Whether you are 2 or 92 no visit to Costa Rica is complete without a trip on the Manta. Raya’s world famous Tortuga Island Cruise. The day begins at your hotel where you will be greeted by a bilingual guide and seated on an air-conditioned bus. The bus ride takes you to the pacific port of Puntarenas stopping along the way for Costa Rican typical breakfast. (Readl less)

 

This is an excellent opportunity to view the coffee, sugar plantations, volcanic mountains and the unique Brahman cattle that form an ever-changing panorama. Upon arrival in Puntarenas you will board the super catamaran Manta Raya. She is actually designed by our Passengers suggestions since 1975. Manta Raya has fresh water showers and full bar featuring delicious Piña Coladas made with fresh pineapple. The spacious main salon combines with an expansive deck area which includes 2 deck pools, offering a level of cruising luxury and comfort in 100% Calypso style.

 

Once underway the Manta  Ray makes her way to the Gulf Of Nicoya. Her white clad crew pampers guests with fresh tropical fruits and drinks. In the morning the catamaran will pass thru the islands of San Lucas, Gypsy, Sugar Loaf, Guayabo; Jesusita, Cedros and Negritos with Tortuga Islandas the destination.

 

Particularly enchanting for it's beauty, Tortuga Island is known for its immaculate white sand beach and turquoise waters, a perfect stop for swimming, snorkeling and a Manta Raya famous lunch. For passenger safety and convenience Manta Raya has a bow ramp which allows her passengers to disembark directly onto the beach.

 

"The New Catamaran Manta Raya!" From The Tico Times The Manta Raya Takes Over Over the years, the Blue Pacific Island Cruise has evolved into then Number One day tour in Costa Rica. Manta Raya, the vessel built especially to satisfy every request made by passengers over the years.

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Manta Raya has been described as "an ocean-going spaceship," built of space-age materials in accord with a wholly new technology with a heart of high density, closed cell PVC (not only water tight but the material itself is actually WATERPROOF, $30,000 worth of NASA-type electronic navigation instruments, bows made of Kevler (used to make lightweight bullet proof vests and aircraft armor), tri-and bi-axial fabric impregnated by epoxy resin... well, you get the idea.

 

Her catamaran design gives you a chance to lie between the twin bows and know how leaping dolphins feel swimming the ocean. With two jacuzzi pools, an open cabin with full bar, an ability to drive right up on the beach like a landing craft, she's everything a generation of passengers has asked for.

 

The Manta Ray was designed by world famous multihull marine architect Paul Lindenburg & built with 100% Costa Rican labor.

 

What Makes Manta Raya Catamaran Cruises Unique?

 

Manta Raya leaves from the pacific port of Puntarenas and this gives our passengers an opportunity to see first hand the hustle and bustle of a busy fishing port city, the oldest in Costa Rica. Puntarenas is also where international cruise ships dock for the day.

 

Manta Raya is 71 feet long and 32 feet wide and comes equipped with two giant hammocks stretched between twin hulls and two fresh water pools, perfect for sightseeing and sunbathing on her expansive forward deck.
Manta Raya, comes equipped with a bow ramp to quickly and safely disembark her passengers directly onto the beach.

 

Manta Raya Catamaran Cruises extends the tour by taking her passengers on an Island Cruise in the Gulf ofNicoya on the return trip from Tortuga Island. Manta Raya glides past more than seven islands: Biological Reserves, National Parks, the maximum prison island of San Lucas (now closed), two smaller islands that are nesting grounds for the Magnificent Frigate and Brown Pelican plus numerous small homes along the shore of the Nicoya Peninsula including a small Manta Raya Catamaran Cruises is more than just a boat ride to a beautiful white sand beach. A day with on the Manta Raya is an opportunity to explore more of this beautiful country from the comfortable deck of a super yacht built just for you. DON’T MISS THE BOAT!!!!

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Superb Cuisine 

 

Manta Raya’s delicious food has been praised as a "traveling feast" and featured in many publications including Gourmet Magazine. The head chef, M. Malaiseau of Chicago's Ritz-Carlton Hotel, sent his chef's hat to the Reids in tribute to the excellence of the food on the cruise.

 

Sip cold wine in the shade of white umbrellas at tables covered with white linen and be served the midday feast.

 

The Captain and his crew are the masters of this seascape. They are seasoned mariners who will convey their love of Costa Rica to you. Sightseeing, sunbathing, diving, exploring, swimming, eating, drinking, and relaxing… Repeat

 

Blue's One Day Adventure is a tour-de-force of everything that is magical about Costa Rica's magnificent pacific coast and is necessary before one can say he has explored Costa Rica completely