On all Disney Cruises, you stop at multiple ports. It's your decision whether you want to get off the ship or not. I highly suggest getting off to go explore. One of the many options is shore excursions.
Shore Excursions:
Shore excursions are an adventure that you can go on at a port. The choices of Port Adventures range at each port. On our 7-night Eastern Caribbean in May of 2016, we went to three. Tortola, British Virgin Islands; St. Thomas/St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Disney's private Island, Castaway Cay. When you do shore excursions (also known as Port Adventures), you can book through Disney, or you can book private. PLEASE book through Disney. They can get pricey, but if something happens, they will have the ship wait for you. If you are on your own, good luck.
What We Did:
On Tortola, we went on the 4x4 Jeep Adventure. It was absolutely amazing. They take you through the mountains on Tortola, you stop for a few photo ops, stop at the airport to use the restroom because there are none on the private beach that you go to, which that is right by the airport. I know what you are thinking. "A Beach right next to the airport?!" to tell you the truth, it was amazing. The airport is really small, so there are hardly any planes coming in/landing. The beach is amazing. Crystal clear water and free drinks & lawn chairs.
On St. Thomas, we did the Catamaran Sail, Snorkel, and private beach club. It was another amazing experience. You board the "Dancing Dolphin" Catamaran, sail out to the "Abi" beach club where there's no one else. They give you snorkel gear, and you can relax. They have a gift shop and bar there. After about 1 hr. 45 minutes, you board the catamaran to begin sailing back. Going back takes a lot longer than it did going there because they take you to see some things. Here's some advice. If you decide to lay out and stair at the sky, please DO NOT LAY OUT WITH THE SUN BURNING THE SIDES OF YOUR FEET!!!!! Putting shoes on after that was really fun.....The last thing that we went on was the Paradise Point cable car ride. It was very pleasant and everyone had a great time. When you get up the mountain/hill/whatever you want to call it, there is a bar and some gift shops.
On Castaway Cay, we did the Getaway package. It included snorkeling, a float/tube rental, and one hour of biking. We decided at the island not to do the biking because everyone was tired.
Everyone felt that our excursions were absolutely AMAZING!!! They were really fun. Again, a little pricey, but they were worth every penny.
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