RCCL Tiki Hut excursion - really only 3 hours?

[nlooser]

Hi all,

 

We will be in St. Maarten on RCCL's Anthem of the Seas in August and will have our 9-year-old son with us. He is a good swimmer but has never snorkeled. We were thinking the Tiki Hut Snorkel excursion might be a good place for a beginner to try snorkeling for the first time.

 

My question is for those who've done the RCCL excursion: It says it is 3-hours in length. Can anyone confirm if that's a hard-and-fast limit? Or, after dropping you off at Tiki Hut do they give multiple options for returning back to the ship (which may include shorter or longer duration than 3 hours)?

 

Thanks for anyone who can help answer this question!

-Nels

[Karysa]

Hi all,

 

We will be in St. Maarten on RCCL's Anthem of the Seas in August and will have our 9-year-old son with us. He is a good swimmer but has never snorkeled. We were thinking the Tiki Hut Snorkel excursion might be a good place for a beginner to try snorkeling for the first time.

 

My question is for those who've done the RCCL excursion: It says it is 3-hours in length. Can anyone confirm if that's a hard-and-fast limit? Or, after dropping you off at Tiki Hut do they give multiple options for returning back to the ship (which may include shorter or longer duration than 3 hours)?

 

Thanks for anyone who can help answer this question!

-Nels

 

What other islands are you visiting? If St. Thomas is on your list I would save the snorkeling for Coki beach, Saphire beach or an excursion over to St Johns.

[dacsmom]

The Tiki Hut excursion is however long you would like it to be. You can get there about 9:00 and I believe the last ferry is at 3:00, they run regularly. It is a perfect intro to snorkeling. If you book the excursion, they usually have one that includes food and drink and one that does not, there is a $10 price difference. Make sure you get the one you want.