FAQs

Any boat charter that you book will be for you and your group only. We do not offer public ride shares and take pride in keeping our boat charters strictly private.

 All ages are welcome aboard the "One Love" Boat as it is more geared towards younger families. The "Good Vibes" Boat has a minimum age requirement of 12 years old, as we find the tours on this boat are for a more mature audience. 

During peak months (March, April, June & July) and during the holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving and all holiday weekends), we advise to book as early as possible.  We also recommend that you book your boat charter in the beginning of your vacation so if bad weather is going to be an issue, we have other dates we can work with to reschedule your charter.

If you need to cancel your boat charter due to any reason, we need at least a 48 hour notice in order to receive a deposit refund.  If your notice is less than 48 hours, the deposit refund will be forfeited.

If you cancel your boat charter 4 hours or less, or if a no call-no show scenario happens, we will charge your credit card on file the total price of the boat charter.

Safety is our primary concern and sometimes we have to cancel boat charters due to rain, high winds or extreme cold.  We will try to either reschedule your boat charter to another day or time, or if a rescheduled charter is not possible, we offer a deposit refund. 

Rain can happen during your boat charter, especially in the summer months (our rainy season).  Our summer rains tend to build up in the afternoons, are generally small rain cells and do not last too long. There are many places along the intracoastal waterways where we can dock to wait out a storm.  If we do have to end the boat charter, due to persistent rain or unsafe conditions, we will pro-rate your charter and offer a partial refund. If we have to end your boat charter during the last hour, then no refund will be issued. 

When you book "One Love," it’s like booking a really nice hotel room. When you book "Good Vibes," it’s like upgrading to the suite.  Chartering "Good Vibes" is a bigger and more luxurious ride to spread out in.  It also comes with extra perks like complimentary drone photography, beach towels for your use and cups with lids for cocktails & wine.

We are considered a pleasure cruise and never offer fishing from our boats.

Yes...both boats have bathrooms on board available for your use, though, the bathroom on the "Good Vibes" boat is much roomier.

We see the Bottlenose Dolphins 9 out of 10 boat charters.  Though we cannot always predict where the dolphins will be (you must remember they are wild mammals), there are over 150 bottlenose dolphins in the Sarasota area.

Manatees, otherwise known as Sea Cows, make the Sarasota waters their home in the summer months.  A lot of times we will see manatees on our boat charters from May until November.

There are no reefs located in Sarasota and it is mostly a sandy bottom underneath the water.  This does not mean that you cannot snorkel though.  Bring your snorkel masks on the boats and you can expect to find shells, fish, stingrays, sand dollars and sometimes even starfish.

We offer Paddleboarding on both of the boats and it's available on our Half and Full Day Charters only.

The "One Love" Boat has added Watertubing for the summer! (Will be offered for only 1 hour during the charter and is only available on our half and full day charters).

Life jackets are required to be on the boat, but only our guests under 6 years old are required to wear them – that’s the law.  If you are more comfortable with a life jacket, then one will be available for your use.

We do most of our boating in the intracoastal waterways and only go out in the Gulf of Mexico in safe conditions and if the charter guests feel comfortable.  The intracoastal is generally calm with minimal choppy waters.  If you tend to get a little woozy on a boat, we recommend taking an over the counter medication before your boat charter.  We do not provide anything on the boats.

No...we do not allow cigar, pipe or cigarette smoking on the boats.

The "One Love" Boat picks up in Osprey and the "Good Vibes" boat picks up in Siesta Key.  Exact pickup locations are will be on your boating confirmation from.  If you would like to be picked up from another dock location, please let us know and we can arrange this request for an extra fee. 

Plan on arriving 10 minutes before departure time to meet your Captain.  This will allow enough time to load everyone & everything on the boat to leave the dock on time.  During peak times (weekends, holidays, spring and summer time), make sure to allow enough time for possible traffic and to find parking.

Please contact the Captain (you will be given their phone number in a boating confirmation email) to let them know that you will not arrive on time. We will try to make up the time difference on the back end of the charter, but it is not always a guarantee.

We provide complimentary bottle & sparkling water, a selection of regular & diet sodas, and Gatorade. You are welcome to bring other drinks on the boat, and alcohol is OK.

 When selecting your drinks, please follow these guidelines:

• No Red Wine or other heavily dyed liquids (like Bloody Mary's or Strawberry Margaritas) – it will stain the seats.
• Liquor is fine if you’re mixing it. Please no shots - it’s just too dangerous.
• No glass beer bottles- beer cans only. Bottles of white wine or champagne are fine.

Yes...but keep in mind this is a boat with occasional wind, wakes and waves.  We pride ourselves on a neat and clean boat and ask that you avoid bringing food that will make a mess or stain the interior.  For example, Doritos and Cheetos will stain the seats, thin potato chips and popcorn will make a mess when the bag is spilled and fly around. Cookies crumble, chocolate melts and bubble gum is permanent. 

Foods that can work on the boats:

• Sandwiches
• Fresh Fruit & Veggies (dips are ok - if the boat is anchored or moving slow).
• Cheese & Crackers, nuts and fruit snacks.
• Pretzles, Pita Chips, Veggie Sticks (Basically a harder type of chip - that is not dyed).  

If we see food that does not work on the boat, we will ask you to please refain from eating it - we appreciate it.

No...we have coolers on the boats filled with ice to keep anything cold that you bring.  An additional larger type  of cooler takes up your floor space and will make it harder to move around.   It is ok though, if you want to bring a smaller, soft sided cooler.

The sun is strong in Florida and we recommend an SPF 15 or higher to protect your skin.  When choosing your sunscreen, please do not bring spray sunscreen or sunscreen with tanning or bronzing agents.  This will stain our boats and the Captain will ask you not to use it.  We will also ask that if anyone is covered in sunscreen, to please sit on towels at all times. 

We do provide large noodle rafts for your use. Remember, the more stuff you bring, the less room there is on the boat to relax and move around.  If you’d like to bring something special, please ask us first to make sure there will be room.

If you feel your Captain and Crew did an amazing job, a gratuity is a wonderful compliment and much appreciated!  Customary tips are usually 10% to 20%.