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  1. If you look around the board there are several threads on snorkeling. The snorkeling there is not as good as many other stops on Caribbean cruises.

     

    No, you don't snorkel in the lagoon.Some will suggest snorkeling to the south of the tender harbor as the best the island has to offer.

     

    Bruce, I did do some research and review of the CC snorkel posts on this blog. I agree that it doesn't look that promising compared to the other islands, but since I haven't yet been to HMC, I wanted to ask some who have. Looking at GoogleEarth, it does appear that the area south of the tender pier along the ocean coast has some reefs. Is it possible to get over to that area (looks like there is a path) and are we able to snorkel there?

  2. Hi there,

     

    Carnival Cruise Line is scheduled to return to St. Maarten on January 15, 2018 with a call from Carnival Sunshine.The port officially reopened for cruise business on December 4.

     

    We were recently there, and you can read about that experience here.

     

    Happy Cruising!

     

    ~Brittany Chrusciel, Associate Editor, Cruise Critic

     

    Thanks for the update Brittany!

  3. We just got off the Carnival Sunshine in Port Canaveral today and did NOT have to fill in a customs form. We were told that as of May 1, forms were not needed unless you had purchased over $800 worth of items or were bringing over $10K in cash into the port.

  4. Reading through a few of the threads regarding snorkeling in GT, I have a question. Carnival offers a snorkel excursion going to Horseshoe Reef and Round Cay for $60/person. Is this worth the price or to walk to Boaby Beach or Governor's Beach? I've read that Boaby can be choppy since it is on the east side but so are Horseshoe Reef and Round Cay.

     

    Thanks in advance for all responses.

     

    Steve

  5. We sailed with Cassie (and Sam) this past winter and I know that everyone does not get along with every CD so there will always be complaints. But IMHO, my wife, friends, and I enjoyed spending time the time with both Cassie and Sam. They are both very outgoing and did their best to always have a smile and a hello each time we met them along the cruise as well as make the events they hosted a good time. We have had cruises where we didn't "click" with the CD but that didn't change how we felt about the cruise nor did we complain about it.

     

    With that said, I do hope that we get the opportunity to share a cruise with both of them in the future.

  6. we've done both eastern and western carib cruises in late Jan and early Feb many times. And each time we have snorkeled at various ports. So, weather tends to be in 80s and sunny most days but you can find some cool ones too.

  7. we just went on the Splendor out of NYC last week and drove up/back the day of the cruise and the morning we got back into NYC. Both times traffic was light and took us 3 hours from the Lincoln Tunnel to get home. Drove the NJ Turnpike/I95 the whole way (other than thru the tunnel and getting home). Am not sure what the traffic will be like with the Pope in Phila but if you stay on the turnpike, I would think it shouldn't affect you much.

  8. We went on Woodwind in Bonnaire. It was the best snorkel excursion of all our cruises. We booked it on our own and not thru the cruiseline. They are well known by cruisers and very reasonable prices.

     

    we also used woodwind in March and loved it. Was by far the best snorkel excursion we've done on the various islands and ports in the caribbean. They had two excursions/day. The early one had two stops, whereas the afternoon one only had one. We did the early one and our friends the afternoon one. We both had an excellent time. The tour folks are fantastic and very knowledgeable. If you can book them (private only), do so. If you can't get a reservation, you can also go to the end of the pier where they pick up the tour that day to see if there are any open spots due to people cancelling at the last minute.

  9. thanks.. have a reservation with woodwind...

     

    it was one of the best snorkel excursions we have done. First the sailing without a motor to just hear the quiet. Then two great snorkel spots near klein bonaire (morning excursion). The equipment they have on board is first class and the guides/instructors are excellent. They divided us into 3 groups, with the most experienced going off first and getting the most time in the water. Then after the 2nd stop, they provided a homemade lunch which was a great way to end the excursion.

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