We rented one of their pontoon boats...best boat we've rented on the area! Easy booking, great…read morecommunication and friendly staff. We will be returning customer. Only negative comment to the owner...the $10 parking fee feels like a money grab. I understand keeping non customers out of parking, but customers spending $500 and being charged another $10 to park...come on!

I'm not one to write reviews BUT, in this case I just HAD to. My husband and I came to Florida with…read moreour cousins for a much needed get-a-way. We all went on the Dolphin tour. Scott and Bud were our tour guides. They were so attentive and made sure they did everything they could to make sure our tour was enjoyable, they are definitely an asset to the company. At a point in our tour there were so many dolphins, we were able to get great videos as memories of this fabulous vacations. Thank you

From my Google Review from last August (2025):…read more A fun time with a group of friends and worry free cruise to hang out at Crab Island for a couple solid hours. About a 15 minute cruise each way. I recommend the morning charter. It gets crazy and packed as the day goes on, especially closer to noon. Will be going again with these guys!

We decided to switch things up this weekend and booked a sunset cruise with Cruisin' Tikis…read moreDestin--and it did not disappoint We reserved about a week in advance for 5 people (around $395 with taxes). We showed up early to grab a drink at the bar before heading out, which was definitely the right move. Our captain, Bailey, was fantastic--super friendly, gave us a quick rundown of everything, and then we were off. We cruised around the area before heading out to Crab Island to catch the sunset and keep an eye out for dolphins. The whole experience was exactly what we needed--relaxing, fun, and just an all-around great vibe. Good drinks, great company, and an incredible sunset. After the sun went down, we cruised back to the dock, already talking about doing it again with another group. 5/5 experience--highly recommend! If you book, call and ask for Bailey. They also offer daytime trips to Crab Island if that's more your speed. Pro tip: Parking is limited, so consider taking an Uber or Lyft.

Completed my fourth trip with Sea Blaster recently, four summers in a row. It has become a Destin…read morestaple activity when we come down for vacation. Always an amazing experience, the staff is great, the views are great. Beverages flowing, music blasting. We never miss it when we are in town!

We had a blast on Sea Blaster. The staff were awesome, friendly and never let our drinks run dry…read more They were very informative, efficient and seemed to be having as much fun as us. I went with just my wife and it was great for just us two as well as families.

Beautiful, relaxing, and fun. We did the 6 PM sunset cruise. Captain Brian did a fabulous job of…read moretaking us directly to the dolphins.. We were able to see so many! We saw a sea turtle, stingray, and herons too. We also stopped at a Sandy pristine beach and took a walk. It was so relaxing and beautiful. We also time to crab Island perfectly for Sunset Captain Brian took tons of pictures of us in a very thoughtful way with the sun sinking low in the background. the pictures turned out beautiful. What a great trip. I would highly recommend if you want to truly relax rent a private boat with a captain like Brian.

Boat was clean. The guys were knowledgeable and worked really hard to have us see dolphins.read more

Kyle and Josh are hands down the best captain and tour guides for this cruise!! 100/10 would…read morerecommend to anyone wanting to take a dolphin cruise. I definitely got nervous when I saw the crowds of people that kept moving into the waiting area, but it all worked out and honestly not a bad seat on the boat. Both Kyle and Josh took their time and even made circles so everyone on the boat could see dolphins and sharks!! Boat holds about 50, so definitely not one of the bigger charters that's on the water.

We did see several dolphins on the trip . However I guess I was under the impression that the…read morecaptain/ guide was going be informative about the area etc . I don't know if his intercom didn't work , he used once at beginning . But there was no information/ education given out during the trip . So that was disappointing.

This was our favorite activity/experience in Destin! Captain Chris and his staff are amazing! They…read morewere very friendly and aimed at making this a great experience from the moment they introduced themselves. Immediately we were all laughing and joking like we were all old friends. The labeled life jackets are a nice touch. As we headed to the boat Chris got to know us a little and found out what type of experience we were looking for. At the beginning of the ride he asked what type of music we liked and he found a good station for the "turn up" to begin! It was a beautiful ride out and on the way he allowed us to do the Titanic pose and get pics of that lol. Chris was informed that we had one in our group that could not swim and did not want to be thrown into the water. He was amazing at making sure we got in a good ride without anyone being thrown off. Once she had had enough he allowed her to get back on the boat so that the other 2 of us could go for a faster ride. It was so fun!!! We both ended up being thrown off (which is exactly what we wanted). There weren't any rides scheduled after us, so on the return trip Chris made a detour to allow us to get up close views of some dolphins that were in the area! We saw about 3 or 4 of them swimming right next to the boat! It was beautiful and they captured it in our photos. We did opt for the photo package, and if you decide to do this ... I suggest you do to. They captured EVERYTHING. And who wants to worry about who's gonna take a picture when you're having fun and being thrown into the ocean?!? What I found exceptional about the photo package is that you are not given the photos immediately. You actually get a link to download them. This way they go through the pictures and get rid of any "junk" photos so you don't have to! You get amazing quality photos that will have you laughing for hours. We ended up with 82 QUALITY photos (in comparison to another activity we purchased a photo package for and ended up with 25 photos, but a couple were duplicates and another one was blurry/unusable). He even took the time to put the phrase "TURN UP" on one of the pics!!! It's worth it! Thanks again Captain Chris and crew for an amazing experience!

We rented a jet ski here. The workers were friendly and helpful. They gave us a lot of safety tips…read moreand advice. I highly recommend them.

Great experience renting a pontoon boat!! Boat was clean, in good condition and ready to go when…read morewe arrived. The staff was friendly and helpful with a map and recommendations on where and where not to go. Also, I found the pricing here to be the best among all the companies that I looked at in Destin. You do have to park across the street, but this information is all provided before you arrive. We unloaded at the front desk and then my husband parked the car, only took a few extra minutes.

Staff was awesome. We had 11 people including 3 young children and a lot of stuff. They jumped in…read moreand helped load the heavy coolers and even topped off the coolers with ice. Price was comparable to other rentals. Not being able to park our vehicles on-site was an inconvenience. Honestly would have chosen a different place had we known that when searching. Pontoon was in rough shape but most rentals are. To be expected. Tip your staff. They work hard. Don't be a cheapskate.

Rhett, Hailey were awesome. Great captain and host! 10/10! Fun, energy, accommodating and resprctfulread more

What a great experience! First class all the way around! Captain Al and Kristin were awesome, from…read moreopening all the canned drinks as we needed them and a hand getting on and off the boat. They also had coolers and ice for all the drinks and food, they had rafts and paddle boats for crab Island. Speakers, we could hook up to for all of our music! Another great feature that they offered is that they took pictures of us all day long and put them a document so we can all receive them and being in the water having someone else being in charge of the camera was awesome! Definitely recommend using Destin private tiki for anybody!