My girlfriend and I booked Captain Bob's excursion coming in to St. Martin on the Celebrity Silhouette. We both found it to be the highlight of our vacation.
The elephant in the room when booking these tours when on a cruise is missing your all aboard time. The boat was pretty new and well maintained, so there is no worry that a mechanical problem will prevent you from getting back to your cruise ship on time. Furthermore, the crew keeps a tight schedule. You have a good amount of time at each stop without feeling rushed.
We stopped twice for snorkeling. The first snorkeling stop was to see sea turtles. Unfortunately, we didn't spot any turtles, but I was delighted that the snorkel gear made it easy as I don't have much experience snorkeling. The second stop was at a reef for tropical fish. Here we did get a chance to see a lot of fish.
Both my girlfriend and I had ribs for lunch, and they were great. I was told the drinks were very good, also. There was a specialty drink at the restaurant we ate - I can't recall what it was called (I don't drink), but every one on our boat loved it.
There were all ages on our boat and everybody enjoyed the tour. I'd recommend it to just about anybody.
Capitan Bob Cass
in St. Martin/St. Maarten
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My girlfriend and I booked Captain Bob's excursion coming in to St. Martin on the Celebrity Silhouette. We both found it to be the highlight of our vacation.
The elephant in the room when booking these tours when on a cruise is missing your all aboard time. The boat was pretty new and well maintained, so there is no worry that a mechanical problem will prevent you from getting back to your cruise ship on time. Furthermore, the crew keeps a tight schedule. You have a good amount of time at each stop without feeling rushed.
We stopped twice for snorkeling. The first snorkeling stop was to see sea turtles. Unfortunately, we didn't spot any turtles, but I was delighted that the snorkel gear made it easy as I don't have much experience snorkeling. The second stop was at a reef for tropical fish. Here we did get a chance to see a lot of fish.
Both my girlfriend and I had ribs for lunch, and they were great. I was told the drinks were very good, also. There was a specialty drink at the restaurant we ate - I can't recall what it was called (I don't drink), but every one on our boat loved it.
There were all ages on our boat and everybody enjoyed the tour. I'd recommend it to just about anybody.