Port Adventures - Grand Cayman - Which Snorkel Trip G15 or G36

[haskaro]

Port Adventures - Grand Cayman
Catamaran, Reef and Kittiwake Snorkel Sail (G36) OR Shipwreck and Reef Snorkeling (G15)
Can anyone explain the difference as quite a pricing value difference between each
Thanks in advance
Ps - this will be our first ever cruise so completely newbies

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Port Adventures - Grand Cayman
Catamaran, Reef and Kittiwake Snorkel Sail (G36) OR Shipwreck and Reef Snorkeling (G15)
Can anyone explain the difference as quite a pricing value difference between each
Thanks in advance
Ps - this will be our first ever cruise so completely newbies

I looked up the info on both port adventures. They are fairly similar, but G36 is longer (approx 4 hours, vs approx 3 hours), on a catamaran (nicer boat), and visits a "new" warship sunk off Grand Cayman. G15 is a basic boat with a visit to a steel schooner.

 

[Capt_BJ]

Kitti' is sort of a special deal in Cayman ... they charge operators a premium to visit this wreck <most sites cost nothing> ...... for snork' folks know that it is in deep water so far as snork' goes

https://www.thingstodocayman.net/kittiwake/

 

[haskaro]

Thanks both your replies are appreciated

 

[soniam]

We have done G36 twice. Lots of snorkeling. Really good.

 

[jldcherry]

We have done G36 twice. Lots of snorkeling. Really good.

Would G36 be okay for first time snorkelers?

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

G36 was a lot of fun. Easy swimming, TONS of underwater things to see. The water is so clear, even in deep-ish water (50-ish feet?) the bottom is crystal clear. Highly encourage this one

 

[soniam]

Would G36 be okay for first time snorkelers?

Absolutely! Our son wasn’t a first time snorkeler but did it at age 8.

 

[jldcherry]

Absolutely! Our son wasn’t a first time snorkeler but did it at age 8.

Thank you! Is there enough time in Grand Cayman to do this and spend time at the beach?

 

[soniam]

Thank you! Is there enough time in Grand Cayman to do this and spend time at the beach?

Not sure. I think there’s an early morning and afternoon one. It depends how long you are in port. I can’t remember the schedule. I’ve also never gone to the beach, so I don’t know how far it is. You walk over to a beach from the port to get on the boat, but I don’t remember if that’s a nice or swimming beach. Sorry

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

We were pretty pooped out after this excursion; but we're enthusiastic snorkelers. Lots of exploring, diving and chasing (fish, each other, bubbles...). We were all zombies on the tender back to the ship.

Thank you! Is there enough time in Grand Cayman to do this and spend time at the beach?

 

[soniam]

We were pretty pooped out after this excursion; but we're enthusiastic snorkelers. Lots of exploring, diving and chasing (fish, each other, bubbles...). We were all zombies on the tender back to the ship.

We have always been tired too and just headed back to our cabin to chill.

 

[jldcherry]

We were pretty pooped out after this excursion; but we're enthusiastic snorkelers. Lots of exploring, diving and chasing (fish, each other, bubbles...). We were all zombies on the tender back to the ship.

Thank you everyone for the feedback! One last question, if someone in our party didn't want to snorkel would they still have fun just hanging out on the boat? Like could they lounge in the sun and watch?

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

Thank you everyone for the feedback! One last question, if someone in our party didn't want to snorkel would they still have fun just hanging out on the boat? Like could they lounge in the sun and watch?

I don't see why not, but I'm not sure if you'd have to pay. That person would be taking up a space on the dive boat & that's one less paying customer for them. I rally don't know, but suspect that the 'watcher' would have to pay. TBH, it's not that expensive...

 

[soniam]

Thank you everyone for the feedback! One last question, if someone in our party didn't want to snorkel would they still have fun just hanging out on the boat? Like could they lounge in the sun and watch?

They could definitely hang out on the boat. I did that on a snorkeling excursion on our last cruise, because I had pulled my back on a rappelling excursion the day before. I hung out in the shade. The Grand Cayman boat has some shade and a net up front that you hang sun on. There's usually more than a few people hanging back on the boat, or people get tired early and get out of the water. It's a large catamaran, so room to sit and chill. Like the PP said though, it would still be considered a participant on the excursion, and you would have to pay for the excursion. You can also just swim in the water. The vests inflate as much or as little as you want, so you can be lazy and just float around without snorkeling. You do need to be able to swim back to the boat if the current pulls you away from it.

 

[jldcherry]

Great information! Our watchers would not mind paying, they're not into snorkeling but are into being with the group, so it's good to know they could also be comfortable, relax and participate as much or as little as they want while still enjoying the experience. Thank you for sharing this information!

 

[BrokeMack]

I just did G15 last week. I really liked the reef portion (saw a turtle) but my son (12) liked the wreck better. It was pretty quick (which is fine considering the price) and gives you plenty of time to explore if you want to check out the port. Or do what we did and relax the morning after Marvel Day at Sea. One note, ours met on the dock, not on the ship, so we had to tender ourselves. Not a big deal at all, just recognize that the quoted 3 hours includes tender time.