Beach snorkeling? Or catamaran? Or both?

[squick64]

I'm doing some very preliminary research into my upcoming Bermuda cruise. We're going to be docking overnight from 2:30 pm until 2:30 pm, in July, at the Dockyard.

 

My interests are snorkeling, a nice beach (preferably pink, of course), and shopping. (I don't know what my other party members will want to do, but I figure I should investigate my own options first and then coordinate from there.) In an ideal world, I'd do the outer reef catamaran tours and Tobacco Bay both, but they don't fit the 2:30-2:30 schedule.

 

So should I do Horseshoe Bay? Or Church Bay? Or both, even?

 

Should I do a catamaran/RIB snorkeling trip as well (on day 2)? And/or a sunset cruise?

 

 

[mcbutter]

If you want to do snorkeling, Church Bay is considered the best or one of the best in Bermuda. I can attest, and it's one of my personal favs. However, there are no facilities there.

 

[princeton123211]

On 1/6/2020 at 5:04 PM, squick64 said:

Should I do a catamaran/RIB snorkeling trip as well (on day 2)? And/or a sunset cruise?

I would beach it and do things that require transportation on the first day as you can be a little more leisurely about it and then squeeze in a catamaran trip in the morning the day you depart from the Dockyard (maybe worth booking through the cruise line for the extra peace of mind of not missing the ship). 

[1bets1]

I would go to Horseshoe day 1 for beach day, and day 2 book with Restless Natvie or Rising Sun catamaran s for snorkeling, etc. So much fun. I think our boat was from 9Am -noon. You'll be back in plenty of time.