2008 Scuba Cruise Aboard the Emerald Princess: Looking for Help with Snorkel Group

[Sailfish]

November 10, 2008 Cruise Critic Group Cruise aboard the Emerald Princess

We are leading a 10 night Cruise Critic Group Cruise that is scheduled to depart Fort Lauderdale on November 10, 2008 aboard the Emerald Princess; there are a total of 6 ports of call and three days at sea. Because we will be offering a dive package for the certified scuba divers in the group and a snorkel package for the non divers in the group, I am looking for someone interested in the cruise that would be willing to help lead my group of snorkelers while I take care of the certified divers in the group.



We will be calling on St. Thomas, Dominica, Grenada, Bonaire, Aruba and Princess Cays. The Emerald Princess is the newest ship in the Princess fleet and by all accounts, the perfect itinerary for people who love to snorkel and enjoy water sports.



If you are considering a cruise vacation sometime next year and have thought about trying the Emerald Princess, please consider my offer. Depending on how many people sign up to snorkel, the person selected to lead the snorkel group and his or her buddy could snorkel for FREE! The group snorkel package will include two or three ports of call. I am still working with the dive operators, but I should have the certified scuba and snorkel package in place by mid-January. For information about the Emerald Princess, the Group Cruise as well as the dive and snorkel package, please visit our Group Forum here at Cruise Critic. Please feel free to forward this to people you may know who might be interested in joining us.



Thanks!



Suzi aka Sailfish

Cruise Critic Group Leader

 

Help Wanted!

General Information



The Group Leader of the 2008 Scuba Cruise aboard the Emerald Princess is looking for someone to lead a group of snorkelers on two or three scheduled snorkel tours. Depending on the number of people who sign up to go, the snorkel group leader and a buddy could possibly snorkel for free! If you or someone you know is an experienced snorkeler and might be interested, please contact the group leader by email no later than January 10, 2007.

What's Involved?

On the first day at sea, the Scuba Group Leader will ask everyone scheduled to dive or snorkel with the group to meet for about 30 minutes in the same location they will gather in the morning to disembark the ship. Prior to the cruise, the Scuba Group Leader will inform everyone scheduled to dive or snorkel the time and date their group will depart.

The dive and snorkel groups will receive priority tendering, not normally available to people not booked on a ship sponsored shore excursion. Similar to our dive package, everyone scheduled to go snorkeling is expected to make arrangements to do so on their own. Information about how to go about doing this (once the snorkel package is confirmed) will be available at the group forum.



Snorkel Group Leader's Responsibility



Everyone is expected to book and pay for their own tour; the Snorkel Group Leader is there to help lead the group of people off the ship and over to the agreed meeting area for tour pick up. In most cases, this is simply a matter of looking for a person holding up a sign just outside the secure area of the port. The Snorkel Group Leader is not there to instruct, babysit or to assist any member. Like the dive group leader (aka the Scuba Group Leader), the Snorkel Group Leader will accompany the group, enjoy the tour, take some pictures and come back to tell the rest of the group what an awesome time everyone had!

Qualifications

You must be over 21 years old, have at least one cabin reserved in the Cruise Critic Scuba Group, and be an experienced snorkeler. Most important...you have to be comfortable in the ocean and relate well to others. Depending on the tour, you could be asked to enter the water off of a boat or from shore. Either way, you should be a good example to the rest of the group. If selected, you will be asked to:

• Attend the brief Pre-Snorkel Tour Meeting the first day at sea
  
• Be willing to lead the snorkel group off the ship in port
  
• Be willing to snorkel with the group each day of the snorkel package
  
• Take a few group photos

On 10 night cruises, we usually schedule two or three snorkel excursions for the non-divers in the group in addition to the dive package for our scuba certified members. The person best suited to lead the Snorkel Group is someone who is able to show up on time for a scheduled appointment, be comfortable in a group of about 12-16 people, and is able to have good time. Since the group leader has yet to firm up the particulars concerning the dive and snorkel package, the person selected to lead the snorkel group is welcome to make suggestions as to which ports of call they would prefer to snorkel.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email the group leader.