Took my daughter for a dolphin swimming experience. Our tickets allowed us to tour the park. Clearly it is past its prime, but efforts are being made to spruce it up. Despite my observation, the shows are very good and if you are interested in sea life, this is a great place to spend the day. The Dolphin experience is very new and shows it. Professionally run and a great experience to be remembered for a life time.

What an excellent experience! Swam with dolphins; the trainers are really friendly and give you so many opportunities to interact with the dolphins, walked underwater surrounded by stingray and fish; this was on the sea trek, watched some fantastic shows with the piece de la resistance being the killer whale show - amazing acts, huge splashes and great fun for everyone. This really is a must visit place when in Miami. We got a reduced price on the Sea Trek because we were already doing the swim with the dolphins. Excellent day out and real value for money!

My family went to the Disney & Universal theme parks but not SeaWorld in Orlando. So while in Miami, we decided to visit the Seaquarium. Many reviewers cited the high prices as negative points from entrance & parking fee to photographing & even the food. I don't mind & would like to think that all the money (at least part of it) will go to improvements.
The park is tidy and well arranged. The staff members are polite, knowledgeable & helpful. The photographers were not pushy. The program sheet is informative with a good timetable-like format to list the schedule of the various presentations and shows. We all thoroughly enjoyed the talks, the dolphins & killer whale shows. The shows were entertaining & well prepared. Kudos to the staff.

We paid for photo with the dolphin & liked the fact that the photographers took many shots for us to choose. We can see that the trainers took care not to stress the dolphins. The rapport between animals & trainers seem genuine & warm, it is a pleasure to see such bonding. Thank you.

Unfortunately, there are some negatives. The dilapidated condition really need urgent improvement & it is not just for esthetics reasons. For instance, the crocodile enclosure requires urgent attention. Honestly, I was with my kids & the rickety wooden enclosure really made me feel nervous.

The dining needs improvement too. Guests at attractions are prepared to pay for expensive food, just look at the overpriced food in Disney & Universal parks and yet, the restaurants are crowded. But to serve poor quality food, is simply adding salt to injury. My hotdog was the worst I have ever had in my entire life.

I am also concerned about the enclosure space for the killer whale. I understand real estate in Miami is probably more expensive than in Orlando but seeing the killer whale in the small tank is painful.

I took my boyfriend here to swim with the dolphins for his birthday. He did the Dolphin Odyssey program and said it was amazing. He not only swam with them but the trainers also did lots of other interactive things with them and the dolphins. We also saw a seal show which was fun and the killer whale and dolphin show, which was amazing! If I were you I would not miss that one, nor would I sit in the first 5-10 rows (splash factor!). I agree with the above that the pictures they sell are expensive. $42 for four pictures, but the kicker for me is that is the minimum. If you go to watch someone try to snap your own! If we could, we would have just purchased one print for a lower price. Oh well. Either way it was a great experience!