Aruba Catamaran Champagne Brunch and Snorkel Excursion

Description

• Round trip sailing excursion on 41ft trimaran from the meeting point!
• English-speaking captain and crew!
• Brunch, mimosas, cocktails, and open bar!
• Snorkeling at The Antilla Ship Wreck and Catalina Bay!
• All snorkel equipment including mask, sterilized snorkel tube/mouthpiece, fins, and flotation vest!

Start your day with a champagne brunch snorkel cruise. Make your stop in Aruba a memorable one by sailing aboard a trimaran and excellent snorkeling on the reef.

From your Aruba cruise port, you'll need to take a quick 15-minute taxi ride to the small pier where your trimaran is docked. There you'll board the comfortable 41-foot vessel that holds 45 passengers but there will have no more than 36 aboard so you have plenty of space and personal attention. Your friendly staff will get your adventure started with mimosas as the captain gets underway.

As you sail to the first snorkel location brunch will start to be passed around and will continue throughout the trip. You'll be served a bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese, a tuna salad wrap, muffins, turkey sandwiches, and a fruit stick. There's an open bar for your entire cruise, but it's suggested that you wait until after you snorkel to have an alcoholic beverage. All snorkel and safety equipment is included and if you are new to snorkeling the staff is happy to assist. For those who prefer to stay on the boat, there is a trampoline deck on the bow where you can relax and watch the world go by. Provided the weather cooperates you'll snorkel for about 45 minutes at each location.

The first snorkel site is typically at the Antilla Ship Wreck. When you arrive at the location, the crew will pass out the snorkeling gear, show you how to use it, and then assist you into the water to explore on your own but under their watchful eye. Please note that all guests must know how to swim and be very comfortable in the water. Snorkeling in deep water and guests will NOT be able to touch the bottom. This shipwreck is one of the largest in the area and is sought out by many snorkelers and divers. Germany built this ship to transport goods across the Pacific to the Caribbean islands and was launched before the start of WWII. After the invasion of Norway and Denmark by the Germans, the Netherlands was worried about being invaded as well. So they confined the German crew to the ship. They were to be taken off the following morning and before that could happen, the crew scuttled the ship. It sank after being flooded and burned. Now it's home to beautiful coral, sea sponges, lobster, and a variety of marine life.

Your second site is Boca Catalina Bay, a small bay with shallow calm waters. Here you'll snorkel along the coral reef and, if the seas are calm, you may see fish like French grunt, angelfish, bluefin trevally, and Bermuda chub. There is hard and soft (gorgonian) coral, sponges, and sea fans making up the reef. As always, guests should not touch any of the marine life.

Sail back with a beverage in hand and enjoy the coastline. At the end of your day, you'll be returned to the pier where you can catch a taxi back to your Aruba cruise dock or continue exploring the area at your expense.

What is included?

• Round-trip sailing excursion on 41ft trimaran from the meeting point
• English-speaking captain and crew
• Brunch, mimosas, cocktails and an open bar
• Snorkeling at The Antilla Ship Wreck and Catalina Bay
• All snorkel equipment including mask, sterilized snorkel tube/mouthpiece, fins, and flotation vest

Excursion Notes

• We suggest you bring your swimsuit, sunglasses, towel, waterproof camera, and cash for transportation, tips, etc.

Where we meet

For this Aruba Catamaran Champagne Brunch and Snorkel Excursion, you will meet at a beach located a short taxi ride from the pier. Taxis are available right outside your Aruba cruise terminal. The ride is approximately 10 minutes and the cost per taxi is approximately $11.00 USD (for 1-4 passengers). All necessary details will be printed on your Electronic Shore Excursion Ticket. Taxi cost is not included in the listed excursion price.

Excursion Restrictions

• Guests must have basic swimming skills.
  
• Parents are responsible for their children in the water (limited amounts of average child-size gear available).
  
• Guests use a ladder to re-enter the trimaran from the water.
  
• Note that due to tides, guests are taken in a small boat out to the trimaran and use a ladder to climb on board (the crew does assist).
  
• This excursion is not allowed for guests with limited mobility.

Excursion FAQ

Cancellation

• Your ship arrives into port late and you cannot make it in time to the meeting location (we will verify with the tour operator).
• Your ship skips/misses the port.
• Weather conditions or equipment failure prevents the operator from running the excursion.
• A medical problem prevents you from safely participating in the excursion (we will verify with the excursion operator and the guest may send doctor's note). This applies to individuals only and not the remainder of the group.
  
• Cancellations/deposit refund requests that do not comply with the above may not be subject to refund.
• Refunds may be subject to a service charge fee as determined by the payment processor, please refer to Terms and Conditions for more information.