Short and sweet site seeing sunny cruise. We have just visited Orlando for 3 weeks from the uk and spent most of that in and around the craziness of Disney and Universal parks.On our last day I demanded from the family I drive us the easy 1.5 hours around 80 miles to visit Clearwater after hearing such lovely things about the place. We visited on Tuesday 2nd October and after some research online not only the fantastic beaches but also the Calypso Queen came up on various sites at a very reasonable cost and a must do site seeing cruise with extras. The cruise was just over 2 hours long and included all you can eat buffet and all you can drink larger, wine and amazing rum punch or soft drinks. We booked through trip advisor very easily and it was a few dollars cheaper per person than on the day and also included all taxes. Using address given on the website our sat nav took us straight to the marina next to the boat. On arrival we spoke to the very friendly lady in the office who gave us our tickets for the boat and also was able to kindly give us a free parking pass right next to the boat for a few hours whist we did the boat trip and explored local area and beech. Already sold by the service given we hoped the boat trip had the same experience and it certainly did. Dolphins were swimming in the marina before we left and all of the 6 adults and 3 young children were able to see many more dolphins and wild birds whitest we were out on the water. The drinks were flowing nicely before we even set out and also right until returning to the dock, there were mixed foods included fresh breads, salads, potatoes and beef,chicken, pork and fish dishes with various sides. The captain gave us some good commentary on various history buildings and many famous people’s luxury homes. There was a great feel to this boat from other customers chatting and sharing there experiences to the very friendly staff from start to finish. We really couldn’t ask for more in the short space of time we were on this boat, and after the chaos and expense (rip off) of Disney this opened our eyes to what you really can get for your money and how things should be priced and how you should be treated as a visitor. WELL DONE CALYPSO QUEEN GREAT AFTERNOON CRUISE, and if it wasn’t for the kids we would have stayed for the night time party.
Hate to give anything but positive feedback , but only thing the family agreed is that the cruise could of done with being another hour longer with some more sites and we all would be more than happy to pay double for your services . Thanks Again The REEVE Family from Lincolnshire England.