Help me with Trunk Bay Excursions in St. Thomas on Carnival

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snorkelman

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My wife and I will be on the Carnival Victory in June. We want to go to trunk bay for the beach and a little snorkeling. A few hours at the beach is good enough for us (we don’t need to spend the whole day). My wife also wants to do some shopping in downtown (not just next to the ship). We are comfortable grabbing a taxi from the ship to downtown and shopping on our own. We don’t need an excursion for that part of it (we have been jewelry shopping in St. Thomas several times).

So, regarding the Trunk Bay part, I looked on Carnival’s website and I see the following excursions offered:

1) St. John Trunk Bay Beach & Snorkel, 4 hours, $49/person

2) Five Star St. John & Trunk Bay, 4 hours, $59/person

It appears that the 5 star excursion offers travel aboard a 115 ft boat, anchors at trunk bay for ONLY 90 minutes, they provide you with snorkel gear and free rum punch.

It also appears that the cheaper St. John Trunk Bay Beach and Snorkel excursion gets us there by a ferry and bus. No comments listed about snorkel gear or how long we are actually on trunk bay.
 
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snorkelman

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Thanks. I looked at the website, but I have more questions.

It appears that if I do this on my own, I have to:

1) take a taxi to Red hook – how much is that per person each way?
2) Take the ferry from red hook (St. Thomas) to Cruz Bay (St. John) which costs $3 per person each way
3) Then the entrance fee into Trunk Bay is $4 per person

Do we just walk from Cruz Bay (where the ferry drops us off) to Trunk Bay, or do we need another taxi?

So, it appears that my total cost will be $8 (entrance into beach for 2 people) plus $12 (ferry for 2 people for both directions). So that is $20, plus whatever the taxi cost is.

Does anyone know what the total taxi cost is for 2 people?

I apologize if this info is already posted somewhere, and if so, just provide a link. Please don’t bash me because I couldn’t find it.

I am trying to figure out any troubles in doing this myself. If it really is easy, then I will. I heard about problems with rush hour and to not stay at trunk bay too long in the afternoon.


Also, I still have the same question about snorkel gear. And, do they make me pay extra to sit on the beach?

All of the hidden charges add up, so I need to know them all to decide if it is worth it to do it myself.
 
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serene56

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The cost is: Red Hook- St. John - $3 a person one way
Charlotte Amalie - St. John - $7 a person one way


I included a link in another post on another message board for you to get all your info.
 
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Sea Turtle

Guest
In Sep03 I spent approximately $40-45 roundtrip to make the journey on my own from the cruise dock to Trunk Bay. I had my own snorkel equipment, and that price does not include any beverages I purchased while enroute nor while at the beach. It does include all taxi, ferry, admission costs, tips.

I would return to Trunk Bay on my own in a heartbeat. Enjoy the journey!
 
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Babushka

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We were on the Glory last year in March and took the Carnival excursion over to Trunk bay for snorkeling. We don't normally book our excursions thru the ship but were with a large group and this is what the majority were doing and we all wanted to be together. I don't remember what we paid per person. A ferry did take us over and provided snorkel gear and I believe punch. The beach was absolutely beautiful but if you are going to snorkel as we were, you may be disappointed. Now, maybe it was just the day we were there, I don't know, but we saw no fish!! Honestly! We were very disappointed as we had this day set aside for snorkeling. Perhaps you need to travel further down the beach? Everyone in our group and some other passengers said the same thing. I really don't know of other snorkeling beaches in St. Thomas so I can't help you there. Hopefully, this was just a fluke for us and it is a great snorkeling site. By the way, after our Trunk Bay excursion we had plenty of time to walk into town to do some shopping. I'm not sure how long you are in St. Thomas but for us it was plenty of time for both. Good luck to you and enjoy your cruise!
 


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