My wife and I are a local couple and we've been on other boating tours in the Tampa Bay area, and none of them come close to the level of fun we had on our speedboat adventure. We were met by Chris who gave us a detailed explanation of how the tour operates and then gave us a thorough safety briefing. Then Captain Tony took over and introduced us to our speedboats [which are really cool] and gave us some hands-on instructions on how to operate the throttle and steer the speedboat. After we left the dock it was simply a matter of following the leader....when Captain Tony went slow and easy, we went slow and easy and it was quite relaxing and when Captain Tony opened the throttle and took off, so did we and that's when a rush of excitement kicked in! It was really great to be in control of your own vessel and yet still have a feeling of safety knowing all the while you were under the watchful eye of Captain Tony. At times we were able to stop when we saw dolphins and really saw them up close and personal. If I had to recommend only one boating tour out of all that are available, this is it!