Cruising to St Maarten....
Anonymous
(We are docking at 8AM...and have to be back on board at 6PM.)
1.) Is it reasonable to hop in a cab to take us to Orient Beach? (What
might the cab cost?)
2.) Should we take a cab? Or is it better to sign up on the cruise for an
"excursion"...that goes to Orient beach? Which would be cheaper and more
efficient time-wise? Is there any benefit to going with the cruise line's
excursion...or hopping in a cab and going yourself.
3.) I heard that Orient Beach is mostly a 'private resort'...and there is a
'public beach'. Where will the cab bring us...where should we ask the cab
to bring us if we want to go to the public beach.
4.) Does the public side of the beach have beach umbrellas? (for rent or
otherwise?) We are fair skinned and don't want to get burned!
5.) What about other facilites? Bathrooms? Bars/waiters?
6.) Is it proper to walk onto the beach with shorts, etc....and simply
disrobe once you've found a spot/blanket/umbrella?
7.) Lunch?
8.) Kids? Teenagers?
9.) Is there a good map online you can point me to....which will show the
layout, etc...where the resort is..where the public beach is....and where
facilities are, etc?
10.) Will sexual activity be visible? are there "swingers" there?
Thanks for your help.
We are looking forward to experiencing public nudity for the first time...
Paul Sperry
<NO-...@NO.SPAM> wrote:
> We are cruising to St Maarten....and will be docking at Charlotte Amalie.
> (We are docking at 8AM...and have to be back on board at 6PM.)
>
> 1.) Is it reasonable to hop in a cab to take us to Orient Beach? (What
> might the cab cost?)
That would be _very_ expensive (Charlotte Amalie is on St. Thomas.)
Seriously there will be plenty of taxis at the dock - $20 to Orient
last I heard.
> 2.) Should we take a cab? Or is it better to sign up on the cruise for an
> "excursion"...that goes to Orient beach? Which would be cheaper and more
> efficient time-wise? Is there any benefit to going with the cruise line's
> excursion...or hopping in a cab and going yourself.
I'd take a cab. There will be lots to take you back or you can arrange
for your driver to come back for you.
> 3.) I heard that Orient Beach is mostly a 'private resort'...and there is a
> 'public beach'. Where will the cab bring us...where should we ask the cab
> to bring us if we want to go to the public beach.
The whole beach is public. Club Orient is the naturist resort. Tell the
cab that's where you are heading and he will probably drop you off at
Pedros. Club Orient is a few yards to your right as you face the ocean.
> 4.) Does the public side of the beach have beach umbrellas? (for rent or
> otherwise?) We are fair skinned and don't want to get burned!
Lots of chairs and umbrellas for rent all along the beach. At Club O
they go for $6 each.
> 5.) What about other facilites? Bathrooms? Bars/waiters?
Plenty. All along the beach. Good eats too.
> 6.) Is it proper to walk onto the beach with shorts, etc....and simply
> disrobe once you've found a spot/blanket/umbrella?
Sure. It is also proper to walk along the beach nude.
> 7.) Lunch?
A bunch - none of them less than good.
> 8.) Kids? Teenagers?
Usually not too many.
> 9.) Is there a good map online you can point me to....which will show the
> layout, etc...where the resort is..where the public beach is....and where
> facilities are, etc?
<http://home.carolina.rr.com/photos2005/SmallOrientPanorama.htm>
> 10.) Will sexual activity be visible? are there "swingers" there?
I suppose there are swingers everywhere. There will be no public sexual
activities - or not for long at any rate.
> Thanks for your help.
>
> We are looking forward to experiencing public nudity for the first time...
I have the feeling that Orient Beach is nothing like you are imagining
it.
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