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Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Nice view

Reviewed by: Claire

It was my first time to be on the cruise and I loved it!
The food was delicious, the view was amazing, and the staffs were very nice and friendly. There were about 12~13 people on the cruise at a time, so the space was enough for everyone.

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Thank you so much for your kind comments! We are happy you enjoyed your Makani experience, we look forward to having you aboard again! Aloha MakaniCat

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Packages:	Buy One, Get One FREE! - Sunset Dinner Cruise
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2017/08/10
Activity Date:	2017/08/03

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Nice, chill, romantic cruise

Reviewed by: Despacito

My girlfriend and I went on this cruise on a whim for some romance. We got a deal, so decided to try it out. Also, we are locals who live on Oahu, so it was convenient. The staff (captain, first mate, and bartender) were kind of hokey, but friendly and on it. Dinner wasn't served right away, but drinks (beer, cocktails, soda, water) were available at the bar. You get one free drink ticket. The prices were reasonable, and they accept credit/debit cards. The dinner buffet consisted of teri chicken, beef stir fry, tofu lettuce wraps, veg lumpia, boiled red potatoes, and rice, and they were all tasty. I opted out but you get a cookie for dessert. The catamaran was clean and spacious. The ride was smooth, and the ocean was beautiful. We didn't see any sea life, but we understand that nature doesn't run on our time. The first mate announced the sunset when she saw it beginning, which was thoughtful. All the passengers were able to take pictures. We met a newlywed couple from Seattle. The passengers were a good group, all just chillin' and enjoying the perfect weather. My girlfriend got a bit cold when the sun went down and she brought a sweater, so I'd suggest that. Also, wear shades, slippers, and comfortable clothing, nothing fancy.

The only criticism I had was that you have to check in 30 mins. before departure, and wait in the hot sun. The check-in attendant wasn't very friendly, but it's ok. It's not great to sit in a hot shack all day waiting to repeat the same instructions over and over to passengers. The parking isn't bad. We parked at Kewalo Basin Park and walked about 10 mins. but paid parking is $1/hr, I think.

The cruise is a good way to relax, so I would recommend it for locals and tourists.

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Thank you so much for your candid review! We are always glad to have our island residents aboard, it looks like your enjoyed your Makani experience as well. We will remind our check-in staff of the canopy use and how important it is for customer service. We look forward to having you sail with us again. Aloha MakaniCat

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Packages:	Buy One, Get One FREE! - Sunset Dinner Cruise
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/07/27
Activity Date:	2017/07/23

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Awesome trip

Reviewed by: Dan long

The crew was awesome! They were funny and very informative. The first mate was the best!!! I would highly recommend them.

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Sounds like you've had a great Makani experience! We will let our 1st Mate know that he has a fan!! Thank you so much! MakaniCat

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/07/26
Activity Date:	2017/07/23

Prince Kuhio Waikiki Sunset Cruise with Freshly Prepared Dinner

Amazing

Reviewed by: CNetzel

Our cruise had a late start due to an unforseen fire. When we got going however, I quickly forgot that we went out later than planned. The crew was friendly and accommodating. The food was great and we had a wonderful time. I have pictures from that night I will treasure.

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2017/07/17
Activity Date:	2017/07/14

Prince Kuhio Waikiki Sunset Cruise with Freshly Prepared Dinner

Relaxed cruise with an amazing sunset

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

I'm one of those people that thinks it's a waste to be on a boat if you're going to be cooped up indoors all the time. If you're going to experience a sunset at sea, you might as well do it right with an open-air deck and a mai tai in hand.

The dinner on this cruise was great, and so was the live entertainment, which included ukulele, hula, and a fire dance (totally unexpected), but for how affordable it is all of those just seemed like a cherry on top of a gorgeous cake.

If you want to experience a Hawaiian sunset on a laid-back ship, this is the cruise for you.

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Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2017/06/03

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

A little dissapointed

Reviewed by: Teresa

The cruise was just fine. If you want a real sunset cruise, the catamaran is not the way to go.

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2017/05/04
Activity Date:	2017/04/27

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Dinner sail

Reviewed by: royp

Had an amazing time! Crew was awesome and food and drinks were great! Would recommend this for first time Hawaii visitors.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/04/17
Activity Date:	2017/04/14

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

AWESOME

Reviewed by: Manu N

THIS WAS THE MOST NICE OUT OF THE DINNER CRUISES WE ATTENED

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We are glad you enjoyed yourselves, Looking forward to having you aboard again for the Makani experience! Aloha MakaniCat

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/03/06
Activity Date:	2017/02/17

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Sunset Cruise

Reviewed by: Suzanne Gilbert

Enjoyed our evening on the catamaran. Food was awesome, bar, music and an amazing view of Honolulu!!!

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Thank you for choosing Makani! We look forward to having you aboard again! Aloha Makani Catamaran

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/02/05
Activity Date:	2016/12/30

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Very joyable

Reviewed by: Don

Lots of fun, good food, great crew. Safety and "fun" was the name of the game.

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Thank you so much we're so happy that you enjoyed our Makani experience! We look forward to seeing you again.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/12/29
Activity Date:	2016/12/23

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Not a great experience

Reviewed by: AMD

My husband and I recently moved to Oahu, and my parents were coming to visit us for Thanksgiving....I wanted to find something different we could do so I thought a dinner cruise would be perfect and relaxing. The food was subpar, and they made it seem like it was going to be a huge spread. We did not get to see fireworks, when the weather seemed fine. And towards the end of the cruise, we were just hanging out in the same area for quite some time before we had to dock. I am usually not one to complain, or write reviews, but I suggest you ask specific questions if considering these particular cruises so you are not left disappointed. We felt as though it was a waste of our money, and we would have rather gone out for a nice dinner, and sat outside to watch the sunset.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2016/11/28
Activity Date:	2016/11/25

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Fireworks dinner cruise

Reviewed by: Scb271

Great trip...good food...beautiful scenery! I'd return to do it again!

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2016/11/04
Activity Date:	2016/10/28

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Catamaran cruise

Reviewed by: Wayne

Nice sailboat. Good food and pleasant sail. Would recommend.

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/10/18
Activity Date:	2016/10/15

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Perfect ending of a Day

Reviewed by: Will Wright

The catamaran was clean and very well kept in appearance. The crew was great and professional at all times plus courteous. We had a wonderful time and great experience on the sail and dinner. The food was good and plentiful! But be sure that you are aware that other than one drink non alcoholic or not is all that each get. Other than that it is extra but that was fine.

Huge cloud over Honolulu. What a site. No one even got wet! Lol

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/10/17
Activity Date:	2016/10/14

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Hubbys Birthday Surprise

Reviewed by: Nika

I have to say that it was a great experience overall. The crew was very nice and accommodating, we were running late but they waited for us. The good was just average but the views of the sunset and fireworks definitely made up for it. We both had a really great time.

Gorgeous sunset!

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/10/03
Activity Date:	2016/09/30

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Sunset CRUISE

Reviewed by: Deb

A perfect way to finish our time in Waikiki, great music, great food on board and plenty of room to move around.
There was quite a swell way out near Diamond Head, so would highly recommend a seasick tablet!

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2016/09/26
Activity Date:	2016/09/18

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Really enjoyed the cruise

Reviewed by: Hashi/Rupert

Beautiful cruise, friendly, helpful crew and nice dinner.

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/09/25
Activity Date:	2016/09/22

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Had an amazing time!

Reviewed by: Leslie

This was my first boat, I have always had a fear of water. Decided to try something new and ended up having a wonderful time! The crew was great and it is such a relaxing ride. Good time to kick back, make new friends, and watch the sunset and fireworks. The best night I have had on vacation and would for sure do this again!

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/09/19
Activity Date:	2016/09/16

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Excellent

Reviewed by: Vicki

Great time, highly recommend. Are crew was very knowledgable, the ride was good and fireworks display was awesome.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/09/19
Activity Date:	2016/09/16

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Relaxing night on the water

Reviewed by: Nicholas

My wife and I went for our anniversary and loved every minute of it. It's great to get out on the water in the beautiful Hawaiian sunset. The crew was very inviting and polite and friendly. The food was great and the drinks as well. Will be coming back to experience it again on Friday so we can see the fireworks as well!

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Packages:	Sunset & City Lights Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/08/31
Activity Date:	2016/08/28

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Great Evening!

Reviewed by: SW

WOW!! What a beautiful evening. The crew was friendly and knowledgeable. The food was good. The view AWESOME!! We would definitely do this cruise again.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/08/23
Activity Date:	2016/08/19

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Fireworks cruise

Reviewed by: Allen

This was awesome! The boat is beautiful and the scenery even better! Food was a nice buffet and there was plenty to go around. The crew is the best and take care of you all evening! A must do on Friday nights!

What a boat!

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/08/13
Activity Date:	2016/08/05

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Overall good time

Reviewed by: Thao

Nice boat and sail. City lights and sunset beautiful. Got to see fireworks. Dinner Buffet very average. Best thing was the cookie for dessert. Some live entertainment would be nice.

Pretty city lights

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2016/08/08
Activity Date:	2016/08/05

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

It was ok evening out

Reviewed by: Sally

Nothing special, lots of people on the catamaran, the crew where great, unfortunately the food let the experience down, it was mediocre at best.....alcohol was served in plastic cups, that I understand but not a great deal of variety, hubbie said the signature cocktail was ok, captain was great at getting the position right for the fireworks, probably wouldn't do the cruise agin

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/08/08
Activity Date:	2016/08/05

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

A Great Ending To Our Trip

Reviewed by: Steve F

My wife and I did this cruise on our last night in Hawaii and we are so glad we did. We had a beautiful sunset to the west, Honolulu and Waikiki North, and the moon rising over Diamond Head to the east. To top it all off there was good food and the awesome fireworks show. Seeing these from the water is something I highly recommend.

Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head by moonlight.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/07/09
Activity Date:	2016/06/17

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Meh. I think it's misleading to call this a lantern ceremony sail.

Reviewed by: redheadwahine

The sailing was pretty, the views were gorgeous during sunset, and the boat was nice enough. The crew was great. But I don't think it was worth the almost $200 we paid to go as a couple. The drinks were fairly weak, and of course they talk you into buying the $8 souvenir cup under the pretense that you'll get a bigger drink for the same price as the small cups... but they just use more mixer and ice and the same amount of liquor. We expected that and weren't expecting much of the food either since most touristy things like this aren't the best in either department. I'm mostly bummed out that this was advertised as a lantern ceremony sail which is the only reason we booked it. We've wanted to see the ceremony for the past 4 years but didn't want to deal with the huge crowds on shore. I understand that with the surf, you can't get too close, but we hadn't realized just how far away we'd be. It was just distance lights far away against the shore that blended in with he city lights and traffic. I had my extreme zoom telephoto lens and even I could barely tell when the lanterns hit the water. People opted to pull up the live streaming of the ceremony on their phones, which honestly was kind of a cool mixture to be out there live on the water and get a closer view digitally, but not worth $200 for the experience. Overall kind of disappointed, but still a cool way to see a different view of the island. Just not the lantern experience we had expected.

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Packages:	Special Sail! Memorial Day Lantern Ceremony Sail (Monday - May 25th)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/06/04
Activity Date:	2016/05/30

Waikiki Sunset Dinner Sail & Fireworks Cruise with Drinks - Honu Lani Catamaran

Wonderful time

Reviewed by: Christi

Hubby and I came to Hawaii for our 30th anniversary. Perfect way to spend our Friday night. Views were awesome as was the crew. Enjoyed the food as well.

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Packages:	Fireworks Dinner Cruise (til 12/31/2017)
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/05/24
Activity Date:	2016/05/20

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Awesome cruise, bad food

Reviewed by: Jason

Went with my wife and the boat was really nice and the crew was great. Got us is in perfect position to see the fireworks. The food they provided was terrible, barely edible Chinese food. Would have been better off not having food on the boat at all.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/05/09
Activity Date:	2016/05/06

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

cruise & crew

Reviewed by: Steve & Viv Sumner

A very nice romantic sail, buffet & fireworks display crew helped make it a memorable experience on our ruby wedding anniversary
Thank You
Viv & Steve mahalo

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/05/01
Activity Date:	2016/04/29

Makani Catamaran Waikiki Sunset Cocktail Cruise with Drinks & Transportation

Sunset and fireworks

Reviewed by: Mariah

This was the highlight of our vacation. Watching the sunset over the ocean and fireworks from the water was fun and romantic. The food was pretty good and very filling. We had great time. I would highly recommend this excursion.

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Packages:	Friday Sunset & Fireworks Sail
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2016/04/11
Activity Date:	2016/04/08

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Nice view

Nice, chill, romantic cruise

Awesome trip

Amazing

Relaxed cruise with an amazing sunset

A little dissapointed

Dinner sail

AWESOME

Sunset Cruise

Very joyable

Not a great experience

Fireworks dinner cruise

Catamaran cruise

Perfect ending of a Day

Hubbys Birthday Surprise

Sunset CRUISE

Really enjoyed the cruise

Had an amazing time!

Excellent

Relaxing night on the water

Great Evening!

Fireworks cruise

Overall good time

It was ok evening out

A Great Ending To Our Trip

Meh. I think it's misleading to call this a lantern ceremony sail.

Wonderful time

Awesome cruise, bad food

cruise & crew

Sunset and fireworks

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