St. Thomas Snorkeling Excursion Reviews

St. Thomas Snorkeling cruise excursion
Overall Rating
Experience marine life and coral forms on a snorkeling adventure in St. Thomas. Coral ledges and bay walls offer superb views.
Member Image may00003
1 review
Jun 2018
On a cat with 68 others.. was pretty fun. The crew was great. The time short and sea life not so great.. saw a sea turtle and a ray.. some said they saw a sand shark..
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image lmvd
1 review
Jun 2018
Snorkeling is always fun- only issue being the weather ! it rained throughout but the kids had a great time anyway. Boat crew great fun and managed regardless.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image Jacwlyn
5 reviews
Jun 2018
Castaway Girl 3 was an awesome adventure. I would definitely sail with them again.
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Provider: Carnival Cruise Line
Member Image Red Coral Bay
10 reviews
May 2018
We scheduled a snorkeling excursion in St. Johns at Trunk Bay. It was a very rough ride on the Island Girl ferry boat that took us to St. Johns (passengers sitting on the benches outside the cabin got wet). A number of passengers were seasick. Hurricane damage to the island and reef is readily apparent and repairs are progressing slowly. The "snack shack" in Trunk Bay is closed so there are no drinks, food or souvenirs to purchase there. (Note: The Island Girl ferry boat has a fantastic crew and great narrative is given. They did let everyone know that the Trunk Bay snack shop was closed and offered light snacks for purchase at a reasonable price. The only downside is that although the ferry did have two small but very clean bathrooms, only one was working which was insufficient for the number of people on board. Once you get off the ferry, it is only about a 15 to 20 minute beautiful open air bus ride to Trunk Bay.)
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image enapage
1 review
May 2018
Took the Fury out to Buck island and had a great snorkeling experience. Saw one turtle when I first jumped in, then large King Fish, Sea Rays... Then I ended up finding another turtle and he swam with me and surfaced just feet from me. Stayed with me for 15 minutes. Didn't think I'd get that close. Captain and crew were great and the experience on the sailboat with info from the Captain Mike about how they managed during the storms of 2017 were very interesting.
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Provider: Fury Charters
Member Image loco1969
4 reviews
Apr 2018
We did the Discovery Family Two Island Snorkel and Beach Getaway by Fastcat. We boarded the Virgin Breeze Powercat and headed to Buck Island to snorkel, the crew provided all of the necessary equipment. We spent an hour or so here. We saw a ton of different fish, sea urchins and coral; however, we didn't see any turtles until we all got back on the boat and one peaked it's head up out of the water. On the way to Honeymoon Beach on Water Island the crew provided soda, water or rum punch for adults and had the music playing. Once we got to Honeymoon Beach, my girls stayed close to the shore and looked for shells and sea glass, they found quite a bit. My SO and I did some more snorkeling, I went out away from everyone else and found a turtle, that was the highlight of my day! The boat had an open bar for the time we were at the beach. After spending an hour or so there, we boarded to head back to our ship. The crew kept the party going with free-flowing rum punch, my glass never had a chance to get emptied lol. Overall, it was a great excursion and I would highly recommend it to anyone going to St. Thomas.
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Provider: Princess Cruises
Member Image kellylantz
1 review
Mar 2018
excellent tour on big comfortable catamaran, great experience. swam with turtles
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Provider: Princess Cruises
Member Image cguinn74
1 review
Mar 2018
FastCat snorkeling and honeymoon bay on the Captain Morgan boat! Best excursion we did. Great value! Saw a sea turtle and awesome coral etc. then an hour at Honeymoon Beach - staff was so fun, boat was fast and the snorkeling was a lead tour. Free rum punch the entire time and kids had fun jumping off boat at the beach. A must do!
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image kymbo1024
1 review
Mar 2018
We took a boat ride to Turtle Bay. The staff on the ship was great. We got to see one turle, stingray and fish. Wish I would have had a little more time in the water.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image LGSue
1 review
Mar 2018
Loved the trip to Turtle Bay and the ship wreck. The crew was great and the ride back to our ship under sail was wonderful.
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Provider: Viking Ocean Cruises
Member Image suzyworldtraveler
1 review
Mar 2018
We enjoyed a catamaran ride right from the pier, which was great. Sometimes you have to take a taxi over to the other side of the island, which takes a ton of time and isn't the most scenic trip. So, was good to have more time on the water. Headed to shipwreck cove. The only complaint was, there were 150 of us booked for this excursion, so even though there were 3 catamarans, it was too many people in the water all at one time in such a small area. The crew on the boat were awesome, though.
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Provider: Disney Cruise Line
Member Image asoj
1 review
Mar 2018
Castaway girl with snorkeling at Buck Island in Shipwreck cove was a great experience. The staff was nice, many tips to show us the best spots. We saw the shipwreck, a turtle, a big baracuda and lots of fish of all colors.
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Provider: MSC Cruises
Member Image Goodguys
1 review
Feb 2018
The only catamaran cruise that actually made on our cruise which included snorkeling. The guides on this excursion were independent and were top notch, professional and we got to see sea turtles and an octopus!
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Provider: Viking Ocean Cruises
Member Image Tellier134
1 review
Feb 2018
snorkeling with turtles, and then to a small beach that wasn't plagued with tourists. Worth the money if you have the excursion credits.
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Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line
Member Image liseybeast
3 reviews
Feb 2018
Great crew on the catamaran and snorkeling.
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Provider: Princess Cruises
Member Image Vegancruzer
1 review
Feb 2018
Great tour operator - we had a lot of fun even though we didn't see many fish and the reefs are looking pretty sad. Highly recommend this excursion.
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Provider: MSC Cruises
Member Image Dillydaly
1 review
Feb 2018
WAY TOO MANY people on the excursion!! Poor leadership once in the water. Just way too many people with a guide. Boat was packed!! Music & rum punch were good.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image unamused
1 review
Feb 2018
Boat adn excursion staff were friendly helpful and made the day fun
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Provider: Princess Cruises
Member Image tourtaker
1 review
Jan 2018
Easy, interesting snorkeling. Shipwreck is interesting, and the turtles and colorful fish are great to see. and we saw a sting ray. Good crew on the Castaway Girl, and great snacks and refreshments.
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Provider: Viking Ocean Cruises
Member Image Antec9000
1 review
Dec 2017
We had orginally booked a different snorkeling trip at St Thomas but I didn't look at my shore excursion ticket very well and we missed the time to depart on the shore excursion that I purchased. So, thank goodness, they allowed us to "trade up" (for a higher price) to another shore excursion. It was the Buck Island Catamaran and Snorkeling Tour. I don't recommend this one if you want to go snorkeling to see fish and coral at St Thomas. We loved the catamaran sailing experience but the snorkeling sucked! We didn't see anything underwater.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image bobdudley2003
1 review
Dec 2017
Fastcat - worst excursion in all of our years cruising. Crowded, expensive, had to pay for a lunch we were told by RC would be free.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image Ni3166
1 review
Dec 2017
We booked independently a bus to take us and pick us up from the boat rental location that was approx 20 min from port. We booked two boats to take our party of 18 out snorkeling and to a private beach. This company was awesome in service! The private beach was perfect to just chill and enjoy the beautiful scenary. We were taken to two locations to snorkel. The water was beautiful. Our pictures we took will keep the memories alove forever.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International
Member Image KimboRob
1 review
Dec 2017
There were problems with the boat and we ended up on a different one than planned and the trip was cut short. we did a slow sail by the main harbour and town and then went to water island where we snorkelled and again seen and were able to swim with turtles. was ok and we did get a partial refund but was bit disappointing. Would have been much worse had we not seen the turtles!
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Provider: Azamara Club Cruises
Member Image EmsMom
6 reviews
Dec 2017
This was a total waste of time and money. There were way too many people in the group and it was a long way to the snorkel site. Once we arrived, our time in the water was very limited and there wasn't much to see either.
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Provider: Holland America Line
Member Image tamivh
1 review
Dec 2017
We did the Fast Cat Snorkeling Adventure; fun, organized.
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Provider: Royal Caribbean International

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