great experience a little disorganized finding our supplier but once done an excellent trip and unusual to be on a sand bar 30 minutes off the coast.
We were all very happy with our excursion! We went on a Sunday in the off season. They were only 9 patrons on board including my family ranging in age from 7 to 69. Captain Otis helped everyone with the snorkeling gear and into the water. The 7 year old was hesitant to snorkel but loved it! Then we went to the stingrays. Yes they come right to you and want to be petted and fed. Last we went to the starfish area and snorkeled. Capt Otis got a conch for each group. He let my 7 year old steer the boat on the way back. This excursion was by far the highlight of our trip.
Overall we enjoyed our trip and had fun. Allot of this depends on what your interested in to determine if this is a good fit or a great fir for your party. I love snorkeling so I felt a bit rushed. We were picked up and bussed to the boat dock. That part went pretty well except their were tons of mosquitos on the bus. The boat was decent sized and maybe held around 50 people give or take. It took about 30 minutes to get to coral gardens. The crew was friendly and provided water as required. The coral gardens were cool. Definitely had fish and some corals, and we seen one ray. We were there for about 30 minutes. IU could have snorkeled longer and I have done better snorkeling in other places such as the virgin islands and Hawaii. Then off to Stingray bay for about 30-45 minutes. This was a really cool experience to be this close to wild stingrays. So I would recommend it, but there were allot of people so it is by no means serine. Off to starfish point for about the same amount of time. My 3 and 6 year old liked starfish point but I think older folks would get board. The water was shallow and there were enough big red starfishes for everyone to hold. Like I said overall we had a nice time. I personally would have liked something a little more natural and scerine where we could take our time, snorkel, relax, and explore w/ less people around. The price was very fair for what we got though and I would imagine this would be perfect for allot of people.