Captiva Cruises

Birdie Wester Holley

2024-02

What an incredible experience! Super easy to book and check in. Captain made me feel safe on the water (I’m not a huge boat person), the narrator was informative, funny, personable and spoke in multiple languages! We had multiple families on the boat from multiple countries and he was able to communicate to us all. We saw so many dolphins! That being said, they did mention you don’t alway see SO many dolphins, but even if we didn’t, the tour would still have been awesome. Highly recommend.

Brooke Anthony

2024-05

This was a great experience for my husband and I. The crew was amazing, and gave some interesting information while in route to the location to view the sunset. We were even lucky enough to encounter dolphins multiple times! I would definitely recommend booking for a date night or family outing.

R T

2024-04

The crew was knowledgeable and friendly. We were educated on the history and the lay of land. The island was beautiful. Kids swam, fished and went snorkeling as I relaxed. The price was very reasonable.

Devan G

2024-05

The captain and crew of Lady Chadwick made everyone feel welcome and gave a brief history of the area while on the cruise. The cruise took about an hour to get to cabbage key and along the way we saw some dolphins. Overall a pleasant trip and I would recommend it for a relaxing afternoon.

Sagi Perel

2024-01

Highly recommended!Staff on board the boat were super friendly and very knowledgeable. They were very patient with the kids and encouraged them to engage and ask questions.We saw sea birds and many dolphins, as well as a beautiful sunset. My family learned a lot about sea creatures and the history of Captiva Island.

Kat Swanson

2024-02

I highly recommend this company for an ocean/islands tour! Our captain was very friendly and knowledgeable. We even learned about pirates! We stopped for lunch on one of the islands and then went to a state park to look for manatees. Unfortunately, the manatees were shy that day, but the dolphins were not!

Deborah Dagit

2024-05

We had a wonderful time on the boat ride ride to Cabbage Key. We felt welcome, comfortable, and enjoyed learning about the area's history from the oral tour provided. Best part were the dolphins that swam alongside jumping and playing right next to the boat. As a little person with disabilities and a small service dog, it was so nice to be able to enjoy this special treat.

Elaine Zoldak

2024-04

I have taken all of the Captive Cruises and many of the Cabbage Key. They never disappoint. What a remarkable day, my family LOVED it. Saw incredible dolphins, both going out and on the return, got awesome pictures. The guides are wonderful and it is so informative. The weather was perfect. Cheeseburger in paradise was amazing at the restaurant. I can't wait to go back.

Marcia Cullinan

2024-01

The dolphin cruise was spectacular. Our tour guide Eric and Captain George, were wonderful, they knew just how to entice the dolphins to join us as we cruised along. We couldn’t have asked for a better tour to see dolphins.

Ericka Williams

2024-04

We had a lovely day on the Cabbage Key cruise from Captiva. The guide was informative and left time for us to just sit and watch the water go by. The bathroom and the ship were clean and nice. We saw great views of the islands and dolphins along the way.The cruise company had prepped the restaurant at Cabbage Key for our arrival. It was pretty quickly and we had just enough time to get some ice cream and see the turtles.

Deborah Hancik

2024-02

We had friends visit from Missouri last week and wanted to share some of our warm beautiful Florida experiences. Captiva Cruises offers a cruise to Useppa Island out of Captiva and it is delightful. Highly recommend even with the traffic issues.Deborah Hancik

Gregg Farmer

2023-12

Saw Manatees before sailing dolphins while underway Capt Bob and Richard ensured a safe and informative cruise to Cabbage Key for Stone crab and a cheeseburger in paradise. We will return. Oh forgot many a dolphin show while underway as well.

Cathy Grant

2024-04

We enjoyed our Sunset cruise very much. The spectacular views , the narration given and the dolphins playing and entertaining us along our cruise was the icing on the cake. It was so much fun. A wonderful evening. Well worth the money spent.

S N

2023-06

Very nice staff. The dolphins were very active.I had just been on tin city cruise and liked the two level boat better. But if you are on a tour without too many people it's nice to move around.Great way to see north Captiva and don't have to rent a boat...you can just relax.

Bob Moore

2024-01

Had a great time. Guides were knowledgeable and funny. Dolphin sittings were amazing. we probably lucked out, but we saw dozens. And they were doing great tricks, including right next to the boat. Highly recommend!

Liza Adams

2023-05

Our experience with Captiva Cruises was excellent from the booking process through until we stepped back off the boat. The staff are experienced, knowledgeable, and friendly. We saw a whole lot of dolphin activity and learned a lot about a variety of wildlife in the area as well as lots of other interesting local facts. We brought 4 young children with us as well and were impressed with how thoughtful the staff were with all of them as well. Thank you for such a great experience, Captiva Cruises!

Tina McDonald

2023-10

We had a great experience on the wildlife cruise. Enjoyed the people on board, the information given to us and just being able to get out and enjoy nature. Will do again.

Erica Kalena

2023-08

Went on the cabbage key boat trip. Had a great time. The captain and co captain were fun and very polite. We had a great anniversary! Next time we want to go on a longer one.

Angel Brown

2023-07

We did the cruise to Cabbage Key. The boat was very clean and comfortable. The captain and first mate were very accommodating and knowledgeable of the surroundings. The captain had the dolphins riding our waves and we got some great pictures!

Manuel Lang

2024-04

Nice ship tour. They left on point and we had a good ride to the island including some information from the tour guide about the island and the surroundings. Parking could be included (5$ extra charge).Due to the actual traffic chaos you need to plan more time to get there. From our house it would have been 40mins without traffic, we needed 1,5 hours to get there.

Tracey Norvell

2022-05

Took the cruise to Cabbage Key for lunch. A beautiful day on the water and a short trip from South Seas Plantation on Captive to the island. The crew was friendly and very informative. We were able to see dolphins jumping in the boats wake. Great trip!

Koen Paulsen

2024-01

BEWARE the road to is VERY slow. 3 lane merging onto one road is not good. Sat in traffic for more than 2 HOURS. They send out an email before your trip and in very small print it says give yourself some time the traffic is slow. This way you have to change or cancel and the cruises are not refundable so you loose your money.An utter scam.

richard

2023-11

Trip to USEPPA First time travelling with Captivia Cruise. Extremely pleasant and knowledgeable staff on board. Richard our tour guide super nice and friendly. Useppa is a hidden Gem the most beautiful luscious island. Returning on the Ferry the dolphins kept us busy with their performance. Highly recommend this cruise safety is their number one. Thank you Captivia Cruise for an amazingly perfect Day. We Canadians thank you. See you again.

Larry Henry

2023-10

Captiva cruises made our grandson Nash’s 5th birthday awesome! Captain Keith and Captain George gave him the best gift by letting him be Captain with them and making sure he saw so many dolphins! Had a great lunch on Cabbage Key where they sang Happy Birthday and prepared an ice cream sandwich cake for Nash!Thank you Captain George for making this happen!!We were the family of 11 and we will continue sharing Captiva Cruises with our family and friends! Thank you so much Larry and Kay Henry

Tim

2023-05

GREAT STAFF AND GREAT SERVICE. As a disclaimer - we didn’t get to finish our cruise due to weather. The staff was great in keeping us informed and feeling safe. We got a full refund and immediately booked for another cruise the next day. The boat was clean and the short trip enjoyable.

Abigail Mandelbaum

2024-01

The sunset cruise on the sailboat with Carlos and Jorge was fantastic! They were very professional and fun and well prepared with a cooler, ice, cups, a table and additional drinks for our cruise. The boat was very clean and had plenty of room for our group! I highly recommend a trip with Captiva Cruises on your next visit to the island.

Holly Mosher

2024-04

We had alot of fun. Beautiful ride & beach for shells.

Vonda Secoy

2023-05

We originally went out on Wednesday but no dolphins so Captiva gave us free vouchers to return at a later time. We rebooked for Friday and got to see dolphins and had a great time. Staff were friendly and offered drinks and snacks for sale with reasonable prices.

Mitzi Goebel

2022-05

Capt Dave Smiley and Kevin were awesome! 10/10 recommend taking this cruise day trip. Take a full day shelling at Cayo or visit Boca Grande and have lunch at The Temp. It’s amazing. Lots of cool land marks pointed out on the trip and cool facts about the islands and waters. Also I highly recommend the Pink Elephant for drinks.

Debra Kuhman

2023-05

The captain was entertaining. We did see the dolphins (a mom with her baby), even though they were not wanting to play in the wake. It was a fun steady ride despite the weather.