West shoes and snorkeling gear-pack or not?

[trampslady]

Hi! We are "packing slim" for our May 10 departure and I had fully intended to purchase at least one set of snorkeling gear and wet shoes for both of us (just hubby and I-no kids). Now, I'm wondering if this is really necessary. The only real reason I had planned on wet shoes is because some had suggested that the sand on Castaway is a little rough. We are on the Western and are booked for a stingray city excursion, as well as a jeep tour which takes us to a remote beach for snorkeling.

Any feedback on whether or not the gear or wet shoes should make it on my final packing list?

 

[jrabbit]

Anytime we head for the beach we ALWAYS wear our "water socks" / "Wet Shoes". You never know what you might step on out there. And yes we wear them into the ocean (unless we have our flippers on).

 

[tkd lisa]

I'd definitely skip the snorkling gear. I took gear for 2 kids and DH both cruises. The only thing that got used was DH's prescription mask when we went on the Capt. Marvin's excursion. Even though I'm as blind as DH, I used the one that Marvin's provided and saw well enough. They take up LOTS of space.

For an adult, unless your feet are extremely sensitive, I think you'd be okay without water shoes. I just used my sandals even though I had packed water shoes.