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Snorkel and explore the underwater landscapes with the Jolly Pirates

PALM BEACH — Jolly Pirates Snorkeling feet are wet, your fins become easier to
cruises are the perfect way to appreciate slide on. Small flutter kicks will propel you
Aruba’s underwater environment, the is- through as you glide comfortable in the
land’s pristine ocean and gain a sense of water. You’ll see a lot of cool things under-
discovery. water, this will help you focus. A relaxed
snorkeler get more pleasure out of snorkel-
Snorkel Tips from Experts ing.
The best snorkeling tips are those that are
given to you by experts. The key to enjoy The Jolly Pirates crew encourages all snor-
a day of snorkeling is to be relaxed and kelers, regardless of their swimming abili-
comfortable. Always start with adjusting ties to wear a flotation device. Aruba’s
your mask. The secret is to simply hold your clear waters afford snorkelers incredible
mask to your face and breathe in through visibility at shallow colorful reef areas and
your nose. Your mask fits perfectly, if it can with a little practice, you can swim along
stay in place without holding it. Once the marine life and visit other colorful sites,
you have the proper fit, you can adjust close to Aruba’s shoreline.
the strap to fit snug at the widest area of
your head. Pulling your hair back, will keep You can choose for a morning or after-
the seal tight and water will not leak in. If noon snorkel cruise with the Jolly Pirates
you have a moustache you can try put- and view the 400ft WWII Shipwreck An-
ting some lip balm or Vaseline below your tilla. Resting on her portside, the sunken
nose. treasure, encrusted in fascinating corals is
home to oodles of sea critters. Equipped
Before you get in the ocean, try some sim- with mask, snorkel and fins – enthusiastic
ple, relaxed breathing through your snor- Jolly Pirates guests twice daily can tour the
kel. Once you’re in the ocean you will feel amazing wreck, immersed in WWII history.
there’s enough pressure to seal the mask
making it unnecessary to pull your strap Meet new friends, swing from a rope, swim
overly tight. in the turquoise Caribbean sea, sunbathe
on teak decks and enjoy an unlimited
As a rule, you should always put your fins open bar and a BBQ feast with jolliest pi-
on, when you’re in the water. Once your rates of the Caribbean.q