This was a fun day for us out on the water. Gil, your staff on this boat are fabulous and they do such a great job of making sure we all felt pampered. So attentive to making sure we always had drinks, food etc.
Our tour was to the Marieta Islands. If you are really into birds you will probably love it! For us we were really looking forward to the snorkelling portion, but it was only okay. They did have kayaks and paddle boards though, so that was cool.
The boat was great! It has an upper deck and lower deck, 2 bathrooms, lots of lounging areas etc. On the way out to the islands we were going against the swells so it was pretty wavy up on the top deck. We ended up going back down to the main deck where it was much better. On the way back, going with the waves was much smoother. There are a few different (cushioned!) areas on the boat to find shade or sun, whichever you prefer. Upper deck has 5 zero gravity chairs, and a big bean bag type bed which 2 of us curled up and was so relaxing just rolling with the waves! Nice lunch, snacks and lots of drinks provided throughout the day. Anything you would like, just ask – these guys work so hard to please!
Whales & Dolphins – The captain was great at keeping us close but not too close to the beautiful whales and dolphins. It’s the end of the season here, so most have started heading back up north, but we still had some great viewing. Mama humpback and her calf were breaching and playing within great viewing distance of the boat…. So cool!!
They have someone on board taking pictures all day, and the memory stick with all the photos is available for purchase at the end of the day. It was about $25 USD. If you know ahead of time that you would like to have the photos, then make sure you get him to take ones that you would like. There are some group / family shots that he does of everyone, but I also asked him to take a few of my kids posed together. Then he ended up taking some random ones of them goofing off in the waves as well which was fun. There are a lot of pics on the stick they give you, and some of them turned out awesome! It was a fun day out on the water, enjoying the sunshine, and nice to get out of the resort for a bit.
Great boat & great staff!