Devin_and_Joelle
Jan 2018
This is a small provider who does a very good job. If you think you would enjoy the chance to meet a few people, chat with your crew and enjoy the short trip to the snorkel site, this is a great choice. The date of our booking we found ourselves stuck in traffic near the airport and, by rights, could have been SOL. We were lucky enough they had availability on another date and were willing to let our reservation to carry over. Prior to departure, my wife was concerned about two things - snorkeling at dark and being on a smaller boat - neither of which turned out to be a real concern. You get in the water before dark and when you exit the water there is lots of light from the boats to see what you are doing. Time to destination was under a half hour. Excellent captain and Crew - Dusty and Ellison were engaging, fun, and responsive. Despite waiting for a few late bodies, Dusty still got us to the destination early enough to secure one of the few mooring sites. We watched a beautiful sunset and then got in the water. The light board did its job and Ellison did great work putting us in areas where the mantas would approach us and do their backflips. After seeing a couple of Manta's our 7 year old wanted back on the boat. El took him there and Dusty kept him company while we completed the snorkel. Can't say enough about how good they were with our boy. Gave him towels, kept him warm, gave him snacks and put a smile on his face. We also had a long lasting smile on our faces from the experience. Been to Hawaii 16 times and this was the most memorable experience of the bunch. Will do it again next time to the Big Island.