Sharks!

[vacationlover_mn]

So, I have a huge, irrational fear of sharks.  It has gotten worse over the years, and I can no longer snorkel... I would love to try snorkeling again at Pearl island...  has anyone ever seen any kind of shark near there?

[scubagirrl]

Unfortunately, there was a shark attack last year at Athol Island... another small island in the area..   Sharks are not normally seen around this area, but they do exist.  

[vacationlover_mn]

Ok, good to know- I will refrain from snorkeling 🙂

[DKane]

Speaking of sharks, when we were at Great Stirrup Cay last year, we met a lifeguard who was changing shifts with another one.  Their duty was to spot sharks while they were sitting on top of the rocks.

[vacationlover_mn]

3 hours ago, DKane said:

Speaking of sharks, when we were at Great Stirrup Cay last year, we met a lifeguard who was changing shifts with another one.  Their duty was to spot sharks while they were sitting on top of the rocks.

Good to know!!!

[blueridgemama]

On 12/3/2018 at 3:54 PM, DKane said:

Speaking of sharks, when we were at Great Stirrup Cay last year, we met a lifeguard who was changing shifts with another one.  Their duty was to spot sharks while they were sitting on top of the rocks.

 

I would think that the excursions that feature feeding and wrangling sharks would make sharks more likely to approach humans thinking that humans=food and thus make swimming more dangerous in those areas. I just find it ironic that people would go on an excursion that features feeding and swimming with sharks but back home at their favorite beach they run/swim frantically to shore at the mere suggestion that there might be a shark in the water😄

Edited December 11, 2018 by blueridgemama

[DKane]

23 hours ago, blueridgemama said:

 

I would think that the excursions that feature feeding and wrangling sharks would make sharks more likely to approach humans thinking that humans=food and thus make swimming more dangerous in those areas. I just find it ironic that people would go on an excursion that features feeding and swimming with sharks but back home at their favorite beach they run/swim frantically to shore at the mere suggestion that there might be a shark in the water😄

Which excursions are you referring to.  In my years of cruising, I have never heard of an excursion like this "feeding and wrangling sharks."

[blueridgemama]

4 minutes ago, DKane said:

Which excursions are you referring to.  In my years of cruising, I have never heard of an excursion like this "feeding and wrangling sharks."

 

There are several excursions in Nassau alone that feature feeding and swimming with sharks

[CruisinCrow]

1 hour ago, DKane said:

Which excursions are you referring to.  In my years of cruising, I have never heard of an excursion like this "feeding and wrangling sharks."

 

Stuart Cove has shark diving: https://stuartcove.com/shark-diving/
 

Powerboat Adventures does shark wrangling.

Edited December 12, 2018 by CruisinCrow

[DKane]

On 12/12/2018 at 4:19 PM, CruisinCrow said:

 

Stuart Cove has shark diving: https://stuartcove.com/shark-diving/
 

Powerboat Adventures does shark wrangling.

On Norwegian?

[CruisinCrow]

1 hour ago, DKane said:

On Norwegian?

 

I don't think blueridgemama was talking specifically about Norwegian excursions, just that excursions that feed and wrangle sharks make them more likely to approach humans.