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Old 02-25-2008, 09:15 PM boyconny is offline     #11 (permalink)
Sapphire is much much much better for snorkling then magens, and if you snorkle at hull bay you have to take a boat out are a kayak out......I think.



Old 09-28-2008, 12:10 AM jsme is offline     #12 (permalink)
Is there a cost to enter the beach or is that cost when you rent a chair?

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Old 09-28-2008, 01:44 AM sk8erguy1978 is offline     #13 (permalink)
As said take a cab to the beach, end up being a few bucks cheaper then the 39 bucks ( I assume that is the cost to get in too? ) and you leave when you want. Also it said it does not include the skyride up to Paradise Point, that was about 20PP If I remember correctly... So, unless you plan to walk (must be nuts) you have to add 20pp. I did enjoy Paradise Point by the way, a little upset we only had a few minutes up there.

Yes jsme the beach costs money, I forget, but well worth it... The chairs are extra, I forget the price of that too.. I want to say something like 5+5 deposit, maybe more??? Anyone remember the price of the beach and the chairs?

Magens Bay is a must see, so sorry I only brought a cheap disposable, You can bet I wont next time!

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Old 09-28-2008, 09:13 AM jsme is offline     #14 (permalink)
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As said take a cab to the beach, end up being a few bucks cheaper then the 39 bucks ( I assume that is the cost to get in too? ) and you leave when you want. Also it said it does not include the skyride up to Paradise Point, that was about 20PP If I remember correctly... So, unless you plan to walk (must be nuts) you have to add 20pp. I did enjoy Paradise Point by the way, a little upset we only had a few minutes up there.

Yes jsme the beach costs money, I forget, but well worth it... The chairs are extra, I forget the price of that too.. I want to say something like 5+5 deposit, maybe more??? Anyone remember the price of the beach and the chairs?

Magens Bay is a must see, so sorry I only brought a cheap disposable, You can bet I wont next time!

We have been to St Thomas before and loved Sapphire Beach. Our guide let us see Magen's Bay but we did not enter. I thought I remembered him saying there was a fee. I just could not remember the amount. I was thinking somewhere between 5-10.

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Old 10-03-2008, 02:28 AM laser110 is offline     #15 (permalink)
Conrad beat me to the post, but I would agree if you want to snorkle then go to Sapphire Beach.

For a great view on the way back ask the driver to go on Skyline Drive and make a stop at the scenic overlook. You're much higher than Paradise Point. The same can be done on the way back from Megans, but it's slightly out of the way.

If you go to Megens Bay have lunch there. Something about Megens Bay pizza we just can't get enough of

A few things about Megens Bay to note: It's a National Park and you will be charged a separate fee, besides the taxi fee to enter the park. This is $4 a person and is usually collected additional by the driver. The money goes to perserve the park.

Also if you rent a lounge chair, float or anything else remember you have to leave a returnable deposit. I don't recall the actual amount, I think it was like $10 a lounge and $5 a float deposit. As I said you'll get these back, but not until the items are returned, which can possibly make issues with your daily cash flow.

We perfer to sit to the left of the resturant/bar area (to your right if your in the water) as we find it to be alittle more quiter, although on a busy day with a few ships in port, there is no quiet place at Megdns.

My thoughts on Paradise Point- it's nice.......if you're a tourist. The view is great, but there are many spectacular views on St. Thomas. If you go to Megens up Rt 35 on Mafolie Hill you'll get a enough views for a lifetime just on the way to and from. Almost every bend and twist in the road will provide a great view of either Charlotte Amalie or the BVI depending which side of the island your on. About the Bushwacker... Paradise Point claims to have invented them, but almost any bar on the island will make them. I haven't had one yet I didn't like

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Old 10-06-2008, 07:02 PM boyconny is offline     #16 (permalink)
Very well said, Scott.



Old 10-10-2008, 11:59 PM laser110 is offline     #17 (permalink)
Conrad thanks. It always amazes me how many people don't know about the Megan's Bay fee and that they have to leave a deposit on the rentals. I met someone on a cruise on 1st Anniversary on the way back to the ship who didn't know this, and she was PO'ed

I am not badmouthing Paradise Point, but St. Thomas, as you already know, offers guests so many other better vantages sites and views for free. In February, when I was there with my in-laws and wife we went from Crown Bay to Sapphire. Up through town, across on Harwood Hwy on to 35, till we reached Skyline Drive and then across the island to Smith Bay Rd. After my Mother-in law got over driving on the left, which I thought was humerious, she couldn't get over the views we had. On the way back I asked the driver to stop at the Overlook on Skyline and she was amazed. She still says that was the best part of our whole cruise.


BTW, was I wrong about Megan's Bay Pizza? Even when we stopped on a cruise, could eat all the Pizaa we wanted on the ship and had lunch provided for us on the ship, we said nope and had to have lunch at Megan's. We were there twice this last trip in May and I tried the chicken fingers the second time. They don't compare with the Pizza LOL.

My other guilty pleasure was the shaved ice stand across from Havensight, next to Hooters

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Old 10-14-2008, 05:36 PM LuLu is offline     #18 (permalink)
Thanks for the updates on Magens Bay.

The last time we were there the enterance fee was $3 pp. (not $4 pp like now) so it's been a while for us ....

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Old 10-15-2008, 10:24 AM boyconny is offline     #19 (permalink)
It ha been $4.00 now for over a year.



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