Crabber J
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Lisa P
Lancaster, NY3 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Highly recommend! Took our two kids crab fishing enjoyed the entire experience! Enjoyed hearing facts about the island, fishing, banter with crew, and allowing the kids to become captain! The entire experience was amazing we truly enjoyed and will be 100% booking again on our next trip to HHI next year. Thank you to the crew (female captain and male crew mate) for such an exciting adventure! We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Written August 26, 2023
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Colleen B
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Aug 2023 • Family
Great Experience crabbing on the Captain Kidd! Very enthusiastic, knowledgeable, friendly captain. Her son was assisting that day and was also very kind and helpful. Captain provided good explanation of the process/plan for the trip including safety precautions. The trip was very family friendly. Our kids are teenagers and had a lot of fun. There were many family's on-board with toddlers and school-age children. The Captain did a great job of making the experience enjoyable for passengers of all ages. The Captain was also very knowledgeable about the local ecosystem, salt marsh and the salt-marsh wildlife (including crabs!) This was a very enjoyable experience; my teenagers had a great time! We would recommended this activity to family and friends.
Written August 9, 2023
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Corinne B
Turtle Creek, PA2 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
The experience was fantastic. We fished for crabs and our kids (3 and 6) were more interested in the crabs in the tank that were already on the boat. The captain and his mate were more than happy to take the crabs out of the tank and teach our girls and every other kid on the boat how to hold the crabs properly. Our kids got stickers and temporary tattoos and wonderful memories. We (the parents) enjoyed a wonderful boat ride with anecdotes and information about Hilton Head. We highly recommend this experience and we will be back again someday!
Written July 6, 2024
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jim
Middletown, DE15 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
A great family friendly event. We were a family of five ranging from 11 to 76. They are a very well oiled machine. A captain and mate take the boat out and anchor and all the rods are ready to go with bait and instructions. Theyhave an aquarium on board and show items to the children they tell you about the salt marshes and how the ecosystem works. We saw dolphins on the trip back. Highly recommend.
Written April 10, 2024
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Terry O
Knoxville, TN1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Family
Loved the Captain Kidd Crabbing trip. The captain and her son were professional, courteous and great fun! The boat was bright, neat and clean and all crabbing gear was setup for us. They helped remove the crabs from the nets and the captain explained all about the blue crabs. And we all caught at least one crab! Highly recommend this Excursion for all ages!
Written August 23, 2023
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Ellen H
7 contributions
Jul 2022
Best part of our trip to Hilton Head. Captain Deb and her First Mate were great. They were so nice, friendly and very informative. It was the best Biology lesson I have heard in a long time!! My husband and I had a blast catching a total of 6 crabs (4 adult male, 1 adult female and 1 juvenile - but unable to tell its gender as it dropped off before being able to catch it in the net). Then after a great time catching crabs were were entertained with a wonderful fireworks display. If you have plans to be in Hilton Head , be sure to sign up for this most excellent experience.
Written July 21, 2022
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Anne J
1 contribution
Mar 2023
We have been coming to HHI for almost 15 years and this was by far one of the most fun family excursions we’ve ever had. Captain Deb is a wealth of information on marshland ecology and she has so many fun stories to share. You leave feeling you have learned a lot while having had a fun and relaxing time on the water.
Written March 31, 2023
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Luther S
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • Family
We have been visiting Hilton Head Island for over 25 years. We look forward every year to our adventure on the Crabber J! Now, our children, who have children of their own look forward to our adventure! A new Generation.
There is also a new generation of adventure on the Captain Kidd which has replaced the Crabber J! We spent a morning cruise on the Captain Kidd and had a wonderful adventure. The crew was most enjoyable and courteous. The Captain also was very informative about the local salt mash and creatures that inhabit the area.
Our kids all stated that they want to go on the Captain Kidd again when we return! We definitely will!
To the crew of the Captain Kidd: Job well done!
There is also a new generation of adventure on the Captain Kidd which has replaced the Crabber J! We spent a morning cruise on the Captain Kidd and had a wonderful adventure. The crew was most enjoyable and courteous. The Captain also was very informative about the local salt mash and creatures that inhabit the area.
Our kids all stated that they want to go on the Captain Kidd again when we return! We definitely will!
To the crew of the Captain Kidd: Job well done!
Written July 2, 2023
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Lisa H
Marietta, GA7 contributions
Apr 2024 • Family
What a fantastic family outing! We took our adult kids and two grandkids and we were all thoroughly entertained. Captain Deb was awesome and her assistant, Paul, was wonderful as well. We caught crabs and learned so much about the island. Highly recommend!
Written May 1, 2024
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Christine B
1 contribution
May 2024 • Family
We had a great time on our crabbing adventure. Our captain and crew were so friendly, informative and took time to help everyone, answer questions and give a very personal feel to the experience. We were a party of 5 - 3 young kids and 2 adults and we all had a great time. Really appreciated the individual attention, the assistance given to my kids and the overall good time. We stopped at 2 different crabbing points, learned a lot about Hilton Head marine life and even saw and followed some dolphins on the way back - a 2 for 1 in our trip. Would recommend this to others!
Written May 4, 2024
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Are you running the week of May 14-18, 2018. Your voicemail says closed through April and website schedule not up yet.
Written May 15, 2018
Hello! We have not begun our season just yet! Thanks for letting us know about the voicemail--we'll get that changed.
Written May 21, 2018
We will be visiting the first week of April. Do we make a reservation or call when we are in town?
Written March 7, 2018
Hi! We're hoping to begin our crabbing season in April. Please give us a call when you get into town to see what our schedule is. Our number is (843) 422-5110.
Written March 8, 2018
What time do the cruises run in the summer?
Written July 8, 2015
We run crabbing cruises May through September. The daily schedule changes weekly. Feel free to give us a call to find out what we've got running the week you're in town or to make reservations!
Written June 24, 2016
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