Calm Water and Beautiful Sand Ideas Requested

[MtnSeaGirl]

My DH and I will be doing a B2B in late April/early May for our 30th anniversary.  Been stalking the boards to find ideas for the ABC Islands for the 2nd leg of our journey on the Carnival Horizon.  We are looking for rather calm beautiful water and  fine sand like Myrtle Beach or Antiqua.   Neither of us scuba as I almost drowned in a pool as a child.  Give me a swim vest, and I'll go anywhere ABOVE the water.  Snorkeling is difficult as the times we have tried this has mostly been in waves pounding over my head and having to jump from the boat ( he politely handed me down  LOL  ).  I know. I'm a hopeless wimp, right?  Last time in Aruba, we took the local bus for fun and I parasailed on my 50th BD.  That was amazing.  Changing boats in the middle of the water was no problem.  ( that was the system they had; one boat takes you out, the other boat is where you "sail" from ).   Curacao was our port to walk around and just enjoy last time.  We did not go to Bonaire.  We would like to find a nice beach for a couple hours to enjoy and make those wonderful memories of a lifetime. All help is appreciated so I thank you in advance.  I am also curious if anyone has ever tried SNUBA.  Seems expensive for the 30 minutes you are actually under water, but with a cord that I know I can follow to get back up may allow me to see the colorful fish. My dream is one of those sea turtles that is not behind glass at a museum or zoo.   May just help overcome the fear of not being able to surface which is my fear of scuba.  I had to laugh in St Thomas as I was renting snorkel gear.  I wanted a swim vest. The young man behind the counter was so sweet.  He laughed and said "Lady, I can take your money but you have to try pretty hard to drown in the salt water here."   PS  I can swim but would not win any races or awards for it.  I actually love the water.   I will also post this on Aruba and Curacao pages.  TY again.   

[greatestvalue]

On 2/7/2023 at 1:33 PM, MtnSeaGirl said:

Snorkeling is difficult as the times we have tried this has mostly been in waves pounding over my head and having to jump from the boat

This is so me, so you are not alone.   My poor DH gets really nervous when Im in the water, because he knows how much I panic.  Hope you were able to follow the cord, and see the beautiful fish.  We are going to ABC Islands in 2 weeks, and I still dont plan on doing the snorkeling.  Im just not ready yet, and to not panic. Someday....

 

[mrmj59]

Just came back from ABC islands, I would say Sorobon beach would be a good choice.  Many cruisers took a cab as it's only 15 minutes from the port - we drove ourselves.  Soft sand and shallow beach - you can walk out a long way and it is still waist high.  With 2 cruises in port, it was a busy beach.

[Itchy&Scratchy]

On 2/7/2023 at 4:33 PM, MtnSeaGirl said:

We are looking for rather calm beautiful water and  fine sand

 

On 10/24/2023 at 1:18 PM, mrmj59 said:

I would say Sorobon beach would be a good choice. 

I know they sailed last year, but for future cruisers looking for shallow, calm water and sand - Sorobon beach for sure.

 

If the beach club is very busy and has no loungers left, all you have to do is walk past this sign on the beach (to your left if you are looking at the water) 

 

 

and you will discover a long stretch of a completely empty but still sandy beach: