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Dolphia enounter -- Freeport vs Nassau
Will be taking a cruise out of Jacksonville in Nov. Both ports we stop at;
Freeport & Nassau both have a dolphin encounter as one of their shore excursions. Having never had the pleasure of a dolphin encounter, wanted to know if Freeport or Nassau had the better dolphin encounter? Thanks |
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Hi.
We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. |
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Hi.
We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. |
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"kristinek" wrote in message
lkabouttravelling.com... Hi. We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. If only you knew the truth about these dolphin pens, you'd never visit one again... |
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"kristinek" wrote in message
lkabouttravelling.com... Hi. We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. If only you knew the truth about these dolphin pens, you'd never visit one again... |
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On 09/12/2004 3:14 PM Skip Elliott Bowman wrote:
"kristinek" wrote in message alkabouttravelling.com... Hi. We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. If only you knew the truth about these dolphin pens, you'd never visit one again... The really exciting thing is a wild dolphin encounter. Nobody's feeding these dolphins any fish for them to show an interest in you. If they do, it's a real gift. My best experience was a wild dolphin encounter out of Key West Florida. Seriously, I think the wild dolphins laugh at us clumsy-warmbloods. I truly suspect that wild dolphins have been conducting experiments on us for years, trying to figure us out. They can't get enough of our antics; they tell all their friends to "come see/sonar". They just can't figure how something so totally unadapted to the sea would try to swim in it. :-) -- ________ To email me, Edit "xt" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:39:27 GMT, Brian K
wrote: On 09/12/2004 3:14 PM Skip Elliott Bowman wrote: "kristinek" wrote in message news:cfc40cad8635a8df7018cc9a6c5269d7@localhost. talkabouttravelling.com... Hi. We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. If only you knew the truth about these dolphin pens, you'd never visit one again... The really exciting thing is a wild dolphin encounter. Nobody's feeding these dolphins any fish for them to show an interest in you. If they do, it's a real gift. My best experience was a wild dolphin encounter out of Key West Florida. Seriously, I think the wild dolphins laugh at us clumsy-warmbloods. I truly suspect that wild dolphins have been conducting experiments on us for years, trying to figure us out. They can't get enough of our antics; they tell all their friends to "come see/sonar". They just can't figure how something so totally unadapted to the sea would try to swim in it. :-) My all time favorite dive is an encouter we had with a pod of 12-14 dolphins off Belize. We were diving off the late Wave Dancer when we first saw a single dolphin in about 60 ft. We were soon surrounded by the pod, who hung with us at about 30 ft for 10 or 15 minutes. It was nothing short of incredible. I'd never do a captive swim after that experience. -- dillon When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark and the horse's name was Bob. |
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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 20:39:27 GMT, Brian K
wrote: On 09/12/2004 3:14 PM Skip Elliott Bowman wrote: "kristinek" wrote in message news:cfc40cad8635a8df7018cc9a6c5269d7@localhost. talkabouttravelling.com... Hi. We just got back from a Carnival cruise in August and we went on the dolphin encounter in Freeport. It was absolutely wonderful! The dolphin trainer was funny and very knowlegeable and the dolphin kissed everyone on the cheek! You could take your own pictures, and they also took pictures of the dolphin kissing your cheek that you could purchase back at the shop when you got back. We have wonderful memories of this day and would reccomend it to anyone. If only you knew the truth about these dolphin pens, you'd never visit one again... The really exciting thing is a wild dolphin encounter. Nobody's feeding these dolphins any fish for them to show an interest in you. If they do, it's a real gift. My best experience was a wild dolphin encounter out of Key West Florida. Seriously, I think the wild dolphins laugh at us clumsy-warmbloods. I truly suspect that wild dolphins have been conducting experiments on us for years, trying to figure us out. They can't get enough of our antics; they tell all their friends to "come see/sonar". They just can't figure how something so totally unadapted to the sea would try to swim in it. :-) My all time favorite dive is an encouter we had with a pod of 12-14 dolphins off Belize. We were diving off the late Wave Dancer when we first saw a single dolphin in about 60 ft. We were soon surrounded by the pod, who hung with us at about 30 ft for 10 or 15 minutes. It was nothing short of incredible. I'd never do a captive swim after that experience. -- dillon When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark and the horse's name was Bob. |
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The question was about Freeport vs. Nassau.
We went the dolphin encounter at Freeport. We had no interest in being in the middle of the ocean swimming with a pod of dolphins. We had 4 small children that we had taken snorkeling out in the ocean at Nassau and that was not fun at all. Although that might be fun for some, you have to take into consideration who you are with and what the other people in your group are comfortable with. I saw nothing wrong with the dolphin pen. In fact, they did not keep the dolphins penned in. The dolphin we interacted with was allowed to go in and out as she pleased. The trainer was funny, friendly and knowledgeable about dolphin behaviors. If you want to go into the middle of the ocean with pods, I don't suggest the dolphin encounter. If you want a safe way to interact with a dolphin for the first time, then I highly reccomend it. |
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The question was about Freeport vs. Nassau.
We went the dolphin encounter at Freeport. We had no interest in being in the middle of the ocean swimming with a pod of dolphins. We had 4 small children that we had taken snorkeling out in the ocean at Nassau and that was not fun at all. Although that might be fun for some, you have to take into consideration who you are with and what the other people in your group are comfortable with. I saw nothing wrong with the dolphin pen. In fact, they did not keep the dolphins penned in. The dolphin we interacted with was allowed to go in and out as she pleased. The trainer was funny, friendly and knowledgeable about dolphin behaviors. If you want to go into the middle of the ocean with pods, I don't suggest the dolphin encounter. If you want a safe way to interact with a dolphin for the first time, then I highly reccomend it. |
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