Port Guide: Bonaire - Everything We Think You Should Know Before You Go! - ParoDeeJay

[@raffykock5545]

Now you did not pronounce correctly. Its difficult for english speakers but it sounds more like "DYKE". KRAAHL-UHN-DYKE. Ina rime: I like to bike in kralendike,

[@parodeejay]

Aha, having been to quite a few places in The Netherlands since recording this port guide, our pronunciation has perhaps improved a bit over the years!! :P

[@shoptease]

I just booked a 8 day cruise and going to this place. Also Aruba. You guys have so much great info.

[@TheFlox12]

There is a free nice beach with small pier just next to the South Pier where your ship docked. When you walk off the pier on your right. Nice to swim and snorkel

[@jackiebyers3424]

Sadly, when I just Googled "Bonaire Vista Tours", I saw the dreaded words in red letters: "PERMANENTLY CLOSED". Boo!

[@maryroberts2099]

Bonaire Vista Tours is permanently closed

[@parodeejay]

Yes, it appears that the pandemic may have shut them down, sadly!!

[@MrAggriffin3]

You are mispronouncing Bonaire. It is pronounced bone and air.

[@drummerdude4696]

We will be heading there on the Sunshine out of Charleston December 2021. It would be great if yall happen to be able to go too!

[@decius2198]

Same here, see you then.

[@allenmyers8568]

Kralendijk is pronounced with a long "i". dijk is dike in Dutch.

[@lisanuzzo7667]

Thank You! God willing we will be in the ACB islands this November. Thank You for your Port Guide, since I was struggling with Bonaire - we dont snorkel.

[@parodeejay]

Awesome! There's a good bit of shopping, and of course seeing the highlights of the island. It's a fantastic snorkel spot, but there's still enough going on if you're not into that. :D

[@philipdouglas5911]

Your pronunciation of Kralendijk is wrong. Its Dutch and should be pronounced KralendYk. Ij = Y.

[@kathymills1959]

Had bad weather in Jan so we ended up just doing a quick shopping look/see then back on the ship. Going in October (fingers crossed!!!) with the LLL/SAST group cruise so excited to see your recommendations - thanks!!!

[@parodeejay]

Awesome, hope you have a great next visit!! :D

[@pennylawson9660]

We loved Bonaire. We rented the golf carts from Bonaire Cruisers. It was Great exploring the island that way.

[@parodeejay]

Nice! I know golf carts are the popular choice!! :D

[@bruciethecuz9031]

Thanks guys for this trip down memory lane from our cruise in 2016. Bonaire was delightful. Our friends did the drift snorkel while we did the same highlights van tour in your video, but with Shore Excursions Group. Well worth it. A friendly, pleasant island and we ended up with a bottle of cactus liqueur from Cadushy! A great port day! 👍👍👍

[@parodeejay]

Oh nice, you got to check out their local liqueur? Nice! Everybody talks about Blue Curacao, but I'd never heard about Bonaire's until we did our tour, hah... such a fun experience!! :D

[@shazshaz8821]

I don’t want to snorkel😩😩 each to their own I suppose ..

[@arnoldfuntimeanimations7627]

I assume credit card is acceptable there?

[@parodeejay]

Sure, most places accept credit cards, and you don't have to worry with money conversion that way!! :D

[@javieraponte964]

When we get to Bonaire Vista Tour do we had to pre paid a reservation or you just walk to them and pay the tour?

[@parodeejay]

Bonaire Vista shut down during the pandemic, sadly. We recently showed a Bonaire island tour with Shekhinah Tours, but we would definitely recommend reserving ahead of time!!

[@lemmieklein6055]

Just booked a cruise for the ABC Islands March 2023. First time for us and first time on your videos. Great info, I'm writing down some of your tips of vendors and things we might do. Love snorkeling, do you take your own equipment or rent there? Thanks for all of your tips.

[@parodeejay]

Nice! We travel with our own equipment. Hope you have a great time planning your fun!! :D

[@mrsliz8237]

We loved Bonaire. We rented golf carts from Bonaire Cruisers and drove the island, we saw everything it was awesome! I highly recommend.

[@parodeejay]

Yesssss, that's a name we always hear, Bonaire Cruisers. Looks like a fun day for sure!! :D

[@celtics20078]

That was good talking about Bonaire as Port guide that when you were in the Carnival Sunshine now you need to do the Port Guide of Carnival Sunshine home port Charleston Sc

[@parodeejay]

Sadly, we haven't had time to really explore Charleston any of the times we're been there recently. We'll have to dig a little deeper at some point in the future!!

[@kyliegarrett9442]

Can’t wait to cruise there someday!!!!! ❤️

[@alexisun]

Came across this video as I'm planning my own trip at the end of this year. The ABC islands are a province of Holland (the Dutch). As a native Dutch person I'll help you with the pronounciation of Kralendijk. You say Kralend*ck, it's pronounced as Kralendeik (the "ij" is spoken as "ei" and the "a" as in apple). Hope it helps :)

[@jennifersheets6956]

If you go to Klein Bonaire through Caribe do you have to take your own snorkel gear?

[@parodeejay]

They had snorkel gear for rent on the water taxi for an additional $5, but Dee always travels with her own!! :P

[@CCRSCCA]

Hey from the other end of NC from y'all! We're going in Nov on the Breeze. Thanks for the video. You guys always do a great job!!

[@parodeejay]

Thankee thankee!! :D

[@lindseybowman2861]

We used Bonaire Vista Tours in 2017 & their service has always been great! Bonaire shopping and dining is one of our favorite in the Caribbean, especially if you are looking for something outside of your typical D.I. Lots of fun, unique stores with cute items for your home. If you love wooden signs and anything flamingo this is your place!

[@parodeejay]

How awesome! We loved seeing so much of the island with Bonaire Vista. We love how easy it is to walk around the port area there, and there's so many shops, restaurants... all sorts of cute places to browse!! :D

[@aandpforme]

I want to go to Bonaire so bad!!! Awesome vid. Thank you. Currently working to learn the Wobble!

[@parodeejay]

Soon you'll be able to wobble all over Bonaire, maybe? :D

[@nancylee908]

A Southern Caribbean cruise is our favorite in the Caribbean Islands. Bonaire is our very favorite for many of the same reasons you have mentioned. Thanks so much for another informative Port Guide. Awesome series!

[@parodeejay]

We love a good southern itinerary... our favorite!! :D

[@l.faraday8767]

We’ll be going back a second time in 2022. We loved Bonaire. Pronounced Bone air.

[@florianvriezen1656]

In the dutch you just say bo-ne-re

[@allisonpolidore2825]

Yeah such a great video. We will be in bonaire on the magic late aug! Hopefully 🤞

[@parodeejay]

Our favorite island! Fingers crossed, hope you have a great visit!! :D

[@living4himga]

Dee have you been back to Bonaire and snorkeled at the steps?

[@parodeejay]

Not yet! We did a tour that stopped by there and we could see turtles in the water below though. Looks like an awesome spot!! :D

[@shilarose7928]

Hi guys and thank you both so much for all of these vlogs, they are helping me so much. However, do you happen to have any info on la romana? I’ve searched for about an hour and can’t find anything on your page.

[@parodeejay]

No, we’ve never been, sadly! We hope to eventually though!! :D

[@shilarose7928]

@@parodeejay hopefully we will be there for the day in January 🤞🏽🤞🏽 I’ll take some pictures for y’all 😁

[@stacysramek7386]

we love the ABC islands we were there on the Carnival Horizon

[@parodeejay]

Southern Caribbean is always our favorite!! :D

[@NicholeAndree-hm3vk]

do you bring your own snorkel gear

[@parodeejay]

We do indeed!! :D

[@gcprost]

I watched your video because some friends of ours inherited some property in Bonaire. They are going to clean out the property so it can be sold or rented and they asked us to join them for a couple of weeks. We are not really cruise ship people although we have done an Alaskan cruise and a river boat cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. I enjoyed your video.

[@vallejo53]

We embark there on Celebrity Equinox on 9/14. Thanks for the video.

[@clarencemarquez8134]

Hi Dee and Jay. I just wanted to say THANK YOU!! I will be boarding the Carnival Horizon in 4 days and I will be looking for "Snorkeling." 😎🤸‍♂️

[@juliemiglioranzi7769]

I did

[@l.faraday8767]

Cruised to Bonaire and Curacao in 2020 on Princess, it will be on the itinerary in 2023, Bonaire and Aruba this time.

[@jameshchetwyndjr9739]

Hear Bonaire best snorkeling in world, been snorkeling once Bonaire on January 15 epic cruise

[@callumgalla7165]

Hi, loved the vid are you allowed to fish around off the shore or anywhere around the island?

[@parodeejay]

We've never done it, and I've read all sorts of conflicting reports online, but it appears that you can fish from shore as long as you aren't spearfishing. That being said, folks mention time and time again how the fishing isn't ideal from such a rocky shore with so many snorkelers and divers that you might end up hooking, hah... The main resources to look into are apparently the Bonaire National Marine Park, who have published some guidelines here: www.infobonaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BNMP-Dos-donts.pdf

[@patriciawightman4561]

Absolutely not. The entire island is a marine sanctuary. Fishing is for commercial fisherman only who use their catch to support their families. No spearfishing either. If you need to kill go somewhere else please.

[@anniealaska5091]

Our favorite port too, as we are also snorkelers.

[@parodeejay]

Such amazing snorkeling there... love it!! :D

[@zachphil0405]

Thank you both for all the info! We are going that way in spring of 23. Have you heard anything about the Bonaire by Harley expedition? We are signed up to that and looking for opinions. We thoroughly enjoy your videos and happy sailings.

[@garysteinhagen9912]

going on the horizon in jan 22, good info, what kind of prices by the private tours

[@parodeejay]

We don't normally put the pricing in the videos since it's subject to change over time, but looking at the websites right now, the island tour we did with Bonaire Vista Tours is $35/pp and the water taxi with Caribe Watersport is $20/pp.

[@rocketman9919]

I will be on the same cruise as you are. Good question.

[@garysteinhagen9912]

@@parodeejay thank you. at least i have a fee to start with. took a private island tour of grand turk 2 yrs ago and it was 1/2 what Carnival charged. love your channel

[@corgimom1626]

Loved Bonaire! Thanks for the video

[@parodeejay]

Our favorite island... love it!! :D

[@breannadebrecht8878]

I love this video so much! Thank you for making! This has helped so much!

[@pamdfromtennessee5075]

How safe did you feel on the ABC islands? I want to go badly!

[@parodeejay]

They felt like some of the safest places we've been to... I'd say Bonaire felt the safest, closely followed by Curacao. Aruba wasn't too bad, so I'd still put it on the "safe" scale below the other two, hah...

[@kirareed1865]

I've been to A/C solo several times flying in and on cruises. I've felt safe and was out at night til 11pm by myself. Always lots of people out.

[@jjwagner595]

Great job! We visit Oct. 2022. Texas out…Peace!

[@debbieberkers1061]

Thank you for recommending our golf carts!!! ❤

[@HeatherWilson03510]

so it is pronounced kralenDYKE

[@davegink9222]

What side of the road do they drive on in Bonaire? Is it easy to rent a car for a day?

[@ronr3379]

Bonaire Vista Tours appears to be permanently closed. Ever had any experience with Voyager Bonaire Tours? Their “combination” tour seems to be similar to the one you mentioned

[@kirareed1865]

Did you book a tour through the company you mentioned? I'm flying in tomorrow.

[@darrellvivianpeters6631]

Can all size ships dock in the pier there?..viv...I want to watch the entire cruise vlog what is the name of this vlog?...viv

[@parodeejay]

I believe so... I don't remember them having a deep water port for larger ships like some other islands, so they must be equipped for all sizes. We covered Bonaire in our 2019 Carnival Sunshine series, and will be hitting it again in our Crown Princess series coming out toward the end of May. Woohoo!! :D

[@HuyTran-xi9lt]

Thank you ! Going there in June !

[@jameshchetwyndjr9739]

On Epic January 15 San Juan

[@HuyTran-xi9lt]

Nvm I see u got it covered :-)

[@juliemiglioranzi7769]

Atv tour and cave too good

[@HuyTran-xi9lt]

We’re looking for beautiful beaches with snorkeling spots. Plz recommend !

[@allthingsbing1295]

Roatan?

[@wickedlady4180]

I was about to skip this port and stay on the ship, but you convinced me to go exploring 🤗

[@johnnaking782]

Great information guys! I can't wait to go in a couple weeks! I have been a paromaniac!!! Watching all of your videos!! When are you guys doing a group cruise?

[@parodeejay]

Thanks so much! We don't do traditional "group" cruises like with coordinated activities and all that, but we just toss our schedule out there and say whoever wants to cruise along, awesome! We don't want to feel like "the entertainment" ha ha... but we're always happy to meet folks!! :P

[@Knowfere]

Found ya'll from following Jason & Alisa and want to thank you for this video because I kept thinking Bonaire was eh..not a place I'm dying to go to. But now that I've got an itinerary that includes it, I'm learning it may quickly become a favorite!