Reviewed by: Tim and Pam
My wife and I went on the Captain Cook dinner cruise last week, and it was much better than either of us expected. The musical entertainment was first class, and we were able to watch spinner dolphins and short-finned pilot whales. It was hard to hear the narration of the historical sites, but that was probably our fault for sitting on the other side of the boat. We would definitely do this again if we ever visit Kona in the future.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/06/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/23 |
Reviewed by: Ron Harrigan
This is by far the best dinner cruise on the Island ,music,dancing,and a fun time ,The food was outstanding ,the crew could not do enough for you ,this would be a first for me 10 out 10 ,and bonus seen dolpins again ,top sunset .
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And CPt Cook site
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/06/23 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/06/20 |
Reviewed by: Diane
Very enjoyable. Would recommend this cruise to couples. Staff are friendly.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/06/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/05/13 |
Reviewed by: Ewing
This was the high point of our 10 days in Kona. The boat was well kept, the staff was extremely friendly, helpful and professional. The entertainment was top notch. The food was some of the best in Kona. I wish I had time to do it again.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/04/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/04/27 |
Reviewed by: Kay
This dinner cruise was awesome! The crew were most helpful and friendly, the food was delicious, the guide was beautiful and very informative, the boat has little tables for your plate and cup holders for your drinks which is all most convenient, and Captain Rick made it super fun. We recommend it to everyone who asks us what to do in Hawaii. Thank you all for the great night. See you next year!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/03/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/03/05 |
Reviewed by: Roger
The crew were all very helpful and friendly. It was a great experience.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/03/24 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/03/21 |
Reviewed by: Larry Vannah
Great time. Wonderful staff; very friendly and professional.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Friends |
| Posted on: | 2017/03/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/03/07 |
Reviewed by: Lisa
All of it was awesome! Crew (helpful and pleasant) appetizers (did not skimp) dinner (delicious and plenty), music (love the sounds, fit the ambiance), history narrator (interesting and fun). We even saw a couple whales! Cruising on the water at night added to the wonderful experience!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/02/26 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/02/23 |
Reviewed by: Gene & Tina, Oregon
The food was a big surprise. Fantastic! Way above what we expected. In addition to that, the glorious scenery, and the perfect sunset, we saw dolphins and whales. The staff was excellent, including our local Hawaiian musician Bula, and our very knowledgeable Hawaiian historian Mikaila. Highly recommended!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/02/17 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/02/14 |
Reviewed by: Mark
Fun filled 3 hour cruise. Great food, music, and tour. The crew were all exceptional. Within 3 minutes of leaving the dock the crew had already located 2 whales we could watch. Right before dinner, they located a manta ray as well. The crew also found another whale on the ride home. Great time and very family friendly.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2017/01/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2017/01/20 |
Reviewed by: Kimo Kameaalohalani
So I decided to propose on this particular cruise, and I couldn't have picked a more romantic, thoughtful, and special cruise to do it. I was so incredibly nervous, but the customer service rep was extremely communicative and responsive for my specific request. John, the captain of the vessel, was so knowledgable in the marine life, that my fiance and I asked if he had majored in Marine Biology in college. He had a lot of passion for the marine life and he spent a lot of time speaking with us. Also, the wait staff was beyond courteous, they took pictures of my engagement, and they made us feel so special with their champagne toast.
I also set-up an original song to sing for my fiance, and the musician onboard actually learned my song before-hand, and played it perfectly as I sang it in front of 40 strangers! His tunes really bring that cool, Hawaiian vibe, and the MC was great with her meticulous tour and crowd work. I couldn't have asked for a better sunset, a perfect location, and the greatest staff that I have probably ever encountered. That's saying a lot as I had been a musician on several international five-star cruise lines in the past. I would HIGHLY recommend this cruise to anyone looking for a special event with incredible food.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2017/01/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/12/23 |
Reviewed by: JMiller
The quality of food for a dinner cruise was above-average. Drinks were good. The crew was pretty solidly great, mixing an easy-going sociability with attentiveness. And we were lucky enough to see dolphins, glimpse whales, and spend time with a manta ray, all before catching a fantastic sunset.
Mahalo for joining us and your kind words! We hope that you'll join us again!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2017/01/03 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/12/31 |
Reviewed by: Dorothy
We enjoyed the narrative of the history of the island. The staff was friendly and helpful. This is the only company that is wheelchair accessible for a cruise. The good was fresh and very good.the pineapple dip was excellent and of course the sweet potatoes . The music was outstanding.
The man who pLayed and sang was really good. Beautiful voice.So as we cruised we enjoyed his singing. We would have bought a CD of his music but he said he said he hoped to have or ready before Chtidtmss
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/12/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/11/17 |
Reviewed by: S & S
Fantastic trip, great crew, and the food was delicious!! We were lucky enough to have great weather as well, resulting in smooth sailing and an awesome sunset!!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/10/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/09/22 |
Reviewed by: KCarson
The sunset dinner cruise my wife and I took lived up to the hype. The food was excellent! The western coast of the Big Island was just beautiful at that time of day. We also got to see a pod of dolphins (I would say at least 20 jumping out of the water) along the way. Can't recommend this activity enough!!!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/08/28 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/08/21 |
Reviewed by: David N.
Great comfortable boat. Friendly service. Fantastic food.Highly recommend this dinner cruise
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/07/22 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/07/19 |
Reviewed by: Disappointed
Due to traffic (not indicated by Google Maps) we were running late. I called the boat office and they would not hold the boat for me for 7 minutes, as that is all we needed after the traffic picked up to get to the pier. Extremely disappointed! It was our last night in Hawaii so we couldn't make it up. $450 in the air. Hopefully Veltra will understand and issue a refund.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2016/07/21 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/07/15 |
Reviewed by: Wanda Lincoln
We had a wonderful time. The captain steered around a storm and we were able to have a great trip. The food was delicious, the whole crew was great. Thanks for the awesome time.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/06/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/06/03 |
Reviewed by: Linda Ellis
We found this Cruise to be entertaining and relaxing. The music was great. The food and drink were very good and plentiful. The hosts were very gracious and we met many nice guests that we enjoyed sharing information of our adventures. We would recommend this to anyone!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/06/08 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/05/26 |
Reviewed by: RJAK
This was a great evening, weather was good and entertainment was awesome!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/06/07 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/05/19 |
Reviewed by: Teri and Norty
This cruise is just as advertised, a nicely narrated cruise down the southern coast from Kailua-Kona to Capt. Cook's monument. We had amazing visits from the spinner dolphins, had drinks and appetizers on the way out to the cove, and a local guitarist playing for us throughout the trip. The dinner was good, there was plenty to eat for everybody. The sunset was also very beautiful.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/05/30 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/05/24 |
Reviewed by: Tom
Super fun time during the entire cruise, great drinks, and outstanding food. Captain and crew attentive and fun to talk to. Can't go wrong with this cruise.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
| Posted on: | 2016/04/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/03/17 |
Reviewed by: Lorraine
We did this cruise last week and our boat took us all down the coast past the Cook Monument where we were able to take photos. An interesting commentary accompanied the trip and a pod of dolphins played around us. Magical! And the sunset was spectacular.
The only thing that prevented me from giving this excursion 5 stars was that the buffet ran out of food before we were all served. It didn't bother us too much and the crew was very apologetic and gave us extra drink tickets but I think some people were quite upset.
Overall we loved it .
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/03/01 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/02/21 |
Reviewed by: aroundthecorner
Was not really a night for a Sunset, but we learned a lot of history / culture of Hawaii / Big Island, had good food, relaxing music, whales, dolphins, and yummy drinks. No complaints about this cruise! Thanks for the great time!
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/02/25 |
| Activity Date: | 2016/02/18 |
Reviewed by: Rick C
Our cruise was very enjoyable, short though, didn't take long for the sun to go down. The boats captain was very friendly, knowledgeable, and did his best show us the sights in the area, but once the sun is gone, not much more to see after that. All-in-all we enjoyed our outing very much. Any day on the water is a good day.
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| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2016/01/10 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/12/16 |
Reviewed by: Brenda
Historical storyteller was fabulous! Great sense of humor, and full of interesting information!
For the price, the food could have been better, and lower prices on drinks.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2016/01/04 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/12/31 |
Reviewed by: Parmel & Angelique
My daughter and I did this tour in Nov and thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff on the cruise were very friendly. Thoroughly guide through out the cruise. Food was absolutely amazing and so was the cocktails. Music was also fantastic. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and guided us throughout the cruise. Had a fantastic time. Highly recommended.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/12/13 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/11/21 |
Reviewed by: Lenora
We went on the dinner cruise our first night in Kona. The water was pretty choppy, myself and another woman became very sea sick from the beginning of the cruise. The crew were very concern and tried to make us as comfortable as they could. My husband and mom had a great time the enjoyed the food and entertainment.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Families |
| Posted on: | 2015/10/14 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/09/29 |
Reviewed by: Joanne
We had a great time! Staff was friendly and very interactive with guest, food was great and plentiful, entertainment was great, historical guide was informative and great to talk too! The boat wasn't packed with people like the other boats leaving the dock. We would definitely do the dinner cruise again. You get some spectacular sites from the cruise, even a dolphin side show. The captain stopped the Boat for dinner and we watched the spectacular sunset while eating. It was a great experience! I would highly recommend this dinner cruise.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Couples |
| Posted on: | 2015/10/05 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/10/02 |
Reviewed by: Sherri McClane
Couldn't as for a better way to end the day. The setting perfect, the crew helpful and friendly, the narrative informative, the music the perfect backdrop for the evening. The food plentiful and wonderful. We had a few pleasant surprises along the way. We were entertained by a school of sinner dolphins going and coming, as well as seeing a flying fish or two. A good time was had by all, given the chance I'd do it all again.
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| Packages: | Dinner Cruise |
| Attended as: | Solo Travelers |
| Posted on: | 2015/07/05 |
| Activity Date: | 2015/06/21 |
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