We had the best time!! We did the 4 hour tour and it was lovely. Braxton took us out and we saw…read moresand dollars, urchins, dolphins, a turtle, and even a spotted ray. It was amazing. Can't wait to come back sometime!

What a wonderful experience with amazing sightings of dolphins. The sunset made the experience…read moremagical. Our Captain Gene was fantastic and knowledgeable. Spend the money and book it today.

All of the employees were very polite and helpful. My only complaint was from the website. I…read morepurchased my tickets online. As I was traveling abroad, I did not have any beach chairs or an umbrella. Also needed a cooler as the temps were at 90+. I called the number provided numerous times. Each call ended with "sorry the mailbox is full". So my only option was to drive (which was 40 min). When I went to booth for the snorkel gear, was told they no longer had rentals there. They directed me to drive across the bridge. Only option was to buy everything which totaled over $125.00. Needless to say...a very expensive snorkel trip!

This dolphins tour was awesome. Our captain was Alex and he was very informative and cool! Got to…read moresee plenty of dolphins and took sweet videos and pictures, went to shell island and found some cool shells. The views were amazing and definitely recommend anyone and their families to go. Would definitely go again to try the jet skis next!

Fun day of dolphin watching, seashell searching & boating! Thank you @emeraldcoastwatertours for a…read moregreat day!

This was hands down one of my families favorite trips! The Captain was amazing and went out of his…read moreway to ensure our trip was perfect!

The daytime cruise is a great time for both adults and kids! The crew was entertaining and…read moreaccommodating, and although the dolphins were being shy the day we cruised, the captain stayed in contact with other boats and managed to find where the dolphins were hiding out. For the kids, they were allowed to drive the boat a bit (under supervision), had squirt gun fights, temporary tattoos, and pulled up a crab trap to let the kids (safely) handle a live crab. My 6 year old grandson loved it! We will likely return next year.

My husband and I booked our Sea Screamer Dolphin Cruise for 12:15pm( it was raining earlier, but…read morehad finally cleared up). We liked that there were plenty of seats on the dock to sit in wait ( first come first serve for your group). When it was time to load, we got our picture taken (pictures are $10), and loaded on to the boat. We sat behind the food/ drinks area in the front row. Unfortunately, because of the weather we only saw 1 pod of dolphins and everyone ran to the side of the boat and we were not able to get a photo. We did enjoy the boat ride and learning the history of the area. The staff, captains, and everyone working on board had excellent customer service, they were entertaining and made the experience enjoyable. All of the food and drinks on board are under $5! So loved how affordable it was. I would say that this cruise was definitely for kids and families. They had a lot of kids activities and we were in the middle of all of it, which is fine- but I think that families should be aware of where most of the entertainment is or what sections to sit in and people who don't have kids can sit or elderly so they don't get run into. For the kids, each child gets a turn to steer the boat in the bay, we got to go to bird island ( and we're swarmed by birds- so if you don't like birds I would not do this cruise), they sell food for you to buy and the birds will eat it out of your hand. Then, the other boat pulled up next to ours and the kids hand a huge water gun fight and got soaked. We had to move out of the way. There are no towels on board so bring your own- but they drive fast after so you can dry off! Last, they caught a crab trap from the ocean they had put out and brought on 2 blue crabs and 1 spider crab, and all of the kids got to hold them. We also enjoyed the mix of music and that it wasn't too loud. If you go on the sea screamer and have kids sit by the snack and drink area under the covering behind the captain for the best experience. If you don't have kids or don't want to do the interactive stuff sit in the front or back.

Here for a girls weekend and Cruisin Tikis was a highlight for our trip!…read more 20 passengers boarded and went out for a fun "booze cruise" evening. From the start, our captain and first mate were professional and welcoming. Our birthday girl connected her Spotify playlist and we sang and danced while taking in the beautiful beaches. Despite the cloudy weather conditions, everyone had a ball! I would highly recommend this outfitter for any of the boats they take out. Easy to work with and very professional!

This is such a fun tour! We showed up for the sunset tour and at first our cruise had been changed…read moredue to reservation numbers etc. Eventually the manager offered us a private tour in compensation. What a lovely experience. This was better than what we originally had planned. Hats off to captain John! Such a warm welcoming and friendly captain. The sunset was beautiful! We brought our own snacks and drinks, what more can we ask for. Watching the birds fish and seeing some wildlife while it was so calm out and not many boats on the water made it feel so intimate and special, I'd do it all again.

Captain Stan was great. We had lots of opportunities to interact with the wild dolphins. Stopped in…read morea cove so the kids could see the aquatic life neat the break waters.

100% come here if you want to have a fun vacation! Our captain, Stan, was amazing and we saw a ton…read moreof dolphins! Beautiful spot and overall just a great time!

My husband and I took the sunset cruise on the Grand-mere. My hubs is handicapped, walks with a…read morestrained gait with a cane. While the boat is at the end of the pier, it was not a ridiculously long walk for him. We boarded via a ramp with handrails, so that was safe and easy. The mates on the cruise were helpful and it was fun to be able to move freely around the vessel. They offered a snack bar with cocktails and drinks were very reasonably priced, and good. The sunset cruise goes out to the shell island, but does not dock there. We idled around the area in hopes of seeing dolphins and we were not disappointed. There was a pod that was showing off for the people on 3 boats in the area. Great fun! Update: We went back for the Shell Island tour today. Reiterate how helpful, friendly, and professional everyone was.... Both tours!

Super friendly staff, that's the five stars there. Our tour wasn't super big, about 33 though they…read morecan fit over 100. The crew came around and introduced themselves and asked if we needed anything during the tour to let them know. They also have on-board snacks, drinks and a restroom. The tour starts at Papa Joe's which has food trucks, a little store, and even a pickleball court. The ship left at 1:30 and was about a 45-minute journey to Shell Island. I was a little disappointed with the Island itself. The shells were all broken and going out to see and look for shells the water wasn't as clear as other Florida beaches. I saw a stingray which was really cool but also made me hesitant to go too far in the water, also saw some crabs too and didn't want to get pinched. After an hour on the Island, we went to go see some dolphins - there were tons. You will define see dolphins on this tour. After doing a few circles to make sure everyone on the boat saw them, we started heading back. It was after this the crew went around again to ask if anyone was feeling at all seasick because of the turning. Overall the tour was really great. I don't thinknid recommend Shell Island itself but doing the dolphin tour would be worth the visit.

If you've got little kids and want something actually fun for them (not just tolerated), this is…read moreit. The Sea Dragon absolutely leans into the kid experience and the crew does ALL the heavy lifting. Like...full-on entertaining for 2 straight hours while parents can just sit back, breathe, and grab a drink or two. They kick things off with a water gun fight, which the kids loved--but heads up, they will get wet! I wish I had brought a dry sweatshirt to throw on after. But it was ok. Also, wear grippy shoes because that deck gets slick fast...kids were slipping everywhere lol. This isn't a quiet, scenic sunset cruise--if that's what you're after, this ain't it. Half the time I forgot we were even on a boat because it's nonstop pirate chaos (in a good way). We did spot dolphins in the distance which was a nice bonus.

We really enjoyed this activity! We took a 4.5 yr old, two 3.5 yr olds and my infant and it was the…read moreperfect amount of time and activity for them. I felt totally comfortable with my infant on the top deck the whole time. The crew was fun, the concessions were affordable, and the kids walked away with some "treasures" (and totally worn out!) Would recommend!

Communication was great but due to weather we couldn't go out on water. Looking forward to booking…read morenext year. Justine was very communicative on plans.

Me and my family went on the dolphin cruise today and it was absolutely amazing! Jaya and Sophia…read morewere amazing on the boat with a ton of fun information. We also saw so many dolphins and right up close. It is so worth it to book this cruise!! I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested. I will definitely book another one of these cruises. 7/16/26