kurlyna Posted November 2, 2012 #51 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I really want to do this excursion when we are in La Romana, on the Breeze, at the end of November. But we are only in port from 9-5. So I can't possibly see how the timing will work for this...when factoring in the 25 min trip each way by taxi. So bummed!! :(:( We are on the Breeze Nov. 24th as well and we are book for this excursion. I was assured we have plenty of time by Indgrid w/Seavis. You should book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RN25 Posted November 3, 2012 #52 Share Posted November 3, 2012 My sister and I originally booked the speedboat to Saona tour through Carnival. After reading all of the posts here we thought, "why not lets give this company a try"... I am so incredibly glad that we did because it is safe to say that this was the highlight of our whole cruise. This excursion had my sister and I stop, look at each other and say; "now this is what you call a holiday" I'll give you an idea of how fun and exciting our day was. We got off the ship and there was someone with a Seavis sign that caught our attention and asked us to wait with everyone else. Once everyone was together they took us to the taxis. Bear in mind when booking this tour it can get confusing getting to the cabs but just follow the guide and you can't go wrong. Once in the taxi we took off down the new highway and about 20 minutes later we pulled up to the Seavis's base. We got out and went into the office and paid for the excursion. It was all very quick, easy and safe. Once everyone paid we got a chance to take a bathroom break and get into our boat groups. We were put in Carol's group. Let me just say, Carol is an awesome lady! She knows so much about the area, is so much fun and a great guide! We are so lucky to have had her. We took off to our first stop where we snorkeled, drank rum and chilled in the sun. On the way there they stopped every so often to let us take pictures and tell us a bit about the area. Our second stop found us on a beautiful beach where we sat and got to know the rest of the people we were on the boat with. While we waited for our food we had lots to drink and talked a lot about our cruise so far. It was great getting to know everyone! A lot of us were together for the rest of the cruise. The food was really good! There was something for everyone and the lovely Carol sat us close so we had first dibs on the buffet! While we ate we talked and watched the local men and women dancing to music. Unfortunately we had to leave but by the time we left everyone was having a great time and feeling the effects of the local rum! We hopped back on our boat and took off for the sand bar. Once at the sand bar we stopped in the middle of the ocean and found starfish to play with!!! We were the only people around and we were given the chance to stand in the middle of the ocean with these beautiful creatures, drink and eat pineapples and cake! Nothing could have topped the time we spent in that paradise. Sadly after lots of fun, pictures and a few stories we had to slowly make our way back onto the boat to head back to land. The trip back was so different from the trip there. Everyone became fast friends and were all turned around on the boat laughing, joking and taking pictures. We got back to the Seavis office, took some more pictures then got into our allocated taxis. 20 short minutes later we were back in La Romana and headed back onto the ship. This excursion is worth every penny we paid for it. The staff are amazing and they truly make an effort to allow everyone to have a great time on their boats. Whatever age you are and whatever you situation is; if you are second guessing booking this tour don't! Just book it; you won't regret it!! Carol, Thank you so much for the great day! My sister and I are so happy that we sat at the front of your boat :) it was great getting to know you and your crew. We really do thank you for a great day! All we ask is that you're there when we make it back to the DR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsHoo Posted November 5, 2012 #53 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I'm so glad we have this excursion booked for December. I want to thank everybody for their reviews. I will post one when we get back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uwhuskyfan Posted December 8, 2012 #54 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We did the Carnival Special on Nov 28th, and had a great time. Right at the top of the hill a lady was calling out Seavis and rounding up all in the group, so it was very easy to find. After our group was all together, we were led to two air conditioned taxis. This was where we did have one issue, somebody in the group was on a scooter for disablities, and these taxi vans don't have much room to take apart a scooter and haul it. They got some of the scooter into both taxis but couldn't figure out what to do with the seat portion, there was no room, the vans were full.. Everyone was starting to get a bit irritated wondering why all of us were being held up because of 1 persons scooter. I flung open the door nad said to just give me the seat, and had to hold it all of the way to Seavis. Everyone wanted to know why the person who's scooter it was couldn't be the one who had to hold the seat, but I said that I'd just take one for the team so that we could start our excursion. On the return trip someone else volunteered to take one and hold the seat on the way back to the ship. We had Carlos, who was a very enthusiastic, fun, and knowelgeable guide. The boat crew was very pleasant as well. We enjoyed the food and snorkeling immensly. For $3 we were able to a young fresh coconut, which was very very tasty. Seavis was very time conscience for us wanting to know all about what time we wanted to leave back for the ship. I would definitely recommend this excursion, it was fun fun fun. We had such a good time, that now my wife wants to go take a vacation in the Dominican Republic and enjoy the other Seavis tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopple Posted December 26, 2012 #55 Share Posted December 26, 2012 We just got back from a cruise on the Carnival Valor and took the Seavis Tour. We would highly, highly recommend the tour to anyone and everyone. It is just as others had described and our tour guide - Kirsten - the owner's daughter - was AMAZING!! Very knowledgeable, friendly and fun. Out of the 8 cruises we have been on I have to say this was our most favorite tour to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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