Silver Moon was great!

[Beauty1492]

Hi
I'm new to this boards. We are cruiser mostly. I wanted to share my review of the Silver Moon. We choose Silver Moon from the reviews on crusie critic. The folks with us booked from a land vacation.

We booked the SILVER MOON 1 and it was the highlight of this trip. We wait in a wonderful dock terminal area; it was clean, shady with nice chairs. We were pickup in a super clean air condition bus (with others going on Silver Moon II). And taken to the boat docks, where boarded our catamarans. We sailed with two families from UK who were on land vacations in Barbados. What a wonderful day. First stop was to swim with the giant sea turtles. DH got so excited he forgot to take the strap off the camera before putting it in the underwater case. We got three wonderful photos before the case filled with water and the camera was a goner. The turtles were like big puppy dogs. Unbelievable experience to pet a sea turtle! Then off to snorkel at the shipwreck, lots of fish to watch, very cool. Up to this point it was a perfect day! But it got even better. My drink was never empty (which I didn’t really notice until we dock and I tried to walk on land) Lunch was fresh fish and other goodies truly yummy. On the sail back 3 dolphins decides to play with us! I was literal inches away as they played, swam on their backs then fronts and clicked and winked at us. This was the most fun and relaxing day of the whole trip! We loved the Silver Moon I it is a must do!

beauty

[DebbieH103]

Wow, thanks for sharing that. We are going to Barbados on our March cruise. I will have to look into that.

That is a bummer about the camera. Hubby got our camera wet at The Baths in Virgin Gorda in April, but we at least saved the pics.

[Arubalisa]

We just returned from a Caribbean cruise. Below is a mini-review on our day in Barbados. This was the second time we have sailed aboard the Silver Moon II...

I said it the last time and I will say it again, "WOW, what a way to spend the day"! This was the second time our family has sailed aboard the Silver Moon II and believe me when I say that life does not get much better than this.

Our family made up 10, out of a total of 18 people aboard. There was plenty of space for everyone to spread out. Never did we feel crowded. There was shade, and cover from the passing shower, for my Grandmother and anyone else who wanted it and plenty of spots for sunning and relaxing. Captain and crew treated us terrific and spoiled us from the first moment we stepped on board.

Our excursion had a bit of a late start due to waiting for folks who simply never showed up. Our five hour excursion remained the full five hours though, there was no skimping on the time we were allotted. Our group was transported via mini-bus the 2 minute ride to the marina. The boat is kept clean as a whistle, so prepare to remove and leave your shoes at the dock before you step aboard. We were a little concerned about my grandmother being able to get on board, but the crew very very carefully and skillfully cajoled and assisted her. Once we were all aboard drink orders were taken: soda, beer, water, rum punch and we began our 5 hours of bliss...and the glasses were always replenished!

Our only disappointment the last time we had sailed the Silver Moon II, and certainly no fault of theirs, we were unable to swim with the turtles because there were some large swells in the area that the turtles are know to frequent. Well, this year, it was all go!

First stop though was a shallow snorkel just off shore. The crew passed out high quality and well kept, snorkel gear. At each stop one of the crew members snorkeled with the group and acted as guide. Everyone in the water was required to wear a snorkel vest.

Following this snorkel, everyone re-boarded, rinsed off with the fresh water hose and off we went to our next stop to swim with the turtles! When we arrived the simple instructions were no swim fins, and only "pet" or rub our hand across the turtle's shell- no grabbing, no riding, and no nonsense. Easy enough, so we all got into the water and it seemed that like magic, the turtles just appeared. The crew member who was in the water with us was floating bait about in the water. My husband and I have dove with dolphins and felt that experience would be hard to beat, but these turtles were no less stunning in their grace.

When the turtles finally took their leave, it was time for lunch! There was a bountiful spread of chicken, fried flying fish, 2 kinds of salad and garlic bread. While the crew cleaned up we were free to swim or relax. Once they completed their housekeeping chores it was time to serve some banana bread and a choice of pina colada or strawberry daiquiri.

Seeing some of the other passing catamaran excursions packed to the gills, we knew no matter how much others had paid for their excursions, we had the best value for our money and it was the absolute best decision to go with Silver Moon. I would not hesitate to recommend this day to anyone.

[travelchic470]

Beauty1492 -

We were in Barbados recently on the Adventure Of the Seas, and had booked silver moon ( also because of recomendations on Cruisecritic) but due to a tropical wave coming through our tour was cancelled. We were all really looking forward to it, and will try Silver Moon again next time we are in Barbados.