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Thread: DePalm Island is now open

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    DePalm Island is now open

    Depalm Island is now open for those that want to spend the day.
    Currently 11 am opening and close is 6 pm. (these are different hours than pre covid hours )

    https://depalmisland.com
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    Thanks for the heads up. I see they have changed a bit and now have some rather large water slides and the zip lining is gone. Are there any other changes?
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    visit their website for the most up to date info

    https://depalmisland.com

    visit their FB page too. Depalm tours Aruba


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    Thanks for the heads up. I see they have changed a bit and now have some rather large water slides and the zip lining is gone. Are there any other changes?
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    Think we are finally going to check this out this year - we talked about it in past but never went. Stinks that zip line is gone now. I want to get my son to try the snuba then maybe ill work on him getting his open water cert. Haven't done a dive in a while maybe i'll treat myself......
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    We took the family in May. Everyone had a blast, the zip line is gone, but the water slides are top notch. If you can, rent a private cabana. Nice and quiet, away from the crowds, private server and bartender, well worth the cost.




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    yeah and the prices dont look bad - i used to pay 150-200 at ren island now they are 450-500 which is ridiculous - they got greedy
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    We went back end of November - In my opinion it was a one and done for us. A little to crowded for me we took a seat right near entrance sitting in the sand by basketball hoop, no access to the water unless you walked down to the other beaches that were shoulder to shoulder with people even the chairs were on top of eachother. The 2 lady bartenders had attitudes like they were being bothered when ordering drinks, food was alright, did some snorkeling that was ok - the best part was the waterslide lol - The bananna boat ride was also good but waited on a huge line for almost an hour, we finally were up to the front them they decide to take a break so we left and came back to be put in the back of another huge line, they should inform people or cut off people at a certain time to avoid this, who wants to spend 2 hours standing on a line? I did meet a few really nice guys that worked there so have to give a few of them some kudos. It all depends what you are looking for but I'm happy and used to Ren island I will just stick to that in the future visits.
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