boat trips Morritt's, recommendation for toddlers anyone?

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

There are a couple of trips I'd like to book for our week in Morritt's. We want to go to Sting Ray City, I could use some help figuring out the best way to do that with 4 year olds. They won't snorkel, so a boat trip with snorkeling along the way would have them on the boat doing nothing for too long. Is there a boat that just goes there directly? Is it driveable? If yes, how far from Morritt's? How far from the shore are the rays? Am I completely clueless enough? Any tour recommendations would be most welcome.

I also want to take them on a catamaran, perhaps sunset sail -- I did one years ago that left from the East End, but don't remember the name...

Any opinions as to whether I should I use the concierge at Morritt's?

Thanks all

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Sorry, we didn't do a boat trip this time. I think that Red Sail leaves from Rum Point which would be a nice place to take them anyway. (Clean bathrooms!!) I think that some of their trips are direct to Stingray City and back. One warning, when we did the trip a few years back, the waves were quite strong and it was hard to maintain your balance. I was a little paranoid about getting knocked on to a ray.
The concierge seem more focused on sales, but may be worth a try.

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Sorry, we didn't do a boat trip this time. I think that Red Sail leaves from Rum Point which would be a nice place to take them anyway. (Clean bathrooms!!) I think that some of their trips are direct to Stingray City and back. One warning, when we did the trip a few years back, the waves were quite strong and it was hard to maintain your balance. I was a little paranoid about getting knocked on to a ray.
The concierge seem more focused on sales, but may be worth a try.

Thanks, Mary, it is Redsail. We opted for the shorter ride on the glass bottom boat. Trip total is just an hour and a half - kids have never been on a boat before so the shorter the better for a first trip. If it works out, we'll do a sunset sail later in the week.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Morritt's runs its own little boat trip for children once a week--it's on the activities calendar. Might involve fishing? My youngest really wanted to go, and we signed her up for it, but they canceled it the week we were there b/c they didn't have enough kids. In April they should have plenty of kids, and it sounded fun. Can't remember the age range, unfortunately.

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Morritt's runs its own little boat trip for children once a week--it's on the activities calendar. Might involve fishing? My youngest really wanted to go, and we signed her up for it, but they canceled it the week we were there b/c they didn't have enough kids. In April they should have plenty of kids, and it sounded fun. Can't remember the age range, unfortunately.

Do you know if it's for kids only, or if parents are allowed? The website is geared only to sales so I can't find any info. I booked the sting ray city trip for Tuesday morning, but can switch it around if need be. Tuesday seems to be the worst day for cruise ship crowds, but I'm trying not to let that stop me.

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We had a large group so we booked a private charter. If you have a big group let me know and I will look for his card,

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

I'm sorry, I just don't remember. Our youngest had turned nine last summer, and she was going to go alone.

There might have been something for very young kids that we didn't consider b/c our kids were too old. Have you tried calling the Morritt's front desk?

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We had a large group so we booked a private charter. If you have a big group let me know and I will look for his card,

No big group, but thanks, Frank.

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I'm sorry, I just don't remember. Our youngest had turned nine last summer, and she was going to go alone.

There might have been something for very young kids that we didn't consider b/c our kids were too old. Have you tried calling the Morritt's front desk?

I can wait til we get there to find out, am trying to avoid calling them for some reason.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Okay. But when we were there, the children's boat trip was only offered on one day. So if you want the kids to go on it, you would want to be able to schedule around it.

[happymum Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close happymum]

Thanks, Mary, it is Redsail. We opted for the shorter ride on the glass bottom boat. Trip total is just an hour and a half - kids have never been on a boat before so the shorter the better for a first trip. If it works out, we'll do a sunset sail later in the week.

That sounds like a great choice, particularly for the first time on a boat!
There were some green faces on our trip.

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That sounds like a great choice, particularly for the first time on a boat!
There were some green faces on our trip.

Yeah, I'm kind of worried about that... I need to look into some pediatric remedies for seasickness just in case. Their father gets horribly seasick

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That sounds like a great choice, particularly for the first time on a boat!
There were some green faces on our trip.

April is generally calmer than February/March out of Rum Point for the glass bottom boat trips. But I don't think they will see many fishes. The boats hang out at Stingray sandbar area and you must swim out to the reef.

Glitter see if you can buy some squid prior to the trip as we found the RedSail to be very stingy last March. Something about not feeding the rays too much.

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

When we were there, people were telling us that the area under the dock near the restaurant is like a snorkel petting zoo.

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When we were there, people were telling us that the area under the dock near the restaurant is like a snorkel petting zoo.

That was true when I was there years ago, too. I think I can get them into the water from the beach, just not sure about off the boat and into deep water. Putting their faces in should be a challenge, but I'm gonna try my best with the little chickens.