SHORE EXCURSIONS

This tour offers you the opportunity to explore Key West by land and by sea. Explore dramatic underwater vistas usually reserved for scuba divers. A wide variety of fish and other marine life await you, as you gaze into the underwater world of Key West. Enjoy a narrated eco-tour aboard The Pride of Key West, Fury's glass bottom boat, which offers a smooth ride on a modern catamaran with a seated sun deck and air-conditioned, enclosed viewing area as well as restrooms and a snack bar.

Then hop aboard The Conch Tour Train, the most popular tour in Key West. Since first opening in 1958, it has entertained over 15 million visitors. The expert “engineers” have been extensively trained to share the legends and lore of this charming tropical paradise with you. On your tour, you’ll learn what made Key West the richest city in the United States and hear about the golden days of settlement when it was the farthest frontier. You’ll hear about the Great Depression, the hurricane that destroyed Henry Flagler’s railroad, the building of U.S. 1 and the arrival of the navy during World War II. Join this tour and relive 400 years of history and, like so many visitors before you, become enchanted by the stories, sights and sounds that are distinctly Key West.

OVERVIEW

Spend hours zipping around the streets of Key West on a golf cart that is easy to drive and, best of all, easy to park. Golf carts couldn’t be more convenient, which is why so many locals drive them instead of cars. The streets in Key West are somewhat narrow and when traffic is heaviest – which is often when cruise ships are in town – golf carts are ideal for getting around. They allow you to spend less time walking and more time sightseeing. Plus, they are fun to drive, especially since these golf carts are gas-powered with plenty of zip. You will find one that is perfect for your party, whether it is just for yourself or for as many as six people. The rental time is flexible, too. You can rent a golf cart for just 3.5 hours or for up to 5 hours. Either way, it will be a blast.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rent a golf cart that is easy to drive and easy to park in even the tightest spaces.
• Zip from attraction to attraction without wasting time walking.
• Have fun driving the gas-powered golf cart or just riding along as a passenger.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Spend hours zipping around the streets of Key West on a golf cart that is easy to drive and, best of all, easy to park. Golf carts couldn’t be more convenient, which is why so many locals drive them instead of cars. The streets in Key West are somewhat narrow and when traffic is heaviest – which is often when cruise ships are in town – golf carts are ideal for getting around. They allow you to spend less time walking and more time sightseeing. Plus, they are fun to drive, especially since these golf carts are gas-powered with plenty of zip. You will find one that is perfect for your party, whether it is just for yourself or for as many as six people. The rental time is flexible, too. You can rent a golf cart for just 3.5 hours or for up to 5 hours. Either way, it will be a blast.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rent a golf cart that is easy to drive and easy to park in even the tightest spaces.
• Zip from attraction to attraction without wasting time walking.
• Have fun driving the gas-powered golf cart or just riding along as a passenger.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Watch highly skilled chefs prepare dishes that reflect Key West’s most prevalent cuisines and enjoy the delicious creations for lunch. The venue for this culinary immersion will be the Key West Cooking School, a 1950s-style kitchen equipped with turquoise appliances and decorated with retro wallpaper. While enjoying this old Key West ambiance, you will observe the chefs making signature dishes that Bahamian, Cuban and Caribbean cuisines have inspired. You will be given the recipes for each dish so you can easily follow along and later prepare the meals yourself at home. Although the exact menu will depend on the season and which local ingredients are freshest, you can expect a bountiful meal of time-honored dishes that are Key West favorites. To enhance the experience, the chefs will tell entertaining stories about everything from Aunt Sally – who supposedly invented key lime pie – to how the early islanders harvested sea salt to preserve their food.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Watch chefs prepare classic Key West dishes in a 1950s-style demonstration kitchen, you may even be called on to help prepare one of the dishes
• Use the recipe card for each dish to follow along and prepare the dishes yourself at home.
• Dine on the freshly made dishes for lunch.
• Hear entertaining stories about Key West’s cuisine, which other cuisines have influenced.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Observe the wonders underwater by snorkeling in the Gulf Of America and kayaking along the mangrove-lined islands in the backcountry. A custom-designed catamaran will bring you to the shallows, where you can snorkel in the crystal-clear waters that are teeming with marine life. The ever-changing parade of colorful creatures may include blue tangs, yellowtail parrotfish and reddish-orange wrasses. You may also spot conches, which are easily identified by their distinctive shells. Key West natives are known as conches because they consumed these shellfish in such abundance to protest taxes on food following the American Revolution. Following a buffet lunch on a remote sandbar, you will see another side of nature by kayaking through the heavily vegetated backcountry. As you will discover, coastal mangroves provide plenty of benefits. They are environmentally important as habitat for birds, a nursery of sorts for marine creatures and filters for impurities that may be in the water.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Observe a remarkable variety of marine life while snorkeling reefs in the shallows.
• Kayak through the backcountry and past the eco-friendly mangroves along the shores.
• Enjoy a buffet lunch on a secluded sandbar in the backcountry.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Snorkel into Key West's most popular attraction; the reef and crystal-blue waters surrounding our island paradise. For almost three decades visitors and locals alike have chosen Fury Catamarans to snorkel Key West's nearby reef. Your sailing adventure begins as you board one of Fury's state-of-the-art catamarans, part of the largest and most luxurious catamaran fleet in the Florida Keys. Feel the excitement as you sail to North America's only living coral reef, where the wonders of Mother Nature await you. During your trip, unlimited sodas and water will be served. Complimentary beer and wine are served after snorkeling.

OVERVIEW

Cruise to a sandbar in a catamaran that looks like a floating tiki bar and enjoy the nonstop party onboard and in the shallow water. Inspired by the colorful Polynesian tiki culture, the catamaran features a thatch-style roof and tropical decorations that encourage you to relax island-style without a care in the world. The bar will be open the entire trip so you can take full advantage of the free-flowing beer, wine and sangria. All you have to do is sit back and gaze out over the gorgeous scenery while you cruise through the crystal-clear sea. The catamaran has a shallow draft so it can easily pull right up to the sandbar. There, you will be free to wade out into the water, swim around at your leisure and hop back onboard in the shade whenever you like. Be sure to keep an eye out for tropical fish and sea turtles.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cruise into the ocean in a tiki-style catamaran with a shallow draft.
• Enjoy the spectacular tropical scenery and unlimited drinks from the open bar.
• Stop on a sandbar where you can swim or just wade out into the water.
• Look for tropical fish and turtles, especially in the shallow water.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing with a swimsuit underneath.
• Bring a towel, hat and sunscreen.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Spend hours zipping around the streets of Key West on a golf cart that is easy to drive and, best of all, easy to park. Golf carts couldn’t be more convenient, which is why so many locals drive them instead of cars. The streets in Key West are somewhat narrow and when traffic is heaviest – which is often when cruise ships are in town – golf carts are ideal for getting around. They allow you to spend less time walking and more time sightseeing. Plus, they are fun to drive, especially since these golf carts are gas-powered with plenty of zip. You will find one that is perfect for your party, whether it is just for yourself or for as many as six people. The rental time is flexible, too. You can rent a golf cart for just 3.5 hours or for up to 5 hours. Either way, it will be a blast.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rent a golf cart that is easy to drive and easy to park in even the tightest spaces.
• Zip from attraction to attraction without wasting time walking.
• Have fun driving the gas-powered golf cart or just riding along as a passenger.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Join a wonderfully entertaining hands-on craft cocktail class at Bar 1, the oldest brick building in Key West. The class will be held just a short walk from the pier in the Key West Cooking School complex, an ideal venue for learning to mix drinks like a professional bartender. Everything you need will be right there at your fingertips. During this interactive experience, you will make specially curated cocktails while learning about their origins and the spirits they contain. Embrace the spirit of the rum runners of Key West history while creating unique beverages. After making the island-influenced cocktails from scratch and drinking them at your leisure, you will be given the recipes so you can easily re-create the drinks at home. You will also be served a charcuterie board that perfectly complement the cocktails.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Learn to mix cocktails from scratch in a hands-on class in a historical building.
• Enjoy the cocktails after you make them, along with a charcuterie board.
• Hear about the fascinating origins of the drinks and their ingredients.
• Re-create the drinks at home and relive your Key West visit!

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Spend hours zipping around the streets of Key West on a golf cart that is easy to drive and, best of all, easy to park. Golf carts couldn’t be more convenient, which is why so many locals drive them instead of cars. The streets in Key West are somewhat narrow and when traffic is heaviest – which is often when cruise ships are in town – golf carts are ideal for getting around. They allow you to spend less time walking and more time sightseeing. Plus, they are fun to drive, especially since these golf carts are gas-powered with plenty of zip. You will find one that is perfect for your party, whether it is just for yourself or for as many as six people. The rental time is flexible, too. You can rent a golf cart for just 3.5 hours or for up to 5 hours. Either way, it will be a blast.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Rent a golf cart that is easy to drive and easy to park in even the tightest spaces.
• Zip from attraction to attraction without wasting time walking.
• Have fun driving the gas-powered golf cart or just riding along as a passenger.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Cruise into the Gulf of America on a catamaran and observe bottlenose dolphins in their natural habitat before snorkeling along several reefs. The catamaran is open-air but with covered areas that allow for uninterrupted views of the dolphins. These highly intelligent aquatic mammals usually travel and hunt in groups called pods. You may be surprised by their speed, grace and agility as they zip through the water, often in the catamaran’s wake. You might also see the dolphins leap acrobatically into the air and hear them whistling and clicking, sounds that they may use as sonar for navigation and finding food. After cruising into shallower water, you will have the opportunity to snorkel along the reefs and isolated coral formations. You may see schools of yellowtail snapper, neon-colored parrot fish, bright red squirrelfish and spotted eagle rays, which at times leap out of the water much like dolphins. Scientists aren’t sure why they leap.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Take in the gorgeous scenery while cruising on a catamaran through the Gulf of America.
• Watch for bottlenose dolphins, which are commonly seen swimming in these waters.
• Observe a remarkable variety of marine life while snorkeling reefs in the shallows.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

Experience a guided tour of the colorful history and characters of Key West from Coast to Coast on a beach cruiser. After a short 10 minute walk from your ship you’ll be briefed and suited with your own bike. On this expedition you’ll cruise by some of the best sites and attractions Key West has to offer, Mallory Square, Mile Marker Zero, and Ernest Hemmingway’s house. Cycle past the shipwreck-hunter Mel Fisher Museum, pass the 19th century Key West Lighthouse then the Southernmost Point of the continental U.S. and pause for striking waterfront views. Along the way, hear about an array of colorful characters who have fostered the Conch Republic’s well-earned reputation. After the tour, enjoy a delicious slice of award-winning Key Lime pie – perhaps the most famous dessert in all of the Florida Keys.