Atlantis Sub

[shipsealand]

My DW and I did the Atlantis Submarine in Hawaii and enjoyed it. It was a long time ago and I did not recall how was the boat ride to the sub location so I have a question regarding the Caribbean ones.

 

Has anyone done the Atlantis Submarine in Barbados and any recommendations? Also how is the ride to the location to board the sub?

[cruisingbajan]

My DW and I did the Atlantis Submarine in Hawaii and enjoyed it. It was a long time ago and I did not recall how was the boat ride to the sub location so I have a question regarding the Caribbean ones.

 

Has anyone done the Atlantis Submarine in Barbados and any recommendations? Also how is the ride to the location to board the sub?

 

You are taken out to the sub on a small boat. It is a pretty short ride between 5-10 minutes.

 

You are submerged for about 1 1/2 hours. Can't recall right now what the times are for the dives but they are located less than 5 minutes walk from where you dock so you can always stroll over and check it out

[Aplmac]

If you can, arrange to sit behind the pilot

 

 

 

 

Here's the sub being towed out to the dive station..

 

 

The 10 min. boat-ride out to the sub on station is quite pleasant

- the shuttle boat's about 35-40 ft. LOA. ;)

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[cruisingbajan]

Great pics as usual Aplmac

[Aplmac]

The 10 min. boat-ride out to the sub on station is quite pleasant

- the shuttle boat's about 35-40 ft. LOA. ;)

 

 

This is it!

You may notice it's a twin-hull vessel, so it's quite stable!

 

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[shipsealand]

Thanks for the replies on the boat ride to the sub and especially the picture of the boat and that it is a twin hull. My DW now feels better about taking out to get to the sub when we arrive in Barbados. We will be on the Caribbean Princess for the May 10 sailing.

[Aplmac]

Thanks for the replies on the boat ride to the sub

-and especially the picture of the boat and that it is a twin hull.

My DW now feels better about taking out to get to the sub when we arrive in Barbados.

We will be on the Caribbean Princess for the May 10 sailing.

I've done it twice now, and it is an excellent way to spend a morning.

 

Just the boat ride out and back in is quite a photo opportunity, especially if it's bright and sunny.

You go right past your cruise-ship to get out to the dive sta. for starters..

 

Then you get shots of the sub, taken from the boat

then you get to do the dive, in a bright modern,air-conditioned non-claustrophobic sub

that's not AT ALL like those awful World War 2 movies rattling around in your head...

 

You see so much stuff thru the ports, it takes your mind off your mind..:D

You don't even realize when they close the hatches above you, and leave the surface

 

 

Fish!! look at them!! -- ...><> ....><>

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Inside the sub, it's a bit like being in a twin engine turbo-prop inter-city aeroplane

- except the seats don't face forward, they face out to the side.

very cool. ;)

 

 

Use you head and your charm to speak to the guys who load people from boat to sub,

and arrange to be last 2 ppl to go down the hatch

so you get those two first seats which are directly behind the driver!

 

How d'you think I got this shot? ;)

 

 

 

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