| Rating |
Date Attended [^] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Sunset cruise - short on value
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| Mon, Aug 6, 07 6:30 PM |
rkohlstedt |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I was expecting something a bit more memorable for a sunset cruise of the bay - especially considering the premium one pays for the evening trip. Turns out that it is just a windy, cold run around Alcatraz to the Golden Gate bridge and back to Pier 39. No one explaining what you are seeing - just a couple of guys driving the boat and one guy at the bar. There is also a selection of inexpensive appetizers - chips and salsa, bread and spinach dip, crackers & cheese, grapes, veggies, etc. They ran out of plates pretty quickly, so you had to use napkins, instead.
It's popular - there were about 40 people for a Monday night sail - half huddled inside the cabin, the other half freezing outside. Just seemed overpriced at $45 to me. It was our first night in town and we thought that this would be special - my kids were definitely bored. I don't think that it will make the "top 10" list for our vacation. |
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The best sail boat experience on the Bay
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| Tue, Aug 7, 07 6:30 PM |
opxphile |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The staff were helpful, charming, generous and extremely competent. The trip was great fun and thoroughly entertaining as well as aesthetically fulfilling! |
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A Fun Spin on the Bay
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| Tue, Aug 7, 07 6:30 PM |
mattbe |
Male |
40-49 |
Combination |
Group of Friends |
| The crew was very hospitable. The snacks were better than expected. The trip was just as brief as scheduled. The route did not offer much of a "sunset" view of the sun but it did show off the city in the light of the setting sun. |
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Best Date Ever.
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| Tue, Aug 7, 07 6:30 PM |
dwilken |
Male |
30-39 |
Combination |
Couple on a Date |
| The crew was helpful and fun. I have seen the Cat's sailing on the bay in the past but never had a chance to take a cruise. We went on the sunset cruise and had an incredible time. The bay looks so diferent from on the water. The price was great and I would highly recommend the trip to anyone.
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Nice views, but too much engine used for this sail
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| Thu, Aug 9, 07 6:30 PM |
loismerkley6 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| This is advertised as a sunset sailing cruise where the engine is used to get into and out of the harbor. Unfortunately, on our cruise the engine was used repeatedly, which took away from the sailing experience. There was not enough seating for everyone and many people were drunk and dropping plastic cups into the sea.
The staff was courtesous and pleasant, and the views of the bridge were spectacular. Our family had a nice time on the evening cruise, but less engine would have made it a better sail. |
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Loved this cruise!
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| Sat, Aug 11, 07 6:30 PM |
LiaFusaro |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We had a wonderful time on this sunset cruise! My husband and I and our two boys (11 & 9) enjoyed the boat, the quiet of the sails, the wonderful scenery (Golden Gate Brige is amazing at Sunset)... My boys never came inside the cabin! They hung out on the front railing pointing at the scenery, and riding the waves on the netting of the Catamaran. The crew provided a nice assortment of snacks, drinks and even extra jackets (It does get cold out there.) which made for a wonderful evening. Have a nice bowl of chowder in a nearby resteraunt before you board to get nice and warm first... |
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Great way to view the City and Bridge
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| Sat, Aug 11, 07 6:30 PM |
maryrobertb |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We had a great time on this cruise. I had read previous reviews before booking this cruise. Info I found very helpful was to go prepared with a jacket! It was quite windy but we were expecting this. The cruise itself was fabulous. We enjoyed the smaller sailboat type cruise over the larger boats with a lot of people. If you enjoy being on the water and smaller crowds, this cruise is for you. The views of the city and the Golden Gate Bridge were excellent. A note on the drinks and appetizers...I read previous reviews with complaints on the snacks and drinks. We were going on this cruise to see the sites, not for the snacks, so we found the snacks and beverages to be a bonus! And they on top of that, they weren't bad! Happy Sailing! |
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fantastic!
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| Sun, Aug 12, 07 6:30 PM |
bozenatkd |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| It was a great sailing experience! The crew was very friendly and warm. The views were fantastic. We think the evening cruise is the best. |
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The Coolest Way To See The Bay
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| Wed, Aug 15, 07 6:30 PM |
niallwatt |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The trip was, quite simply, superb!! Sailing around ' The Rock' and under the Golden Gate Bridge is definitely the way to do it. And for those of us who can not afford to buy a yacht, or shirk at the costs involved in chartering, it is the only way to see it. No noisy engines, no noisy customers, no noisy kids running amok!! No annoying announcements from the 'knowledgeable captain' no nasal tour guide with a mic and a distorted seaker system. The cruise was for a nice manageable number of people. There were decent canapes available and enough cold beers to wash them down with. All in all this was a five star tour. We were lucky with the weather, we had blue sky and a good strong wind to fill the sails!! |
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beautiful sail
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| Fri, Aug 17, 07 6:30 PM |
lkcunning |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| we had a really nice time on the adventure cat sail--we did the sunset cruise, and the weather could not have been nicer. we used to live in SF and never had the opportunity to sail under the golden gate bridge, so that was definitely a treat. the staff were nice and fun, and the drinks were good. the snacks seemed a bit meager, but we weren't there to eat. i would definitely recommend it, and would go again (maybe with having eaten before). |
