Snorkeling Excursions

[BuzznBelle'smom]

We aren't cruising until next year, but this question's really bugging me. Buzz will be 5 yrs. 10 mos. at cruise time. He is a real water bug. He's never been afraid to go under, spends his summer in the pool practicing his dead man's flaot--you get the picture (and now understand why I have high blood pressure). Anyway, I'm wondering if we can get him on the snorkel excursions--he's tall and has his own equipment, but I hate to lie--but maybe they'll just see the green I'm waving Could someone tell me if they'd had any issue with this? I'd like to know before I pay $$ for a snorkeling trip. Also, I'm dying for the Western trip reports, especially from people who do their own snorkeling excursions--maybe that's the way to go? The snorkeling is the only thing that convinced Buzz to try the cruise over WDW, so a lot is riding on this! Thanks so much!

 

[candleonwater]

Are you considering Disney excursions? I know, for me, I liked having someone else handle the details - and my daughter, who had just turned 5, was old enough for the snorkel excursions... and by the way, she LOVED snorkeling - enough so that she's talking it up so much that it's getting a group of us excited about our cruise in December!

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

The Western Excursion stuff (that I got from Dreams Unlimited) said they had to be 6. This may not be hard and fast--I'm with you, I'd just as soon pay for someone else to set the whole thing up, to be sure we get to a good snorkeling area, since this is our first visit to these islands. If I knew more, I might go with my own excursion, and will definitely if that's the only way Buzz gets to go. Did they even ask your daughter's age? Did yours say ages 6+? Or did you just pay and hope for the best? Buzz wants this so much... (Don't get me started on Belle, the original water chicken, but I'm sure she'll love once she tries it!) Thanks for your input.