We were looking for a sunset cruise for our family of 5 and came across Destin Excursions. It was…read moreperfect for our family and so nice to have the boat to ourselves! Captain Brian was very easy to work with and had some great stories to share! The sunset was beautiful! We had an amazing evening on the water with Captain Brian, I highly recommend him!

Best part of our trip to Destin was our boat ride! We saw dolphins and sharks as well as snorkeled…read more Marshmallow Beach was a great place to find shells. Brian was easy to schedule and work with- always communicated quickly. Would highly recommend and would use his tour again when visiting Destin.

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!

DO NOT BOOK - Worst Experience Ever…read more I booked a private boat tour to Crab Island through Viator for 8/2, but the charter company (Emerald Island Charters) had us down for 8/3. Despite showing my Viator confirmation, payment receipt, bank statement, and screenshots, they claimed they never received my payment. I even reached out to Viator for support, but Emerald Island Charters refused to accommodate us and passed us off to another company -- and that's when things got even worse. At check-in, I was told everything was covered. Then, out of nowhere, I was told I had to pay an extra $26 for insurance or we wouldn't be allowed on the boat. So I paid it. I confirmed again that we were fully squared away -- but clearly, that meant nothing. The boat itself was falling apart. The ropes kept snapping, the lily pad constantly floated away, and the ladder was basically a safety hazard -- it threw us into the boat and left several of us with cuts and bruises. Then, after we left, we were harassed via text claiming we didn't pay the captain fee -- even though we paid every single fee through Viator. When I explained this and told them to speak directly with the company they took the reservation from, they got rude, belittling, and completely unprofessional. This was an absolute disaster from start to finish. Unsafe, disorganized, and disrespectful. Avoid at all costs.

We had a fantastic trip to Crab Island today. Our Captain, Easton, made it so much fun. The boat…read morewas clean and comfortable. Easton was very accommodating and made sure all 5 of my teenage girls had a great time.

Fantastic! Hunter and Becca did an amazing job and were very attentive and great at there jobs. I…read morewould definitely recommend to anyone wanting to visit Crab Island

We enjoyed this excursion and I would recommend it! I was a little confused about what Crab Island…read morewas right up until we arrived. The best way to describe it is, it's an island that is now basically submerged. The entire "island" is covered by water that is about waist-deep on an average person (I'm 5'6). You can swim a little or just walk around in the water. You can also use floats, etc. The boat ride was great. We had two captains, both young boys, probably age 20 or under. They were friendly and nice. The ride took less than 20 minutes, maybe 15 or so, and was pleasant. Once you get to Crab Island, various vendors come by in boats with fresh fruit, Dippin Dots, etc. There's also different stationary boats that sell burgers, floaties, etc. It was fairly crowded when we went, on a Saturday morning. I will say, we did the 2.5 hour excursion. After about an hour, my party and I were pretty satisfied with the experience, so it felt a bit long. I was glad we didn't book the 3-hour experience. But overall, it's a fun experience, very unique. We had a good experience with this company as well.

Elliott was amazing!!! We did crab island where he had floats to make the day more enjoyable. Then…read morewe went tubing and wake boarding. I highly recommend and I will be booking a trip with Elliott as the captain next time we are in the area

Boat ride was really nice, and our captain Nick was awesome! He really knew about the area. We had…read morea lot of fun.

Captain Jake was incredible , we had the time of our lives . My children will never forget the time…read morespent swimming , looking at marine life and getting to see the beauty of the area. Worth every penny !

I found out about this company while I was planning a trip to Destin. Crab island is on the list of…read morethings to do on every website when you type in Destin but in order to a rent a boat you have to get a license which requires someone in your group to take a test and also to be sober. No one wanted to be responsible for that so I found this option which allowed us to get to crab island and back without having to rent a boat. When I called them they asked me to pay them through cash app to hold the reservation which in hindsight actually seems pretty sketchy. I was having difficulties getting it to go through so they said we could just pay with cash. Fast forward, we go to the building and pay and then we had to drive and find parking to catch the boat. I went on a Sunday which is the one day they didn't have a shuttle bus going between the locations. Once we got to crab island it was actually really cool. You get tickets for drinks and snacks, they have a boat where you can leave your items, they have a DJ and they have floaties you can use. Everything was great until it was time to go. Bebe was the lady working the checkout. I was right behind a man who checked out before me and she told him and I that our groups would be on the next boat. She wrote down my last name and the number of guests in my group. I guess everyone decided to leave at once because it got very crowded. When the next boat came to bring people back the man who checked in right before me and his group went on and when we went to get on she tells us that we are on the next boat. Okay fine i guess... so then the next boat comes and she lets a huge group on and then calls my group. We had 7 people and after 6 of us got on she says the last person has to wait until the next boat. So we are all very irritated and we get off the boat. I'm confused about why she wrote down the people in my group and still proceeded to not accommodate the entire party. So I told her that we want the entire party to be able to ride together and she told me "I mean it's going to waste a little more gas but if you want to do it that way" ....... the boats fit 16 people so I don't quite understand how us wanting to be together wastes gas but their boats go back and forth every 3 minutes. Anywho, everything was great until check out and I don't think Bebe was able to quite handle when it got busier than normal. Oh and be prepared to see a million "Trump 2020" and "Make America Great Again" flags waving from 80% of the boats in crab island.

I can't say enough good things about the experience we just had today from Mike the owner being one…read moreof the best people I e dealt with in destin and being super accommodating and making sure my family was taken care of to make our time with them EPIC he asked all the questions he needed to make sure we got the experience of a lifetime ... captain Brian and Chris were like having family on the boat with us Captain B made sure we got the very best dolphin sightings we saw a ton of dolphins that came right to the boat they knew exactly how what we wanted and took us right to it the kids absolutely loved it and we couldn't have asked for a better time ....we HIGHLY recommend you check this place out any chance you get and don't listen to the foolish bad reviews these guys are awesome

This is a wonderful experience for all! Captain Dan and his wife Esther are gracious hosts on this…read morebeautiful boat! I highly recommend it if you are in Destin.

What a wonderful time me, my mom and 7 friends had on this beautiful boat! Esther and Captain Dan…read morewere perfect host and so much fun. We had everything we needed and then some! I HIGHLY recommend this sunset cruise for anybody and everybody visiting the area!!!