This charter group was awesome, prompt, professional and very attentive, would highly recommend…read more They cleaned our fish, we caught a lot including our first wahoo, and we took it all to a local restaurant where they cooked it up for us Great experience for our 21 year old sons birthday

Great charter! - Caught a couple big ones, plenty of fish. Look forward to booking againread more

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.

We had a great day fishing with Captain John. He's very experienced and knowledgeable and a…read morepatient teacher. His boat and fishing tackle are first rate. We highly recommend Funyetcharters.

John is a great guy and great fisherman!! We caught 30 mahi!!! Been doing it for 40 years. A proread more

The deluxe sandbar trip was an amazing experience! Captain…read moreShay and mate Greg were fenomenal! They took such great care of us all day. Serving drinks with a smile, taking our pictures and wonderful to talk to. The lunch was incredible and I hope we get to go out and experience this trip and many more with Sebago Watersports

Went on a sunset cruise. There were storms in vicinity but they still took us out and cut trip…read moreshort. Paid for sunsets know you can't control weather but dont charge people for a cruise that can't be completed.

Wow, were we lucky to find Finz when our charter to the Dry Tortugas canceled 5 days before our…read morescheduled excursion! Luckily, Finz had availability - and gratefully, we had Captain Rob and Holly to steer us there! His communication was EXCELLENT with texts in advance to keep me informed and prepared. We took their 37' Park Shark, which comfortably sat us in a cabin with plentiful views. The ride was a bit rougher than a catamaran, but it took us from Key West to the Dry Tortugas where Holly acted as our private tour guide, sharing insights about its history while we enjoyed the migrating birds. Afterwards, we zipped into wet suits that they provided to snorkel around a sunken ship. I'd recommend bringing your own lunch, especially if you have a vegetarian or pescatarian diet, but they kindly provide plenty of snacks and ice water. Captain Rob and Holly made our trip one of our favorite family experiences. Here's a photo and video that Holly took from our snorkel adventure. I highly recommend Finz!

Our party of 6 chartered the Finz Park Shark for a day trip to the Dry Tortugas, where we scuba…read moredove (2 of us) and snorkeled, badly (4 of us). Everything was perfection. The crew was professional, friendly and attentive. We arrived at Fort Jefferson before the ferry, and enjoyed a private tour without the crowds. We visited two separate dive/snorkel sites (cool wrecks!) and lunch on the beach. Not cheap, but definitely the best way to visit the island from Key West, short of buying your own boat. Highly, highly recommend this company.

My fiancé and I booked online with Lost Reef Adventures for our first ocean dives. We were…read morecertified back in October in a fresh water quarry. The day we went, the waves were pretty choppy. I got in the water and panicked. Kelly, our guide, expertly made sure I got back to the boat. Spencer, our dive master, helped me up and reassured me the whole time. I got to spend the next couple hours hanging out with Spencer and robin (the captain), which honestly, was a great time. What I loved is how committed they were to safety, and also making me feel valid in my decision to abort the dives. My partner successfully completed two dives and had a fantastic experience with Kelly guiding him. If/when we're back in key west again for diving, we will definitely book with Lost Reef again!!

Lost Reef Adventures...the worst dive shop that I have encountered in 30 years of scuba diving…read more The negatives: The owner, Nick, was extremely unfriendly to the point of being hostile. He had a serious attitude problem and had no idea what the concept of "customer service" meant. He just stares at you, waiting for you to say something...it's really creepy. After telling us to show up at 7:00 for the morning dives, no one from the shop bothered to show up until 7:45. The crew was only okay. The dive master acted like this was an annoyance to be taking us out on a dive...like he just wanted to get this over and done with. He just swam around for 45 minutes until it was time to re-board. The boat pilot told us, "We're not leaving the dock until you get your gear ready." There was one guy (with a mullet and ear rings) that was pretty cool and very helpful. The equipment was fair, but had some issues. The first tank that I hooked up to only had 1200 psi, turns out that 1/4 of the tanks onboard had previously been used and not removed or refilled. The fact that they all had the rubber covers on the valve (indicating a fresh tank) made it very confusing as to which tank to use. My dive buddy's regulator was inoperable. The dives were fair at best. I guess Key West really isn't that great for sea life when compared to the USVI or Belize, buy the dive master didn't even bother to point out sea life. EVERY dive I've been on in 30 years had a dive master that took pride in his/her job and did their best to point out - things to see - during the dive. I told the travel office on the base at Sigsbee not to recommend them. There are vastly superior shops like Southpoint Divers and Captain's Corner that will give you a much more pleasant experience. I dove with Southpoint on all of my subsequent dives in Key West. The positives: The boat was great - lotsa space for everyone, safety equipment was plentiful, and the safety briefing was well done. As I mentioned before, one of the crew (lives in Roatan, Honduras and was visiting his daughter) was very helpful but unfortunately, he was the exception. The BCDs, masks, and fins were fine. There's not really anything else positive that came out of my experiences. Do yourself a favor and use one of the other dive shops in Key West.

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 Brad knows fishing. Even in tough conditions he'll find you fish. He can be a…read morelittle....salty. First Mate James was friendly, helpful, and a lot of fun. Overall a great trip. Landed tons if fish, with variety, and good species. Best charter I've ever been on.

The captain has 45 years experience. He knows what he's doing. He can be a little short if you…read moredon't follow directions. The mate, James, was outstanding. He worked hard to keep lines in the water. Key West is an awesome place for fishing.