Snorkeling on Southern Caribbean Itinerary

[Kim in CA]

We will be sailing on the Celebrity Summit out of San Juan on April 12th. Our ports of call will be: St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada and St. Thomas. If we wanted to make snorkeling the main event on 2 islands, which would be best? We are experienced snorkelers and don't mind arranging a private tour or taking a taxi to a spot on our own.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Kim

[Stevesan]

We will be sailing on the Celebrity Summit out of San Juan on April 12th. Our ports of call will be: St. Croix, St. Kitts, Dominica, Grenada and St. Thomas. If we wanted to make snorkeling the main event on 2 islands, which would be best? We are experienced snorkelers and don't mind arranging a private tour or taking a taxi to a spot on our own.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Kim

 

island #1 - St Croix boat snorkel. The coral is rampant, there's a cathedral like experience. I

 

Island $2 - St Thomas. More accurately, St John, for a boat snorkel. I recommend Rumbaba. Pick up is on St Thomas at Red Hook.

 

http://www.rumbabacharters.com/

[Kim in CA]

Thank you for taking the time to post a reply to my question. I think St. Croix is going to be a definite (I keep reading about Buck Island).

 

I am not sure that St. Thomas will work out, since I think my husband has some kind of inshore fishing trip in mind there. What would be your third choice? Grenada, St. Kitts or Dominica? We did a fabulous SCUBA dive excursion in 2007 in Dominica, but it has been quite some time since we dived, so I think it will be snorkeling only this cruise, and I don't know how suitable the reef there is for snorkeling.

[Stevesan]

Thank you for taking the time to post a reply to my question. I think St. Croix is going to be a definite (I keep reading about Buck Island).

 

I am not sure that St. Thomas will work out, since I think my husband has some kind of inshore fishing trip in mind there. What would be your third choice? Grenada, St. Kitts or Dominica? We did a fabulous SCUBA dive excursion in 2007 in Dominica, but it has been quite some time since we dived, so I think it will be snorkeling only this cruise, and I don't know how suitable the reef there is for snorkeling.

 

My Dominica snorkel visited a location over a submerged volcano. Bubbles are the attraction. Okay if you like bubbles.:rolleyes:

 

Dominica visit I took a whale/dolphin boat tour. It was a great trip. A large pod of dolphins accompanied us swimming under and alongside. We finally left them for a whale visit. I've forgotten the species but her blow hole was offset to the side. She had a calf half her size with her. Our boat captain told us she will nurse him for tie first TEN years of the youngsters life!!

We located the prey with a submerged sonic receiver.

 

St Kitts snorkeling isn't very good so took a catamaran tour to Nevis. Nice boat ride. Okay if you like beach time.

 

I've only done a land tour at Grenada.

[Ron_L]

island #1 - St Croix boat snorkel. The coral is rampant, there's a cathedral like experience. I

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I keep reading reviews here and on TripAdvisor that the coral around Buck island is almost gone. Where did you go and what tour company?

[Stevesan]

I keep reading reviews here and on TripAdvisor that the coral around Buck island is almost gone. Where did you go and what tour company?

 

I booked the ship's snorkel trip.

I know what I saw when I saw it.:)