My family & I visited Aruba on the Carnival Valor in Feb. 2012. We were especially looking forward to snorkeling in Aruba to visit the WWII Antilla wreck. This was to be the highlight of our trip for our WWII history buff son. After several e-mails with the Captain, Jethro Gestercamp, and reading reviews on this site, we chose the... More

3 hours on the large cataraman with a one hour stop for easy snorkeling. Snacks,drinks and fresh fruit on board. Price for 2 of us..$65.00 Jethro and his crew were great and the boat wasn't crammed with people. If you want to relax in the sun and ocean breeze and swim with some tropical fish, do this! If you want... More

We found the Octopus Sailing Charter on Tripadvisor and decided to try it due to all the great reviews. We were not disappointed at all! It met all our expectations and more. My kids are 10 and 13 and it was a perfect first snorkling trip for them. They had a great time! Perfect amount of time (2 1/2 hours)... More

Sailed and snorkeled with Jethro for the 3rd time this past week and will be heading out with The Octopus again this evening for the Sunset Cruise. Although there are plenty of other choices for Sailing/Snorkeling, The Octopus is the most intimate, relaxing, and enjoyable choice on the island. Jethro and crew are friendly, attentive, outgoing and hilarious. In addition... More

Great snorkeling trip!!! Two times with Captain Jethro and Jeff. A small group and and the crew is personal ,professional and reasonable. Jethro immediately answers email and confirms and meets at the Holiday Inn Pier on time. Offers breakfast breads and drinks when aboard, gets out there before the bigger commercial snorkel tours so no crowds, lunch consisted of fresh... More

Had a great time on the Octopus! Easy to book. Friendly, personable and professional crew. Only about 14 people on the cruise which made it feel like sailing with friends! We'd never snorkeled before but felt really comfortable because the staff was super patient and helpful and taught us just what to do. Had delicious sandwiches and fruit and they... More

Jethro and Jeff provided a wonderful experience for my friends and I. My friend arranged over email after reading reviews here and we were so delighted. We had a lovely time sailing, great snorkeling and were served a great lunch, fruit and drinks. Jethro even gave us crocheted octopus ornaments his mother made as a gift. We had such a... More

The booking experience was really easy with just one phonecall. This is a small scale operation,we were with only 16 guests onboard. The atmosphere was friendly and casual, and I felt very secure wtith the quality of life vests and equipment for my kids ( 6 and 9) This is charter that you will share with a couple small groups,... More

We were in Aruba for a day via the Carnival Miracle. After exploring our options for snorkeling, we decided to take the snorkel tour with Jethro on the Octopus. His boat is not the fanciest choice, but he pays great attention to giving you your money's worth. Our tour only had 10 people on it, 6 were from our group.... More