Deluxe Stingray City Sandbar Snorkel G39 ?

[jendeli]

How is the snorkeling on this excursion? Do they take you to a separate location to Snorkel? Im wondering if I should book through DCL or if we'd have a better snorkeling experience through a private company. Any input would be appreciated!

 

[tigerchic89]

is that in the Caymans? We did stringray city through the same company that does dolphins too, booked through DCL. We loved the stingray city part, it was fun. you have to ride a boat out to the sandbar.

 

[jendeli]

Oops! Yes Grand Cayman. I'm wondering if they take you to a separate reef to Snorkel or if snorkeling is just at the Sandbar?

 

[IBLarsen]

Can't help with booking thru the cruise company, but, having been to Cayman and Stingray City, I can say you won't be snorkeling at Stingray City, every tour we looked at included snorkeling, but they take you to a separate area. Our hotel in Cayman used a company called something like RedSail, but the cost was crazy, we were able to google a few other companys that offered this for a fraction of the cost. We used Marvins, but I read great things about other companys and I bet most of them likely have pickups near the port. We had two snorkeling stops included, one at the reef. Both were the best snorkeling experience ever. My kids brought their snorkels and masks to stingray city thinking we could snorkel there, but they actually back the boats up to a sandbar where you can reach (little ones will need to be carried). They instruct you NOT to swim at all, but to keep your feet on the ground and shuffle along so you don't kick the stingrays. They are like cats rubbing against your ankles as you try to walk. (kids can have masks to still put faces in water, but it's shallow and clear, so not needed).

 

[sticker231]

Just got off the Fantasy this morning. We did the swim with dolphins and stingray city in Grand Cayman. Snorkeling would be really difficult at stingray city. Just as the previous poster said, they instruct you not to swim. The water in most of the area is only waist deep on an adult, in some sections it was at my knees. There are boats coming and going and people all over the place. The conditions just aren't right for snorkeling. It really was a cool experience though, standing or kneeling in some spots, in the middle of the Caribbean with the stingrays swimming by and reaching down to touch them.

 

[moogiepet]

we have done this excursion and they don't go to another location for snorkel. Just there at the sndbar. I did enjoy the excursion but I didn't go there to snorkel.