Runitsajellyfish Posted June 14, 2006 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2006 What's the Best Place to Snorkel in the Caribbean? :D Due to popular request, I am reposting a fresh survey asking you for not just your vote, but your comments, stories and pictures. So tell us, where's your snokeling Mecca and why? If "none of the above", tell us why and where.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bound4somewhere Posted June 17, 2006 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2006 That would have to be STJ-Hawksnest! Had a cool snorkel with a sea turtle:cool: and STJ is my fave Caribbean island!!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaBunny Posted June 22, 2006 #3 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Bonaire is so easy. You can walk straight from your hotel room into the water and snorkel. Shame it's so hard to get there. The Kona coast of the Big Island and Black Rock on Maui as great. There are someother good places on Maui, too, I just can't remeber the names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sicsinohio Posted June 27, 2006 #4 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I voted for Belize, but the place we snorkeled from was a little (less than an acre) island about 10 miles out. The excursion left from the pier at Belize, though. Wish I could remember the name of the group that was running it. Anyway, we saw all kids of sea life including barracuda, sea cucumbers, a lot of tropical fish, etc. A couple people in our group were diving as we were snorkeling, and the water was so clear, we felt like we could almost touch them, even though they were about 25 feet below us. It was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted June 28, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted June 28, 2006 I voted for Belize, but the place we snorkeled from was a little (less than an acre) island about 10 miles out. The excursion left from the pier at Belize, though. Wish I could remember the name of the group that was running it. Anyway, we saw all kids of sea life including barracuda, sea cucumbers, a lot of tropical fish, etc. A couple people in our group were diving as we were snorkeling, and the water was so clear, we felt like we could almost touch them, even though they were about 25 feet below us. It was awesome! Was it Goff's Caye? A couple months ago when we were in Belize we took a water taxi to Ambergis Caye, and it wasn't much of an island to snorkel from, very shallow and a lot of sea grass. Everything I read about pointed to Goff's Caye or Mexico Rocks, but we couldn't find water taxi's to either one.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLC@SD Posted June 28, 2006 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2006 What's the Best Place to Snorkel in the Caribbean? :D Due to popular request, I am reposting a fresh survey asking you for not just your vote, but your comments, stories and pictures. So tell us, where's your snokeling Mecca and why? If "none of the above", tell us why and where.:D 1st Place Mecca is Tahiti.......hands down 2nd Place......is Hawaii,.......many beautiful places Third Place is the Caribbean.....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchesneylover Posted June 28, 2006 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2006 1. St. John - because of the sheer beauty 2. Roatan - Tabayana Beach - nice reef 3. Chankanaab - pre Wilma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel Dawg Posted July 21, 2006 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Hey there brother Jelly! 1. Antigua- Long bay 2. Grand Cayman-Barrier Reef & the "Aquarium" w/Capt. Bryan 3. Cozumel-Playa plancar & Jel, to this day I'm still sorry bout the mix up Brother Dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted July 21, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Hey there brother Jelly! 1. Antigua- Long bay 2. Grand Cayman-Barrier Reef & the "Aquarium" w/Capt. Bryan 3. Cozumel-Playa plancar & Jel, to this day I'm still sorry bout the mix up Brother Dawg :D Welcome to the Congregation of Snorkelers Bro. Dawg! I heard that Palancar Beach Club in Cozumel Mexico is a nice place to snorkel. :rolleyes: Lord knows there's nothing to see a Paradise Beach, just green barnacles on a dock and a bunch of sand. -Bro. Jelly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted July 21, 2006 Author #10 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Jellyfish at Paradise Beach looking for Dawg. Where did Dawg go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encoresue2 Posted July 21, 2006 #11 Share Posted July 21, 2006 How come no one mentioned Turks and Caicos.....my favorite behind Taihiti which was the BEST! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted July 21, 2006 Author #12 Share Posted July 21, 2006 How come no one mentioned Turks and Caicos.....my favorite behind Taihiti which was the BEST! I haven't been there yet...would love to go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted July 22, 2006 Author #13 Share Posted July 22, 2006 How come no one mentioned Turks and Caicos.....my favorite behind Taihiti which was the BEST! How did you like the Celebrity Summit? I've heard it's a nice ship. Our (wife and I) first cruise was on the Century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorkel Dawg Posted July 24, 2006 #14 Share Posted July 24, 2006 How come no one mentioned Turks and Caicos.....my favorite behind Taihiti which was the BEST! My bro in law was in Turks & Caicos last yr & still raves bout the place, it's on my list...What did you see snorkeling in Tahiti that was special? Snorkeldawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted July 25, 2006 #15 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Bonaire without a doubt. I see where Bonaire and St.Johns are a tie at the moment. I am betting most that voted for St. Johns never snorkeled at Bonaire. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eghtball14 Posted July 31, 2006 #16 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Dominica all the way!!! Saw a basket ball sized blow fish (not inflated), and a school of reef squid last time I went snorkeling at Scott's head. By the way, the picture next to my name is from champagne beach. It really is like swimming in a champagne glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted July 31, 2006 Author #17 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Dominica all the way!!! Saw a basket ball sized blow fish (not inflated), and a school of reef squid last time I went snorkeling at Scott's head. By the way, the picture next to my name is from champagne beach. It really is like swimming in a champagne glass. That's another one of those islands I haven't been to that I'd love to see. Thanks for your input! Mrs.Jellyfish and I have been to the following places, and snorkelled in most of them: Barbados, Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, St. Thomas, St. John, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Curacao, Isla Margarita Venezuela, Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize, Puerto Rico, and Key West. I'd like to someday say that I've been to every island in the Caribbean, and every cruise we take we seem to catch a couple more ports we haven't seen before. My wife fell in love with the talcum powder white sand beaches in Barbados, and I daydream of being stranded on Virgin Gorda with a fishing pole, some snorkeling gear, and a hammock.....oh and plenty of spending money for the restaurants.:D -Jellyfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmreiff Posted August 2, 2006 #18 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Encoresue2, You rated the Turks & Caicos #2. Could you give any suggestions for snorkel locations at Grand Turk? We will be there for the first time on the CCL Elation in a couple weeks. My best snorkeling in the Carribean was in St Johns USVI with Grand Cayman a close second. Both of these trips were land based for more than 7 days. As I've learned a lot depends on current water conditions so if you only have a one day cruise stop the "luck of the draw" really plays a major role in your snorkel experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisySuzy Posted August 4, 2006 #19 Share Posted August 4, 2006 My all time favorite in Carribean and where I want my ashes to go when I die. Tobago Cays in the Grenadine Islands. Heaven on earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaAna,CA Posted August 4, 2006 #20 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Great to see this thread. I'm on a cruise, the Seabourn Pride, leaving from Barbados and visiting Margarita Island (Venezeuela), the Grenadines, Tobago, St. Lucia and St. Vincent in December. I appreciate the info. Has anyone been to Margarita Island? I can't find any diving info there at all. The one place I contacted doesn't go out the day we're in port (odd!). Jane :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palolake Posted August 6, 2006 #21 Share Posted August 6, 2006 We have been to Margarita Island. We snorkel every chance we get and we did not snorkel there. So, while I really can't remember why we didn't, there must not have been any available excursions. That is one place that I would NOT do an excursion on my own. Everything is really far from the place where you dock. There was a small beach by the ship but I heard that there are lots of jellyfish there. It's kind of a scary place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starz723 Posted August 7, 2006 #22 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Wow thats a tough questions for me. I have been snorkeling for 40 years and been to the best of the best. You didnt include St Croix, which has Buck Island. Its off shore, and the reef is protected by the National Park Service and its pretty awesome. I voted for St John, Waterlemon key and offshore St John at Flanagan Island. Pretty impressive. I implore anyone who snorkels: Please do not stand on the reefs and do your best not to have your fins wack the reef. The reef is alive and fragile, and unknowingly you can damage it by standing on it. Thanks. Trunk Bay in St John has taken a severe beating due to the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted August 8, 2006 Author #23 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Great to see this thread. I'm on a cruise, the Seabourn Pride, leaving from Barbados and visiting Margarita Island (Venezeuela), the Grenadines, Tobago, St. Lucia and St. Vincent in December. I appreciate the info. Has anyone been to Margarita Island? I can't find any diving info there at all. The one place I contacted doesn't go out the day we're in port (odd!). Jane :) I've been there once, but we just went swimming and chasing lizards at the beaches right near the dock. There is a pretty extensive thread on this island http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=123457 There is a CC Memeber named klouised that lives on Isla Margarita, and if she's still around, she'd be a great resource for the information you seek. Best of luck! -jellyfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runitsajellyfish Posted August 8, 2006 Author #24 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Isla Margarita diving: http://www.casatrudel.com/MargaritaIslandActivities.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billeelou Posted August 10, 2006 #25 Share Posted August 10, 2006 but there is a reason, drift diving on the reefs....the others are for snob appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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