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Jessie James Cruises Bermuda
A Top Snorkeling Boat Tour
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Captain Jimmy of Jessie James Cruises Bermuda has a fast RIB boat that gets you to the coral reef in about 25 minutes.
He covers three snorkeling locations plus a short glass-bottom excursion in about three hours.
Jimmy begins with a short beach snorkel for the beginners then zooms offshore to either Eastern Blue cut or Western Blue cut or Chub head breakers. This depends on the weather conditions and his own mood.
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While you will certainly pass by some lovely coastline on the way, this Jessie James Cruises Bermuda tour is really meant for sheer snorkeling enjoyment. My family and I love this tour every time we plan for yet another offshore snorkeling by boat.
Jimmy received "The Activities & Attractions” award in 2007 and subsequently "Best of the Best” award from Department of Tourism for years of outstanding service to both visitors and locals.
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Jessie James Boat-Pisces
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The boat, PISCES, is a 31 feet fiberglass boat with glass bottom. It has a capacity of 16 persons.
This used to be a U.S coast guard boat.
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This boat from Jessie James Cruises is relatively small and fast, and gets you to three snorkeling points one after the other quite quickly. You are able to snorkel three times in three different locations in a single cruise. Here is usually how the time is spent during this snorkeling cruise:
First 35 Minutes of Jessie James Cruises tour: Island / Beach area snorkeling. This is at King's Point, located at the western end of the island, close to Cambridge Beaches. Even though this is only a beginner's swim at shallow water, you can still see a lot of coral (brain, fan, etc.) and colorful fish like parrot fish, bream, groupers and maybe even a barracuda.
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HMS Vixen Shipwreck
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This is followed by a glass bottom excursion around the partially submerged shipwreck HMS Vixen.
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They feed the fish. The fishes can be seen clearly all around the boat and through the glass bottom. We also saw lots of turtles in this area.
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Next 45 Minutes:
Two Shipwrecks - The Constellation, sunk is 1943 and The Montana wreck, sunk in 1863 sit in 15 to 18 feet of water at Western Blue Cut. This is at the northern side of the island. These are great snorkeling areas.
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Sometimes captain Jimmy may decide to cover an alternate wreck — the Darlington that was sunk in 1886.
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Next 40 Minutes: Beautiful coral reef / sea garden - Located close to Western Blue Cut.
This is in about 8 feet of water, where the corals and fish would be practically within arms reach of the surface.
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As part of the tour cost, snorkeling gear is provided by Jessie James Cruises. They also have life jackets for non-swimmers.
The boat PISCES departs from The Flagpole, which is located at Front Street, in the City of Hamilton. There is a stage/bandstand with canopy, where the largest Bermuda flag is flying. If you go behind the stage, look over the dock into the water, you will see the boat PISCES / Jessie James Cruises.
It is best to book Jessie James Cruises well in advance as the capacity is small and there is a lot of demand for this cruise. Rate is $65 per person. You can request reservation by e-mailing to jessiejames@northrock.bm or telephone (441) 236-4804.
Visitors Stories and Reviews
An experience and review of Jessie James snorkeling tour in Bermuda, by a visitor.
By Greg Bielat - a tourist in Bermuda
My family just experienced the Jessie James Snorkeling trip July 6th. We got our money's worth of snorkeling - shipwrecks, fish and sea gardens. Loved the small boat and small number of people on board as compared to the larger boat tours. It was nice to learn about local facts from Jessie and Dominic. For the not too strong swimmers, noodles were given out to float with. Boat ride was fun. The boat even has a small bathroom on board if necessary.
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