Hawaii Nautical - West Oahu

We did a morning three hour spinner dolphin snorkel sail on a catamaran last Friday. 9am-noon. We were picked up at the Marriott in Ko Olina by the company shuttle and driven to the Waianae harbor where the catamaran was docked. Pros;* great crew with great attitudes. Willingness to assist. * spinner dolphins spotted. 100% guaranteed as the dolphins are indigenous to Hawaii. They never leave. * breakfast & lunch served. Breakfast was fruit and a tiny biscuit. Lunch was a veggie wrap with bag of chips. * two drink tickets. But lenient. I went with a draft IPA with my first ticket. Passed on my second drink. Cons:* as a non-swimmer I think more emphasis on use of snorkel equipment was necessary. And more discussion on safety. * they put out a blue floating mat but it wobbled due to current. * add more floatation options - I've been on snorkel trips where there's been a floatation view box; snorkel vests for rent, etc. Pro or Con - it's how you look at it. Most seating was on the two nets in the front of the catamaran. Which meant you either sat up or laid down on it. But no back support. Having said all that it was a fun experience with room for improvement.Heads up - shoeless requirement. We had to put our shoes in a storage box at the marina. Upon our return a crew member lined up our shoes for retrieval.

I am so sorry I didn't get all the names! Captain Jack and Whitney are all I can remember , I will do better Saturday! It was amazing! I live in Makaha so see the boat from our back lanai daily. We took our last visitors on the same tour in November 2022 and we were hooked!

100% recommend doing this whale watching tour from Kapolei-Waianae. My husband and I had an AMAZING time on the Ko Nau Lani with our AWESOME Captain Dave and the Crew of Quin & Ian!!! They were so laid back and made our trip SUPER enjoyable. We saw several whales along our 2 hour journey with them and were able to soak up the sun on the deck or just sit inside the cabin while we enjoyed our drinks and chips. This was a trip/activity we will always remember!! And you have an amazing view of the island from off shore this way too!!

Best Crew!Captain Nick and his crew were phenomenal. Not only very entertaining, but also very knowledgeable about the island. They made sure everyone had a great time. Would absolutely recommend!

Caden, Bronson and captain jack was the bomb. The pre trip was the bomb. Laughs all trip.

Captain Anthony and his crew did an outstanding job on our trip! They took care of us and we enjoyed them very much. We were a family of 7 and they made sure we were all cared for on our trip. We saw dolphins, turtles and lots of fish. It was a great time and we will do it again!