Choosing Your Catamaran Sail

Seasons And Timing

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Planning

Sea And Hurricane Season

Trade winds, swell patterns, hurricane season timing and what refund wording means for your catamaran booking.

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Planning

Sunset Time By Month

How Aruba sunset shifts month to month, and the sail that matches each season.

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Planning

Best Time To Visit

When to sail Aruba: calm-season windows, wind months, prices and crowds, month by month.

By Sailing Time

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Experiences

Snorkel Tour Guide

Stops, prices, gear and sea conditions on Aruba's catamaran snorkel sails, compared.

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Experiences

Sunset Cruise

Timing, inclusions, piers and prices for an Aruba sunset sail on a catamaran.

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Experiences

Private Charters

Private catamaran charters in Aruba, from $1,399 per group, compared with shared sails.

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Experiences

Snorkeling Boat Tours

Catamaran snorkel sails compared against other boat options, with the sites each reaches.

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Experiences

Dolphin Catamaran

The Delphi Watersports Dolphin Catamaran snorkel and sail, explained stop by stop.

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Experiences

Party Catamaran Sails

Open bar, music, and sunset: what an Aruba party catamaran sail includes and costs.

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Experiences

Dinner Cruises

Catamaran dinner sails in Aruba, with prices and tour options compared side by side.

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Tours

Adults-Only Cruises

Which Aruba catamaran sails are adults-only or child-light, and what they cost.

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Experiences

Antilla Shipwreck

Where the wreck sits, which catamarans actually stop there, and what snorkelers should expect.

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Experiences

Boat Snorkeling

Boat-only snorkel sites, what you see at each stop, and how Aruba's catamaran snorkel sails compare.

Prices, Safety And Getting There

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Logistics

Catamaran Tour Cost

What Aruba catamaran tours really cost, from $50 sunset sails to $2,500 private charters.

Tour Combos

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Comparison

Best Catamaran

Match the right catamaran tour to your group, budget and itinerary with this decision frame.

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Combos

Boat Tours Compared

Catamaran vs speedboat vs sailboat vs trimaran, with real prices and stops.

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Combos

Catamaran Vs Trimaran

Octopus is a trimaran, not a catamaran: here is how the hulls differ and what to sail instead.

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Comparison

Rental Vs Catamaran

Crewed catamaran or self-drive rental in Aruba: costs, licences and what the day looks like.

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Experiences

Cruise Passengers

Fitting a catamaran sail into one Aruba port day: timing, piers, prices and the return-to-ship buffer.

On The Day: What To Bring And Expect

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On-The-Day

What To Bring

Sunscreen law, towels, tips and check-in: exactly what to pack for an Aruba catamaran day.

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Experiences

Seasickness Guide

Catamaran stability, calm seats, timing and remedies for nervous sailors in Aruba.

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Planning

Tours With Kids

Pick a short, calm catamaran sail with gear, food and a swim stop for kids.

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Experiences

Tipping Guide

Crew tip norms for Aruba catamaran tours, cash logistics and what is already included.

Planning Your Trip

Clear turquoise water along a sandy Aruba beach with a catamaran anchored offshore under an afternoon sky

Planning

ED Card And Entry

Who needs the ED Card and what it covers, and what documents US, UK and Canadian visitors should carry.

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Planning

Aruba Excursions

What Aruba excursions cost, where they leave from and how to pick one.

Wide white sand beach in Aruba with calm turquoise water and divi trees along the shore

Planning

Best Beaches

Eagle Beach, Palm Beach and the quiet coves beyond, compared.

Wide white sand beach with divi divi trees and calm turquoise water along the coast

Planning

Eagle Beach Guide

Why Eagle Beach ranks among the world's best beaches, and how to see it from a catamaran.

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Planning

Free In Aruba

Free beaches, free snorkeling from shore and the cheapest catamaran sails on the island.

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Planning

Oranjestad Cruise Port

Port-day planning for Oranjestad: which sails fit your hours and what is walkable from the ship.

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Planning

Things To Do

How to plan a full Aruba week with a catamaran day as the anchor of the itinerary.

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Planning

Water Sports In Aruba

Parasailing and jet skiing in Aruba, and how to pair them with a catamaran snorkel sail or sunset cruise.

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