Recently, when our daughter and her boyfriend were visiting us in Florida, we took the swim with the manatees boat ride on Crystal River. We had a great time! The captain and the diver that took us out were excellent! They were friendly, helpful, patient, and professional the whole trip. They were especially patient and helpful with the children who were swimming. The captain gave us lots of information about Crystal River, and the manatees. They located a mom, and baby, manatee soon into the trip, so we were able to stay with them, follow them, and get some good pictures. Our group didn’t swim, but the others on our boat did. The captain had coffee and hot chocolate available to drink. I highly recommend this excursion. It was well worth the time and money.