Loopner Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'm wondering if anyone knows how popular dolphin excursions are. We're traveling during Thanksgiving week and I'm given to think that its a popular time. We hadn't planned on telling my son until summer but I do want his input on the excursions. I'd hate for popular excursions to already be sold out. Any thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Despite the high price tag, dolphin excursions are usually pretty popular. Which port were you planning on doing this in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopner Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Despite the high price tag, dolphin excursions are usually pretty popular. Which port were you planning on doing this in? We pull into Costa Maya and Cozumel. I have not heard good things about the Costa Maya experience, so I guess Cozumel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 We pull into Costa Maya and Cozumel. I have not heard good things about the Costa Maya experience, so I guess Cozumel. Cozumel's dolphin experiences are definitely superior. RC offers some excursions as well as third party offerings too. There's Dolphin Discovery and dolphinaris.com Loopner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopner Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Cozumel's dolphin experiences are definitely superior. RC offers some excursions as well as third party offerings too. There's Dolphin Discovery and dolphinaris.com Have you been to either? It seems like RC only offers excursions to Chankanaab. And is Dolphin Discovery also at the same location? Have you been to Dolphinaris? How far is it from the port? The only thing that's not thrilling me is their cancellation policy. It apears they only give credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSMGreg Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 I did Dolphin Discovery with grandkids a year ago on a Disney cruise. (Sorry, did I mention grandkids?) It was a great one time experience and would highly recommend it. You get to interact with the dolphins under trainer supervision and the dolphins actually push you around the lagoon. Pretty cool stuff. A word of caution. Our five year old was afraid of the dolphins. Probably look pretty big to a little one. Also, picture taking is pretty restricted. They want to sell their own picture packages. My son-in-law was so far away that he couldn't get any decent photos. If you want to buy pictures, bring lots of money. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 My son and I did the Royal Swim at Dolphin Discovery in Cozumel (Chankanaab) three years ago. At the time, they sold videos of the various activities that we did with the dolphins. Here we are during our experience. Dolphin Discovery - Royal Swim Matt and Loopner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSMGreg Posted February 2, 2015 Report Share Posted February 2, 2015 Fascinating. This is the same location where we went. I recognize the buildings. The activities with the dolphins were different though but looks like you all had a great time! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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