Which cave tubing do the ships use?

[mom 37]

We are thinking about booking with X-Stream tubing. We are going to book this on our own. Does anyone know if this is the same one the cruise ships use? If it is - do they put you with the cruise ship passengers that book this through the ship? There will be four of us going. How many people do they put with you? Do you think that it depends on how many ships will be there at the same time? Is there a way to find out how many ships will be there when we are there? We are on the Royal Caribbean ship Enchantment of the Seas. We will be there on Thurs. March 17. I think that is the right date. We leave on March 14.

Thanks for everyones help!!!!

[WDWfan13]

No, X-Stream does private tours of less than 14 people. We are using them next month, so I have been reading everything possible about them!

[mom 37]

Thanks for letting me know. I also found a web site that tells you what ships will be at the same port (that you will be at) on the same day. So you know how many people will be there at the same time. It is http://www.cruisecal.com

[bearette]

how much does X-stream charge for their excursion?

[ranger182]

My wife and i used xtreme last year for the cave tubing and thought they did a first rate job,we were disappointed in how mellow the tubing was however.

[chefdeedee]

We were on Grand Princess - here's our experience

 

 

 

Dear Friends here are some tips

 

Went Cave tubing with Princess - We went with the ship due to the fact that we were on a limited time frame. There were 500 people on the tour - 5 bus loads - never saw a snake.

 

Positives -

Cool experience to walk thru an actual rain forest - it was pouring rain -

The caves were neat to see, l (water was cool) - water was crystal clear.

 

Negatives

 

Our head lamps were not "bright enough" to actually see the formations in the caves.

 

The changing room "lockers" are little thatched huts with no security - if you don't want to lose it - don't bring it -

 

The bathrooms are not adequate to accomodate the amount of people on the tours - they stopped working when we were there.

 

The life vests you have to wear stink of mold and mildew :( - you will stink like those vests the whole time, and will be anxious to wash your clothes when you get back to the ship.

 

Most people on the tour were chilled to the bone before we ever got into the rivers - because it was raining cats and dogs and they weren't dressed properly.

 

Water was on the very cool side - good thing we wore "dive skins" to retain body temperature - hubby and I were the only ones "warm".

 

Could not hear the tour guide - there were so many people screaming - could not learn a thing.

 

The bus ride - The bus driver drove off the road at 70 mph to pass a house being moved on the road - yup - I said it - a house - We thought the bus was gonna tip over - we were terrified.

 

Would I do it again - no way - not worth 99.00 - glad I did it - yes - I can say I did it once.

[happycruzer20]

Hi, I recently took the tour, it was fascinating, my family loved it. To be honest, I'm not a great swimmer, and I had a young child with me, but the tour company I took was very good. They took extra precaution with my child, so I felt very safe. I was honest in the beginning and told the guide that I was not a good swimmer. The company I went with was A-1 Travel, I paid $60.00, and they took us to areas that no one else went. Our guide really made it lots more fun. You can email them if you like at attbelize@hotmail.com, or call them at 1-877-5BELIZE. Tell them Fred sent you if you decide to try them.

[frontrangecruiser]

Hi, I recently took the tour, it was fascinating, my family loved it. To be honest, I'm not a great swimmer, and I had a young child with me, but the tour company I took was very good. They took extra precaution with my child, so I felt very safe. I was honest in the beginning and told the guide that I was not a good swimmer. The company I went with was A-1 Travel, I paid $60.00, and they took us to areas that no one else went. Our guide really made it lots more fun. You can email them if you like at attbelize@hotmail.com, or call them at 1-877-5BELIZE. Tell them Fred sent you if you decide to try them.

 

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