sandancer Posted January 18, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2020 We are interested in booking a sunset sail in Aruba. Foolishly I have left it late and now the ships tour is sold out. Going to book now through Viator but I’m looking for recommendations as there are a few to choose from. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatherc73 Posted January 21, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Following this. We are in the same "boat" 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken'swife Posted January 29, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 29, 2020 We did the Black Pearl Snorkel and Sunset cruise in November 2018. We had a great time. The sailing was smooth and relaxing. We made a couple of stops to snorkel then we slowly sailed back to the dock while they served us delicious hot grilled cheese sandwiches. My husband said the sandwiches made the entire trip worth it. HA HA. I would highly recommend them if you are looking for a sunset cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiny1 Posted February 1, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 1, 2020 We’re in Aruba on a Sat. and Black Pearl, which has great reviews, does not operate on weekends. Now we’re looking at the Octopus sunset sail which says it is a smaller group, no loud music blasting, good drinks and snacks and great crew. I believe the price was $59.99 per person. Another was Red Sail. We’re leaning towards the Octopus being a bit smaller group. You will need to take a taxi to the Palm Beach hotel area to board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesmiths Posted February 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 8:54 PM, shiny1 said: We’re in Aruba on a Sat. and Black Pearl, which has great reviews, does not operate on weekends. Now we’re looking at the Octopus sunset sail which says it is a smaller group, no loud music blasting, good drinks and snacks and great crew. I believe the price was $59.99 per person. Another was Red Sail. We’re leaning towards the Octopus being a bit smaller group. You will need to take a taxi to the Palm Beach hotel area to board. How long is the taxi ride? Were there taxi's waiting after to take you back? We don't leave port until 11 PM so plenty of time. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiny1 Posted February 14, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I’m not sure how much a taxi is, or how far it is to the Palm Beach area. I don’t think it’s more than 20 minutes? Maybe someone else has better information. Its supposed to be an area of many big hotels/resorts, restaurants and shopping. Assume there would be easy access to taxis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan551 Posted May 17, 2020 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Bumping...for more sunset sail recommendations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsdorado Posted July 8, 2020 #8 Share Posted July 8, 2020 We did a sunset cruise with Octopus. They are located on the beach near the Holiday Inn at Palm Beach. We had a great experience with them! They limit the number of passengers so it never felt crowded. If you have mobility issues, you might want to look for another company. You take a small motor boat to the catamaran that is anchored, then have to transfer onto the boat up a ladder. My wife, who is not the most coordinated person, had no issue with the transfer in either direction. I think what I liked the best is that they used the motor to get out of the little harbor then switched to the sails for the rest of the cruise. We highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted May 8, 2021 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2021 For those folks still considering sunset cruises: Old thread but we did a cruise with DePalm 4/23/21. The DePalm cruise leaves from their pier in front of the Riu at 5:30. Booked through their website. Sailed south to town, then north almost to the lighthouse for sunset. All sailing. Saw lots of flying fish. Lots of drink options onboard. There were a couple of other cruises with different operators out there on the same night. One was a cruise followed by dinner at another pier in front of the Holiday Inn. Picked DePalm because we were staying at Barcelo AI and didn't need a dinner. Got back around 8:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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