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My brother and I did Trunk Bay on our own last May. We were on the Carnival Pride. As Opus X said, it is easy to do on your own, but watch your time. We had a bit of a problem with the taxi from Trunk Bay to Cruz Bay on St John. The cabbie wanted to wait until he had a full load. Then there is the time for the ferry ride back to St Thomas and the cab from Red Hook back to the ship.
We found that the cost of doing it ourselves wasn't much less than taking the ship excursion. The ship has a boat pick you up at the ship and deliver you back. You snorkel from the boat so you avoid a pretty good swim from the beach to the reef. If you're not a good swimmer, rent a bouyancy vest. After seeing the rental equipment available at Trunk Bay, I was glad I had my own snorkel and mask!!! The Pride sold snorkels brand new for $5.00. I had gotten my mask and snorkel and fins at a local sporting goods store for about $35.
Knowing what I know now, I would take the ship excursion and spend the $5 on the snorkel. The excursion includes fins and vest if you want them so I wouldn't pack them. Trunk Bay does have decent showers, locker rentals and restrooms as well as a small concession area. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me.

Ron

<blockquote data-quote="ron0219" data-source="post: 726375">My brother and I did Trunk Bay on our own last May. We were on the Carnival Pride.&nbsp; As Opus X said, it is easy to do on your own, but watch your time. We had a bit of a problem with the taxi from Trunk Bay to Cruz Bay on St John. The cabbie wanted to wait until he had a full load. Then there is the time for the ferry ride back to St Thomas and the cab from Red Hook back to the ship. We found that the cost of doing it ourselves wasn't much less than taking the ship excursion. The ship has a boat pick you up at the ship and deliver you back. You snorkel from the boat so you avoid a pretty good swim from the beach to the reef. If you're not a good swimmer, rent a bouyancy vest. After seeing the rental equipment available at Trunk Bay, I was glad I had my own snorkel and mask!!! The Pride sold snorkels brand new for $5.00. I had gotten my mask and snorkel and fins at a local sporting goods store for about $35. Knowing what I know now, I would take the ship excursion and spend the $5 on the snorkel. The excursion includes fins and vest if you want them so I wouldn't pack them. Trunk Bay does have decent showers, locker rentals and restrooms as well as a small concession area.&nbsp; If you have any other questions, feel free to email me.Ron</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ron0219, post: 726375"] My brother and I did Trunk Bay on our own last May. We were on the Carnival Pride. As Opus X said, it is easy to do on your own, but watch your time. We had a bit of a problem with the taxi from Trunk Bay to Cruz Bay on St John. The cabbie wanted to wait until he had a full load. Then there is the time for the ferry ride back to St Thomas and the cab from Red Hook back to the ship. We found that the cost of doing it ourselves wasn't much less than taking the ship excursion. The ship has a boat pick you up at the ship and deliver you back. You snorkel from the boat so you avoid a pretty good swim from the beach to the reef. If you're not a good swimmer, rent a bouyancy vest. After seeing the rental equipment available at Trunk Bay, I was glad I had my own snorkel and mask!!! The Pride sold snorkels brand new for $5.00. I had gotten my mask and snorkel and fins at a local sporting goods store for about $35. Knowing what I know now, I would take the ship excursion and spend the $5 on the snorkel. The excursion includes fins and vest if you want them so I wouldn't pack them. Trunk Bay does have decent showers, locker rentals and restrooms as well as a small concession area. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me. Ron [/QUOTE]