Aruba & Curacao Excursion Suggestions

[Neesa]

Looked through the RCCL offerings and nothing made me go WOW! Is there any excursion you would recommend as well as the vendor that offered it? Thanks so much in advance, going in November 2020. 

[betatke1480]

We did the sunset cruise in Aruba and it was amazing.  I believe it had been booked through RC, but it was on the Freedom GC.  

[AshleyDillo]

We did an 8-hour ATV rental through through Viatour which was sourced out to Roadrunner Aruba.  Basically it served as a rental car for the day as you can drive it on the streets.  They helped us map out tons of things to see and it was super easy.  Aruba has beaches but also has caves and some fantastic off-road sites to see that you need an offroading vehicle to get to.  We hit up lots of places and were on our own schedule and agenda.  We didn't get to use the full 8 hours since we had to be back for that Sunset Cruise that @betatke1480 mentioned, but it was super easy to pick up and drop off the vehicle right outside of the port.  

The Sunset Cruise was great too but I think the group we had on board had a lot to do with it!

[mrp4352]

We booked a room at the Aruba Renaissance to have access to their private island for the day.  They'll still allow you to go to the island even if your room isn't ready. The island is beautiful and the flamingos are very friendly. 

[MO & LO on the go!]

We did these two in February 2020.  We enjoyed them both.  The trikes in Aruba were not RCCL but the cave and beach in Curacao were RCCL.  The walking around at the shops in Curacao was a short walk from the pier.  Hope this helps

 

 

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[fa-li]

This is from awhile ago but I'm scrolling back looking for something else and figured I might as well add my $ .02 for future reference.  We've done tours with VIP Curacao both times we've visited the island, and they are some of our favorite port memories ever.  Get in touch with Edo and he will custom craft a perfect day for you.  One day we hiked up the mountain and then snorkeled with turtles, got lunch at an amazing local place, and got a great island tour.  The other trip, we saw whatever we had missed the first visit, including the bat caves and snorkeling the sunken tugboat.  Plus a walking tour of the mural district, which was so cool.  And another great lunch.  You get a private guide in their personal car, giving you their full attention for the day and doing whatever interests you, with tons of interesting info about the island.

Really can't say enough good things about this company.  http://www.viptourscuracao.com/

[cruisellama]

On 3/13/2020 at 5:38 PM, Neesa said:

Looked through the RCCL offerings and nothing made me go WOW! Is there any excursion you would recommend as well as the vendor that offered it? Thanks so much in advance, going in November 2020. 

But you can wear a WOW band on your wrist.

[sandc4e]

2nd vote for Trikes Aruba - great excursion, great hosts and you see lots of the island.  In Curacao we did the Santa Barbara Beach Resort (All Inclusive) but I don't know if they have reopened since covid.

Good luck

S

[cruisellama]

We did the Harley rental in Aruba.   We were the only couple to have a reservation on that day,  so had a personal tour with our guide.   We saw pretty much the whole island. and visited a nice resort near baby beach.  If you ride motorcycles - its a great experience.