Private Yacht Charters

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If you want a slow dinner cruise in the heat with no air flow - this is the boat for you! If you want to have fun and be treated with respect - choose another boat! I had planned a fun day with some girlfriends from out of town. While I own a boat, I thought it would be fun to have a yacht take me and my guests around. Their website says to be on time yet the captain was 20 minutes late. He never acknowledged it nor did he apologize. The owner texted me and stated it was unacceptable and to deduct it from his tip. Nothing on the boat was ready. We had to go get our own ice (most boats at a minimum provide ice). He then watched us load every bag - never offered to help. After 45 minutes of the captain getting the boat ready for him to drive (not getting it ready for guests), we were undocked and ready to go. I asked for time back and that was denied as him prepping is what I paid for I assume??? We cruised through the river and it became hot and humid as no wind was blowing as we were going incredibly slow (we were out of the no wake zone at this point). He refused to turn the air conditioning on inside the cabin as he stated that cost additional money. After about an hour or so, I reminded him where I wanted him to take us and his response was “the owner always over promises but that’s a 10 hour trip”. It’s actually a 30 minute boat ride as I do it frequently. I simply requested Cayo Costa which is the first place listed on their website! After asking him to go faster he informed me that it would be $300 more per hour. At that point the owner called me. I let him know what has transpired and that pontoon boats were passing us and his response was “you should have rented a pontoon boat”. At that point I asked him to drop us off at the closet marina as I had another boat picking us up as this experience was awful! Very unprofessional. Not prepared. Incredibly rude.

Kate Sheehan

Our extended family (10 people, ages 65-12 years old) spent the day on the "Knot-Working" with Captain James. It was one of the best days we've ever spent! Captain James shared so much information about the area, took us to see beautiful beaches, pointed out amazing wildlife, encouraged the dolphins to put on a show, and provided us with lifelong memories! The yacht was beautiful, clean and well maintained. Captain James was a pleasure to talk to and blended right in with our family. We've already recommended him to several friends and family in the area and we can't wait to join him again in the future!

Teresa Perry

We just were on a memorial cruise for our father passing. Captain James was so kind and understanding of what we wanted to do. We went out to the gulf to memorialize our dad with readings , prayers and blessings. We had just had a ceremony on land and continued out at sea. He made us feel so comfortable and plus he was so informative about the area. We plan on going back later on for a personal day. Thank you Captain James!

Matthew Gates

Saw dolphins right away. We had 10+ people and several kids and plenty of room. Such a clean boat and great Captain and First Mate. Slipped all 42' feet into a tight slip on Cabbage Key for lunch and showed us all the right spots up and down the coast. Highly recommend this charter and we will be trying to come again soon.