Anyone book Belize Elvis Reef & Goff's Caye Reef Snorkling with Island Marketing?

Nine of us will be on a Carnival Miracle cruise that ports in Belize. I
am looking at an Elvis Reef & Goff's Caye Reef Snorkling excursion with
Island Marketing-Belize Cruise Excursions. If anyone went on this
non-ship excursion, please let me know your experience.

Thanks.

John

Are you purchasing your package through Carnival or through Island
Marketing? Just a suggestion, but with nine people in your party, you have
a lot of bargaining power dealing with the locals as opposed to purchasing
yourpackage through Carnival.

We were in Belize last april on a Norwegian cruise and snorkeled in Caye
Caulker. Took a water taxi from Belize City, booked the snorkel trip from
the dock in Caye Caulker and had a great time. Round trip water taxi
($15.00USD) per person and snorkling ($20.00USD) and we spent the rest of
our time checking out Caye Caulker. Unbelievably great snorkeling.

http://belizecruiseexcursions.com/Be...lingBelize.htm This site lists
$40.00 per person for Goff's Caye


Frank


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Nine of us will be on a Carnival Miracle cruise that ports in Belize. I
am looking at an Elvis Reef & Goff's Caye Reef Snorkling excursion with
Island Marketing-Belize Cruise Excursions. If anyone went on this
non-ship excursion, please let me know your experience.

Thanks.

John
rkle

Frank from Deeetroit wrote:
Are you purchasing your package through Carnival or through Island
Marketing?

The OP said he was booking his "non-ship excursion" with "Island
Marketing-Belize Cruise Excursions".

Lee





Just a suggestion, but with nine people in your party, you have
a lot of bargaining power dealing with the locals as opposed to purchasing
yourpackage through Carnival.

We were in Belize last april on a Norwegian cruise and snorkeled in Caye
Caulker. Took a water taxi from Belize City, booked the snorkel trip from
the dock in Caye Caulker and had a great time. Round trip water taxi
($15.00USD) per person and snorkling ($20.00USD) and we spent the rest of
our time checking out Caye Caulker. Unbelievably great snorkeling.

http://belizecruiseexcursions.com/Be...lingBelize.htm This site lists
$40.00 per person for Goff's Caye


Frank


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Nine of us will be on a Carnival Miracle cruise that ports in Belize. I
am looking at an Elvis Reef & Goff's Caye Reef Snorkling excursion with
Island Marketing-Belize Cruise Excursions. If anyone went on this
non-ship excursion, please let me know your experience.

Thanks.

John
rkle

Frank,

I have a few questions I hope you can answer about water taxiing to
Caye Caulker:

1. Are the water taxis near where the tender docks?

2. Is there a sufficient supply of water taxis at the Caye Caulker
dock?

3. Is Caye Caulker a private island or is there a park at Caye Caulker
where one pays the $20 per person?

John

wrote:

Frank,

I have a few questions I hope you can answer about water taxiing to
Caye Caulker:

I can't answer most of these questions

1. Are the water taxis near where the tender docks?

I don't know this one

2. Is there a sufficient supply of water taxis at the Caye Caulker
dock?

AFAIK, the water taxis are on a schedule. It isn't a short ride BTW.

3. Is Caye Caulker a private island or is there a park at Caye Caulker
where one pays the $20 per person?

But I do know this one. Caye Caulker is NOT a private island. I
think the place you are thinking about with a park that one pays for
is Cozumel, and the park is (from what I've heard) history for the
moment anyway because of the hurricane (Wilma).

There is a snorkeling park (Hol Chan) for which you pay a small
amount, but it is only accessible by boat as there is no land there -
it is all underwater.

grandma Rosalie

John,

Caye Caulker is a public island that is a 45 minute water taxi ride from
Belize City. The water taxi dock is a 5-10 minute walk from tender dock.
The town area is a little seedy. Here is a link to the water taxi schedule
and other info about Caye Caulker -
http://www.gocayecaulker.com/members/ccwta.html

There was tfour in our party and about five other passengers on the water
taxi. When we arrived on Caye Caulker, we asked about snorkeling at the
dock and person at the dock arranged for the snorkle trip. We walked to the
boat bock on the other side of the island (about a 1/4 mile) and they took
us out to the reef about a mile out.

Our Norwegian cruise tender ride was about 20-30 minutes, so consider the
tender time in your schedue.

Caye Caulker is laid back and free from any commercialized restaurants and
businesses. The restaurants and shops are all Mom and Pop type
establishments.

Frank



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Frank,

I have a few questions I hope you can answer about water taxiing to
Caye Caulker:

1. Are the water taxis near where the tender docks?

2. Is there a sufficient supply of water taxis at the Caye Caulker
dock?

3. Is Caye Caulker a private island or is there a park at Caye Caulker
where one pays the $20 per person?

John

The park your are referring to in Cozumel is Chankanaab Park, and yes,
Chankanaab was damaged by hurricane Wilma.

Frank


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wrote:

Frank,

I have a few questions I hope you can answer about water taxiing to
Caye Caulker:

I can't answer most of these questions

1. Are the water taxis near where the tender docks?

I don't know this one

2. Is there a sufficient supply of water taxis at the Caye Caulker
dock?

AFAIK, the water taxis are on a schedule. It isn't a short ride BTW.

3. Is Caye Caulker a private island or is there a park at Caye Caulker
where one pays the $20 per person?

But I do know this one. Caye Caulker is NOT a private island. I
think the place you are thinking about with a park that one pays for
is Cozumel, and the park is (from what I've heard) history for the
moment anyway because of the hurricane (Wilma).

There is a snorkeling park (Hol Chan) for which you pay a small
amount, but it is only accessible by boat as there is no land there -
it is all underwater.

grandma Rosalie