lukiecat Posted February 10, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 10, 2018 The Jolly Pirates and the Depalm tours Palm Pleasures Snorkeling Adventure both seem to have identical itineraries: 9 am to 1 pm, 3 snorkeling stops (one of which is over the shipwreck), lunch and open bar. Both have excellent ratings on Trip Advisor. Jolly Pirates charges $60 per person, but Depalm charges $89 per person. Is there a reason for that? Am I missing something? Is there any reason I shouldn't do the less expensive tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AandBmom Posted March 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted March 23, 2018 We did Jolly Pirates last week and loved it. Our group consisted of 4 adults and 8 kids between ages 7 and 17. Everyone loved the excursion. The crew was amazing and the ship was so fun. We loved the snorkeling, dancing, music, lunch and best of all the pirate rope swing. I recommend this tour to everyone! Then after we hung out at their beach bar having drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel_carnival Posted March 31, 2018 #3 Share Posted March 31, 2018 We are also thinking about doing De Palm tours . But i am getting little confused since i dont think ziplines are included through royal . I did hear great things about Jolly pirates . What did you guys ended up doing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp2746 Posted May 1, 2018 #4 Share Posted May 1, 2018 We did the Jolly Roger in Aruba. It was a blast!!! Our group of 8 consisted of ages 7-74 and everyone had a great time. The crew was awesome and made the trip so much fun. I have pictures of everyone with different crew members. I would highly recommend this tour! My favorite pictures from our cruise were my son swinging from the rope swing into the clear, turquoise water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietmn12 Posted May 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 3, 2018 How many total people were on the ship? I've seen such crowds on excursions, a small group would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp2746 Posted May 3, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 3, 2018 There were a lot of people on the boat. If I had to guess I would guess 40 or 50. It wasn't overcrowded though. There was plenty of room for everyone and it was a lot of fun. The rum punch was free but we were not on the boat long enough for people to get crazy. The only issue we had was that they gave my 17-year-old son a non-alcoholic rum punch and it had rum in it. He took a sip and gagged. I don't drink but he asked me to taste it and it did have rum in it. But in their defense, he is 6'2" and 185 pounds so he looks like an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatteras51 Posted May 3, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 3, 2018 How many total people were on the ship? I've seen such crowds on excursions, a small group would be great. If you are looking for something smaller, try Black Pearl or Tranquilo . Both are outstanding . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnivalman Posted May 7, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 7, 2018 We did Jolly Pirates last week and loved it. Our group consisted of 4 adults and 8 kids between ages 7 and 17. Everyone loved the excursion. The crew was amazing and the ship was so fun. We loved the snorkeling, dancing, music, lunch and best of all the pirate rope swing. I recommend this tour to everyone! Then after we hung out at their beach bar having drinks. I presume the name of the beach bar is Moomba’s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkilrainrn Posted May 14, 2018 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2018 We did Jolly Pirates last week and loved it. Our group consisted of 4 adults and 8 kids between ages 7 and 17. Everyone loved the excursion. The crew was amazing and the ship was so fun. We loved the snorkeling, dancing, music, lunch and best of all the pirate rope swing. I recommend this tour to everyone! Then after we hung out at their beach bar having drinks. Did they pick you up at the ship or did you have to find your own transportation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp2746 Posted May 14, 2018 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2018 As soon as you get off the ship, there is a bus station. I don't remember the name, but I think it was $5 to go to and from the beach (roundtrip). It was so easy and cheap. I would definitely recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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