Has anyone done any shore excursions for Royal Carribean-Explorer of the Seas going to the following locations

Question

Labadee, Haiti;

Casa De Campo, Dominican Rep;

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas;

San Juan, Puerto Rico;

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/cruiseDetails/shoreExcursions.do;jsessionid=0000_3NjCNX4j7HPX_rSqhPI1Qy:10ktmeta1?packageCode=EX09L007&date=20072&selectedCurrencyCode=USD

Answer 1

I think most of the shore excursions are about the same for all Cruise ships, in San Juan, we went to the Rain Forrest, and that was very nice. The only down side, was it was a long excursion, and no food.  We tried to get the bus drive to stop for a snack on the way back but he said it was against the rules.  And You can guess what I said he could do with the rules, we were on vacation.  But it was nice.  In St Thomas we just went to a beech, there are many nice beeches and so we did not do anything from the ship just went to the beech.  Most places you land have much to offer,  and the prices are often much better than you get on the ship.  The ship sell the same excursions and marks them up.

Answer 2

I've been to St. Thomas quite a few times.  Best beach is Magen's Bay at north end of island, about a 15 minute taxi ride.  Good shopping at Havensight where the ship docks and in Charlotte Amalie a few blocks away.  If you are looking for watches or jewelry the price is almost always quite negotiable.  

Skip the island tour and the tram.  Not worth it.

Answer 3

No, but then again never been on a cruise.

So why am I answering this, I hear you ask?

Because I am here in Puerto Rico. I think the main excursion will be to El Yunque. By car from San Juan it is about 45mins, it will probably be longer by bus.  It is a terrific place to see and hopefully you will be given chance to do one of the trails.  If your trip includes stopping at Luquillo beach then you can get food there at the roadside kiosks (#2 is supposed to be good).  If not I would take some food and water as it can get quite warm.

The other option would be to just get off the ship and do a walking tour (without a guide) of Old San Juan.  There is plenty there to keep you occupied, plus there are plenty of places to eat and drink.

Check out these posts:

www.visit-the-coqui.com/places-to-see/...

www.visit-the-coqui.com/2007/02/enjoy-...

Hope you have a great cruise and a great time on-shore

Answer 4

I haven't, however, take a look at this link http://www.cruisereviews.com/RoyalCaribb...  There's a review by someone who's actually been on your exact cruise, with real, non-photoshopped pics of the boat!

For personal experiences on the shore excursions, try this link http://cruises.about.com/library/cruiser... and scroll down to Ports of Call.

Here are more reviews from your cruise, with mentions of shore excursions peppered in (just do a Ctrl+F and type in "excursions" to get to exactly what you're looking for).

Hope this helps!