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I've found regardless of destination, that people are far less offended by cultural faux pas-ses then by behavior that would be rude anywhere. In India, I've accidentally paid with my left hand, and I've seen the person in return get a little uncomfortable, and accept the money with his right. What I did, however, is just apologize and ask, at which point he ...
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I've been working on cruise ships for three years and I can say that getting a job on a cruise ship is not that hard. First of all let me tell you more on what is it to work on a cruise ship.
If you want to be able to get off the ship while you are in port you have to consider one of the following positions:
casino dealer/slot attendant/casino cashier ...
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May be Sixth Star is what you are looking for. In the referred page you can see what they offer (they literally say "We provide low cost cruises to experts and professionals in a wide range of areas" so these are not 24/7 works, so you can enjoy the rest of the cruise for a low fee).
I have not experience with them, but a friend some years ago asked to join ...
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This is less than an answer, but more than a comment…
A large percentage of your travel budget will be spent on the cruise itself, given that it includes lodging, food, and transportation. As it appears you don't have your heart set on seeing a particular part of the Caribbean, the next important question is: what is your "cruising style"?
I've been on ...
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An example of what I found out in Brasil: I was in a restaurant with friends, and my nose was running (spicy food, you know ;) ). In my own country (Holland) the polite thing to do is to blow your nose while facing away from the table. When I did that, I received surprised comments from my friends. Apparantly it was better to just snort it up and blow your ...
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You could use Cubana de Aviación to go from Havana (Cuba) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), then take a land transport to Punta Cana.
Additionally, you could also visit Jamaica. Starting from December 25 2011, Air Jamaica will resume flights to Santiago de Cuba.
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As @Jonik said, you can skip verification, make some friends locally in Dominican Republic, get some references, and everything will be ok.
But if you want to verify yourself, I think, you should contact the CS team, especially Help Desk.
CS said:
Due to the number of postcards we mail out, we cannot vary our processes, and we almost have it fully ...
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Naturally it depends how strict a budget you're on as a backpacker, or flashpacker or however you define yourself.
About suggests that Easy Cruise Caribbean is the best option - no frills, but is a cruise, at $55 a night, which seems pretty darn awesome. Travels to Barbados, St. Vincent, Martinique, the Grenadines, Grenada and St. Lucia.
Thorn Tree Forums ...
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There are some but they all cover short distances, often only within 1 country as you have seen.
The ones I've found...
Bahamas Ferries has car services from the Nassau to Andros, Eleuthera, Exumas and Abacos
One from Punta Sam to Isla Mujeres in Mexico
Apparently an international one from La Guiria in Venezuela to Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago ...
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UTS (previously Setel) looks like an option - single prepaid account for Curaçao, St. Maarten / French St. Martin, and others.
It appears that Curaçao at least uses GSM 900 for 2G (like Europe), and other sources say St Martin do as well.
No idea on the call costs.
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Most of the time you will see huge cruise ships in Havana. But this is part of a cruise and even though you will have a day or two in Havana, you will not be allowed to stay on the island.
If you have your own boat you can just sail to Cuba but have to arrive at one of seven ports.
There is some good information about this at cruisingincuba.com
I don't ...
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Not sure if ferries are available to St Andres but you can certainly look at the official site for more details but from the Wiki page all I could find is that by sea you can only reach the island on a cruise ship.
Of course the island does have an airport so you can get there by plane. Most of the services are via Colombia(Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena) or ...
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There are several:
CheapCruises
Cruises.com
Cruise.com
CruiseCheap
Travelocity
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Right, I've not been there, but I'll try and say what I would do, as your food methodology seems to echo mine :)
The Aruba Ostrich Farm would be my first stop if you've not tried Ostrich meat. Dried, sliced, or in a burger, it's a delicious meat.
Snorkelling sounds pretty great there, and for once you're not left out with wrecks that only scuba divers ...
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So presumably you're talking about the southern half of the island, given the northern half is Saint-Martin. Confusing place, but handy for country counters ;)
Firstly, one of my travel moments I want to experience happens to be there. The Princess Juliana airport has planes taking off and landing ... unusually close to the beach, and is a sort of holy ...
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If you are the adventurous type, head over to a harbor and just ask captains. Some will let you come aboard by working, others for a small fee. Don't be surprised if conditions will be rough though, it's not exactly a walk in the park!
The problem with freight ships is they can only have a very limited amount of people on board. Once they go over that, they ...
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Trinidad has a ferry that travels between itself and its sister isle Tobago.
It takes about 2 and 1/2 hours to reach the destination.
The cost of an adult, one way is about 8 U.S. dollars (TT$50.00)
The cost of a one-way flight is about 24 U.S. dollars
For information you can check the Port Authority Website
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I did a little research and it turns out the ferry between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico is run by an American freight company, Express Marine
I'm going to see if there are other ports in the Caribbean where the run freight.
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Certainly there are cargo ships with berths available in the Caribbean:
http://www.cargoshipvoyages.com/ViewAllVoyages/?regiontoshow=2
As an example. While your one is not listed specifically, I imagine a company like that would certainly have the contacts.
A friend cycled from London to NZ and had to take a cargo ship from Australia to NZ. It wasn't ...
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Friends I am staying with are travelling with Royal Carribean on a cruise in October. They're starting from Miami, but I gather there are four main crusies - the west, noth, east and southern Caribbean cruises. They're on the Southern, and it encompasses several of the islands - I can only dream of it ;)
Their site is a little annoying, but this is the ...
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You don't specify what sort of Caribbean holiday you're after, so I'm going to have to take a punt and assume "winter sun" (even if it's your summer in January....)
I've just looked at one of the UK package tour companies at random. They'll happily do you two people for a week in January, all inclusive 3* resort with flights from the UK, to either Jamaica ...
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Apparently scheduled sea options are very limited or nonexistent.
As mentioned, last year when I quickly checked, the flights (via mainland Colombia) I found were really expensive (like 800+ USD)...
But now that I'm aware of despegar.com (cheap flight search engine for Latin America), I know a bit better.
As Karlson mentioned, the main airport of the ...
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The website you are quoting does not look very "official". The official website of Saint Lucia's customs department is www.customs.gov.lc
On that site you will find a list of the prohibited imports. Vitamins are not explicitly listed, but there is a forbidden item called "narcotic drugs". Depending on your "vitamins" an officer might consider them as ...
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A backpacker friend of mine managed to get hired as crew member on a sail boat. As far as I understood his story, this seems a common option.
Asking Google with 'sailing crew wanted caribbean' query, I found this forum: Crew Wanted on sailnet.com.
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According to Kayak, your airfare is likely going to be at least $1000 per person. Most package deals do not get discounts on airfare anymore, so you are likely just as well off purchasing the airfare yourself. That leaves you with $500 per person for the trip, which isn't very much. Most all-inclusive resorts are going to cost at least $120 per person per ...
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Hah! I'm getting to re-use cruising tips I wrote almost ten years ago. Yay for recycled material!
Shore Excursions
There are generally two reasons to book your trips through the cruise line:
Not missing the ship
If you go on an excursion arranged through the cruise line, and they return late, you're guaranteed that the ship won't leave until you ...
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This may not help you at this point in time but for future reference....there are plenty of options for the Caribbean in October! Regradless of it being in hurricane season October has many options on many cruise lines covering the three main itinerary options (Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean and Southern Caribbean) as well as Bermuda and Bahama options ...
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If you can't get it on the plane, you'll need to contact a "freight forwarder." Check your local phone book. It's probably not going to be cheap--expect to pay several times more per kilogram than you would for excessive baggage on an airplane. Also, since it is "unaccompanied baggage" you may have significant hassles and fees with customs. The freight ...
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