seahorse catamaran snorkel adventure

[DOCTORRICK]

Couldn't find much info on the boards about this excursion. What do people think? Ok for kids, nice reef, good visibility in the water?

 

[spotdog]

I took this excursion about 2 years ago. The reef was very pretty and there were a fair number of fish, far more than the CC snorkeling area. The boat ride was OK and there was shade and drinks available.

The day I went out the boat was rolling a bit when moored, but only 2 people(grownups) got sick. It was worth the money, but does take up several hours of precious CC time.

I don't know how old your children are, but if the are under 10, you might want to bring "swim goggles" if they are good swimmers but have never snorkeled before. I know my neices and nephews were not able to seal a mask and breath through a snorkel well until about middle school. They loved to hold their breath and look at the fish with the goggles, though . No tears, no coughing.

 

[dbond]

We did this last summer with DS (17) & DS (10). It was a very nice area, nice shallow reef, not tons of fish, but the water was very clear and the fish we saw were good size and very close to us. A barracuda swam right under us. We had some rough water and stormy skies the day we went, a few people looked a little green on the way out, but once we got anchored and in the water, all was fine.

 

[dizneefreak29]

We did this on our cruise in October 2003....myself and my 15 year old brother. We really enjoyed it! I brought an underwater camera and got some great pictures! We saw a stingray and lots of fish!