Need ideas for a fun ocean adventure while in Roatan? Try snorkeling near Fantasy Island and the French Cay… the CoCo View Wall. Honduras is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System – the second largest coral reef system in the world. It stretches from Belize, to Cancun through the Riviera Maya and up to Honduras. There’s always a possibility of seeing: sea turtles, tropical fish, eels, channels and caverns… something different every time. Here’s a preview of what we saw.

On two separate occasions during our Caribbean cruise, we chose Roatan Ocean Adventures which operated outside of the cruise line service. They can pick you up at either port… whether you’re on Royal Caribbean (Coxen Hole Port) or Carnival Cruise Line (Mahogany Bay Port).

PROS

• Offer a day with variety visiting with iguanas, sloths, capuchin monkeys, then a snorkel trip.
• Get you back to the ship with plenty of time to spare.
• $55 / per person for a 3-4 hour tour

CONS

• On our first tour with R.O.A. (9-27-2018), they didn’t have the complimentary underwater photography as advertised. But on this snorkeling trip, they emailed a few (see pictures below). It can somewhat be inconsistent. So, bring your camera of choice… to be safe!
• Either give tips specifically to those they’re intended for or give it to the tour operator lead and tell him to specifically split the tip between the team (driver to snorkel guides). We’ve heard from staff that sometimes they don’t get the tips.

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Other Posts Associated With This Tour

• A Caribbean Experience: Feeding Wild Iguanas
• Cruise Port Excursion: Snorkeling – Prince Albert Wreck
• Amazing Animal Encounter with a Wild Three-Toed Sloth
• 2 Different Capuchin Monkey Encounters in Roatan, Honduras

As always, all footage and opinions are my own.

• 2 Different Capuchin Monkey Encounters in Roatan, Honduras - 2018
• Cruise Port Excursion: Snorkeling - Prince Albert Wreck (Roatán, Honduras) - 2018
• A Caribbean Experience: Feeding Wild Iguanas (Roatan, Honduras) - 2018