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Catamaran Cruise, Open Bar, Food and Snorkeling
Badge of ExcellenceRoatan, Honduras
- 3 to 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Use of Snorkeling equipment
- Snacks
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gratuities
- Towels
- Roundtrip transport past Dixon Cove is (Extra $15-20 per person) - Payable in person
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.
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Start time
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Opening hours
- 12/22/2021 - 6/2/2025
Monday - Sunday : 04:00 AM - 06:00 PM
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
We can pick you up right in front of the cruise port! We'll have a sign that says "Roatan Tour Guide Association" and has our logo on it! Pick-up/Drop-off are included in all of our tours. We will contact you very soon to send you more information! After booking, please check your inbox! Also, please note that the time for this tour can change at any moment, therefore, we ask for you to please check your messages on Viator and email up to the tour date (Specially the night before and morning of the tour) in case there are any updates. Also, please respond to all of the messages we send you, as we need to confirm that you received them and are aware of any updates we provide you. Note: In case we have to cancel the tour, you will receive a proper notification. If you don't receive a notification from Viator or us, it means that the tour will run as scheduled. Please check your messages for any updates. Remember, that this is not a private sail and it will be shared with other people. Also, we work with different sized Catamarans that fit 40-70 guests and the one you will sail on depends on the cruise ship traffic that day and whether its a day cruise or sunset cruise. Day cruises (cruise shippers) will usually go on the bigger CATS. Moreover, sometimes we go out in the morning and sometimes for sunset. If only day cruises are available that day, usually when cruise ships are on the island, you will share it with cruise ship guests. Also keep in mind that since the catamaran is shared, the sail times are not always exact. You might have to wait a little bit more time (at the marina or in the catamaran) to sail if the Catamaran is delayed for pickup (this rarely happens) or if other people who have paid to be in the same Catamaran are a little delayed and not past the cutoff limit. Therefore, we ask for your patience and understanding! Finally, if you require pickup past Dixon Cove, we will have to charge extra for pickup (payable in person).. Therefore, you can choose the option "I will select my pickup location later" and we will message you to discuss your pickup. Keep in mind there's an extra fee for pickup past Dixon Cove, depending on where you need pickup from. Finally, sometimes Catamaran tours are not available on certain days when the weather doesn't permit or the minimum number of participants is not met. Please bear with us while we confirm if the Cat cruise is available for your selected tour date. However, the cat cruise is available almost always! In case its not available, we will ask you to either, offer a different date for it or cancel the tour and we will process a 100% refund.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum of 18 years old for Alcoholic Beverages
- On Day Cruises (for your safety), alcoholic beverages are served after the snorkeling, and not before.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Featured review
Rhonda_W
Beautiful sunset cruise with good food and drinks. Enjoyed snorkeling in the beautiful reefs of Roatan Island. Highly recommend this tour if you want to take advantage of the gorgeous views of the island and relax and have fun.
Reviews
4.5
37 reviews
Jamie_S, Mar 2024
We were met at the pier just as they said they would. Even though we had to tell them at the last minute our port had changed. Our tour crew were wonderful and had everything that we needed to snorkel. The lunch was delicious. Thank you for a great time
Heather_H, Jan 2024
The crew, drinks, and food were amazing. The snorkeling wasn’t any good. It had rained and the water was very murky. This is only 1 snorkeling spot. They also took us through the poor area of Roatan and made us feel like we were bragging to the little kids. Not a good way to have a good time. Wish we had a more than one spot to snorkel.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Thank you for all the feedback Heather. We're sorry that mother nature wasn't on our side on your tour date. It had been raining for three weeks straight and it was actually a better day than in the last three weeks prior to your tour date. Regardless, we understand that you wanted to experience the amazing snorkeling. Nonetheless, there's nothing we could've done about that. Honestly, 90% of the time, snorkeling is amazing on Roatan. Unfortunately, you experienced the 10% of the time in which its not the best. Also, I'm sorry that you had to see the "poor area" of Roatan, although I'm not really sure which area you're referring to because, sadly, there are lots of impoverished neighborhoods on Roatan. Don't forget Honduras is a developing country (second or third poorest on the western hemisphere) and even though Roatan is a little bubble in the world, you can still tell that you're in Honduras and that we still suffer from it's corrupt government, unattended infrastructure and poverty. Lastly, our product does mention that it's just a 1-stop snorkel, perhaps you should've chosen the boat and snorkeling tour that we do, you would've loved that one, specially if you were mainly interested in snorkeling. We could've still brought you to have an authentic lunch somewhere in West End where the boat and snorkeling takes place. Just FYI, people who choose the Catamaran usually do it because they like to sail and enjoy the social gathering of more people on it (Plus the drinking!). Please let us know if you ever come back to Roatan and we will give you a good discount to make it up to you.
Michael_K, Jan 2024
Lost a 1 1/2 getting on catamaran, waiting to leave, and then went to another pick up location. We then had to wait there for a long times until all of those people boarded. The snorkeling was just fine, nothing special. Other catamaran excursions had much better snorkeling. Lunch and open bar was fine. After that, we just sat in the sun, or maybe moved very slowly doing nothing. Captain kept taking phone calls which would make the music shut off. The crew was very nice and helpful.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Hi Michael! Im sorry to hear that the Catamaran tour wasn’t the best for you. Just some background info:
That day we had 4 ships in town. The island’s poor infrastructure and the constructions going on around the main road made it very hard for everyone who was joining the cruise to board on time. At least 3-4 buses with people who were boarding the CAT were stuck at the port due to the heavy traffic. We want to remind you that the Catamaran was shared and that you didn’t book a private excursion just for your group. We had to also be empathetic with those who were joining the CAT besides your group. Also it was a significant amount of people who were missing to board and we couldn’t just leave them. Im sure that if it would’ve been your group who was late, you would’ve wanted for the crew/captain/CAT to wait for you. I know that you were there early, your group was one of the first ones out of the port (as you were instructed by us) and that’s something we definitely appreciate, as there have been times when our people come out late and the CAT has had to wait for them. Also, there has been one or two times when our people have missed the CAT for coming out too late. We thank you for coming out very early and I’m sorry that because of this (and because of the high traffic caos that day and the recent construction going on) you had to wait for everyone else who was late. Trust me, that is something we couldn’t control that day and I have already communicated with everyone involved to try to avoid this from happening in the future. Nonetheless, Im happy that you still went out on the Catamaran. I also want to apologize for the Captain interrupting the music, I had a word with the provider to recommend the use of a different method to play music. Moreover, regarding the snorkeling, it simply wasn’t the best day for it and you were unlucky since the snorkeling in Roatan is usually amazing. You came to Roatan on an overcast day after three weeks of heavy rain. Nature is definitely something unpredictable and we are certainly not able to anticipate it or go around it. We hope that this doesn’t deter you from booking with us again in the future. Please let us know if you do and we’ll offer you and your group a nice discount to try to make it up for this.
mparks1974, Sep 2023
Dani did such an excellent job of helping properly plan and coordinate the trip itself. Once on the boat Raymond did an epic job of making sure all our needs were met and that we had an excellent snorkel spots. Everybody loves Raymond! Good food, great service, excellent snorkeling! We even spotted a rope swing and dive platform on a boat anchored in West End. So cool!
Rhonda_W, Aug 2023
Beautiful sunset cruise with good food and drinks. Enjoyed snorkeling in the beautiful reefs of Roatan Island. Highly recommend this tour if you want to take advantage of the gorgeous views of the island and relax and have fun.
David_K, Aug 2023
We’ve taken a half dozen catamaran cruises before so we kinda know what to expect. Our family of four booked this as a day trip and knew we would be joining a crowd from a cruise ship so no surprises there (we were staying on the island). The cat we took was quite large and could hold 40 guests or so plus crew, so if you’re looking for a smaller group you may want to rethink this option. The cat was also a bit older and I don’t think we ever actually sailed…we were under power the whole trip I believe. Again, not a huge deal unless you’re looking for the romance of actually sailing (which makes some cat trips really fun). The snorkel spot near French Cay was mediocre…the snorkeling near our hotel in West Bay was actually quite a bit better, so that was disappointing. On the positive side though the crew were excellent and fun, the food was really tasty, and the drinks were flowing. Lots of fun and dancing on our boat. We started snorkeling in the rain (which is always kinda fun) and ended in sun. We’d recommend the trip with the caveats about not sailing and mediocre snorkeling listed above,
Kristan_L, Jul 2023
We had a great time thanks to David! Catamaran and snorkel tour were fantastic. Captain George is funny but serious about safety, which I appreciate! The boat staff were awesome and accommodating. Lunch was island affair and good. Can't wait to go back.
Gregory_T, May 2023
For our group of 14, everyone agrees that it was the highlight of our cruise (other port stops in Belize and Cozumel)! Snorkeling was incredible and the service was great! Highly recommended!!!
Sarah_G, Jan 2023
Description and pictures are not accurate. Picture online is not the actual boat. Real boat is much smaller, older, and no restrooms. Snorkeling was great, gear was old and moldy, but we spent as much time in the water as we did on the car ride. Again, there are no restrooms, we were told to jump in the water for a restroom break. Snack descriptions and open bar are not as accurate as on listing. Only beer and water. Rum punch at one point. And snack was a bag of plantain chips. Disappointed for what we paid. I’d snorkel in Roatan, just not this excursion at this price.
Response from Host, Jan 2023
Dear Sarah Goodrich,
I apologize for this bad experience. I know we can't make it up to you anymore, but know that we care. Just to give you some feedback, we work with different Catamaran providers and not all have the same Catamaran size or food options. We do this because we want to make sure we honor the catamaran tour booking. For this reason, we updated our product description many months ago (before your booking) to not include words like "full bbq lunch" or "open bar" and instead use words like "food snacks" and "alcoholic drinks". However, although we updated the description on the supplier-side of Viator's platform, Viator didn't update it on the customer-side. Trust me, we got on the phone with them about this as we're extremely disappointed. We're also working to have them refund you their cut of the earnings. Given the size of Viator and the bureaucracy inside of a company like them, it's probably a long shot but we will advocate for you.
Regardless, as we do with all of our guests/groups/customers, we asked you how your tour was on the same day of your tour (sometimes we ask our customers the next day). We do this to make sure our guests had a great time and if this is not the case, do our best to try to make it up to them. Literally, it has only been 1 or 2 times in 5 years when we had to give money back (given that 99% of the time, our customers are satisfied). Nonetheless, we'd rather give money back instead of having people feel like they overpaid or that it wasn't worth the money and then having them destroy our small company online. It's very disheartening for me, as the business owner and manager, to learn about your bad experience and read your review today. I would've greatly appreciated your feedback which I had asked for on Viator and on iMessage (which showed you read my question to you) regarding how your tour was. We could've offered a full refund that same day. Now, 1 month later and after having paid the Catamaran provider (who took $120 from the $185 we got paid), the driver (who got $40), we're only left off with a $25 earnings and a bad review. We can still give you back $55, but knowing that you didn't want to give your feedback when I asked for it, I'm sure you'd rather give us the bad review and "WARN" others on how terrible the catamaran was.
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For everyone else reading,
Know that we have escalated the issue with Viator so that they show the exact same description we have on our end. Also, note that we are no longer working with the Catamaran provider Sarah is describing on this review (the one who doesn't have a bathroom in their catamaran) and that 100% of the other providers we work with are doing their best to make sure that our guests have a great time and will be offering food that goes according to the tour time (i.e. providers won't offer lunch on a day cruise at 9am).
On a site note and request (from a small business owner in the small island of Roatan, Honduras):
-Remember that, before leaving a small business a bad review, you can always have a word with them (and answer their messages on how the tour was) and see what they can do to help you instead of collaborating to destroy them online (specially when they're not at fault).
-Remember that we are a tour operator and not the owners of the parks or the catamarans. Not everyone involved in the tour works for us. We work with other providers and companies to try to satisfy all of your demands.
-We do take responsibility on the entire chain of service (since we are helping you with your booking) and for this reason (while understanding that others can make mistakes and are not perfect), we will always rather give you your money back and have you go on a free tour, rather than taking your money if you're not happy with your tour or having you feel like we took advantage of you or something like that. Trust me when I say, making $25 is not worth the bad review.
albert_g, Aug 2022
Danny at Roatan Tour Guide Assoc was great. Everything turned out fantastic. Catamaran was clean, crew was friendly and helpful. Bar was awesome! Great drinks and lunch was amazing. Would definitely go again.
Response from Host, Aug 2022
Albert! Thank you so much for your review! We’re very happy that you had a great time with us! We wish you the best and we hope that you can come back soon!
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