Rare Chris Posted July 18, 2006 #1 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Has anyone used Renee for a snorkling tour? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted July 18, 2006 #2 Share Posted July 18, 2006 We tried to schedule Renee when we were there in February but she had surgery and couldn't make it. My wife and a couple of friends wanted to go snorkeling with her while I was scuba diving. They didn't know that Renee couldn't make it until they got off the ship to meet her and she had someone meet them and cancel for her. They were left without any snorkeling plans. They asked a security guard if he knew where they could snorkel and he said that he heard that airport beach was good. It was a $10 taxi ride one way. They made arrangements with the driver to return and pick them up at a desginated time. My wife said it was the best snorkeling of our entire 14 day cruise, and perhaps the best of our 11 cruises. Some of her photos are posted online. Go to: http://www.sunfield.smugmug.com Select Cruise 2006 Select Bonaire Snorkeling They ended up paying $20 round trip for the cab, but had planned on $25 each with Renee, so for the 3 of them they saved $55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwaves Posted July 18, 2006 #3 Share Posted July 18, 2006 10X; Great Pictures! What type of camera do you use? Thanks!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted July 19, 2006 #4 Share Posted July 19, 2006 The snorkeling pictures in Bonaire were taken by my wife and she uses a Canon A95, 5MP camera in a Canon underwater housing. The Bonaire scuba pictures were taken by me and I use an Olympus C5050, a 5MP camera in an Olympus underwater housing. I also use an Inon D2000 strobe. I went scuba diving in St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Bonaire, so any snorkeling pictures on those islands were taken by my wife. In other ports I went snorkeling with her so the pictures are a combination of both of our efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted July 19, 2006 #5 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I used Renee last Nov. We did the half day. We enjoyed the snorkeling very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwaves Posted July 19, 2006 #6 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Just got a Canon Powershot 6 megapixals (ELPH) and love it. Just came back from the Crown (last week!) but used a disposable camera. I'll now be buying an underwaterhousing for the Canon. Did you get yours online? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted July 20, 2006 #7 Share Posted July 20, 2006 I bought about everything online; cameras, housings, strobe, etc. You can check your camera here to find out if Canon makes a housing for yours. http://www.digideep.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwaves Posted July 21, 2006 #8 Share Posted July 21, 2006 I checked it out and found some useful info!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancycara Posted August 20, 2006 #9 Share Posted August 20, 2006 Trying to find out where Airport Beach is. Does it go by another name? Is there enough traffic around it so as not to worry about getting back to the ship on time and any facilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10X Posted August 21, 2006 #10 Share Posted August 21, 2006 Aiport Beach is right where it says it is, right at the airport. My wife and friends made arrangements with the cab driver to pick them up at a designated return time and he was there - early. They did not have a problem with getting back on time. If the cab driver didn't show, it is a reasonable walk back to the ship. Go to the website I listed above and you'll see the ship in a photo my wife took from airport beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveCruiser Posted September 9, 2006 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2006 Has anyone used Renee for a snorkling tour?Chris You can't go wrong. We have known her for 15yrs. The best tour you will ever take bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_FadeAway Posted February 7, 2007 #12 Share Posted February 7, 2007 You can't go wrong. We have known her for 15yrs. The best tour you will ever takebob That's great to hear! We're booked for a two stop snorkel tour with her in April :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcats6 Posted February 13, 2007 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2007 LA FadeAway - we arrive on Bonaire April 4th via Crown Princess and reached out to Renee and learned that she was already booked. Any ideas for a back up plan to Renee? Thanks Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA_FadeAway Posted February 23, 2007 #14 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I know she takes very small groups. I've seen many people say they are going to Airport Beach on their own. They say there is good snorkeling from shore there. Good luck to you. I hope you find something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonyjpc Posted March 6, 2007 #15 Share Posted March 6, 2007 We will be in Bonaire in December from 7am to 2pm. How do I get in touch with Renee to book a snorkling trip? I am alittle concened about making it back to the ship if we go off on our own but we hate paying the cruise tour prices. Airport beach sounds wonderful also and the pictures were great.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted March 7, 2007 #16 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Here you go. http://www.infobonaire.com/reneesnorkeltrips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swom Posted April 7, 2007 #17 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Charlene, Looks like we have the same tour booked on the same day as you. I don't think I've said "hello" to you yet from roll call, so "HELLO". LOL What time is your excursion with Renee? We are meeting her at 2:30 for the 2 stop snorkel. See you in just 3 more weeks. Susan That's great to hear! We're booked for a two stop snorkel tour with her in April :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolounger Posted January 27, 2008 #18 Share Posted January 27, 2008 We just returned from a 10 day on the Emerald Princess. While in Bonaire we snorkeled with Renee. I would recommend her for experienced snorkelers - she is all business - and very knowledgable and great and finding different fish/corals. We were picked up right outside the gate on time. We were taken to our first snorkel spot that was both shallow and deeper. Renee would find something and yell "you hoo" then she would dive down and point until you saw what she was showing you. Then she'd surface and tell you what it was you just saw. I loved this as I have a salt water tank and was familiar with many of the fish and she was able to help me find fish mating and eggs. On the other hand, my husband just wanted to snorkel and look and he found the constant "you - hooing" to be a pain and eventually chose to just keep snorkeling on his own instead of the constant up and down. After about 45 minutes we went to the second spot - it too was great. We saw 2 spotted eels, a snake eel, a 17" puffer fish, a flounder and too numerous to mention other tropical fish. We've snorkeled throughout the Caribbean and Bonaire was like putting your head in to a fish tank...by far the best we've ever experienced. Any questions- just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&MCruisin Posted January 28, 2008 #19 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks for the information on snorkeling in Bonaire. Im still deciding on what to do there. Did you all snorkel off the beach or did you go somewhere by boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Vickie Posted January 29, 2008 #20 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Thanks for the review. What's Renee's contact info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula B Posted January 29, 2008 #21 Share Posted January 29, 2008 We went snorkeling with Renee last April and have booked her again this coming April. She is great and you can contact her at her website. http://www.infobonaire.com/reneesnorkeltrips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Claude Posted January 29, 2008 #22 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Snorkeled with her on January 1 of this year! Same experience as OP - we did see a spotted eagle ray - apparently very rare as they prefer sandy bottoms! The two spots we snorkeled from were from the beach. Actually the first was a beach and we did shallow and deeper snorkels, and the second spot was in town at the marina... and it was amazing!! Highly recommed her! MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmo Posted January 29, 2008 #23 Share Posted January 29, 2008 The two spots we snorkeled from were from the beach. Actually the first was a beach and we did shallow and deeper snorkels, and the second spot was in town at the marina... and it was amazing!! Highly recommed her! MC Can you remember where the marina was ? I snorkled there with Renee and wished I took notes of where it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolounger Posted January 31, 2008 #24 Share Posted January 31, 2008 The marina was just to the left (when gettig off the ship) of the ship along the waterfront. There were a few cement steps to get in to the water. Both stops were from shore. Sorry I can't remember more specifics about the second spot - can tell you I would never have picked them on my own. She snorkels all over the island and told me that these two spots consistently have great things to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie-Claude Posted January 31, 2008 #25 Share Posted January 31, 2008 It looks like Lidolounger and I did the same route!! The marina was in fact to the left of the ship, past the 'downtown' market. Probably a 15 minute walk from the pier. You'll past the artisan market, and a few restaurants and bars on ocean front. It's true that I would have never thought of snorkeling there... but we did see amazing sea life (along with many beer bottles... it was January 1st afterall!!). MC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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