Ko Olina Ocean Adventures vs Hawaii Nautical

[KBinCO]

Looking for a turtle/catamaran sail and trying to choose between these two. Any strong opinions?

 

[LisaDKG]

I have this same question and wonder if anyone has any new/updated information?

 

[DisneyWorldbuff]

We did Ko Olina Ocean Adventures catamaran tour in November. It was very nice. We went to two different snorkeling spots and saw lots of spinner Dolphins. The captain even let me daughter steer the boat(she's 14). We have some great photos. The water was chilly but not horrible. There was lunch and drinks included. I would recommend it. Also, if you park there, don't use the pay parking- there's free parking at the Marina or you can take the Ko Olina shuttle there directly from Aulani. Bring extra towels too. Ours were soaked pretty quickly.

 

[KBinCO]

We actually wound up doing Hawaii nautical because it was less expensive and it was very nice as well. We had breakfast and lunch provided as well as transport from the resort. We saw a ton of dolphins and some whales. It was a bad day for snorkeling though. The seas were too rough for their normal spot so they went elsewhere which wasn't great. My kids didn't want to snorkel anyway. They gave everyone open bar as a trade off.

 

[pamelaj]

We also went on Ko Olina Ocean Adventures in November and loved it. The staff was wonderful. We brought our two kids (6 and 8) and they were awesome with the kids. They helped them feel comfortable in the ocean and brought urchins, sea cucumbers and other creatures from the ocean floor up to them to check out. The food was ok, but we were there for the snorkeling. I would definitely recommend it. We even walked back, it was too bad.