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I didn’t, but if it’s a busy day, I would highly recommend it, the day we went it was super slow so there was no need to reserve, but I have been since where 3 of the places said they were to busy for us to even use the beach, and they were all slammed

It still is a public beach with public beach access. The thing I hate there is how they tell you what they want to make money on you. Our taxi driver was nice and stayed with us the whole time. He told us just rent some chairs to set your stuff on, however we didn’t really have to do that if we didn’t want to. The people there do get really pushy which does make it a little unfortunate because you have to say no like a million times

@ I was free diving the wall there every morning for two weeks the coralmwas realy nice as was paradise island

Glad to hear it!, your welcome

Thank you

We just did this ourselves, just take a taxi to dead man’s reef, all the taxi drivers know where it’s at. It was right next to where they have the swimming pigs which I think was one of the excursions offered, I can’t remember how much the taxi was but it was definitely worth it

We swam out from the beach, it wasn’t too far, I would recommend wearing flippers. Just remember to follow the yellow pylons so you navigate to them easily. There is also another set of man made reefs right in front of pompano joes

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it

Thankyou, glad you liked it

They had taxi rides that were open air shuttle buses. They charged us per person. I think it was 14 per person but I can’t remember for sure. All you do is go to the cruise port entrance and get in the taxi line and tell there where you want to go. It was pretty easy and felt safe

We took an open air taxi ride which was very common there. They are passenger trucks that go to the main destinations and they charge by the person, i think ours was 14 per person

I was using a GoPro 11, it was one of my first videos with it. I recently upgraded to the 12 but I haven’t noticed much difference under water

You’re welcome, I’m so glad to help and that you like them. I have another 6 videos still to upload, lol, and I’ve got 3 more cruises to go on this year, with some new ports to find new places to snorkel. So stay tuned!

No, you don’t have to wear one if you don’t want to. they told me it was optional, if you go on the guided tour then you do, but not if you go on your own

It was just bread, I find it is the easiest to use. Just stuff the bottle with about 3 to 4 slices. Hope that helps. I’m glad you like the videos!

@@Snorktastic thank you!

I’ve only been the one time so I don’t know a lot about the island, but I can’t wait to go back to re film the dead man’s reef, it was so pretty and the the turtles were the most tame of any I have encountered.

I really appreciate it, I’ve got about 6 more videos to upload, and I’m going on a lobstering keys fishing trip this week, so stay tuned, lol

You can enter from the pier or straight from the beach. I entered from the beach, but you have to swim under the water obstacle course. You can also enter at the end of the pier which is where I filmed all the fish under the pier and was amazing! We loved this spot because the beach was a better beach than some in Cozumel and it still had some good snorkeling, but if you are just going for snorkeling watch the other videos I have on Cozumel

We were at the carnival dock this time, I think that’s the international port, it’s only about a 10 to 15 minute taxi ride. We have been to the other terminal as well, it only added 5 to 10 minutes to the ride, hope that helps

@@Snorktastic Carnival goes to Puerta Maya. The Royal brands use the International pier as well as I think MSC.

Oh yea, no worries

Yea it’s kinda tough to understand what you have to do, out side of the port where you get a taxi you tell them where you want to go. They will then ask you “do you have reservations “ and that is with any of the destinations, like chankanaab, Skyreef, paradise beach, Mr sanchos or any. Tell them yes, then they will continue to ask you like 3 times or more, oh you have tickets, you already bought them? What they want to do is sell you tickets or passes, they will tell you that you can’t just go get them there and the only way you can go is if you have them. I’ve been there 6 times now and only once was one of the places sold out, lol. So you pay the taxi ride price only, which is like 16 for up to 4 people. When you get there, if they are slammed they may tell you it’s only all inclusive on that day because they don’t want to charge people cc and slow things down, so they might tell you like 59 or 69 a person. But that only happened once to us, and we just walked up the beach to one that wasn’t full, lol. Hopefully, this helps, let me know if you have any other questions, and have fun!

Spot 1 was between 6 and 8 foot, not too deep and easy to dive , spot 2 was 5 to 6 foot deep. I’m sure the tides affect it a bit but it was a pretty good beginner area

That was 3/5/24. I would imagine Feb should still be good there, or at least similar as long as you don’t have to go through any storms

Been there several times in Feb. (and other months.) Feb is the BEST time to be there IMO.

No, they don’t care as long as you are safe and know what you are doing. I asked Jose there from big mama’s, he said people go out there all the time. Just make sure the waves are calm enough to get out to there and that you can come back in with ease

That’s awesome to know, I haven’t been back since the renovation. I almost booked a last minute cruise there this week but instead I booked one going to half moon cay. Now I wish I would have booked with MSC to see them. Hopefully I’ll get there soon. Thanks for the info!

Thankyou, I normally just use white bread

Yea, I’ve been on a lot of ships and that was the fastest I’ve ever seen it, lol

Thanks, no I haven’t snorkeled at either of those spots yet. I looked at junkanoo beach, it looks promising from google maps, maybe some good reef. I want to head back to love beach as well and explore a little further out. I’m hopeful to be back in August

Thanks!!!

Oh awesome, I have another trip planned for there as well but it’s not till January, but i definitely want to explore some more, have fun and send me a link if you catch some videos of it

That is awesome to know, next time I’m there I will try that, how long does the bus take to get to love beach? Also where do they go in case I want to try a different spot

I haven’t don’t it, but I would definitely recommend for people to take the tour here, it was such a long taxi ride, lol. Thanks for the suggestion!

No, but I want to, it looks good, and you can see where they do it from the ship. I think that will be on a future visit there

Thank you

I’m glad to hear it, yes I think on this snorkel trip it’s worth it to take the excursion, especially because of the long taxi ride. I’m glad you enjoyed it!

I know, this was one of my first videos, and unfortunately I didn’t know until I got back to the mainland. I did buy a microphone which I use now and is a lot better. Sorry about that

Yes, it was dirt cheap, that was with all ad ons, so the actual rental was only 30 for the day. I think we spent 10 for the Ubers to get to the car rental place. The parking in old San Juan is tough sometimes but it was amazing to just go where we wanted to go

@@Snorktastic wow!! It was $140 for the day in Grand Turk, but we didn’t do that. We originally wanted to rent a golf cart because my friends had just been in GT the week before us and that’s what they did. Unfortunately Mardi Gras got to port an hour before us so all the golf carts were gone. The main reason we didn’t get the car was, there are trails you can take the golf carts through to get to other beaches and you can’t do that with the car. Hell, the golf carts are $120 in GT 🤦🏻‍♂️

It kinda depends on what you want to do. I’ve been to 3 great spots. Let me tell you what I like about all of them Chankanaab: has some amazing snorkeling a little more advanced and deeper, more activities than some of the other places Sky reef(the video is coming)great shallow snorkeling, lots to see, great relaxing Paradise beach: one of the better beaches, real soft sand and an amazing aqua park for the kids I’m going to Mr sanchos this time in a couple of weeks just to try a new spot. I’ll upload a video of it so you can check it out as well. But I will say chankanaab was awesome

You’re welcome, I’m so glad to hear it helps. It is hard to find good spots and to know exactly where to snorkel.

The day we went there was hardly anyone there because it was an off day, so I think they can bring them out as needed. The place is really big so I’m sure they have a ton in storage, that they put away when they get weather, and bring out when needed. It seems like I’m always snorkeling in rainy weather, lol

@@Snorktastic ok thanks! We have a group of 57 going so trying to make sure there’s enough room for us to sit on beach in the chairs! It looks like it’s a rocky path into the water? Is that so? I was hoping for the traditional sand to water beach. Is there parts like that?

@@kakester8 So you are correct, the beach is more rocky here. It’s more a great spot for snorkeling, and still enjoying sunning, but without the soft Caribbean sand. If you want more of a real nice beach with soft sand go to paradise beach, it’s not as good of snorkeling so it’s kinda a trade off. Just watch my other video to get an idea of the beach there. I also just went to sky reef, which is right next to chankanaab, but it was also not soft sand, more for the snorkeling

This spot was called Escambron beach, it was right in the heart of old San Juan, so very close to the port. I liked the beach part better than the marine park, but both were fun and safe to explore. Check out my other videos for spots on some of the other ports in the Caribbean

That’s great to know, I would love to try that, we do love a good adventure, lol

I always take mine, I bring a duffle bag in my suitcase with wheels on it, then I can just put the snorkel gear in and take it with us easier.

I’ve never tried it,but I don’t see why not. We take a rolling duffle bag and a beach bag and have never had a problem. You can use any part of the beach for free. I see people just laying out their towels so they don’t have to rent a chair, and that’s totally fine.

No need to bring any chairs or umbrellas. You can pay for them on the beach.

I brought my own, I didn’t see a rental place on the beach but I think you can buy a cheap set there, They do have a lot of local stores

I think it only took us about 15 minutes, it was super close. When we went to paradise beach it was a little further. It’s Definitely close enough to go to even if you have a short day there

I’m glad to hear that, I hope you have fun and have great weather. I’m going back in March to costa maya and some other ports as well, hopefully I get to explore some more there again.

@@Snorktastic We are on the NCL Joy departing Miami March 23rd. It should be plenty hot/humid in CM and we'll need to find shade! Enjoy your next visit to this snorkelling paradise.

Cool, that’s great to know. Yea it was crowded the day we went but I would still go back just for the snorkeling. The sand was also amazing, super soft

Lol, I love Honduras, my sister in law if from there. It’s a very pretty country!

Awesome, I’m glad you can use the map. I can’t wait to get back there again, it was an amazing snorkeling destination.