Cottage,
Wife and I are booked on the 11/26 Deep South on Constellation. We have sailed the ship before and
like it a lot. The route includes St Maarten and St Lucia which we have done several times. We like
St Maarten for shopping, thinking it the equal of St Thomas. St Lucia has some nice inland scenery
and good waters for sailing, scuba, etc but the natives are very poor and a little aggressive in trying to
sell you something. It aslo has a good golf course, if that isa your thing. We are looking forward to Dominica, but have never visited it. From what I have read and been told, it is relatively unspoiled and beautiful, but lacks infrastructure. We intend to take a formal excursion there. Aruba is a wierd island
in that it is a desert. We visited 20 years ago, so I doubt anything we remember is still there. It is
a very developed island with large hotels, etc but some very interesting scenery. Isla Margarita is a
total mystery. From what I have read, it is fairly undeveloped and small. But, it also appears to be
friendly and gentile. We'll see.
I am sorry but can't help you with a site that rates on-line agencies. I will offer that we have used
Crusies Only four times and have had nothing but good experiences with them. For Celebrity now
days, you are going to get the same price from any TA -- on-line or otherwise. So, it really boils down
to who is trust worthy, gives excellent customer service, and has relevant real knowledge about
your cruise and options. Hope that helps some.
Ted
