CATAMARAN CRUISES WITH PELICAN ADVENTURES

ALEXANDRA

Sep 19, 2020

2 min read

Updated: Sep 28

Woman relaxing on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise in Aruba.

When I was a young girl my favorite activity in Aruba was to go snorkeling. We would often bring our own snorkels and head into the shallow waters along the beautiful beaches to search for fish and coral. This year we got the opportunity to take a snorkeling trip with Pelican Adventures aboard one of their catamarans, which would take us all the way out into the ocean to explore shipwrecks and more!

Entrance sign for The Pelican Nest Bar & Seafood Restaurant

We started the day by meeting at the Pelican Pier, which is a great spot for all water sports! Pelican Adventures offers a variety of sailing cruises as well as scuba tours, beach and cave tours and even some amazing jeep safaris so there is no shortage of awesome activities to do! We had a quick lunch at Moomba Beach (one of my favorite spots for a quick bite and drink) and started our adventure out into the crystal clear waters.

Catamaran cruise sailing white sails on turquoise water.

Catamaran cruise view of turquoise water and Aruba coast

White catamaran sail under a clear blue sky

Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise anchored near the beach

In my opinion, Aruba is one of the best places for snorkeling! The water really is CRYSTAL CLEAR! We could easily float on top of the service and see all of the bright fish and coral, but Ryan and I are a little more adventurous than most so we decided to try and dive down as deep as we could! When we arrived at the Antilla Wreck, a 400-foot long World War II shipwreck, we dove down almost 20 feet so we could see all of the wildlife hiding inside! We also snorkeled at the beautiful Catalina Bay where we saw some of the most colorful fish I have ever seen! Here are a few photos of my favorites from the day!

Woman on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise in Aruba

Woman sunbathing on a blue catamaran net at sea.

Smiling couple on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise.

Woman smiling on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise.

Feet dangling over turquoise water on a catamaran cruise

Couple relaxing on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise net.

Couple kissing on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise.

A man on a Pelican Adventures catamaran cruise boat.

If you head to Aruba I highly recommend joining Pelican Adventures on AT LEAST one of their tours! We couldn’t help ourselves from coming back a second time to take their Sunset Dinner Cruise on our last night on the island and it did not disappoint! We spent two hours sailing up and down the coast, dancing and enjoying the beautiful views! It was by far the most gorgeous sunset of our trip so I am so glad we got to end our trip with them! We even made new friends and joined them for the 3-course dinner afterwards at the famous Pelican Nest Seafood Grill restaurant.