Where to go for snorkeling?

[Anonymous]

The Florida Keys has amazing snorkeling. Fly into Miami and head out. My husband grew up in Miami and loves to remind me how most Americans overlook the Keys for first class snorkeling. We went to Cozumel in recent years and the snorkeling was ok, but not nearly as good as the Keys

https://floridatrippers.com/best-snorkeling-in-the-florida-keys/

[Anonymous]

Part of Cayman’s appeal is being able to dive or snorkel from shore. However, the snorkeling in Belize was better. And the boat rides were very short. I think age 7 is better than age 6 for those locations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one the finds boat snorkeling easier with kids than beach snorkeling? They take you right to a nice calm place, you have snorkel vests and noodles to float along with, the water is deep enough you’re not scratching your knees. With beach snorkeling you need to worry about seaweed, breakers, rocks, and there no helpful boat person there to help out if you want.
A lot of the snorkel boats also have slides, rope swings, snacks, etc.

My very first experience with snorkeling was from a boat, near Key West in fact, and it was great, but my friend on the same trip struggled the whole time with his mask. I've since gone on many snorkeling trips and introduced many family and friends to it. I think for a novice, the appeal of snorkeling from shore is the ability to stand in the water and adjust the mask as needed. Many first timers don't feel comfortable breathing through a tube or don't know how to properly fit the mask, so they fiddle with the equipment before getting used to it. It's a lot easier doing that from the shore. My parents never got the hang of breathing through the tube, so I just got them swimming goggles and they were able to see lots of fish at Roatan, which is ideal for beginners.