We wanted to do some snorkeling and found Floridays on the TripAdvisor website. We thought the…read moreprice was reasonable for the amount of time (3 hours, total with 1 hour of snorkeling). We are staying in Islamorada, so it took us just about two hours to drive to Key West. If you're not staying in Key West, one must take the driving time into consideration, as traffic can travel pretty slowly sometimes... Our captain was Lanier and Parker was first mate. They both did a great job of taking care of us. Lanier offered really helpful information and was great at answering our questions as he steered us to the reef. Parker was really nice and made us feel welcome with conversation and drinks. Once we got to the reef, the snorkeling was really great! I don't have very good eyesight, so I bought some prescription goggles and I was not disappointed. I saw many different kinds of colorful fish, including some that liked to swim pretty close to me. It was a bit windy, so there were some waves that eventually had me feeling slightly queasy, but I was still able to snorkel for 40 - 50 minutes. Unfortunately, my wife actually did get seasick and Parker was super sweet to aid her and a handful of the other guests who got seasick. Her ice on the neck trick seemed to really help us "land lubbers" :) If you're in Key West and want to see some beautiful fish, I would definitely go with Floridays!

My fiancé and I did the sunset sail with drinks included and had a GREAT time. It was a lovely…read moresail. We made some new friends. The crew, Owen and Jared were AMAZINNNG. Both of them were attentive and friendly. They were working their butts off to make sure we had a good time. Thank you Owen and Jared for an amazing sail!

Captain Brandon was awesome! He made our sandbar trip so much fun. He was friendly,…read moreknowledgeable, and very accommodating. This was our favorite day of our Key West trip. Highly recommend booking here! We'll definitely be back!

What an amazing experience! I recommend this to anyone who is planning on coming to key west. Boat…read moreride was awesome, our captain Dante, super cool guy. This was our first time doing a sandbar trip and we plan on making another reservation before we leave next week. Absolutely epic! You won't regret this!!

Captain Hans was AWESOME! Of all the vacation spots we have been to, this was a 1st. A picturesque…read moremangrove where we were invited to get out of the boat and explore. Next, we went to Horseshow Beach Sandbar, which was like being able to walk in the middle of the ocean in crystal clear water. Captain Hans took care of all our photography which made it all that much more relaxing for us. His demeanor absolutely made for an UNFORGETTABLE experience. Thank you, Hans, for a GREAT tour, John & Kim

2nd time going with Hans and as always it was a great day. Will definitely be back. the sandbar and…read moremangroves are must see's down here in the keys

Highly recommend this charter. Friendly captain and nice day on the water. Found some dolphins on…read morethe way back in.

Captain ‍ Mike was great ! We learned some interesting history about Key West during our snorkeling…read more trip. He also helped us find some sand dollars and was informative about the sea life on the sand bar .

We booked Captain Anthony and his 1st mate Mystic for a 1/2 day sandbar excursion. What a blast!…read more Will definitely do it again next trip. He was very accommodating and friendly. This was the best part of our trip!

A great day on the water with Capt. Anthony. He brought my husband & me to a fun private island…read morewith lots to explore. He was friendly, but also gave us our privacy. Would def recommend for a small group, or couple looking to swim, chill, float and hang!

If you are lucky enough to catch the Top Sail Schooner Wolf in town, do whatever you can get on…read moreboard! We got extremely lucky to go out on a familiarization sunset sail the day they got back into town from Jamaica, and we'll never forget it! While the other crazy tourists in Key West were doing the sunset booze cruises on the big noisy yachts, we had an awesome sail right in front of Mallory Square. Its amazing being on a pirate ship, sitting back and cracking open a cold can of ale while an entire dock of people ooh and awe and take pictures. Then for the best part; our captain fired the black powder 'canon' (that thing is small but LOUD!) and just about scared the pants off of everyone. Awesome. The crew was young but very experienced. They had a good time, but were dead serious and masterful when it came to operating and sailing their ship. This was an experience we will never forget. The only regret? No green flash. I guess we'll just have to go out again next time we meet up with the Wolf!

When you're asking your guests to travel over 1000 miles to attend your destination wedding, you…read morewant them to have the best time possible. Getting married on the water is great, but if you really want to set your celebration apart charter the Schooner Wolf! Planning our sail was easy, even from a distance. Julie made sure everything was in order and always responded to my emails promptly. I must have asked a million silly questions, but she patiently answered every one of them and went out of her way to offer assistance in a variety of ways, like offering hotel and restaurant recommendations and procuring a cd player so we could play music on board. Since we'd already planned a wedding on the beach before we found out about the Wolf, we declined the chance to get married by Admiral Finbar and chose to use the ship as a sort of cocktail hour. It's BYOB, and we were able to drop off alcohol and plastic champagne flutes the day before so we didn't have to worry about remembering it the day of. I was a bit worried about getting sea sick, especially after I ended up over the side of a boat during a snorkeling trip two days prior! I would have felt terrible if any of our guests would have gotten sick, but we made sure the Bonine, ginger gum, and Dramamine were flowing as freely as the champagne, and didn't have any problems. Everyone had a great time, including my 3 year old nephew. He was the only kid at our wedding and I was afraid he would get restless, but Murphy kept him entertained when she brought him below deck so he could seek out the hidden treasure chest. He went into shy mode, but with a little prodding from his dad and me he found and opened the chest. The look on his face was priceless, and proudly displayed the pieces of "treasure" she let him take for the rest of the trip! The whole experience was wonderful. The crew was really personable and so much fun- they definitely provided a flair to the evening that you wouldn't get most other places! Toasting our new marriage on the open sea was lovely, and sailing right out toward the beautiful Key West sunset was unforgettable.

I highly recommend Capt Mike's Aloha Private Charter, especially for those visiting Key West with…read moretheir young children. Capt Mike was recommended to us by the Westin concierge (Becki, who by the way is extremely helpful!). We were looking for a half day private boat charter for my wife and I and our 3 children (11, 8 & 3). The most important thing to us was flexibility. We wanted fishing, a private island visit and dolphin watching, but we also knew our kids would lose interest in any one activity after about 45 minutes. I'm happy to say that Capt Mike delivered all three, and then some. We met at the Westin Harbor. We first started dolphin watching... within 15 minutes, he had about 6 to 8 dolphins all around us, jumping and playing all around the boat. After 30 minutes of this, the kids started getting bored and were ready to move on. So we left for a private island excursion. On the way, he showed the kids seaweed with crabs and shrimp (they thought it was so cool to see up close), a shipwreck and wild stingrays. We then arrived at the private island and had a 45 minute walk where the kids found cool shells, pieces of coral and hermit crabs. Our next stop was to head back towards key west for a 1 hour fishing stop. During the stop, each of the three kids all caught fish and felt special for having done so. Finally, we took a 15 minute pause to watch the sunset from the boat for a full Key West experience. Capt Mike was GREAT with kids. They absolutely loved his personality, his kids-friendly jokes and the experiences. My 11-year old kept saying "This is so awesome!!" every 30 minutes or so. I would highly recommend anyone take this charter, especially if you have kids.

Captain Mike was absolutely great! January 2013 seven of us were down from Louisville, KY where we…read morespend a lot of time on the river and we were wanting to get out on the water when Nate our concierge at Ocean Key mentioned Mike and Aloha Charters. We were sold after Nate described Mike and let us know that we would not be captive and stuck doing something we don't feel like doing and that Mike was exactly what we were looking for. Nate was right, Mike picked us up right at Sunset pier and we were off. We had a great time and were more than pleased with Mike and his putting up with our crazy crowd. We brought drinks and food and had a great time out on the water and islands with Mike. I will always return to Captain Mike, and recommend anyone else do the same when in Key West.

Absolute highlight of our trip! The captain and crew were amazing and the whole excursion was…read morewonderful! Our excursion included rum swizzles and chocolate chip cookies, which was just a bonus to the snorkeling we got to do! The entire experience was something we'll never forget and will definitely do again the next time we visit Bermuda!

My friends and I went Key West for a bachelorette party. We decided to spend a whole day out in the…read moresea with Restless Native. Unfortunately the chef was not able to work that day, our captain, Brad, was also the chef! Brad was a trooper for handling six crazy girls. He took us out to the dolphin playground and to the reefs where the girls could choose to snorkel. We ended the day with a beautiful sunset where he took us right in front of Mallory Square.