Sebago Watersports

lisanti
lisanti
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Sebago Sunset Cruise

  • August 18, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by mtemail from Huntsville, Ohio
Sebago Sunset Cruise

Sebago Sunset Cruise

Lots of companies do this type of tour. Sebago is as good as the larger competitors. You are taken out on a very large catamaran. The view is stellar, the sunset is great. They market it as the champagne cruise—and there was champagne (as identified on the bottle) but tasted like no champagne I have ever tasted (and I have had very cheap champagne)...the bottom line—since there are other competitors. I would shop around and pay less next time —rather than paying the premium price for the ‘champagne’...the ride alone was very nice but the environment created that not the Sebago company.

The trip last just over an hour...you start out heading out to the oceanside and then swing back to make a full length pass of Mallory Square—a great marketing opportunity (for Sebago) of getting their boat with it’s Sebago logo in front of the thousands of people who are staring out to the water...passing past Mallory square is fun for the riders because the party goers are waving and yelling to you —and at sunset the crowd hasn’t escalated to really drunk yet, so it just is a fun time from the kids perspective.

From journal Key West with the Whole Family 2006

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Sebago Sports 6-Hour Adventure

  • August 18, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by mtemail from Huntsville, Ohio
Sebago Sports 6-Hour Adventure

Sebago Sports (www.keywestsebago.com) offers a 6-hour power sports trip. Essentially this is a day geared at doing all of the Key West water sports in one day. Since the kids had not done all of these activities, I thought it would be a very good way to do it all. On that level, it is a good way to be exposed to a full gambit of water activities: catamaran ride, snorkeling, kayaking, jet skiing, water trampoline, parasailing...along with an on-board lunch. You board the catamaran for a ride out to the snorkeling spot, which is filled with other boats from other companies at the same location. The boat we were on had about 80 people on board, so there are a LOT of people sharing your day with you. They then take you to a spot to dock (in the ocean), where they have jet skis, the water trampoline, and an inflatable torpedo ride (the catamaran carries kayaks). At this point you are assigned a time for your parasailing trip. Essentially they do a pretty good job getting everybody rotated through all activities of choosing.

I would never take this trip again. What it is good for is if you have never done any of these activities before. It does provide a nice overview of the activities. Since we had been parasailing many times before the 5-minute 200-foot parasail, it was a disappointment (most parasail rides are about 20 minutes at about 700 feet). Having taken jet skis around Key West, the 10 minutes on a jet ski on the ocean was not as impressive, but the kids enjoyed the open throttle time (they, of course, could not drive, as you must be an adult to do so, but the children could be taken out with a driver).

For the money, I would rather have chosen two of those activities and scheduled them to do it right. For the same money, I could have scheduled a full parasailing session for the group and a nice jet-ski rental around Key West. The kids did enjoy the trampoline and torpedo ride, but I think the money could have been better spent with less people sharing the experience with you.

From journal Key West with the Whole Family 2006

Sebago

  • November 25, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by KFREAK from CRYSTAL, Minnesota
Sebago

This was well worth it... we wanted to go back again a second night all you can drink sunset sail and music. Roughly 2 or so hours. This is how you must watch one of the most beautiful sunsets in the world! Just don't fall overboard!

From journal Key West Vacation at the Galleon

Sebago

  • March 6, 2004
  • Rated 3 of 5 by llhill from Bellevue, Washington
This is a lot of fun, but it's not for the timid! It’s an all-day event with just about anything you'd want to do on the water. The most fun were the wave runners and jumping the waves. Snorkeling was just ok. The food was good.

From journal Key West Valentine

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Sebago Catamarans

  • March 27, 2001
  • Rated 4 of 5 by lisanti from Houston, Texas
We found the Sebago Watersports booth around the 600 block of Duval. During Spring Break, this booth was open all day and till midnight every night. The guys who work there are constantly recruiting people to go on the Sebago trips. They will throw out all kinds of sales tactics to get you to go on their boat.... They'll tell you they are giving you the best deal and that there's only a few spots left and the boat is filling up quickly, and of course flattery is used too ("all the guys will be hitting on you"). The night we happened to stop by, a well-tanned, friendly guy was working there (Dave). Dave first told us that the combination sail/snorkel was $45. I knew we could do better, and I told him, and he immediately dropped the price to $35. With the promise of a good crowd, free drinks, and a large boat, we signed up for a sail two days later.

On the day of our sail, we arrived an hour before our departure time, as requested. This hour was used to check in, board the boat, get our snorkeling equipment, learn the rules, and get a quick picture taken of our group. Some words of advice: get there on time to get checked in so you can be one of the first people on the boat, so you can get a seat and a table. The free "drinks" included draft domestic beer, wine, soft drinks, and water. Mixed drinks, bottled beers, and "premium" wines cost $4-$5. None of the alcoholic beverages would be available until after the snorkeling. The boat was a huge, fairly new catamaran, with a large covered area with tables and benches and the bar, and a deck around the outside of the covered area. On our particular sail (Weds from 1:30 to 4:30), the boat was filled primarily with college-aged girls, a few guys, and a few families.

It took about 45 minutes to get to where we would snorkel. Beforehand, we had a quick lesson on snorkeling with the provided equipment (mask, snorkel, flippers, and inflatable "buoyancy" vest), and how to get off/on the boat. At the snorkeling sight, we were allowed to snorkel for about an hour. The hour flew by as we saw many types of coral, underwater caverns, many very colorful tropical fish, and all kinds of neat stuff. The coral reef is very close (3 feet) to the top of the water in some places, so we had to be careful not to touch it.

Once back on the boat, we just relaxed. We were too exhausted to even drink beer. After we got back, the pictures they had taken were available for $10, with extra copies for $5. We all bought one... we couldn't resist. The other three girls in my group also bought Sebago t-shirts for $14 each.

Sebago also offers parasailing and some other stuff. Go to their website @ http://www.sebagocatamarans.com/.

From journal Spring Break in Key West

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