Mermaid Charters Key West
Mermaid Charters Key West
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Scuba & SnorkellingBoat ToursSightseeing ToursPrivate Tours
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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Key West, Private Boat Trips. Sandbar Trips Sight Seeing by water, Discover sea life, Perfect for families, groups, and couples. A great way to spend the day sipping champagne and relaxing on a giant Lilly pad in the gulf of Mexico. Fun in the sun! Snorkeling, Sunset Cruise. Where we go, Snipes, Boca Grand, Boca Chia, Marvins, Bar Hoping Sightseeing & Sandbar.
Key West, Florida
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Opalinski
Brimfield, MA4 contributions
Feb 2022 • Couples
Captain Mike allowed my husband and I to customize our tour. We went to a couple of tiki bars for drinks and met some fun locals, walked and swam on Snipes sandbar and got to watch the sunset on our last day of vacation. Captain Mike made sure to point out wildlife. He has tremendous local knowledge and was very easy and enjoyable to talk to yet let us have our together time and didn’t dominate our own conversations. The boat handled chippy waters very well and Captain Mike proved to be a very safe and experienced driver. Would book him again in a heartbeat and hope to be back next year! Thank you again Captain Mike!
Written February 21, 2022
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Michael D
17 contributions
Sep 2020
Mike was an amazing Captian, he owns the boat and you can tell that he takes great care of it. He has custom soft foam lining over the fiberglass hull so it is never hot or rough on your bare feet. The boat has a lot of room for storage. We went snorkeling at two great spots. Some of the best I have been to. He was knowledgeable and told us exactly where to go. After that we went to Boca and sat on the beach with a lot of locals. He had nice floats and was very curteous in pouring us drinks when we needed them. Sound system on the boat was great, we bluetoothed our phones and listening to our music while we chilled on a almost vacant beautiful beach in the emerald waters. Can't wait to go back.
Written September 25, 2020
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Rladochi
1 contribution
Dec 2020
Captain Mike was amazing! He picked us up at our dock and took us out to a secluded island with a beach no one was at. The weather changed for the worst and we had to leave but that didn’t deter Captain Mike from showing us a good time. He drove us around the rain so we didn’t get wet and found another key for us to hang out on as well as a sand bar. Mermaid Charters is THE BEST!!! If you are looking for someone to take you around and show you a good time this is the boat to charter. Don’t hesitate to do it. Book it and you won’t regret it!!!!
Written December 27, 2020
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Luv2travelE
North Carolina132 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
We had a wonderful day on the water and the weather was gorgeous!! Let me explain the rating;
The PROS: we were able to move our private charter to the afternoon with no issues due to am rain! The sandwich shop they recommended was delish! The charter was at the boat slip as promised. The coolers were full of ice. Once boarded, we left for the sandbar! **note - we booked this charter based on the boat promised and promised water toys (large Lilly pad float, 2 paddle boards)
The CONS: the boat was NOT the boat we chartered. The captain explained it was in the shop; said it got messed up yesterday so he borrowed a boat from a friend. Still a nice boat just not what we were expecting and not the same style as we booked. We picked this charter for the fun water toys / Lilly pad, paddle boards, etc none were provided. Said he didn’t have time to get the items off his other boat. We can understand things like this do happen, our disappointed was the lack of communication to let us know PRIOR to our excursion. It should have been disclosed as we had stated at the time of booking that was important to us; we’re a family of four (my husband and myself and two 22 year olds)! Then while at Mallory Square the next day over looking the water, we all see the Mermaid Charter boat we booked with ALL the toys go buy. That didn’t sit well with my husband or me. Sure, he could have just canceled our excursion. Yet we could have easily booked another as well. There are choices.
Bottom line, this is an expensive charter for 4-hours plus we still tipped. Why tip? We enjoyed our family time and the sandbar afternoon was fun. No customer should find out at the dock the day of their charter the info we did for our trip. The captain even said us changing our time helped him out; of course we discovered why very quickly. We enjoyed our family time together and our time on that gorgeous water! Our recommendation to the owners, just be transparent and upfront if you’re not going to deliver what’s promised. It’s the surprises that customers don’t appreciate. We still paid full price, & were offered no discount when your charter did not deliver all that was promised. We don’t expect anything for free. But a % reduction would have been warranted. Easy fix for your charter with future customers!
The PROS: we were able to move our private charter to the afternoon with no issues due to am rain! The sandwich shop they recommended was delish! The charter was at the boat slip as promised. The coolers were full of ice. Once boarded, we left for the sandbar! **note - we booked this charter based on the boat promised and promised water toys (large Lilly pad float, 2 paddle boards)
The CONS: the boat was NOT the boat we chartered. The captain explained it was in the shop; said it got messed up yesterday so he borrowed a boat from a friend. Still a nice boat just not what we were expecting and not the same style as we booked. We picked this charter for the fun water toys / Lilly pad, paddle boards, etc none were provided. Said he didn’t have time to get the items off his other boat. We can understand things like this do happen, our disappointed was the lack of communication to let us know PRIOR to our excursion. It should have been disclosed as we had stated at the time of booking that was important to us; we’re a family of four (my husband and myself and two 22 year olds)! Then while at Mallory Square the next day over looking the water, we all see the Mermaid Charter boat we booked with ALL the toys go buy. That didn’t sit well with my husband or me. Sure, he could have just canceled our excursion. Yet we could have easily booked another as well. There are choices.
Bottom line, this is an expensive charter for 4-hours plus we still tipped. Why tip? We enjoyed our family time and the sandbar afternoon was fun. No customer should find out at the dock the day of their charter the info we did for our trip. The captain even said us changing our time helped him out; of course we discovered why very quickly. We enjoyed our family time together and our time on that gorgeous water! Our recommendation to the owners, just be transparent and upfront if you’re not going to deliver what’s promised. It’s the surprises that customers don’t appreciate. We still paid full price, & were offered no discount when your charter did not deliver all that was promised. We don’t expect anything for free. But a % reduction would have been warranted. Easy fix for your charter with future customers!
Written March 12, 2022
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Theresa M
Texas13 contributions
Nov 2020 • Family
From the booking with Tammy to the day with Captain Mike...everything was perfect. Mike really made our day special and relaxing. It was nice to be away from the crowded boats, and he took us to a Key that ended up being just about all to ourselves. He set up a float and chairs and played great island tunes.
Written December 12, 2020
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Brooks P.
5 contributions
Jul 2020
I decided to do a last min adjustment to my Proposal plans as the spot I was planning on originally was closed , I called Tammy up and she helped put together a surprise sunset cruise for my friends and I where I popped the question as the sunset with Dolphins in the background. i could not have imagined it any better in my head. They had my personal choice of champagne, shrimp cocktail a meat board and we could BYOB. This is a grade A operation and a must do whenever in Key West. Thanks for the great experience!
Written July 21, 2020
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keysgirl111
Englewood, FL12 contributions
Nov 2020
We booked a dolphin watch and Sandbar boat charter. It was really windy and an overcast day, but the boat could easily handle the chop and the captain was able to take us to a beautiful island out of the wind. After we lounged on the beach for a little while, we found about a dozen dolphins who were having a grand time! We watched them for 10-15 minutes and headed back in. We thoroughly enjoyed the day and the charter.
Written November 10, 2020
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Tammy B
Berlin, MD20 contributions
Oct 2021
We did 2 charters while in Key West this year. The first was on 10/8 and 6 of us took a beautiful boat ride to Greiger Key Marina for lunch than hit a few other stops. The day was perfect, and Capt Mike took great care of us.
Our 2nd charter was 15 of us so Mermaid Charters connected with 2 other boat captains to take us out to Mud Key for a beautiful day on the sandbar. The weather was perfect once the morning rain cleared and Mermaid Charters and the 2 other boats put out all the toys for us to enjoy a fun day floating, drinking and having a perfect day.
Our 2nd charter was 15 of us so Mermaid Charters connected with 2 other boat captains to take us out to Mud Key for a beautiful day on the sandbar. The weather was perfect once the morning rain cleared and Mermaid Charters and the 2 other boats put out all the toys for us to enjoy a fun day floating, drinking and having a perfect day.
Written October 20, 2021
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mmmoca1
Moorestown, NJ2 contributions
Feb 2021
We had a great time on our sandbar visit with Mermaid Charters. The weather was looking iffy in the morning and we were able to push the start time back almost 2 hours so we could go out when it was nice. Captian was great and had a great time hanging out on the sandbar on the huge Lilly pad. I would definitely do this again and would highly recommend.
Written February 25, 2021
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NurseLbo
Brewerton NY10 contributions
Aug 2022
We have been on many excursions in Key West and this was, by far, the best. There were four of us and our captain drove us out to Boca Grande which is approximately 13 miles offshore. The beach and sand bar were incredible. We saw many different types of sea life, relaxed, swam and talked to the knowledgeable captain. We were provided with a large blow-up raft which was awesome. There was a cooler for drinks filled with ice, a place for our bags and music. The ride out and back was so relaxing, and the boat was clean and comfortable. I highly recommend this excursion to anyone traveling to Key West in the future. We will definitely do this again!
Written August 16, 2022
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