Highlander30135 Posted June 2, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 2, 2010 We are very interested in Snorkleing. Any advice on locations to find and/or to avoid for good snorkling/ Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjschwalm Posted June 2, 2010 #2 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Highlander , there are wrecks to snorkel off shore and lot's of companies with loyal followings that go there . I tried snorkeling from the shore a few years back but encountered rough waves ( all that week ) just my luck . We have since been out with private charters and have always had a great time . It is my belief ( after reading many posts ) that you can't go wrong with many of them . The Barbadians , is that right ? , are wonderful people and have made Barbados one of our favorite ports to visit . Read some posts and contact some operators and you will do fine . Side note We have been to swim with turtles in Nov and Jan and it's always been a mess for us . All the boats pull up to two or three turtles and everyone from all tours start jostling one another to get a glimpse . Too much hassle for me . We are going to BB again in Jan , but anymore my expectations are low for the turtle stop . But I love the wrecks! PS we love Capt . Ron . Silvermoon and Tiami are also talked of highly . There are many reputable tour boats to choose from . Good Luck Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V n C Posted June 4, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Book a catamaran cruise with calabaza. They are a smaller ship (but still roomy) and only take out a max of 12 passengers. They have amazing food and snacks, non stop drinks (alcohol and non-alcohol) and a wonderful crew of Gina, Danny and Kalli. We vacation in Barbados almost every year and going out with them is the highlight. This year we went for two weeks in Feb and went out with calabaza 3 times. They hit most of the normal sights, the ship wreck area and also the turtle areas. On each occasion we saw at least 10+ turtles. As mentioned in other posts Tiami and Cool runnings are also good, (have been on both) but they are bigger ships often carrying 40+ people and sometimes a bit rowdier, but in a good way. You can certainly get rowdy on calabaza if you want to. :) Just google: calabaza sailing cruises they have a great website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janabm81 Posted June 8, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 8, 2010 We booked the shipwreck sail & snorkel with the turtles last year...it was great. This year we've decided on the 12 person Silvermoon snorkel trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted June 8, 2010 #5 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I can also highly recommend Silvermoon! Best catamaran snorkeling excursion we have taken to date. Have to book early though as it fills up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Bride07 Posted June 16, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 16, 2010 We booked a catamaran cruise through the Boatyard... it was the best excursion we've ever done! We had a blast. We snorkeled over a shipwreck and with sea turtles, had a great lunch and some yummy drinks. Barbados is gorgeous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klepton Posted June 17, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 17, 2010 We booked with Shasa and had no regrets, it was the highlight of our trip. It's a smaller boat, but he took us to an area where we were the only boat with 8-10 turtles, so crowds weren't a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertfrog Posted July 2, 2010 #8 Share Posted July 2, 2010 We booked a catamaran cruise through the Boatyard... it was the best excursion we've ever done! We had a blast. We snorkeled over a shipwreck and with sea turtles, had a great lunch and some yummy drinks. Barbados is gorgeous... Haven't done the cat at the Boatyard ... BUT do agree that Barbados is awesome & do go repeatedly to the Boatyard!!! Liked Malibu Beach too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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