Swimming with sea turtles

[MustangMark83]

Me and my wife booked a cruise with Royal Caribbean on the "Allure of the Seas" departing Miami on Nov. 5th 2018 for our 10th anniversary. She really loves turtles and is excited to be up close to the sea turtles. But we were wondering if in November they will be active. I know that turtles have times of the year where they could be laying eggs or hibernating, so we have to be careful before we buy. We would hate to book an excursion and have the turtles be inactive during that time of year. Does anyone know if we will be able to encounter any at this time in November? I tried to google search "are there sea turtles available in November 2018 in Cozumel" , but I got no relevant results. So I'm hoping some of the frequent cruisers on here could tell me! Thanks.

[Tananda]

My husband and I did an excursion in Cozumel to swim where there were a number of sea turtles. It was the very end of October and we saw many while snorkeling.

 

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[Brad1972]

You can also swim with smaller sea turtles at the sea turtle farm in small holding pools, there’s even a holding pool that has baby sea turtles that you can hold.

[ABQrobin]

You can also swim with smaller sea turtles at the sea turtle farm in small holding pools, there’s even a holding pool that has baby sea turtles that you can hold.

 

Sea Turtle Farm??? Thats Grand Cayman, not Cozumel.

 

Sea turtles are most abundant in water around Cozumel May-Sept when they arrive to lay eggs. Seeing them in the wild is a joy but not guaranteed anywhere on island. I know there is an excursion that goes over to the Mainland (takes the ferry over) to some cove where turtles hang out. That might be your best bet.