Jumbo70 Posted January 27, 2013 #176 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Thanks for all the good info here. Not sure who to use for our excursion, but sounds like there are three good options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina_930 Posted January 31, 2013 #177 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I have a few questions about .com, thanks in advance. 1. Are there lockers to put your belongings? 2. Do we tip and if so how much? 3. What time do they pick you up from the ship? We are arriving at 8am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary1306 Posted February 1, 2013 #178 Share Posted February 1, 2013 just returned from cavetubing bz. off the legend and it was great... carnival did keep you on the ship longer then their excursions so make sure you get your number early go to bkft and then go back to board the tender... we went at 8:55 and waited 1hour and 10 minutes to get the tender off the ship.. i was so happy when i hurried to terminal 2 outside they were all waiting and off we went with 10 other people.. they did gett us back half hour before the time..very reliable and lunch was great.. you did not feel rushed.and cave tubing water now is not high so no worry about drowing or going fast. tons of groups around so you always feel safe. equipment is goood and you clip on to other rafts. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryFox Posted February 3, 2013 #179 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Great thread, AMAZING COMPARISON! can't wait to see what others say. BonVoyage Dawna ALL cave tubing is linked together by feet and armpits!! Sorry :rolleyes: (or it was in 2007 anyway...lol) Did this tour with .com and loved them, we also went atving and lunch I cant remember how much now but it was resonalbe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistizoom Posted February 3, 2013 #180 Share Posted February 3, 2013 ALL cave tubing is linked together by feet and armpits!! Sorry :rolleyes: (or it was in 2007 anyway...lol)Did this tour with .com and loved them, we also went atving and lunch I cant remember how much now but it was resonalbe I'm pretty sure things have changed since 2007. VIV does not link feet and armpits, and I believe one or both of the others no longer do either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jku2 Posted February 4, 2013 #181 Share Posted February 4, 2013 We used cavetubing.bz last trip and I booked with them again. We had plenty of time to shop and explore. They were great at catering to our timeframe. Cave toured with bz last week. We didn't get in to 11 a.m. due to a late arrival. They were there waiting. Had a great guide who stood talking in the van for a good half hour. There were good bathrooms at the site. Drink some water before taking the hike to the cave because no plastic bottles are permitted. Very nice tubes and feet are not linked. We were a group of 10 so we had a front and rear guide. Sights in cave were wonderful. To accomodate are late arrival we did just 3 caves. I suggest wearing old tennis shoes. The trail to get to the cave is all gravel and those wearing water shoes did complain about their feet hurting. We paid 40 but that was due to booking during the summer. The food was beans and rice, chicken, cole slaw Tasted great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinbob Posted February 5, 2013 #182 Share Posted February 5, 2013 We went last week with cavetubing.bz and it was amazing. All tubes are linked together, no feet in your armpits. All new tubes with headrests. Very knowledgeable guides. If we go back, I will definitely use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reider98 Posted February 5, 2013 #183 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Wish more people would chime in. We're leaning towards Viv because of the headrests/linked tubes. We did river tubing in Dominica &, IMO, a head rest would've come in handy. Just got back and we did CaveTubing.bz. They were awesome. Had a group of 16. Richard our guide and driver was fantastic. The tubes have head rests so no feet to pit. You can link or not, up to you as long as you stay close to your guides group. Lunch was awesome. They had us back with a couple hours to spare before last tender. Highly recommended. Scott :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_schots Posted February 6, 2013 #184 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Another vote for cavetubing.bz. Guides (Axel and Lionel) were great, got 3 caves in, and had an enjoyable lunch. $50 vs. $99 from the cruiseline. We still got back 2 hours before tendering. No concerns about time at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko Posted February 7, 2013 #185 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Used Cavetubing.com last week. Speedi and his crew were awesome. Beer and cashew wine on the way there, tubes with headrests and a nice lunch on the way back at less than half the price of the cruiselines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taladay Posted February 11, 2013 #186 Share Posted February 11, 2013 We are planning on booking with .biz becasue of the multi excursion discount. IF you book multiple excursions with them then you can save up to $5.00 per person. We are going to book a Costa Maya excursion and the Belieze cave tubing. They offer excursions in several ports of call so you can combine all of your excursions in one company. I LIKE IT. MSCruiser, I'm thinking of booking with .bz for the cave tubing and am looking for something to do in Costa Maya. Where did you find this multiple-port excursion discount deal? I don't see any other ports listed on their homepage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartskys Posted February 12, 2013 #187 Share Posted February 12, 2013 What time did everyone start their tour with bz? We don't get in until 8am and ahve to get a tender over :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Queen Posted February 13, 2013 #188 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have booked us for cabe tubing in Belize. I can't wear lace up shoes due to arthritis in my feet causing them to swell. I have some Teva water sandals that are good for river walking over rocks. Does anyone have an opinion about wearing these on the trek to the caves? Norine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dz63 Posted February 13, 2013 #189 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I have booked us for cabe tubing in Belize. I can't wear lace up shoes due to arthritis in my feet causing them to swell. I have some Teva water sandals that are good for river walking over rocks. Does anyone have an opinion about wearing these on the trek to the caves? Norine My DH wore Teva water sandals and he had no difficulty walking with these on the hike to the caves. We found the trail to be well maintained, comprised of hard packed dirt and stones. Here is a photo depicting what the trail looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Queen Posted February 13, 2013 #190 Share Posted February 13, 2013 dz63 thank you very much for th epicture. I should have no problem with my sandals on the gravel. Norine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbachief Posted February 19, 2013 #191 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Used Cavetubing.com last week. Speedi and his crew were awesome. Beer and cashew wine on the way there, tubes with headrests and a nice lunch on the way back at less than half the price of the cruiselines. We use Cavetubing.com and can only second what this poster said. Had a great time and Speedy and his crew were outstanding. I would highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Bennett Posted February 21, 2013 #192 Share Posted February 21, 2013 DW and I want to do Cave tubing and zip lining. Anyone done both with Cave-tubing.com? What do you do about wallets, passports etc. while cave tubing and Zip lining? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsmith Posted February 22, 2013 #193 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Anybody been in the caves lately? Wondering what the water level looks like. I've heard it can be low at times. A friend of mine is planning to do this tour in about a week and a half and I was hoping to find out how much water is there now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbachief Posted February 22, 2013 #194 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Anybody been in the caves lately? Wondering what the water level looks like. I've heard it can be low at times. A friend of mine is planning to do this tour in about a week and a half and I was hoping to find out how much water is there now. No problem with water level. We were there two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames9 Posted February 22, 2013 #195 Share Posted February 22, 2013 We were not on a cruise, but in Belize on our own, ad we too used CaveTubing.bz. We did not choose them, our hotel on San Pedro Island uses them all the time, and set it up! Our Guide was Leo and he was awesome!! We did the Ruins and Zip Lining as well. I wrote about those on another thread. We had a short walk--I have Tevas's and they were just fine! Even better--they dry out quickly! 1 can not wear flip flops! I guerss if your there early in the day they really watch out for that and will deny you entrance--but supposedly slack off on that during the afternoon??? We did this on Feb 7th 2013 and the water levels were just fine, water temp was very nice---I am Canadian, so whats cold to me, may be a different story for you,lol) But I found the water very nice!! Near the end, my wussy American wife (kidding) had a few goose bumps! Yes it is completely dark for some parts, but on ur helmet is a very strong light. It was just myself and wife along with Leo on this tour. We went on a very leisurely pace, and it was very informative, thanks to Leo! if your expecting something very fast, you will be disappointed!! I think there are some parts that may be a bit faster, but nothing that wild. Had a great time! The bathrooms where you change----The floors are wet--I mention that is when ur taking off//on ur clothes, you don't want them to touch the floor!! We put on bug juice!! esp for the walk, it is required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drsmith Posted February 22, 2013 #196 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks for the info on the water levels. And thanks for the tip about bug spray. Didn't think about that! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames9 Posted February 22, 2013 #197 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thanks for the info on the water levels. And thanks for the tip about bug spray. Didn't think about that! :) I'm sure if you email the tour companies, they can give you a good idea what the water level will be when your time comes. I should mention that tubes are very comfy, have a head rest, place to put a bottle and they link in----so you do NOT have to wrap ur legs around the tube in front of you. I highly recommend people invest in a water proof camera--Along with a floating strap----YES the camera may be water proof, but they do not float!! We have a Panasonic DMC-TS20 and it took great pics and videos and I bough tit for around $170!! I really wanted the Canon D20, but was another $100, not worth it to me as this camera is just used around water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenfinch Posted February 27, 2013 #198 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I'm seconding the question about doing a cave tube with ziplining for these companies. I'm leaning towards .bz because of the lunch, but can people chime in with their experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irie0518 Posted February 28, 2013 #199 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I'm seconding the question about doing a cave tube with ziplining for these companies. I'm leaning towards .bz because of the lunch, but can people chime in with their experiences? I just went with bz last week. They were great!! Our guides were Jenny, Robin, and Elsner. Lunch was very good and lots and lots of Rum Punch!! We had a grand time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irie0518 Posted February 28, 2013 #200 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Just wanted to clarify. We only did the cave tubing so I can't speak to the zip lining but we had a great time with bz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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