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That's plenty of time to make the ferry but with a group
that large, I wonder if it would be cheaper to take
a private taxi?
Definitely more convient.
Might have to take two boats

Mike
Sometimes I sit and think
Sometimes I just sit

Can't help much on groceries, we only get food for breakfast and a few lunches. Yes it still has beaches, and there is some destruction still from the hurricane, but overall is in pretty good shape. I have never been in the summer, usually we go in February - the roads, and some of the beaches can get a bit busy. We normally check to see how many cruise passengers are docking on days that we want to head to the popular beaches, like Orient and Mullet. The biggest difference for you will be how to dress for the return flight. After spending 6 weeks in SXM, if the temps are cold in Kansas on your return, you might want to carry your winter coat with you on the return flight - otherwise , it might be a bit of a chill when you return. Sure you will have a great time.

Where exactly is the Government building? Is Good Vibes
“More” than just a truck? Does it have seating? Covered?
Think I saw it but didn’t see a Sign…
Thanks!

Hi everyone. Couple questions. We are flying into St. Thomas from Miami on April 18th with an arrival time of 10:40am. We are a group of 13 and will be taking a ferry over to Road Town to overnight at the dock on our charters the first night.

1. Will the 1:50pm RTFF give us enough time to get to the ferry terminal from the airport?
2. Should we book our tickets in advance?

Thank you!

Mark

When would you need the laptop? How long will the job be?

We have never really ever cooked when we were on the island, but now staying 6 weeks, we feel we may want to do that. What grocery stores are near Tamarind Hill Road, Upper Prince's Quarter? If there is more than one, is one better than another. I'm not worried about distance since it doesn't take long to get most places on the island anyway. Thanks.

I think they all have it, although it doesn't always work down on the beach.

Do you know the beach bars with wifi?

... and the other one on the island in addition to Shop N Drop is SXM Les Halles:
https://www.sxmleshalles.com/en/

For either, make sure to ask in advance with your accommodations if it's ok to use these services and to get a villa contact name and number for the grocery service to arrange pre-arrival delivery. If I recall, when you place the order online you provide the local contact info and the grocery service will contact them and figure out delivery arrangements.

We use Jeannie / Shop 'n Drop.

https://www.shopndropgrocerysxm.com/

We are arriving on SXM on Tuesday. In prior years, we arranged for a grocery delivery to our villa prior to our arrival. Unfortunately, i don't have the contact info for the service that we used. Does anyone have a recommendation? If it matters, we are staying above Happy Bay.

We'll be arriving at SXM airport around noon. Can I say we're excited. It's been almost 8 years since our last visit. We'll be staying for 6 weeks.
What should we expect that is different from 2017?
SM still has beaches right? LOL
We have never been to SM in the winter, only the summer, so I'm not sure what to expect.

Fresh Flowers at Carrefour Supermarkets.

Do the supermarkets have cut flowers? If not then where can they be purchased?

They had a few. But when windy those were collapsing as well. They look great if no wind!!

Do they still have the Cool Cabanas at D's?

I know there is a new road being built. We hear the excavator working all day. Loud loud noise.

Today has been a loser as far as weather. Rain around every 15 minutes early -mid AM then an hour+ of dry and now rain again...

It wasn't actually raining before. Yuck.

I just did the very simple thing and called Hog Heaven and they are in fact open.

...and it's wet

looks cloudy and windy.

I cannot imagine that with those amounts of tourists it is a pleasant stop. Insanity at its best.

FOUR ships today.

Agree with Scuba, food and service was not good last May