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Caribbean ports/St. Maarten/Snorkeling

St. Maarten snorkeling excursions

Half-day catamaran sails with wreck and sunken helicopter stops, plus snorkelling near the shore of Pinel Island.

Photo: Caroline Ross / Unsplash
Typical call
8:00 am→4:30 pm
Docking to all aboard · about 8 h 30 min ashore
Getting ashore
Walk off at the pier
Walkable to town
Money
Dutch side: Caribbean guilder
US dollars widely accepted
Time zone
UTC-4
Keep your watch on ship's time

Snorkeling tours that fit your day in St. Maarten

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 pm5 pm
7 h 10 min for a tour, travel included
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 4:30 pm
8 h 30 min in port7 fit with time to spare3 cutting it close1 too long
  • Fits your day

    Private Full-Day Luxury Sailing Catamaran Charter in Sint Maarten

    6 h 5.0 (499)Free cancellation
    Back by 3:00 pm · 30 min sparefrom $1750
  • Fits your day

    CAPTAIN ALAN'S 4hr -3 Islands-snorkeling-turtles-beach ADVENTURE

    4 h 4.9 (635)Free cancellation
    Back by 1:00 pm · 2 h 30 min sparefrom $99
  • Fits your day

    Tropical Catamaran Snorkeling & Sailing

    6 h 4.9 (464)Free cancellation
    Back by 3:00 pm · 30 min sparefrom $129
  • Fits your day

    Cristal Speedboat Snorkeling, Beach tour & Lunch St. Maarten

    6 h 4.9 (126)Free cancellation
    Back by 3:00 pm · 30 min sparefrom $139
  • Fits your day

    Tropical Catamaran Snorkeling, Sailing And Beach Experience

    6 h 4.8 (326)Free cancellation
    Back by 3:00 pm · 30 min sparefrom $132
  • Fits your day

    SeaTrek Underwater Adventure in St. Maarten with Snorkeling

    2 h 15 min 4.6 (134)Free cancellation
    Back by 11:15 am · 4 h 15 min sparefrom $129
  • Fits your day

    Underwater Sculpture Park Snorkel Adventure

    1 h 30 min 4.4 (74)Free cancellation
    Back by 10:30 am · 5 h sparefrom $45
  • Cutting it close

    Best Of Billy Bones ,Snorkeling with Turtles and BBQ Lunch

    7 h 4.9 (873)Free cancellation
    Back by 4:00 pm · inside marginfrom $145
  • Cutting it close

    Boomerang's Best of St. Martin/Maarten: Swim with Turtles

    7 h 4.9 (631)Free cancellation
    Back by 4:00 pm · inside marginfrom $159
  • Cutting it close

    Private Boat Charter St Maarten / St Martin

    7 h 5.0 (16)Free cancellation
    Back by 4:00 pm · inside marginfrom $674
  • Too long

    Prickly Pear Catamaran Trip from St Maarten Including Lunch

    8 h 4.6 (453)Free cancellation
    Back by 5:00 pm · 30 min latefrom $135

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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