ANTIGUA’S #1 DAYTIME EXPERIENCE
Opened in 2014, D-Boat has quickly established itself as Antigua’s #1 daytime experience -- a guaranteed fun day on the ocean aboard D-Boat Water Entertainment Center, a retired oil tanker turned into a water park and party boat for all ages. D-Boat is permanently moored by Maiden Island, just offshore the coast of Antigua.
Explore a never before seen attraction, careen down a waterslide, jump on a trampoline or swing off a rope out into the sea. Soak up the sun and enjoy lunch with an open bar of selected beverages. Take a snorkeling tour to a nearby reef, upgrade to include a trip to top-rated Stingray City where you can pet and feed Southern Stingrays in clear shallow water, or choose to spend time on a beach at Maiden Island. This family-friendly experience includes round-trip ferry transport from Shell Beach Marina to D-Boat, and the boat ride to and from Maiden Island or Stingray City.
Excursion Start Time: 11 am/ End Time: 5 pm
You are free to come and go anytime between those hours.
Cost per person:
-$135 USD per adult (age 13 & over)
-$95 USD per child (age 2-12)
- Free for ages two & under
The package includes:
- Ferry transportation to and from D-Boat
- Full access to D-Boat with Water Park
- History of our 140-foot refurbished oil tanker and the surrounding North Sound of Antigua
- Snorkeling Tour
- Beach access on Maiden Island
- All-inclusive drinks and snacks
- Lunch per person: selection of either chicken, fish or rib plate (with fries & salad) or chicken, fish or beef burger (with fries)
- Music and fun
- Breathtaking views
- Free WIFI
Additional Sting Ray City Tour (see more details below*)
Add $50 USD per person for the Stingray City option. You will be picked up from D-Boat at 12:45 pm and brought back to D-Boat at 2:30 pm.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Arrive at Shell Beach Marina in the morning and take a 5-minute ferry ride to D-Boat. A 1974 oil tanker, D-Boat was destined for the scrap metal yard before its potential as an offshore restaurant, Water Park and party boat was realized.
Your mission on this oil tanker: Have fun! Tumble down an inflated waterslide, stretching 25 feet (8 meters) long from the top deck into the water below, jump on a floating trampoline and vault into the air. Grab hold of a rope-swing, leap out from the deck and hurtle into the Caribbean. A lifeguard ensures your safety during water-related shenanigans. Beach access on Maiden Island is available for those who want sand between their toes.
Take a leisurely dip in the ocean, or work on your tan on the deck with a cool beverage in hand. Enjoy unlimited well drinks, house wine and local beer from the bar (unlimited soft drinks for children), and tuck into our provided lunch when you’re hungry.
Your outing lasts approximately five hours. Spend all your time on D-Boat and participate in a snorkeling tour, or upgrade to visit Stingray City in lieu of the snorkeling tour near D-Boat. All activities end in the early evening, after which you’ll be ferried back to Shell Beach (you may choose to ferry back to Shell Beach Marina sooner).
*Optional Upgrade to Stingray City
Get ready to enjoy a unique encounter with stingrays, which Trip Advisor reviewers have ranked as Antigua's top activity. After a boat picks you up from the oil tanker, arrive at Stingray City's land base, where your tour guides provide a brief orientation on southern rays, known as puppy dogs of the sea for their eagerness for attention and snacks. Learn how to interact with the rays in a fun and safe way, and find out how to do the ‘stingray shuffle.’
Then take a short speedboat ride out to a coral reef location with shallow waters teeming with rays, their dark bodies a startling contrast against the white sand floor. Get accustomed to the surreal sensation of these sleek creatures brushing against your legs as they slither around you. With the help of your guides, hold and feed a stingray, and then put on provided snorkeling gear to get an underwater view of these graceful and friendly creatures as well as colorful fish that are part of the coral reef landscape.
A photographer will be on-site to capture your special moments with the rays, and photos and CDs will be available for purchase before you leave Stingray City. Back on the land base, shower off under a coconut tree and then sip refreshing rum punch or fruit juice (provided) before being taken back to D-Boat. From D-Boat, you’ll be transported by boat to Maiden Island and then ferried back to Shell Beach Marina.