My husband, Jim & I were visiting Tortola on Thursday, December 20th from the Crown Princess. I never book excursions through the cruise line. I booked us on a day sail with White Squall II, which I had received several recommendations about from TTOL (TravelTalkOnLine - a travel message forum I am a member of). I can’t say enough good things about the entire day! Capt. Chris, mate Deb and Jeff (Capt. Chris’ brother) were attentive, friendly and so much fun. There were 9 of us - 3 other couples and one single guy. We sailed to Norman Island and our first snorkeling stop was Privateer Bay. Simply amazing. I love to snorkel, but Jim can usually take it or leave it. He couldn’t get enough of it. After an hour and half, we headed over to the Bight and Pirates Bar & Restaurant. The men all swam in to shore and the women took the dinghy while Capt. Chris & crew got lunch ready. Browsed in the gift shop and lounged in the sun before heading back for a great lunch. Loved the curried rice salad with the mango chutney so much, I got the recipe and made it for Xmas day dinner buffet. After lunch, we headed over to Soldier’s Bay for some more snorkeling. Back on the boat and we started back. Now that we were done snorkeling, we took Deb up on her offer of rum punch. Got back into the marina by 4:00. Walked around town a little and poked into some of the shops and headed back to the ship. What a great day! I would definitely book with White Squall II again to visit some of the other snorkeling areas.








