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hockeymom · 03-26-2009, 03:35 PM

We were in Aruba last week - March 16 to March 23 and went on the Jolly Pirate on the 20th - we had a blast! We went on the cruise that leaves at 9:30 am and included lunch. We went to the wreck first. It was very windy that day and very choppy seas. I had never snorkeled before. The captain recommended that if you had never snorkled, you might want to skip this one. I should have listened. I had a tough time and didn't see anything. I told him he was right when I got back on the boat! The second and third stops were great. Calm waters and lots of fish. We had lunch at the last stop and they they start the rope swing. I wasn't sure whether or not to try it as I'm far from a "20 something", but I did and it was great. The video my boyfriend shot shows I wasn't as graceful as some of the others, but I did it and was quite proud of myself. The young men working on the boat put on quite a show from the swing doing flips and such. We had lunch at this stop which I thought was very good - ribs, cole slaw, pasta salad, melon - and an open bar the whole trip. All in all, we had a great time and would definitely do it again and would highly recommend it to anyone, any age!

03-26-2009, 03:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
hockeymom Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 29	Jolly Pirates We were in Aruba last week - March 16 to March 23 and went on the Jolly Pirate on the 20th - we had a blast! We went on the cruise that leaves at 9:30 am and included lunch. We went to the wreck first. It was very windy that day and very choppy seas. I had never snorkeled before. The captain recommended that if you had never snorkled, you might want to skip this one. I should have listened. I had a tough time and didn't see anything. I told him he was right when I got back on the boat! The second and third stops were great. Calm waters and lots of fish. We had lunch at the last stop and they they start the rope swing. I wasn't sure whether or not to try it as I'm far from a "20 something", but I did and it was great. The video my boyfriend shot shows I wasn't as graceful as some of the others, but I did it and was quite proud of myself. The young men working on the boat put on quite a show from the swing doing flips and such. We had lunch at this stop which I thought was very good - ribs, cole slaw, pasta salad, melon - and an open bar the whole trip. All in all, we had a great time and would definitely do it again and would highly recommend it to anyone, any age!