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Jolly Pirates will teach you to Snorkel:
Discover a WWII Shipwreck and View Underwater Landscapes
MALMOK - Too much a by the popular ship’s open day snorkeling tours with
good thing, is a great thing bar. Get fed up with a BBQ. Jolly Pirates.
aboard a Jolly Pirates If you’ve never tried snor-
Cruise. Meet new friends. For more than twenty keling, the crew will make it
Swing from a rope, pirate- years, enthusiastic tourists easy for you with a proper
style. Swim and snorkel in have learned to appreci- fitting mask, snorkel, fins
the turquoise Caribbean. ate the beauty of Aruba’s and floatation device a
Sunbathe on teak decks underwater environment, few tips.
or enjoy the ample shade aboard full day and half Start with adjusting your
mask correctly by sim-
ply holding your mask
against your face. Breath
in through your nose. Your
mask fits perfectly, if it can
stay in place without hold-
ing it.
Once you have the proper
fit, you can adjust the strap
to fit snug at the widest
area of your head. Pull your
hair back to keep the seal
tight.
Before you get in the With a bit of practice, you
ocean, it is suggested that will soon swim confidently
guests will try some simple, among marine life, that
relaxed breathing through call Malmok their home.
their snorkel. Then once in Under the watchful eyes,
the ocean you will feel that of experts you will view the
there’s enough pressure to awesome 400ft WWII Ship-
seal your mask. Also, it’s wreck Antilla which rests
recommended to put fins gently on her portside. Im-
on, when you are in the mersed in WWII history, the
water. sunken treasure is encrust-
Once your feet are wet, ed in fascinating corals,
your fins become easier to and oodles of sea critters.
slide on. Small flutter kicks Sign up today at Jolly Pi-
will propel you through rates nifty gift shop at
Aruba’s underwater play- MooMba Beach.
ground as you glide com- You can tear out the val-
fortably . You’ll see a lot of ue added coupons in the
amazing marine life under Aruba Today newspaper or
the water, and this will help take advantage of online
you relax and focus. Soon discounts up to 20% sav-
you will learn that a relaxed ings when your reserve at –
snorkeler has more plea- www.jolly-pirates.com
sure out of snorkeling. Don’t forget to bring your
The Jolly Pirates crew en- re-usable cup or purchase
courages all snorkelers, re- one at the Jolly Pirates gift
gardless of their swimming shop, while the supply lasts.
ability to wear a proper flo- Jolly Pirates continues to
tation device in the water. encourage individual par-
Aruba’s clear waters afford ticipation by helping to
snorkelers incredible visibil- support environmental ef-
ity. forts with the purchase of a
Colorful schools of fish dart “Save the Reefs” bracelet
in and out of the flora and and participating, togeth-
fauna in the shallow reef er, in using reusable cups
areas along the coastline. and bags. q
