Snorktastic - Snorkeling Adventures
Snorktastic - Snorkeling Adventures
Have you ever wanted to know exactly where to snorkel? I try to find the best beach snorkeling around. At every beach destination I travel to, and every Port I get off on from a Cruise Ship, I explore the seas and show you what I find.
Snorkeling is a great way to relax and chill, but finding good spots can be tough. Sometimes you may only have a few hours to spare at a port and would love to go in the water, but where and is it worth it.
I plan on Snorkeling at every port in the Caribbean to let you know the best places to snorkel, and which ones you can leave the gear on the ship and just grab a cocktail :)
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thanks for showing us the good spots to snorkel! We will be there in November and will definitely check it out. What did you have in the bottle to feed the fish?
It was just bread, I find it is the easiest to use. Just stuff the bottle with about 3 to 4 slices. Hope that helps. I’m glad you like the videos!
@@Snorktastic thank you!
Hi! Thanks for sharing the video. We are planning a trip to Freeport in December and currently researching activities for a week and half visit (through New Years). Do you have recommendations?
I’ve only been the one time so I don’t know a lot about the island, but I can’t wait to go back to re film the dead man’s reef, it was so pretty and the the turtles were the most tame of any I have encountered.
I LOVE this idea fora channel. Such a perfect fit for what I’m always looking for. New sub here!
I really appreciate it, I’ve got about 6 more videos to upload, and I’m going on a lobstering keys fishing trip this week, so stay tuned, lol
How far from the beach were you and where did you enter?
You can enter from the pier or straight from the beach. I entered from the beach, but you have to swim under the water obstacle course. You can also enter at the end of the pier which is where I filmed all the fish under the pier and was amazing! We loved this spot because the beach was a better beach than some in Cozumel and it still had some good snorkeling, but if you are just going for snorkeling watch the other videos I have on Cozumel
great video. what port did your ship dock and how long did it take to get to sky reef?
We were at the carnival dock this time, I think that’s the international port, it’s only about a 10 to 15 minute taxi ride. We have been to the other terminal as well, it only added 5 to 10 minutes to the ride, hope that helps
@@Snorktastic Carnival goes to Puerta Maya. The Royal brands use the International pier as well as I think MSC.
I meant the One in cozumel Sky reef?
Oh yea, no worries
What's the tip that you have to tell the cap? Sorry I couldn't understand clearly on the video, we are going on sept, and want to know prices and everything!
Yea it’s kinda tough to understand what you have to do, out side of the port where you get a taxi you tell them where you want to go. They will then ask you “do you have reservations “ and that is with any of the destinations, like chankanaab, Skyreef, paradise beach, Mr sanchos or any. Tell them yes, then they will continue to ask you like 3 times or more, oh you have tickets, you already bought them? What they want to do is sell you tickets or passes, they will tell you that you can’t just go get them there and the only way you can go is if you have them. I’ve been there 6 times now and only once was one of the places sold out, lol. So you pay the taxi ride price only, which is like 16 for up to 4 people. When you get there, if they are slammed they may tell you it’s only all inclusive on that day because they don’t want to charge people cc and slow things down, so they might tell you like 59 or 69 a person. But that only happened once to us, and we just walked up the beach to one that wasn’t full, lol. Hopefully, this helps, let me know if you have any other questions, and have fun!
what is the water depth for spot 1 and 2?
Spot 1 was between 6 and 8 foot, not too deep and easy to dive , spot 2 was 5 to 6 foot deep. I’m sure the tides affect it a bit but it was a pretty good beginner area
If ya don't mind me askin, what month did y'all go?? The water is beautiful & clear!! We will be in cozumel in February, wondering if that's a good month to go!
That was 3/5/24. I would imagine Feb should still be good there, or at least similar as long as you don’t have to go through any storms
Been there several times in Feb. (and other months.) Feb is the BEST time to be there IMO.
They don’t care if you go past the walls? I was super paranoid about breaking the rules when I was there
No, they don’t care as long as you are safe and know what you are doing. I asked Jose there from big mama’s, he said people go out there all the time. Just make sure the waves are calm enough to get out to there and that you can come back in with ease
Great video. Was just there last week, and apparently they put a handful of lemon sharks in the lagoon area (North and South Beach) that we swam with! Next time you’re there it’s worth grabbing some shots! 👍🏽
That’s awesome to know, I haven’t been back since the renovation. I almost booked a last minute cruise there this week but instead I booked one going to half moon cay. Now I wish I would have booked with MSC to see them. Hopefully I’ll get there soon. Thanks for the info!
Great video! What food were you using to attract the fish?
Thankyou, I normally just use white bread
Fun Challenge! RCL Mega ships would take about 15minutes at best!
Yea, I’ve been on a lot of ships and that was the fastest I’ve ever seen it, lol
Super awesome video! Thanks for sharing! Great quality from your phone. Heading to Nassau via RCL Symphony of Seas and looking for good snorkle spots. Will see if you dove at Cabbage Beach or Junkanoo? Cheers! 🍻 you ROCK!
Thanks, no I haven’t snorkeled at either of those spots yet. I looked at junkanoo beach, it looks promising from google maps, maybe some good reef. I want to head back to love beach as well and explore a little further out. I’m hopeful to be back in August
Super awesome video! Thanks for sharing! Great quality from your phone. Heading to Nassau via RCL Symphony of Seas and looking for good snorkle spots. Will see if you dove at Cabbage Beach or Junkanoo? Cheers! 🍻 you ROCK!
Thanks!!!
You're right there are some cool snorkeling g in the areas with the buoys. I remember seeing cool fish on that side too. Ill be back there next week on the Carnival Pride.
Oh awesome, I have another trip planned for there as well but it’s not till January, but i definitely want to explore some more, have fun and send me a link if you catch some videos of it
You can hope on the bus from downtown Nassau think it is #12b only 50cents one way.. those buses run about every half hour but when you go out to love Beach, they might be a little further in between, but you could always get the drivers number or take the bus there and get a taxi back… definitely do not need a taxi both ways
That is awesome to know, next time I’m there I will try that, how long does the bus take to get to love beach? Also where do they go in case I want to try a different spot
The Sosua catamaran experience takes it to a higher level, nice video.
I haven’t don’t it, but I would definitely recommend for people to take the tour here, it was such a long taxi ride, lol. Thanks for the suggestion!
Did you do the shipwreck snorkel?
No, but I want to, it looks good, and you can see where they do it from the ship. I think that will be on a future visit there
Great video!
Thank you
I was at this location snorkeling on 12-12-23 and came in on the same catamaran. The boat ride was FANTASTIC and they did serve lunch and drinks. Staff was good exceptional. Definitely a great day!
I’m glad to hear it, yes I think on this snorkel trip it’s worth it to take the excursion, especially because of the long taxi ride. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
i could not hear anything over the wind.
I know, this was one of my first videos, and unfortunately I didn’t know until I got back to the mainland. I did buy a microphone which I use now and is a lot better. Sorry about that
We just got back from Half Moon Cay, Amber Cove, and Grand Turk 2 weeks ago on Carnival Magic. In September 2023 we took a short 4 day on Liberty to Nassau (will never go back) and Princess Cays. We just booked Carnival Celebration for February 2025 going to San Juan, St. Thomas, and back to Amber Cove. I did a 7 day back in 2001 and we went to St. Thomas, St. Croix, and San Juan. I’ve always wanted to go back to San Juan and St. Thomas. My wife’s first cruise was on our Liberty cruise. She loves cruising now. Did I hear that right? Did you say it’s only $50 to rent a car for the day?!!!
Yes, it was dirt cheap, that was with all ad ons, so the actual rental was only 30 for the day. I think we spent 10 for the Ubers to get to the car rental place. The parking in old San Juan is tough sometimes but it was amazing to just go where we wanted to go
@@Snorktastic wow!! It was $140 for the day in Grand Turk, but we didn’t do that. We originally wanted to rent a golf cart because my friends had just been in GT the week before us and that’s what they did. Unfortunately Mardi Gras got to port an hour before us so all the golf carts were gone. The main reason we didn’t get the car was, there are trails you can take the golf carts through to get to other beaches and you can’t do that with the car. Hell, the golf carts are $120 in GT 🤦🏻♂️
Great video. Heading to the island in a few weeks. Is this the place to go? Or are there better spots.
It kinda depends on what you want to do. I’ve been to 3 great spots. Let me tell you what I like about all of them Chankanaab: has some amazing snorkeling a little more advanced and deeper, more activities than some of the other places Sky reef(the video is coming)great shallow snorkeling, lots to see, great relaxing Paradise beach: one of the better beaches, real soft sand and an amazing aqua park for the kids I’m going to Mr sanchos this time in a couple of weeks just to try a new spot. I’ll upload a video of it so you can check it out as well. But I will say chankanaab was awesome
Esse é o vídeo que eu estava procurando! Quase não há informação de pontos de snorkel nas Bahamas e você foi de uma clareza invejável. Parabéns, e obrigado pelo vídeo!
You’re welcome, I’m so glad to hear it helps. It is hard to find good spots and to know exactly where to snorkel.
Is there a lot of beach chairs? It doesn’t look like alot
The day we went there was hardly anyone there because it was an off day, so I think they can bring them out as needed. The place is really big so I’m sure they have a ton in storage, that they put away when they get weather, and bring out when needed. It seems like I’m always snorkeling in rainy weather, lol
@@Snorktastic ok thanks! We have a group of 57 going so trying to make sure there’s enough room for us to sit on beach in the chairs! It looks like it’s a rocky path into the water? Is that so? I was hoping for the traditional sand to water beach. Is there parts like that?
@@kakester8 So you are correct, the beach is more rocky here. It’s more a great spot for snorkeling, and still enjoying sunning, but without the soft Caribbean sand. If you want more of a real nice beach with soft sand go to paradise beach, it’s not as good of snorkeling so it’s kinda a trade off. Just watch my other video to get an idea of the beach there. I also just went to sky reef, which is right next to chankanaab, but it was also not soft sand, more for the snorkeling
What are the names of all your spots?
This spot was called Escambron beach, it was right in the heart of old San Juan, so very close to the port. I liked the beach part better than the marine park, but both were fun and safe to explore. Check out my other videos for spots on some of the other ports in the Caribbean
Love Escambron Beach! 😃It was my childhood beach when I lived in P.R. Never snorkeled there, but I can't wait to do so w my hubby next time we visit the island! 😁 Hint: If you feel adventurous, you can catch one of the public buses 1-2 blocks from the cruise port (near Parque Colon / Columbus Park) for less than $2 pp and it will drop you off Luis Muñoz Rivera park that's across from the beach. It's not a long walk thru the park, to cross the street, to get to the beach. And the park is very pretty too! 😉
That’s great to know, I would love to try that, we do love a good adventure, lol
Did u rent equipment or take with
I always take mine, I bring a duffle bag in my suitcase with wheels on it, then I can just put the snorkel gear in and take it with us easier.
Thanks for the info! Can i ask if we brought our own chairs and umbrella would we have been able to take them on the taxi?
I’ve never tried it,but I don’t see why not. We take a rolling duffle bag and a beach bag and have never had a problem. You can use any part of the beach for free. I see people just laying out their towels so they don’t have to rent a chair, and that’s totally fine.
No need to bring any chairs or umbrellas. You can pay for them on the beach.
did you have to bring own snorkel gear or can you rent
I brought my own, I didn’t see a rental place on the beach but I think you can buy a cheap set there, They do have a lot of local stores
How far is this from port?
I think it only took us about 15 minutes, it was super close. When we went to paradise beach it was a little further. It’s Definitely close enough to go to even if you have a short day there
Very kind of you to share this intel on snorkelling in Costa Maya. Very informative on directions, safety and expectations. Will be applying this info in late March 2024. Thank you!!
I’m glad to hear that, I hope you have fun and have great weather. I’m going back in March to costa maya and some other ports as well, hopefully I get to explore some more there again.
@@Snorktastic We are on the NCL Joy departing Miami March 23rd. It should be plenty hot/humid in CM and we'll need to find shade! Enjoy your next visit to this snorkelling paradise.
Coki beach has not always been this way. I was shocked with the amount of people. I love to cruise and I guess larger and more ships means more people. We would always tell people, go to Coki beach if you want to snorkel. Dog biscuits work great to attract fish.
Cool, that’s great to know. Yea it was crowded the day we went but I would still go back just for the snorkeling. The sand was also amazing, super soft
God bless everybody and honduras 🇱🇷🇭🇳👍
Lol, I love Honduras, my sister in law if from there. It’s a very pretty country!
Great map of snorkeling area. I will use it next time I'm there. Enjoyed your video and underwater images. Great Job!
Awesome, I’m glad you can use the map. I can’t wait to get back there again, it was an amazing snorkeling destination.
Thank you for another great video. I think you make the most helpful snorkeling videos on youtube by using the map and marking the spots. Keep up the amazing work.
I’m glad you like them, thanks so much. I really just love to snorkel and go cruising, lol, so it’s a blast to make the videos!
They had jet skies you can rent? Do you remember how much?
Yes, cable beach had a lot of jet ski rental places so I imagine it’s pretty competitive, but I never asked them, I’m sorry
This is the best ocean cay snorkeling video I’ve seen. Thank you
Thanks so much, I’ve tried to go back 2 times since to redo it and to explore it some more because now I have better filming equipment but one trip was canceled due to high winds and the 2nd one was way to mercy from all the weather. Hopefully I can get back there soon, I love that island!
@@Snorktastic If you had to recommend only two of those spots to snorkel, which would you choose? I’ll be there in a week. I dislike only seeing one or two fish, as that happened to me when I visited Grand Cayman.
New subscriber here. Your channel came on my feed. We really enjoy snorkeling. Looks like a great place to snorkel. Thanks for sharing.
Your welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed it, hopefully I can get a better video there next time
Thank you so much. We were concerned they might have cordoned off your 4,5,6,7,8 areas etc since we were there years ago. Thanks to your video we can make plans. Thanks again.
You’re welcome, glad to help. It was nice that the lifeguard post was facing where all the snorkelers were and not towards the swimming area. So I feel like they know how important it is for us snorkelers to find good spots. I will definitely snorkel here again!
What are you using to film?
I’m using a GoPro hero 11, and my phone for all the videos on land
Can you share the gopro setting? I'd like to replicate since the video was so good.
@@suzanneahearn1050 I just have it on the basic settings for video, I didn’t modify anything. I’m really new to filming underwater as I just graduated from my phone to this camera, lol. I think the key is , from what I have noticed, pointing the camera slightly up so it catches more light and reflects the colors better. I do have an underwater light as well that does help you see the color better, but only on close ups, I really need a better light for it to capture colors at a longer distance