Snuba Excursion - Have you been on one? - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

Big4Chaps · 07-26-2005, 12:50 PM

Has anyone ever taken a snuba excursion? Our ship doesn't offer one, but I see that there is one by a company that will either take you to St. John or St. Thomas. So, I'm trying to find more about each one. Has anyone ever done one of these?

Chudley · 07-26-2005, 01:12 PM

I'd like to hear from someone on this topic, also

Lightshine · 08-05-2005, 09:42 PM

Snuba sounds like a blast...I would love to know where it is offered...

Chudley · 08-05-2005, 09:44 PM

Hi Lightshine, most of the ships excursions are offering it now in the caribbean. Plus is you do a search on snuba you'll find more. I want to do it also

GFL · 08-07-2005, 02:49 AM

I was just checking out some websites and snuba looks really neat. (and I originally thought it was just a typo !!!)

canarymoon · 08-07-2005, 09:55 AM

This is something I have been itching to try, too.

(Of course it is... it involves immersing yourself in the caribbean!)

whitehme · 08-24-2005, 10:18 PM

What is snuba basically? Is it a way to pump surface air down or is it simply a long tube to a float for air?

Lightsluvr · 08-24-2005, 10:37 PM

A Snuba is a weighted bell-type helmet that you wear on your head. It seems to rest on your shoulders. Air is pumped from the surface into the helmet. You can descend and walk around with the helmet in place. That's all I know.

Lightsluvr

Big4Chaps · 08-25-2005, 11:50 AM

We signed up for snuba thru www.visnuba.com for the first week in Sept. in St. Thomas. The cruise ship wasn't offering this as a shore excursion. I'm sooooo excited about it. According to the pictures, it looks like we will not have a helmet, but will have an airhose (the main air will be in a boat floating along with us.). Other than that, it looks very similiar to snorkeling. The airhose will allow us to dive to up to 20' or to our comfort zone. I'll let everyone know all about it when we return. Looks like so far, no one on these threads has ever tried it.