tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post4385499083159892505..comments2024-03-28T11:02:56.418-04:00Comments on Adventures in Antigua - a blog about island life spent with sun, sea and sand.: Cruise Passenger assurance package....365http://www.blogger.com/profile/04162921650895684062noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-61520212132413824672009-01-25T11:59:00.000-04:002009-01-25T11:59:00.000-04:00My mother, a travel shop owner and respected trave...My mother, a travel shop owner and respected travel agent, took us on the Eco Tour after having learned about it on Cruise Critic. It was exactly what we expected and the absolute highlight of our entire cruise. It was because of Eli's tour that I decided to go back to Antigua with my husband and take the tour with him. Of course, my husband, who literally does hate everything, LOVED IT!! We still talk about it, and we're definitely going back. We're thinking about going in 2010 for his 55th birthday. Anyone who "hates" this experience is likely off their medicine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-39233055826029653942009-01-24T20:31:00.000-04:002009-01-24T20:31:00.000-04:00To the cruise passengers with concerns:My name is ...To the cruise passengers with concerns:<BR/><BR/>My name is Donna Breen and my husband and I have done the eco tour at least 15 times. Obviously, we enjoy it very much or we would not be spending our hard earned money time after time. I reviewed the brochure again before writing this and I found the brochure to still be accurate. Our last trip was May 08 and we will be taking the tour again this May. After 15 times, I must admit I am really not listening that closely, I could probably give the narative by now, but we are still not bored. While going through the mangroves we are usually leaning off the side of the boat watching for marine life, there is plenty to see. Some of our favorite things to do while making the trip up to the north sound, is to keep our eyes out for flying fish, dolphin, turtles, watch the kite surfers, check out Prickley pear island, watch the drifting starfish at Jumby, try to figure out exactly how the captain is going to get through all those boats around Sunsail. So to us, there is not a moment when we are bored. While at Bird Island we spend the time snorkeling or going through the woods to the other beach on the backside, we are not hiking, we are on vacation! <BR/><BR/>If you were looking for strictly a snorkeling trip, you picked the wrong trip. On the eco tour you will learn about the ecology of Antigua, that interests us, so we love it. I really don't think there is anything wrong with the eco tour or the extreme tour, I just think perhaps you didn't do your homework regarding everything Antigua has to offer. <BR/><BR/>Antigua has strictly snorkeling trips offered by other companies such as the catamaran tours or locals with small boats off the beaches. These are certainly fun, but they are very short, maybe 2-3 hours tops (that is the travel and snorkeling time total). What we like about the eco and extreme tours, there are limited number of people on the boat, you can move around if you want to, it is not LOUD and we are not dealing with a bunch of drunk people....getting sick, rowdy, spilling drinks all over you etc...We are in our early 50's now....that really doesn't interest us anymore. We have seen kids as young as 2 to older people in their 70's on Antigua Adventure tours.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, if you have any questions I would be more than happy to answer them honestly from our tourist point of view. Money is very tight right now all around the world, so I would not encourage you to go on something that is even slightly bad. clanced@yahoo.com We live in the Northeast part of the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com