snorkelling excursion for our guests

[SDSteph]

Thanks for all of the recomendations I know I will need this thread when I start working on the activites. Gosh so much to do.

[BlieLena]

Hey Jessica,

 

Wanted to check in to see how the day of snorkeling turned out? We are going to go with them based on your experience! Thanks for sharing!

[Jennifer Davis]

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Originally Posted by kstinson1503 Jessica, You guys will have so much fun with Cancun Catamarans. I have talked extensively with the owner & he is so pleasant & helpful. The crew members that he has working for him are just a total blast. The day we spent aboard the Next Wave, was probably one of the most memoriable days of my life; it was sooooo much fun. Have a great time & let us know how it goes.

I just booked the "Next Wave" with Cancun Catamarans. I am super excited!

[Jennifer Davis]

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Originally Posted by soon2bePowers I believe tere&James is correct that CancunCatamrans does not own the boats. BUT remember if you get prices from Albatros to make sure it includes transportation. $44 for transportation, 4 hour sailing, snorkeling w/equipment, open bar and dry snacks all of which is private is the best deal I found when looking. *Plus when we arrived at the marina it was really busy, lots of people were standing around. We walked right past the starring people (many of which made comments) and headed towards the catamaran. The marina is full of Albatros boats.

Albatros was recommended by Excellence Playa Mujeres. Albatros does NOT include transportation in their price quotes. I got a price of $2,000 for 4 hours plus an additional $12pp for round trip transportation. Since I am expecting 40 people, this added another $480 to the trip. I wound up booking Cancun Catamarans for $2,250 which was less expensive but then wound up adding top shelf open bar for an additional $120 which made both companies pretty much the same price.

[Jennifer Davis]

It is definitely an old boat - 1984. It is from albatros. For our group, though - it looks perfect. If you want something really fancy, speak to Irma at Albatros. She is very nice, quick to respond and quotes good prices.

 

Catamaran Charter Gallery: Next Wave

[newyork6156]

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Originally Posted by Mixie23 I highly recommend Edventure Tours. Eddie and his wife Bonnie are originally from the States, and now live in Akumal and own a tour shop in Tulum (right outside the ruins). They have vans and all the tours are private, they take you to places where you can avoid the 200 pax bus loads of tourists, you pretty much have each place to yourself. Their website is "Edventure Tours, The best day of you vacation and they will customize your day. We started by being picked up by Bonnie at our hotel, went to Tulum, visited the ruins, then went to Dos Ojos cenote, Garden of Eden cenote (cliff jumping, but not really), and Akumal Bay to snorkel with the sea turtles (and sardines, and barracuda, and amazing other wildlife), we stopped at a local restaurant called La Vida Bonita (I think) in North Akumal, had an amazing lunch (additional charge obviously), and lastly visited Yal-ku lagoon, which is an amazing location that puts Xel-ha to shame. This place is surrounded by sculpture gardens, and has no one but residents who live in the private gated community there (and you, of course). There are other options as well, like Zip lining through the jungle, visiting monkeys, etc, I just included information about our day. They are so friendly, accommadating, reasonable ($$), and just fun to be around that we are still talking about it and recommending it to people almost three years later. We are getting married in June 2009 and you can bet we will be booking a trip with Eddie for either pre-wedding or post-wedding! Good luck!

I agree, edventure tours was great. We went to the ziplines and cenotes. Eddie was really friendly. For $30 he will take pictures all day (even underwater in the cenotes) and then deliver 3 picture discs to your hotel by the next day. Great Experience!! Very reasonable prices...private tour...respond to emails very quickly.

[harv0136]

Has anyone used Paradise Catamarans in Playa? Their prices look pretty good too.

[amdecker]

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Originally Posted by Jessica&Adam So we just booked our snorkeling excursion, and we actually went through Cancun Catamarans! So far they have been great work with and I just know our guests are going to love it. Here is the main info, I sent this in an email to those guests that I figured would want to go:

Thank you so much for posting this information! It sounds like a lot of fun and I'm going to see if I can get a group together!

[finzup]

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Originally Posted by amybermuda Does anyone know about the trip where you get to go zip-lining? I think its an all day thing.....

Here's the link: Xplor It looks so fun!

[Paige2010]

Thanks for all the great info! This is definitely something I want to do! Are any of you paying for your guests? I thought about that instead of oot bags, but It might be too much extra work trying to plan exactly who will attend.