Among the many benefits to working on the Majesty is free admission to various attractions in different ports. This applies and extends to the Key West Aquarium that I visited this past week.
The Key West location has many exhibits that are similar to other aquariums that I've been to before. One big difference here is that they have a "touch tank" where various sea organisms are available for guests to handle. It was pretty fun to put my hand in the water and pull out different creatures for pictures.
Our tour guide also allowed some small children to feed nurse sharks in an indoor tank. She pulled out a baby nurse shark and we had the opportunity to touch the shark's tail. Pretty cool. The other shark tank is outside. Since the aquarium is located on the shore of the island, they have constructed a tank that is connected to the ocean. Fish and other sea creatures come and go as they please. They feed larger sharks there daily (the sharks are in a tank…they're not just swimming around the area picking off parasailers) and we got a demo of that as well.
All in all it was a great trip. Enjoy the pictures!
Now THAT'S a big hermit crab!
The Touch Tank
(I'm considering trying out "Tank" as a new nickname for me)
Sea Cucumber. Slimy. Squishy. Can't believe I picked this guy up!
Albino sea turtle. All turtles are "rescue" animals at the Aquarium.
Pretty sure this guy was hit by a boat. Notice the floatation belt he's sporting.
Moray eel. No touchy.
Feeding the nurse sharks.
"Feels like sandpaper. Tastes like chicken."
Some land cruising animals as well.
This hawk was just posing for the camera.
Baby alligators.
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