow, for anyone who needs to book.

Well, the grandfather clause made this happen. Surprised they didn't try to void it like everything else !

Thank you!

Good for you. Enjoy your upcoming trip.

Hey Scuba, I went back onto the website and resubmitted the request and it came back $274 total. MUCH less than before. Thanks!!

Does anyone have information about this very interesting woman and "restaurant"? I have fond memories of a unique evening with her.

That's surprising with your quote for the Kicks at Hertz. I originally submitted a quote request for my dates in May/June and it came back at $250 a week including tax and liability which is included free with Hertz rentals. I ended up with the midsize instead.