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Southernmost Point buoy on Whitehead Street, Key West
Caribbean ports/Key West/Snorkeling

Key West snorkeling excursions

3-hour catamaran trips to the barrier reef (Sand Key, Eastern Dry Rocks, Western Sambo) from the marina beside Pier B and from the Historic Seaport; shore snorkelling off the rocks at Fort Zachary Taylor.

Photo: Zoshua Colah / Unsplash
Typical call
8:00 am→3:30 pm
Docking to all aboard · about 7 h 30 min ashore
Getting ashore
3 cruise piers
Check which one your ship uses
Money
US dollar
US dollars widely accepted
Time zone
UTC-5
Keep your watch on ship's time

Snorkeling tours that fit your day in Key West

Enter the times from your cruise line's itinerary. We add time to walk off the ship, the drive to each tour's start point and back, and your safety margin.

Safety margin before all aboard
7 am8 am9 am10 am11 am12 pm1 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm
6 h 10 min for a tour, travel included
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 3:30 pm
7 h 30 min in port43 fit with time to spare7 cutting it close7 too long
  • Fits your day

    Biologist Owned & Operated: Dolphin Watching & Guided Snorkeling

    4 h 4.9 (596)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $143
  • Fits your day

    Key West SNUBA Experience

    3 h 30 min 4.8 (515)
    Back by 12:10 pm · 2 h 20 min sparefrom $160
  • Fits your day

    Key West: Sunset Sail + Reef Snorkel & Sandbar

    4 h 30 min 5.0 (55)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:10 pm · 1 h 20 min sparefrom $143
  • Fits your day

    Key West Sailing & Snorkeling: A Reef Adventure

    3 h 4.7 (249)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $79
  • Fits your day

    Dolphin Watching Key West and Snorkeling

    3 h 4.9 (48)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $149
  • Fits your day

    Key West Private 6-Person Sandbar & Snorkeling Charter

    4 h 5.0 (32)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $749
  • Fits your day

    Key West Dolphin Watch and Snorkel Tour - Eco Adventure

    3 h 4.7 (1,244)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $73
  • Fits your day

    Key West 2 Reef Snorkel Tour & Sunset Cruise with Beer & Wine

    3 h 4.7 (210)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $75
  • Fits your day

    Half Day Private Boat Charter Key West: Dolphin, Snorkel, Sandbar

    4 h 4.9 (35)Free cancellation
    Back by 12:40 pm · 1 h 50 min sparefrom $966
  • Fits your dayMeets at the pier

    Key West Morning Snorkel Sail with Mimosas and Gourmet Breakfast

    3 h 4.7 (208)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:36 am · 2 h 54 min sparefrom $55
  • Fits your day

    Key West Reef Snorkel & Sail Adventure

    3 h 4.7 (568)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $79
  • Fits your day

    Reef Snorkel Adventure at Sombrero Key Light Reef

    3 h 4.8 (61)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:40 am · 2 h 50 min sparefrom $96

Return times are estimates from the tour length, travel from the pier and time to get ashore. Always check your ship's all-aboard time.

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Two cruise ports on the Mesoamerican Reef, with West Bay's calm, reef-fringed beach 25–35 minutes away by road.

~9 h typical call9 places
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Costa Maya

A purpose-built cruise pier beside the small beach village of Mahahual, with Maya ruins at Chacchoben and the Bacalar lagoon a bus ride inland.

~9 h typical call9 places