We travel to Maui once a year, and have taken many sunset/dinner cruises, and this one ranks up there with one of the best! Beautiful boat, fantastic crew, and really great food made this unforgettable.
A caveat for the first timers may be this: If you wish to have a place to sit down during the cruise, it's best to try to be toward the front of the boarding line. My wife and I were in zero hurry (it IS Hawaii, after all!) so we let those that seemed anxious go ahead and get in line in front of us. When all were boarded, there were 6 of us that never got to sit at a table or the net on deck. Yes, there were seats down in the cabin/bar... but who takes these cruises to sit inside? It seems, although there is no 'assigned' seating, once someone takes up residence at a table/seat or the net... they will not give it up for the life of them!
On other cruises, they made mention that the seating is 'fluid', and to try to share if possible. I didn't hear that from this crew, so folks staked their claim and held steadfast! At one point, 3 people got up from a seat/table and walked around the boat. We took advantage of the opportunity and sat at 'their' table. Oh boy, did they give us the Stink-Eye when they realized we sat down! Once we realized one of them seemed to have mobility issues (I hadn't realized beforehand), we vacated 'their' seat and they reclaimed their spot.
We don't mind standing at all... and prefer not to be tied to one spot, so this all didn't affect our enjoyment at all. The only time it would have been nice to sit was once food was served. Standing and balancing a plate of (very delicious) food and drink was a little of a challenge, but not too bad. It was a little too hot and muggy that day to sit inside.
I only say this in the hopes it helps someone that may need to have a place (outside) to sit, know that they shouldn't be at the back of the boarding line. Or, simply tell the crew. They were one of the best crews we've encountered, so I have zero doubt they would make sure you were well taken care of!
So to Captain Phil, Nico, and the other crewmember whose name I didn't hear... THANK YOU!
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Beth_W
September 25, 2026
Wonderful experience!
Great trip, the entire staff took excellent care of us. The food was good and the sunset was spectacular! Highly recommend!
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LaNae_M
September 24, 2026
Not smooth sailing
This is on a catamaran which I didn’t expect. Loading and unloading was a chore and we got drenched. This was not a pleasant smooth sail with a nice meal. It was rough and a half hearted buffet with inadequate seating. I would not do this again.
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B9009LFmichelles
September 23, 2026
Top notch Sunset cruise
Great experience. Weather was just phenomenal. Staff was outgoing and super nice. Open bar was convenient . Food was delicious as was the on board live music. No complaints ! I would highly recommend.
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Jessica_R
September 20, 2026
Stunning views, delicious food
We really enjoyed this experience and so happy we went with the company Sea Maui. We loved all the staff/crew, especially the Captain Travis. Great experience for our honeymoon! Mahalo Sea Maui!
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Mattzgj
September 20, 2026
Great experience on board.
Great experience onboard. The crew and captain were amazing. Very attentive friendly and charismatic!
Highly recommended.
Only thing to improve is we were told not very matter of fact by the girl at the stand that gluten free options should be requested 24 hours in advance. We weren’t informed by the company so what do we do? But she sort of blamed that on our concierge. Why we couldn’t get a text the week or day before I’m not sure. But oh well.
Also, the waiver requests were done very last minute at the stand before getting on board. All other tour companies have sent us a text the day before and we did it online in about 30 seconds.
Unfortunately, we had to spend about 5 minutes per person downloading the forms from a QR code and filling out multiple pages of questions and our signatures. Not sure why it had to be so complicated and time consuming when other companies made it soooo easy?? Back end customer service and these two processes should be looked at.
But onboard they made the trip excellent!! We got to see the sunset and the cliff diving up close at black rock. It was great! Drinks were great too!
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Ann_K
September 19, 2026
Sunset Cruise.
This was a great experience. Crew was very friendly, attentive and helpful. Food was very good. Only 2 negatives- there was not enough seating on the top deck and it would have been nice to know when booking that we had to walk through knee deep water to get to boat.
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Denise_H
September 18, 2026
Great
Had a great time! Well organized and professional and fun operators. Viator instructions were accurate and helpful.
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tonydI6432EA
September 17, 2026
Love Sea Maui
The staff was amazing—friendly, fun to be around, and always willing to go the extra mile to make your stay enjoyable. The food was also really good and added to the overall experience.
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Mahalo for sharing! We are so happy to hear you had a great trip!
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adamatojr
September 17, 2026
Great time at sea
The staff was amazing—friendly, fun to be around, and always willing to go the extra mile to make your boat trip enjoyable. The food was also really good and added to the overall experience.