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Four Winds II
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Take a snorkel trip to Molokini (or Coral Gardens) and discover a rainbow of tropical fish and beautiful coral reefs on our Snorkel Tours. We provide everything you need to make this the most memorable day of your Hawaii vacation! Bring the entire family because, "there's fun for everyone aboard Four Winds II". The Four Winds II is known as "The Boat for Fun Lovers". Enjoy your day in comfort aboard our 55ft catamaran, equipped with amenities, such as our Glass Bottom Viewing room, water-slide, on-board restrooms, shaded cabin and shaded upper deck, a large open deck for the sun worshipers, continental breakfast, BBQ lunch ( grilled onboard), open bar, juice, filtered water, snorkel gear (and instruction), boogie boards, Sea Boards, marine naturalist, and more!
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mariloum84
Yorba Linda, CA5 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
If you’re looking for an amazing experience and service, Four Winds II is the one to book for snorkeling and snuba to Molokini. The Catamaran is spacious with a glass bottom option for those who don’t snorkel.
Lunch with selection options of cheeseburger, chicken, hot dog and vegetarian burgers are cooked fresh on board. Ice cold juice and water are regularly offered throughout the ride. During snorkeling and snuba, one of the crew photographs and takes video of the event for purchase option at the end of the tour.
My husband and I went on this tour February 12, 2020, which is during Whale season. We saw many Whales en route to Molokini and back to the Port.
The Captain and the Crew provided excellent service throughout the Tour by making sure everyone had all the equipment needed for the activities.
They also went around regularly checking on everyone at the same time, offering ice cold water and juice.
Thank You to the Captain and Crew of Four Winds II.
We will book this tour again when we return to Maui.
Aloha!
Lunch with selection options of cheeseburger, chicken, hot dog and vegetarian burgers are cooked fresh on board. Ice cold juice and water are regularly offered throughout the ride. During snorkeling and snuba, one of the crew photographs and takes video of the event for purchase option at the end of the tour.
My husband and I went on this tour February 12, 2020, which is during Whale season. We saw many Whales en route to Molokini and back to the Port.
The Captain and the Crew provided excellent service throughout the Tour by making sure everyone had all the equipment needed for the activities.
They also went around regularly checking on everyone at the same time, offering ice cold water and juice.
Thank You to the Captain and Crew of Four Winds II.
We will book this tour again when we return to Maui.
Aloha!
Written February 13, 2020
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Aloha mariloum84,
Thank you for taking the time to write such a detailed and helpful review! It sounds like you had a great snorkel experience and I am happy to hear you were able to see so many whales!
We would love to see you out again with us on the Four Winds II.
Mahalo,
Nikki Andricci
Written February 14, 2020
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Kurt G
Chippewa Falls, WI3 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
We went on an afternoon snorkel trip and had a fantastic trip all the way around. Very friendly captain and crew that made us feel very comfortable! Great food, great vessel, and we lucked out and hit the whale watching at the right time too, so that was an added bonus to the snorkeling experience that we had. Crew paid attention to our needs and when only one snorkeler was still left in the water, they stayed without hurrying them out of the water. One of our top 10 experiences in our week long stay on Maui. Great job to the entire crew... we would definitely go again, thanks for showing us how to treat a customer! My only regret is not renting one of their waterproof cameras to capture some underwater memories. Next time!
Written January 19, 2020
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Aloha MauiSnorkeler,
Thank you for joining us on our afternoon snorkel tour. It sounds like you had a great time! Whale season is such a fantastic time on Maui.
I will be sure to share your review with our captain and crew members. We hope to see you again during your next visit to Maui!
Mahalo,
Nikki Andricci
Written January 20, 2020
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Jag6313
Rochester, NY4 contributions
Mar 2020
Boat ride was awesome and we got lucky with some incredible weather. Given the current global state of things we had a very minimal crowd, which made it feel almost like a private charter.
Even though we were on the tail end of the whale season we got to see a LOT of whales and their babies. Snorkeling was awesome and the water was very clear. The reef is not super incredible, but seeing the wildlife was amazing and hearing the whales sing was pretty epic.
We opted to go SNUBA while we were on-board. We were lead by Marcella who was a great instructor. Crew was really spectacular and food was yummy. One of the better outings we did on our trip. Would 100% recommend Four Winds II!
Even though we were on the tail end of the whale season we got to see a LOT of whales and their babies. Snorkeling was awesome and the water was very clear. The reef is not super incredible, but seeing the wildlife was amazing and hearing the whales sing was pretty epic.
We opted to go SNUBA while we were on-board. We were lead by Marcella who was a great instructor. Crew was really spectacular and food was yummy. One of the better outings we did on our trip. Would 100% recommend Four Winds II!
Written March 23, 2020
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Aloha Jag6313,
Thank you for taking the time to write a review based on your snorkeling tour with the Four Winds II! I will be sure to inform our crew and Snuba instructor that you appreciated their services and we hope to see you again during your next Maui vacation!
Mahalo,
Nikki
PR Manager
Written April 9, 2020
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jason a
Oakland, CA87 contributions
Jan 2021 • Family
I went on an afternoon snorkel / snuba tour and was shocked with how little the crew seemed to care about wearing masks or socially distancing from themselves and passengers when they weren’t wearing masks.
From the captain down, mask usage by the crew was nonexistent. The captain didn’t even wear a mask when serving lunch to the passengers on the inside of the boat.
Snuba equipment was barley cleaned in between use by passengers.
And because the crew sent the clear message that masks and social distancing were not important, most of the passengers followed suit.
This ship is a super spreader event waiting to happen.
I’ve done tours with them before and it’s perfectly fine — when there isn’t a pandemic. Don’t recommend setting foot on this boat until you have been vaccinated.
From the captain down, mask usage by the crew was nonexistent. The captain didn’t even wear a mask when serving lunch to the passengers on the inside of the boat.
Snuba equipment was barley cleaned in between use by passengers.
And because the crew sent the clear message that masks and social distancing were not important, most of the passengers followed suit.
This ship is a super spreader event waiting to happen.
I’ve done tours with them before and it’s perfectly fine — when there isn’t a pandemic. Don’t recommend setting foot on this boat until you have been vaccinated.
Written January 3, 2021
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Aloha,
I am very sorry to hear about your experience. As a company, we take our guests reviews very seriously. I would greatly appreciate it if you could reach out to me personally so that I may get some information about who the crew and captain were on the day of your tour. I can be reached at:
Nikki Andricci
sales@mauiclassiccharters.com
808-879-8188
Mahalo,
Nikki
Written January 18, 2021
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Ann R
5 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Completely worth it! Crew was knowledgeable, fun, professional. And they genuinely seemed to get along & enjoy their jobs. We tried the Snuba & it was easy & fun. Jaime gave very good instructions. Listen to his advice & you will be glad you did. Our group had ages 63 & 36 for Snuba and both did well. Food is casual but good. On way back we saw multiple whale pods and the captain had an underwater microphone that picked up the whales talking/singing to each other. Very cool. Pictures were a little pricey ($75 for collection..wish they’d been priced individually) But we got good pics with phone instead. Good length of tour. We had perfect weather so that was great. Crew seemed to have been together a long time which was a good indicator. Recommend!
Written January 22, 2020
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Aloha annrW9749IE,
Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to write us a review! It sounds like you had a fantastic time during your snorkel tour. Our crew really loves what they do and I am happy to hear that it shows.
We appreciate your business and we would love to see you again!
Mahalo,
Nikki Andricci
Written January 22, 2020
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Damon K
Kingston, Jamaica29 contributions
Dec 2019
The staff was friendly and they provided food and drinks. The Molokini crater was a great experience, but they warned us before booking we might not go to the crater for the afternoon tour. Luckily this time we did. Saw a few whales along the way.
The boat was very very crowded and I bumped into a few people while snorkeling. There are also a few other boats there with snorkelers.
Food was okay, grilled burgers and chicken sandwiches. They gave out some muffins too.
The boat was very very crowded and I bumped into a few people while snorkeling. There are also a few other boats there with snorkelers.
Food was okay, grilled burgers and chicken sandwiches. They gave out some muffins too.
Written January 1, 2020
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Aloha damonk864,
Mahalo for your review! It sounds like you went out on a fantastic day. I am happy to hear you enjoyed our friendly crew, as well as Molokini Crater.
The busiest time on Maui is definitely around Christmas and New Year's. We try our best to make sure you have ample space on the boat by taking less passengers than we are coast guard certified for. I am sorry if you felt it was crowded.
Thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoyed your time on Maui.
Mahalo,
Nikki Andricci
Written January 2, 2020
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CLTJennifer
Charlotte, NC137 contributions
Dec 2021
I thought this was a great afternoon snorkel trip to the Coral Gardens right off the Maui coast. The boat trip was short but the location was a fantastic variety of beautiful fish and coral. We saw sea turtles and my son saw a squid and we all saw LOTS of beautiful Parrot fish, black trigger fish, etc. It was just a beautiful site. There were a fair number of snorkelers there but that did not take away from our experience at all. After the trip to the Gardens and a long time to snorkel, they served burgers and hotdogs right off the real grills in the back. I was surprised they were actually cooking on the boat - I expected it to be precooked or packaged but it was legit grilled right there. Note that you might want to have a snack at noon because they don't serve lunch until about 3. I thought the entire time that the crew, although young, were very kind and professional and were focused on our safety, efficiently completing their tasks and the cleanliness of the boat and equipment. I thought this was a really well run outfit and would highly recommend it!
Written January 2, 2022
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Thank you for choosing the Four Winds and we are thrilled to hear that you had a great time on your tour.
Mahalo for the recommendation and we hope to see you again!
Aloha,
Nikki
Written January 12, 2022
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Elisa P
Dallas, TX5 contributions
Dec 2020
Crew was wonderful! Super nice and helpful. Everyone on board was nice. Food was yummy and freshly grilled on the boat! For $60 more pp the SNUBA was well worth it! We even saw tons of whales (even though it was a snorkeling trip). The crew took extra time to take us closer to the whales. The whales were amazing!! The captain shared all kinds of fun facts. It felt like we got a whale watching trip without having to pay for a separate excursion.
Written December 23, 2020
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Mahalo for sharing your Maui Molokini snorkel tour experience! Whale watching in Maui is such a treat. We greatly appreciate your review and we hope to see you again!
Written December 30, 2020
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Becky D
3 contributions
Jan 2021
Absolutely loved the adventure, SNUBA was amazing, seeing the whales, AWESOME. Marcella is the SNUBA instructor and she was very helpful and stayed with me and pointed out things I may have missed on my own. I didn't get the chance to see the glass bottom viewing area, but I imagine it, too, was pretty amazing, probably pretty neat for the little ones. We did the afternoon trip to Coral Gardens. I really wanted to go to Molokini but I waited too long to book it as it fills up pretty quick, make sure you book at least 5 days in advance to ensure a reservation. My brother, his wife and her family are going to Maui in a few months and I have already given him one of their brochures so they can have an awesome adventure, too. Next trip, I am definitely doing Molokini with Four Winds.
Written January 9, 2021
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Mahalo for your review and for choosing the Four Winds!
Written January 16, 2021
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Derek D
Kalamazoo, MI2 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
This boat was the best!! From the friendly greetings to the amazing food. They went above and beyond. We stopped multiple times on our way out to Molokini to watch whales and learned a ton about them from Captain Dan. The snorkeling and snuba was fun at the crater. Delicious lunch and drinks and the crew kept coming around to serve us drinks all the way back. Best time with these guys for sure.
Written March 9, 2020
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Aloha 914derekd,
Thank you for your review! We greatly appreciate you taking the time to let us know how we are doing. Whale watching is one of our favorite activities.
We would love to see you again during you next vacation on Maui!
Mahalo,
Nikki Andricci
Written March 10, 2020
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Hi there! I see this same question was asked 5+ years ago. But wondering how many people, on average, are onboard during Molokini snorkel sailings? And what is the maximum occupancy of the boat? Several other snorkel tours state they are limiting the numbers of occupants during sailings. Thanks!
Written June 21, 2022
Aloha! We only take up to 100 passengers on our vessel, but are Coast Guard Certified for 149.
Written September 9, 2022
Would like to hear others’ experience taking the morning trip from a cruise ship. Will be docked overnight so assume that getting an early morning Uber or cab is doable? Thanks
Written January 14, 2020
Yes, we were docked overnight so we took 2 Ubers in the morning to the harbor where we boarded the Four Winds to Molokini Bay. It was not a problem. We loved the crew and the boat.
Written January 22, 2020
Hi there,
We are planning to book an afternoon tour in mid-March. Is there a day of the week that tends to be the least busy?
Thanks!
Written January 17, 2017
Aloha, because majority of the island is based on tourism there is not a "busy day". Our boat operates 365 days a year weather permitting! You can always call to make your reservation online in advance and they can give you and estimate of the passenger count for that particular day. Please keep in mind if is is a holiday or break it is usually busy. Mahalo!
Written January 21, 2017
We have booked a trip with you on 5/8. Any suggestions on how to get to and from your slip from the cruise ship, Pride of America? It docks in Kahului.
Written January 13, 2017
The slip is #80. It is the last slip right next to a brown 2 story building. It is a u shape harbour the Four Winds boat is on the far sea wall side of the harbour & if you have a rental car you can park right next to the slip but the parking is a paid lot by inserting your credit card in the machine. They will call your cell number 24hrs before the tour & give you detailed directions. The harbour is right behind The Maui Ocean centre(another must to see).
Written January 14, 2017
Je voudrais savoir si :
- ils mettent la musique à tue tête sur le bateau (j'ai vécu un cauchemar l'année dernière à CANCUN à cause de la musique sur le bateau);
- combien de temps peut on faire de la plongée libre?
Written July 13, 2016
Aloha! We play Island style music on Pandora streaming on board but it is at a low volume. Please do not hesitate to ask the Captain if music is too loud. :-)
Written July 18, 2016
Hi! I am considering a tour with Four Winds however I'm not sure policy or how child friendly a tour like this is. It would be 3 adults and my 16 month old...if possible.
?s, please help:
1)Is there plenty shade on board to sit with my little one?
2) what saftey equipment do you supply, if any? (Toddler friendly Life vest, arm rings )
3) Is there a charge for my 16 month old?
4) is the ride too choppy to consider for a small child?
5) shower or bathroom on board (more specifically a change table)?
Any other information will help in regards to boat tours in Maui for small children would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!
We are coming to Maui in less than a week!
Written December 8, 2015
We took our 2 year old and found the tour to be extremely child friendly. We brought our own floaties but my daughter had a great time viewing the fish below the water from her sea board. there is lots of shade up top and a lower deck that is completely covered. The food was good for kids too. I don't think there was a charge for kids under 3. They also did a turtle tattoo on my daughter and the crew was very helpful navigate around the boat with our little one. I highly recommend this snorkel tour for families with children of all ages. In fact there was a little baby aboard our tour.
Written December 11, 2015
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