We had an EPIC experience!! So much so that we booked again and cannot wait to go out (hopefully with the same crew!) in two weeks to celebrate a friend's 40th birthday! We booked an entire boat for our party of 11 and are doing the same exact tour again!! We are so so excited!! We saw upwards of 50+ dolphins alllll at once, we saw WHALES!!!!!, we not only saw turtles, we SWAM with turtles and we even got to hold in our hands an octopus!! This 2 hour excursion was unreal! The service, the captain and crew were AMAZING! The food and beverages were so good!! My daughter hates banana bread lol but those banana bread muffins were SO good she kept asking for more lol! Thank you Ocean Joy cruises! We are so so so excited for our excursion on April 13th!!! read more

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Amazing tour and staff! Had a blast on the boat! The food was yummy! The photos service was also awesome!

My family and I had such a great experience. The staff are very friendly and the food was great! The dolphins and views were beautiful!

This was probably the excursion I was least excited about. Turns out it was the best excursion we did the entire trip! Crew was amazing! Loved Capt Mason. We saw tons of spinner dolphins, they came as close as 25 yards out while we were snorkeling. Saw lots of Sea Turtles up close. They gave us bread to feed the fish where we were snorkeling and the fish were EVERYWHERE. Food was much better than I anticipated. Plenty of drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) They made sure we got all of the time we paid for. We made it back close to the marina 20 mins early so Capt Mason took us cruising to see if we could find some hammerhead sharks. No luck but we did find more spinner dolphins who raced our boat and put on a little show for us! Overall an amazing experience. Can't wait to do this again next time we are on the island! Definitely worth the money! read more

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So, I booked Ocean Joy cruise with snorkling and dinner for me and my family for my birthday through Viator. Paid and everything before my trip to Hawaii. The moment we got to the parking lot, on the day of the cruise, customer rep called to inform me at 346pm that their catamaran had mechanical issues! Our trip was at 4pm! We drove all the way to the marina from Waikiki which was about 35min one way... wasted the day driving and to find out last minute that it was cancelled. No compensation no nothing‍ oh well! read more

Cancelled 5 days before we arrived to Hawaii because of "mechanical issues" offered no alternative even though I stated we would be there for 5 days. There are no other tours available because they are all booked. read more

Great time! The crew was great and the views we first class. We will definitely do this cruise every time we are here

BEST CRUISE EVER!!!!!! If you are looking for a family outing than look no further!!! I took my family of 6 on the sunset cruise and we had so much fun! The crew was so informative and helpful. There were detailed directions about the boat and snorkeling. The food was so delicious!!! The drinks were incredible too!! We loved all the pictures we got including pictures of us snorkeling and diving as well. I've never seen turtles swimming in their natural habitat so that was fabulous too!! There is way too much to explain here but I really want to THANK THE CREW and the AMAZING reservations team including Sheri!!! Thank you so so much OCEAN JOY CRUISES for making our family spring break trip BEYOND MEMORABLE!!!!!! read more

10000/10 this was one of the best days of our month long Hawaii trip. Everything was perfect...the crew, captain Jerry, the food/drinks, and the snorkeling. We got awesome pictures taken of our group for only $40 at the end, and we got tonnns of cool underwater shots with sea turtles! Can't recommend this enough read more

Unfortunately, this was not very fun. Due to circumstances outside their control there were major delays on the highway. My friends and I completely understood this, however their lack of attempts to mitigate the issues are what are pushing my review this way. We arrived on time and were told we should ship out only 30 mins late. However, we ended up having to wait 2 hours past our time. The ship came back very late and even then we had to wait for people to arrive on their bus. They were in a rush because we were leaving so late, however this came with its own issues. Because we left so late there were almost no fish in the snorkeling spot. We did, however, see a sea turtle. This also pushed it so we were unable to do any dolphin or whale watching. It was too late for any dolphins or whales to be out, not that we would have been able to see any if were trying because it was so dark by the time we finished the food. What should have been a 2.5 hr tour was maybe 1.5 hrs at most. This also brings me to the food and drinks: The food was mediocre and they ran out of salad dressing after about 7 people...there were over 25 of us. Their alcoholic mixed drinks were almost completely made of mixer. It was the worst margarita I ever had and I didn't really know you could mess up a margarita. However, the reason I'm so upset is because they offered no compensation at all. They didn't try to get those of us who were there on time get the boat back early or anything like that. They forced to wait for people who were already 2 hours behind schedule. They never offered any sort of refunds or reschedules. I know on their site it says you can reschedule for $25 but they never mentioned it. That aside most people, myself included, don't have time to devote another 2.5 hours to a snorkeling trip during vacation. They did apologize and there were circumstances outside their control, but they handled it all extremely poorly. Their customer service was very poor and I would never recommend this tour because of it. read more

Today we went out on the morning calm cruise and I can't even put into words how amazing it was. My adult children and I loved it. They have muffins, water, soda and coffee for you as soon as you enter into the boat and they explain everything in detail as to what to expect on the trip. Everyone was friendly and all the crew introduces themselves before leaving the docks. As we ventured out we saw tons of dolphins . The snorkeling was awesome!! Saw turtles and tropical fish. Then we had lunch along with alcoholic beverages. I highly highly recommend this cruise, it was the most amazing experience. read more

This was an office outing and we had such a great time! The boat was spacious. The crew - wow! Professional yet warm and friendly, helpful and kind. After a long snorkel, the 6 (SIX!!) hot water showers were so welcome. The food was great and we were hungry after snorkeling. Highly recommend!! read more

Captain and crew very rude. On 28 march 2021, I was ordered by the captain to vacate a public use offshore mooring because the mooring "belonged to him." I don't know how long this dufus has been operating boats, but you can't stick a flag in the ocean and call it your property. These moorings were installed by the state over the last 20 years and are clearly for public use. Captain, if you're reading this you can download or pick up the DLNR pamphlet labeled "Oahu's public day use moorings." The title says it all. read more

Beautiful day for a catamaran sail and snorkel. Yummy food, nice snorkel equipment and opportunity to see dolphins! The crew was fun, knowledgeable and helpful. I didn't enjoy wearing the fluorescent yellow life vest they required. They said it was required by the Coast Guard yet I have been on multiple catamaran snorkels where a jacket is optional. They also said it was OK to not inflate it so majority of us swam around with a useless life vest :-/ read more

The crew was great, but the stand out was Amanda the photographer. She was so incredibly sweet and kind. The ride out to our destination was filled with dolphins and flying fish. We even spotted a sea turtle. The snorkeling was slow at first but once the crew found the fish we were able to see more than 11 different types of colorful fish. Amanda was our mermaid, swimming to to bottom to capture an up close look at the diifferent species of fish. That girl can swim! Thank you for delivering a great day on the water! read more

Great tour overall! Brendan is the bus driver that picks you up at your hotel and gives you a very informative guide along the way about Hawaii. Once you arrive, the staff is friendly and at your service. The catamaran is clean and nice with fresh water to rinse off. The breakfast was a muffin and coffee/tea and the lunch was chicken pulled pork sandwiches, salad, rice and pineapple. The drinks available were sodas, alcoholic drinks and water. Everything well organized. read more

I spent Thanksgiving 2018 on a sunset snorkeling and dinner cruise. I highly recommend this business. The staff was very friendly, attentive to the customers, and made the snorkeling trip a rememberable day for me and my daughters. The only thing that was bad was not enough time snorkeling. However, it's a sunset cruise so I knew it wouldn't be too long. If your in Hawaii, give Ocean Joy a call. You won't regret it. read more

Crew was friendly. No dolphins, a couple of turtles. Only 4 types of fish and very few of them. Way too many people forced to swim together in way too small an area. I have been on other snorkeling tours and this does not compare. Very disappointing morning. read more