We have had cruises where we have taken excursions with the cruise line out to places where we can snorkel. The great advantage to that is that they take us to places we would never be able to find in the time we are there on shore. When we arrive on shore, we find that a large part of the time after we got there was finding our bearings.
One cruise shore excursion we took was out on a catamaran into the ocean between two islands. At this point, we used the snorkel equipment that was supplied for us and went out into the water to see the beautiful wildlife.
The fish were abundant and close to the surface. We, and our friends spent several hours swimming in that part of the ocean looking at the turtles, stingray and fish that were so abundant there. The water was blue. In fact, I have been amazed that the water in these places like the Caribbean and Hawaii is really as blue as the pictures make them out to be.
Others went to an underwater museum. Theirs wasn't a cruise sore excursion. They took it on their own by wandering the city we were in until they found it. Later we found a fort that had been used by the military at the beginning of the 20th century. It was very interesting. This was something we found on our own.
Sometimes we have been able to find our way around the place we docked on our own. And sometimes we've joined the cruise line shore excursions. Other times, we just relaxed on board the ship enjoying its many amenities.
The shore excursions just added to the already enjoyable luxury cruise vacations that we have taken.
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