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.

Nov 2007 15 of us took a sailing/snorkelling trip as an excursion while on a one day stop from a cruise. This was by far the best part of our whole cruise vacation. We enjoyed a beautiful old schooner with charm; a top notch Captain - Pierce and his competent and friendly crew/tour guides - Kate & Vanessa. We had fun while feeling safe. The BBQ lunch was decadent and the beach stop was so beautiful. Can't say enough good things about this trip. We'll definitely do this again next time we visit Tortola.

My husband and I went on a snorkeling trip with the White Squall II during our honeymoon on Tortola. We had such a great time that we took a second trip with them a year later! The crew is fun, but very cautious about safety, the lunch & drinks are delicious, and the snorkeling is spectacular!

Jen from Massachusetts

Saw some previous reviews and took chances booking online, from the 1st E-mail contact to the day of the sail everything was easy and ended up with a beautiful sail. Julie and her staff are great. We came in with friends off a cruise ship and it was the perfect exursion on our own. No need to book the cruise ship trip, less expensive, less crowds. Thank you Julie.

Judy and company.