Thus spake RICKER64@webtv.net (RICK DAVIS) :
>Hi Lee, I agree with your advice except for one thing. This entire
>family are not very good swimmers....all beginners. If they were expert
>or even good swimmers I would not advise them to take a ships tour. It
>only because of their lack of knowledge that I suggest they take a ships
>tour and have the help of the crew near by if needed. Safety first. It
>is very very easy to start beach snorkelling and very soon find yourself
>along way from shore and in deeper water then you think. This could
>cause an beginner swimmer to panic.
>
>I also agree with you 100% that the equipment used by these tour groups
>is the very basic. I have and use my own equipment and always have.
>While a good mask is the most important part of snorkelling to buy one
>will cost on average $125 each (good quality). Some can be found for
>around $85 but I wouldn't waste my money on anything less. But the
>ships tour will give them the idea and experience if they so choose to
>buy their own equipment in the future.
Rick, $250 for the mask, plus lenses ($85). $350 for the fins. I
forget how much I paid for the snorkle, probably around $60. Booties
are old as can be, patched and glued multiple times.
But then again, I dive about 100 times a year.
>
>I have been a long time publisher of NOT taking any ships tours. You
>can almost always do the same exact thing yourself for pennies on the
>dollar for what the ship charges. But this is one case where I think a
>ships tour is highly recommended. Just my opinion.
Most of the third party snorkleing expeditions are run the same way as
the ship's excursions, except smaller groups.
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