The Caribbean Princess was scheduled to reach St. Maarten at 10:00am, but the ship was running slightly late. This left us feeling a little anxious as we had booked an excursion with a private tour company for the day. We were taking a snorkeling boat tour with Soualiga Destinations and we were set to meet at 10:30am at their small dock, which was a 15 minute walk from the ship. We originally were waiting by the exit on deck four, but were directed to move up to the dining room when it was announced that the ship would be marginally late. Robyn and I walked up to the dining room when we overheard a couple right ahead of us express their concerns to a staff member about leaving the ship right away. They also had a private excursion booked. As their situation sounded similar to ours, I asked them which excursion they were taking. As it turned out, they were taking the exact same one as us! We grabbed a seat with our new friends, Ian and Chris, who also happened to be from Canada (Victoria, British Columbia). We discovered later that it was amazing that we managed to meet up with them right away – we were the only four on the entire ship that took the tour, out of 3,100 passengers.
With Captain Bob’s (of Soualiga Destinations) directions in my hand, I guided us to the meeting spot for our tour. This involved some fast walking (sorry if I was walking too fast, everyone!) while I also marveled at the beautiful new surrounding landscapes of St. Maarten.
Soualiga Destinations Boat Tours
