Fred

We took the Five Star Catamaran and Turtle Encounter excursion. It was $89.00 per person, but was absolutely the best ship excursion we have ever been on. The catamaran was not crowded and the crew was great. There was not the usual "buy a T-shirt, jewelry, foot rub, & leave us a tip pressure" These guys did a great job & for that they got them a good tip! First, we sailed out to the area where the sea turtles were. We snorkeled with them for about 45 minutes while members of the crew fed them fish from time to time. The crew made sure that everyone got to see as many turtles as they wanted. Then they served a fabulous lunch (flying fish, a beef stew like dish, potato salad, tossed salad, bread, & dessert) as we sailed to our second snorkeling spot...which was over a wreck. There were plenty of fish & coral here and the water is crystal clear as you can only imagine!

It lasted over 5 hours and was money well spent! There was an open bar the entire time (although they strongly discouraged any drinking of alcohol before snorkeling). When I say an "open bar", I mean an "open bar!" Most Caribbean sailing excursions only have rum punch & occasionally other rum drinks that'll give you a huge headache later on! That was not the case here... Good quality Bajun rum among many other things!!! This excursion was run by Tiami, a popular & well run sailing tour operator in Barbados that we've experienced before. Regardless of the theme, you can never go wrong sailing on a Tiami catamaran!

At night we went to the Boatyard, a short taxi ride from the ship. This is a popular bar with the ships crew and locals. It was loud, but we had a good time!!!

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