7 Nights’ accommodations (Double Occupancy), Complimentary Wi-Fi, 5 Days of 2 Tank Boat Dives and Unlimited Shore Tanks on Boat Dive Days with Goby Divers Including Tanks and Weights, Use of Fitness Center, 24 Hour Swimming Pools and Direct Access to Stunning Beach, (Not Included Government Taxes and Resort Fees)
Travel Period: Jul. 13 – Dec. 18, 2023
Price and Room Selections:
$2591 Limited View King
$2801 Limited View Dbl Queen
$2871 Garden View King
$3081 Garden View Dbl Queen
$3151 Partial Ocean View King
$3361 Partial Ocean View Dbl Queen
$3431 Ocean View King
$3641 Ocean View Dbl Queen
$3711 Oceanfront View King
$3921 Oceanfront View Dbl Queen
**Blackout Dates**
Aug. 24 – Sep. 07, 2023
Expires at 2:00pm on Friday December 8th, 2023
Marriott Beach Resort
Marriott Beach Resort has 328 luxury guest rooms. The all new scuba diving resort sits on 6 acres of oceanfront property complete with white sand beaches and light blue waters. The rooms come with either a queen or king bed and you can choose between pool view, garden view, ocean view, or oceanfront rooms. The also have 8 spacious suites. In addition, the Reef Club suites have a living room, dinin...
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Curacao
Curacao is a Southern Caribbean island with extensive coral reef formations along its coastline. Because of this, the island is a very attractive scuba diving destination. Curacao's has a semi-arid, sunny climate so diving takes place here all year round. Furthermore, the picturesque European-style architecture contrasts nicely with the islands' tropical vibe. The historic capital Willemstad is a ...
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Sandy
The Marriott did turn out to be a nice place. The room was good sized and clean. The staff stayed on top of things which was good because we had some issues with the toilet. The food there was pretty good. They had a few restaurants which was a good thing. The menus where not extensive but it kind of forced you to eat at each one for variety. We had the buffet breakfast our second morning. The buffet was GRAND. TONS of food, anything you could possibly want.
Robyn
The hotel - the service was wonderful, the rooms were very nice, grounds nice - our room was over the sump- but we didn't mind because we could still see the water & awesome sunsets to the side - plus we spent most evenings on a waterfront balcony. The food was all very good at the hotel, although a bit expensive. We got breakfast at their deli most mornings and found their breakfast buffet was nothing special and a bit overpriced. One thing we found- is not to ask anyone about other local options (like where to buy some snacks for the room or other restaurants). They all acted like there was nothing around but we found some other spots in walking distance. The lounge had live entertainment nightly which we enjoyed. As for the casino, I stopped in to spend a few dollars in the slots. The casino was very small- and a bit confusing because the slots paid vouchers, not money.
They had a shuttle to town twice a day which always filled up unless reserved well in advance (the taxi ride was $15 for 4 people - so not too bad)
The dive shop was good, but not awesome. They were all very nice, helpful and professional- but I found a couple practices annoying: they would not let us hang out in 20' of water after the dive to explore if we had air left and we had to stay in a group controlled by the first person to reach 1500psi is when we turn back. The real annoying thing is that after the dive when we were floating in a swell (no current) they wanted us to hook up in some strange scuba conga-line by holding someone's first stage. This resulted in kicking and dunking each other and the divemaster's were a bit frustrated when we refused to follow the request. Most frustrating is that we did not do any of the dives up north, which from my research and from local knowledge are the better dive sites. No Mushroom Forest, no Watamula, etc.-very disappointing. One nice thing they did do is stop to let a bunch of us jump off on the way back from a dive to swim the reef back in.
Jeff
The Marriott was good: we got upgraded to two ocean front rooms near the dive shop. The $50/day per room credit was terrific. The restaurants served excellent to OK food, but very slow service. Marriott staff was very helpful.
The dive operation was OK, but rigid: everyone on the surface until the DM was in the water and signaled OK to dive, 45 minute max dive time, no matter how much air was left. OK DM's. Also, dive package was only for the two morning dives each day; no substitution for an afternoon dive. You should warn others about this. Every day they picked up divers at the Hilton dock since there are only two dive operations left on Curacao. The trip to Mushroom Forest was great, since it was on their boat: took one hour each way. Wreck dive to the Superior Producer was good, but it may be removed soon for another cruise ship mooring.
Donna
We had a WONDERFUL vacation, and really enjoyed the trip. Lots of diving, boat trips, sightseeing and relaxing.
Stayed at the Marriott, and while the rooms are not sensational, the rest of the hotel complex and beach area is lovely, and the staff was very attentive to our needs.