My mom and I went on the excursion in July. It was fine...the sloop was nice, that said...there was a promise of drinks and snacks on board. They offered wine, beer and sodas which was fine. The "snacks" were a scoop of Key Lime Pie Ice Cream. If I had known that I would have been prepared (brought my own). We had the late seating and got back in time to have dinner (got back about 10 minutes after the start). With the earlier seatings for dinner that won't be possible and you will have to figure out how to get dinner that evening....not impossible just so you know. Also, those with the early seating don't have a dining room option at all that night. I would probably do this excursion again because I enjoyed the sailing that we did and the sunset was pretty. I did fill out a comment form while on board with these issues so maybe there will be some changes made.....somebody who has gone since the July 6th cruise may be able to let you know.