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[gardener]

My husband and I will be crusing to Hawaii in Sept. We are interested in the Molokinl &turtle arches snorkel tour. Has anyone done this at this time of year? If so, how were the currents and water temp. We have not done much snorkeling and would not want to be scared off from a great experience. This site has given us so much information before, hope this works.

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[spleen93]

There are usually very little currents in the area of Molokini and Turtle Town/Coral Gardens area because they're protected areas from the wind. You should be OK from that standpoint. Temperature may be a little cool in September - some snorkel tour operators offer wet suits for people snorkeling - you may want to inquire about this. Water temperatures may be as cold as 72-75 which may or may not be too cold for you to swim in depending on your cold tolerance and where you're from. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

They usually have experts in the water helping people snorkel - I would go for it!

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[gardener]

Thank you so much spleen!! I feel like a celebrity has answered my question, we are from Maine still do not like cold water(old bones) I will ask about the wet suits but am very releived about the currents, think I will change our IOa Needle tour to this one. Thanks again.I too love this site with you and all of the other hawaiians letting us know all about your wonderful state We are very excited about our visit and this site keeps us wound right up!!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

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[spleen93]

Not a problem. Just remember if the wind acts up or the water is rough, the snorkel companies usually reserve the right to divert from Molokini and to head towards calmer waters instead ... so you may be foiled in your attempt to reach Molokini. This happened to us once ... but we still had a good time!

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[gardener]

Hey, we will be on vacation in Hawaii, how could we not have a good time. Thanks for the info, I did book the trip and others on our ship are now doing it too. Just have a hard time with this waiting thing!!! [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_cool.gif[/img]

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