Wife and I are looking for a quick Jan or Feb getaway, about 4 days for
about $1500, or a bit more, maybe.
Want to do a lot of warm water snorkeling, shelling and maybe some small
boat sailing.
Prefer it be a US territory or affiliated (guess besides Florida that leaves
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands--suppose Hawaii is out due to time and
budget from here on US East Coast?).
FWIW, we did Sandals Royal Bahamian a couple of years ago, and even though
we were told by staff that you had to take a boat to go snorkeling (and see
anything!), there was a pier right on the premises beneath which you could
swim through thousands of silvery fish swirling in a column (delightful and
peaceful!), and there was a barracuda hanging out at the end of the pier
that was neat to see! The rest of the resort was OK, I suppose, but I'd just
prefer to be warm, enjoy the clear water, and not be in a foreign country
right now.
Taking a boat out to snorkel with other people is not what we prefer (we are
busy exploring and enjoying and being a PITA to others who just can't wait
to get back to dry land again). I suppose if we hired a boat and guide just
for ourselves that would be best. Not that interested in nightlife (though
we wouldn't have minded dancing, but the Royal Bahamian seemed back then to
favor Karaoke, which is of no interest to us). Would prefer to have someone
else do the cooking on our quick vacation, but might consider DIY if
everything else was perfect. Did I mention that shelling is important--wife
loves that, and we normally do the Sanibel thing, but I'd like snorkeling
too. Thanks for reading this long post! Any suggestions?
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