Best place to snorkel/sail - S. Caribbean?

[Earthlings]

Looking for suggestions on the best place to snorkel and/or take a sailing excursion during a cruise which includes the ports of Tortola, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada, Curacao, & Aruba.

 

Thanks!

[10X]

Tortola: Go to The Baths on Virgin Gorda

http://www.thebathsbvi.com/map.htm

 

St. Maarten: skip snorkeling.

 

St. Lucia: Go to Ti Kaye resort with Island Divers. They have a snorkeling package that includes lunch and transportation by water.

http://www.islanddiversstlucia.com/schedule.htm

 

Barbados: Go the Silvermoon Catamaran and snorkel with turtles. Book early.

http://oceanadventures.bb/sailing.htm

 

Grenada: unknown.

 

Curacao: Take a ship's excursion to Caracas Bay, sometimes only referred to as snorkeling over a sunken tugboat. An option is sailing on the Bounty.

http://www.bountyadventures.com/BountySailingTrips.html

 

Aruba: Take a ship's excursion and snorkel over the Antilla and sunken German freighter but this isn't good if there is more than one ship in port because it gets too crowded. Also, DePalm Island is very nice, which might also be offered as a ship's excursion.

http://www.depalm.com/depalmisl/index.cfm

[Arubalisa]

Barbados

Silvermoon was the best excursion I have taken in 20+ years of cruising and well worth every penny! Check out these threads http://boards.cruisecritic.com/search.php?searchid=3947079

 

Aruba

http://www.jollypirates.com/

http://www.www.midushi.com/

 

2 Less Crowded Excursions in Aruba

http://www.octopusaruba.com/

http://www.tranquiloaruba.com/ depends on day of the week in port

 

On Your Own in Aruba (very easy)

Info & Ideas for Snorkeling in Aruba

Touring on our Own + Snorkling

[Earthlings]

Thanks 10X & Arubalisa for your suggestions!

 

We just received confirmation from Jolly Pirates in Aruba - it sounds like a fun time. We'll be there in Jan. 07.

 

Ken & Jamey

[Arubalisa]

Thanks 10X & Arubalisa for your suggestions!

 

We just received confirmation from Jolly Pirates in Aruba - it sounds like a fun time. We'll be there in Jan. 07.

 

Ken & Jamey

I know you will have a wonderful time. They receive rave reviews!

[island pat]

PLease share with me why not to dive in St Maarten?

My husband enjoys diving over ship wrecks and Shore Trips has an excursion that offers a ship wreck scuba excursion in St Maarten and he was thinking it owuld be good. The wreck in Barbados is a 30 meter dive. Hope you can claify this for me?