AtlAlyson Posted December 16, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Sailing on the Celebrity Silhouette and want a catamaran tour of the island. Snorkel, drinking, and a fun small group. Tried to book with Leeward Island Charters but they are with Royal and Celebrity on their tours so you have to go through the cruise line. I loath cruise organized tours but will do it if this is the best out there. On Celebrity page it is $100 4.5 hours and the reviews are not great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 16, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 16, 2014 We have very much enjoyed the catamaran sail (through cruise line) to Nevis several times. :) LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomn Posted December 19, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I am cruising Silly mid Feb on same itinerary. I want to do the same type excursion as you and researched for hours. I found that all of the companies that offer catamaran's on the island are contracted by cruise ships and will not let you book directly. The only way to book is through the ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candace8789 Posted February 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Hi AltAlyson, Did you find a catamaran tour to suit your needs? I am in the same boat so to speak (on the Silhouette on March 15 departure) and looking for a non-ship organized catamaran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toes_in_sand Posted February 10, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I came across http://tourstkittsandnevis.com researching catamaran tours that are not afflicted with the cruise lines. Very quick response from the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnrc Posted February 10, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Has anyone had an experience with toursstkittsand nevis catamaran tour? Please advise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlAlyson Posted February 17, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I am going to send over an email and do some more research on the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlAlyson Posted March 9, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Still waiting on a response from the owner... Tried a new email today and will see what comes back. Might have to book through the cruise line. WAHHHHH:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SondraC Posted April 17, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Anyone have luck? Looking at this myself now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeymom2490 Posted April 18, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Liz at Pereira Tours is awesome, goes out of her way to make sure your happy. http://www.lizpereirastourstore.shutterfly.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlAlyson Posted April 21, 2015 Author #11 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I was not able to find free space on any of the tour companies that I found. The ones that I did find only work with certain cruise lines when the boats are in port. Having a large group of people on the boat from the cruise line directly did not appeal to me. I hope you find a good boat and crew though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul58 Posted April 21, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2015 There are only two catamaran operators in St Kitts/Nevis. Leeward Island Charters & Blue Water Safaris. They both have contracts/agreements with the various cruise lines that call on St Kitts on a regular basis. In my opinion this is a good deal for them as well as the fare paying passengers. I would not want to invest several hundred thousand dollars and probably more in an operation such as theirs without having some sort of guarantee about passenger loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drise Posted April 22, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 22, 2015 There are only two catamaran operators in St Kitts/Nevis. Leeward Island Charters & Blue Water Safaris. They both have contracts/agreements with the various cruise lines that call on St Kitts on a regular basis. In my opinion this is a good deal for them as well as the fare paying passengers. I would not want to invest several hundred thousand dollars and probably more in an operation such as theirs without having some sort of guarantee about passenger loads. Is Welcome Tours - Tourskittsand nevis.com part of one of these 2 companies? Their website lists a full and half day catamaran/snorkel trip on a 65 ft. cat. named Irie Lime or sister boat, Swaliga. I'm looking for a private company for a group of 19 in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul58 Posted April 22, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Each operator has several catamarans. Leeward Island Charters has the Caona, based at the Four Seasons in Nevis, the Spirit of St Kitts and the Eagle in St Kitts. Blue Water Safaris has three sailing catamarans, the Irie Lime, the Falcom & the Swaliga. They also have a power catamaran, the Moko Jumbie. The tour companies you mention are brokers of tours on St Kitts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drise Posted May 23, 2015 #15 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Each operator has several catamarans. Leeward Island Charters has the Caona, based at the Four Seasons in Nevis, the Spirit of St Kitts and the Eagle in St Kitts. Blue Water Safaris has three sailing catamarans, the Irie Lime, the Falcom & the Swaliga. They also have a power catamaran, the Moko Jumbie. The tour companies you mention are brokers of tours on St Kitts. So Welcome Tours is a broker for Blue Water Safari it sounds like? I have no problem using a broker, she's been very helpful. My question is they quote a price for children under 12 of $31 and adults/$61. Apparently that does not include 12 year olds. On Blue Water Safaris website it does say 12 and under. This matters since we have 3, 12 year olds in our group of 19. Has anyone had experience booking a catamaran cruise with Welcome Tours-TourstkittsandNevis. Thank you for any info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieljh Posted May 31, 2015 #16 Share Posted May 31, 2015 I contacted Welcome tours twice last week to book a catamaran excursion, but have never heard back from them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drise Posted June 2, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I contacted Welcome tours twice last week to book a catamaran excursion, but have never heard back from them... I just finished booking a 1/2 day snorkel/catamaran cruise on 8/6 with Beulah from Welcome Tours. She's always been very prompt with emails, either same day or an automated response saying she's not available, and then follows up the next day. She has even called me twice on my cell phone. I just emailed her to relay your message and ask if there's room on our trip. We have 18 people. I'll let you know what she says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drise Posted June 2, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I just finished booking a 1/2 day snorkel/catamaran cruise on 8/6 with Beulah from Welcome Tours. She's always been very prompt with emails, either same day or an automated response saying she's not available, and then follows up the next day. She has even called me twice on my cell phone. I just emailed her to relay your message and ask if there's room on our trip. We have 18 people. I'll let you know what she says. Update: Sorry, I thought I was posting on our roll call page:), assuming you were on the same cruise. We're on Independence of the Seas 8/2/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tretrimr1 Posted June 4, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Update: Sorry, I thought I was posting on our roll call page:), assuming you were on the same cruise. We're on Independence of the Seas 8/2/15. We are on this cruise and have been looking for a sailing trip. We did a private sail a couple years ago in St. Thomas and it was the best part of the cruise. I'll have to get a hold of them. Thanks for the info!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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