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Kailua-Kona Sunset Cocktail with Free Drinks - Honi Olani Catamaran

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Memories were made

Reviewed by: Aisha, 2024/02/05

Booked this with a group of six, and to our surprise, we got a last-minute upgrade apparently due to the cruise being overbooked: Our own private yacht with cocktails, beer, and dinner. We were greeted and wonderfully taken care of by two very friendly guys -- unfortunately, I cannot remember their names as this was a few weeks ago, though someone in my group did snag their card, so we will definitely hit them up when we return -- who indulged our desires to see some whales in addition to the sunset. The atmosphere was excellent, the mood was chill, and we indeed saw lots of whales and an amazing view of the sunset. Loved the experience!

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2024/01/14
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Absolutely amazing!!

Reviewed by: Todd, 2023/04/08

Fantastic crew, tasty food, comfortable cruise, playful dolphins, and a beautiful sunset!

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2023/03/16
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Great way to see the sunset

Reviewed by: Lisa S, 2022/10/06

From the beginning, we were greeted with smiles and outstanding service. Captain Cindy and crew were wonderful! The snacks were great and a small dinner was a nice surprise. Full service bar was beyond expectations.

  • Cheers

  • Captain Cindy and Joseph

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2022/10/04
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Sunset sail

Reviewed by: Lanikuh, 2022/08/09

We had a great time on the sunset sail! The captain and staff were patient and so friendly. The boat was clean. Snacks and beverages/cocktails were provided. The ride was smooth and the sunset was beautiful. Our previous sail was cancelled and we were rebooked for this cruise and so pleased with the outcome. We would do this again and highly recommend it to visitors the area.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/08/06
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Great trip with Dolphins and a sunset

Reviewed by: JaDev, 2022/05/24

These guys were fantastic. The boat had plenty of room, good food and drink, and the crew were fun to talk with. We had a calm trip, got to see the coast, a sunset and even travelled near some dolphins! Had an Al around fantastic experience.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/05/20
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Amazing experience on a great boat with a great crew!

Reviewed by: Chuck, 2022/05/11

We had a great trip! We were celebrating my parents' 40th anniversary and the captain and crew were all very kind - they congratulated them, helped us get comfortable, served us drinks, all the good stuff. It was a wonderful time and I would definitely recommend it to all!

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/05/04
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Pricey But Enjoyable Cruise

Reviewed by: Sniblette, 2022/04/12

For what it is, the cruise seemed pricey to us. You board the boat and then sail along the coast for about 45 minutes before heading back in. We were relieved to find that though our cruise was scheduled to end at 6:30, we stayed out on the water long enough to watch the actual sunset—the whole point of the cruise for us!

The crew is small but nice. We were a bit dismayed to arrive and see a large number of young children booked on the same cruise. Maybe it's just us, but who drags infants and toddlers onto a sunset cocktail cruise?!? Predictably, a number of the children wound up getting sick (gee, who didn't see that coming?), and many puke buckets were passed out. While I can't fault the company for that, I wish they would limit the sunset cocktail cruises to adults only (or at least offer it on a number of nights). There are plenty of other boats that parents can drag their children onto in Hawaii. And if you can afford to bring your kids to Hawaii on vacation, you can afford a sitter for a few hours while the adults go have fun. (Note to the crew: Unless every passenger on the boat is puking their guts out, don't suggest heading back early just because some parent decided to introduce their 2 year old to sailing on the open ocean and the kid got sick. I'm sorry the kid is sick, but I paid for a 1.5 hour cruise and I expect to get what I paid for.)

The snack offering was decent; cocktail options were more limited and (of course) watered down, but I think that's expected on something like this.

All in all, we enjoyed ourselves but overall felt it was overpriced and saw many areas for improvement.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/03/27
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It was a great sail, no issues. We saw dolphins and one whale.

Reviewed by: Valerie, 2022/03/24

It was a great evening for sailing. The Captain and crew were very nice and got along well with everyone. We saw dolphins and one . The food was catered and was pretty good. Salad, grilled chicken and white rice.

We had to wait for a few couples before we could leave but we stayed out a little longer.

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Attended as:Families
Activity Date:2022/03/22
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Sunset cruise

Reviewed by: Jimbo, 2022/02/18

Once on board everything was terrific. Great staff, perfect weather, good drinks and unexpectedly a chicken dinner with rice and salad was offered. Had we known that - wouldn’t have had late lunch. Would have rated excellent- except the map provided was POOR. Drove around frantically for 25 minutes in marina trying to find where to go. No phone number provided. Fortunately a crew member called us and we made it. Others had same problem.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/02/14
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Gorgeous Sunset and Spinner Dolphins

Reviewed by: Ted, 2022/01/19

Our group had a phenomenal time for the sunset cruise in Kona. Captain Dave and Chelsea were fantastic. Great photographers and a wealth of knowledge. We thoroughly enjoyed the total experience. It was very relaxing, the cool breezes and we saw schools of multiple spinner dolphins, which made it thoroughly fantastic! Thank you!!!

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2022/01/17
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Such a fun experience! We saw spinner dolphins

Reviewed by: Dan, 2022/01/15

The sunset cruise was a lot of fun! The crew was super friendly and we had a great time! While on our cruise we got to see spinner dolphins up close which was really cool to see!

Definitely book this if you’re looking for a great sunset experience!

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Activity Date:2021/12/26
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Great date activity!

Reviewed by: Eileen, 2021/07/25

My husband and I had a great time on this sunset cruise! The staff were fantastic and the views were spectacular! Highly recommend

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Activity Date:2021/07/23
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Great sailing

Reviewed by: Mary, 2021/07/17

Wonderful and fun crew! Enjoyed a leisurely evening cruise ending with a beautiful sunset.

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Activity Date:2021/07/15
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Best way to enjoy sunset in big island !!!

Reviewed by: Shankar, 2021/06/30

Great friendly staff. They took customer satisfaction to heart and made sure everyone had a great time. Loved it!!!

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Attended as:Families with Young Children
Activity Date:2021/06/27
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Great review

Reviewed by: S. Ely, 2021/06/26

Wonderful experience! The captain and crew was amazing!

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Activity Date:2021/06/24
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Outstanding!!!

Reviewed by: Kristen Dressel, 2021/06/04

The best sunset cruise I’ve been on!
Great food and drinks! The staff was amazing! Sunset was awesome! We saw dolphins! I would totally recommend that cruise!!

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Activity Date:2021/06/02
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Beautiful - Location on Website is Wrong.

Reviewed by: CEC, 2021/05/24

Beautiful catamaran run by a family. We saw some dolphins while on the sunset cruise. They offered canned beers and hard seltzers, and and a boxed teriyaki meal with salad. The meeting location was difficult to find; they said one of the booking sites (HawaiiActivities.com) has the location listed incorrectly. It is NOT next to the Harbor House restaurant on the north side of the harbor. Instead , once you get to Honokohau Harbor, you follow the road on the south side of the harbor all the way to the yellow gates. The parking lot is no longer paved. Then walk through the gates all the way to the end of the pier.

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Attended as:Friends
Activity Date:2021/05/01
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Sunset cruise

Reviewed by: Cody, 2021/05/19

I cannot recommend this sunset cruise enough. The crew of Captain Kirk and staff were exceptional. During this cruise the vessel encored some mechanical issues, which promoted a slightly longer cruise. The crew were nothing short of professional and comforting in managing this issue, as well as utilizing exceptional skills in retuning the vessel to port. My only regret in not asking to crew what music we were listing to.

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Attended as:Couples
Activity Date:2021/05/13
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