SeaDaddys Manatee Dive Center, Crystal River FL

Captain Alyssa and Collin was absolutely amazing! They made the trip so much fun and memorable! Great attitudes and very knowledgeable would totally love to ride out with them again! My aunt, my three kids, my sister and I all enjoyed our time! Thank y’all!

We really enjoyed our visit. Captain Christopher was knowledgeable and very helpful. It was incredible to up close to a wild manatee.

We took the 3 hr swim w the manatees tour and it was amazing! To start the facility is very welcoming. Capt Bill started with an eco tour specific to Florida and the manatees habitat followed by more info on the manatees themselves. Next up we put in our wetsuits and headed to the docks where we met Capt Walter and our guide Liz. These two were a great team and the worked together to find us several manatees to swim with. Don’t let doubt keep you away from this experience. They will find you manatees and you will swim with them…amazing!

Nothing-short-of-amazing trip with Marissa and Captain Chris. Both great manatee-spotters, and Marissa peppered the trip with lots of manatee facts. Also showed absolute respect for our manatee hosts. Lucked into a very small group and got lots of (unsolicited) manatee hugs and smooches!

Absolutely amazing adventure! Our guide Bill was exceptional.
Truly a wonderful experience and I will definitely do it again!

LOVE LOVE LOVEDDD THIS! Definitely a bucket list thing! Bill and our driver were both so kind 12/10 will definitely be coming back, unreal experience

Had a great time snorkeling with the manatees. Captain Dallas and our in-water guide, Collin, made sure we had a wonderful trip. We learned a lot and had a blast. They were very helpful and made sure our kids felt comfortable in the water. Highly recommend SeaDaddys Manatee Dive Center. Very professional! We liked the smaller sized group as well.

I cannot say enough good things about our guides. We saw a mom and baby manatee and other manatees also. You can tell the guides really love the animals as well. Thanks SeaDaddys

We had the absolute best time yesterday! Our Captain was Michelle and our Guide was Bill. They were both amazing. It was my first time snorkeling and Bill really helped calm my nerves and was very patient. They knew right where to take
us and we saw multiple manatees, including a mom and calf. The calf was so social and interacted with everyone. We will be back again in the future and would recommend everyone give this place a shot! Ask for Bill and Michelle, you won’t be disappointed!

The staff was so nice and sooo knowledgeable. I learned a ton and had so much fun. We got to see a baby nursing with its mom, a turtle, and so much more. Our guide Marissa and Capt. Jason were so great. FIVE stars

Thank you to Captain Walter and Guide Liz for an absolutely amazing Manatee Monday! All the staff from welcome and check in to the driver of the shuttle were so friendly Thank you for answering all our questions and being so respectful of the beautiful sea potatoes! Or sea tatties in Scottish ;) Thank you for the extra words or encouragement and help for John's first ever snorkel and the amazing extras like the gator hello and seeing the mating herd! If we are ever back in the area we will definitely be back and will be bringing friends:) Thank you so much! Oh and thanks Liz for the super cute photo of us holding hands snorkelling while I point out John's first ever wild manatee!

Captain Chris and Guide Bill were amazing! They gave us the VIP treatment for our tour. They were both very knowledgeable and accommodating to us. They brought us right to a group of manatees and we were able to have an amazing, one of a kind experience! I will recommend these two to all of my friends!

Fantastic experience! Semi private tour was actually private! Staff was extremely informative, strived to give the opportunity to see manatees, and went out the way to find a time slot for 4 people at the last minute!

What a disappointing ending to our family vacation! I booked on Wednesday to swim with manatees on Friday - our last day in Florida. I received a call on Thursday that there was an error with their online booking and they didn't have a boat available for our booking! My choices were to rebook for a different day - which wouldn't work as that was our last day in Florida, reschedule for 6am - which would mean we would have to leave before 4 am to get there in time, or cancel. I had no choice but to cancel - which was a HUGE disappointment to my kids. When Friday arrived I received an email that I got a PARTIAL refund, they kept $39 as a service fee! I had to call again to get my entire refund. By the time we received notice that they were canceling on us, it was too late to book anywhere else. I feel they could have done SOMETHING to accommodate us - extend hours to go later in the day, offer a different trip they offer, offer a voucher for a return visit, add more people to a trip, something! Instead they tried to charge me a service fee for their mistake!

We had a great time swimming with the manatees! Our guide, Collin, and captain Chris (?) were awesome and found some manatees right away! Thanks for the great memories SeaDaddys!

Carlos and Liz were awesome! We swam near a mother and her calf - it was a beautiful and amazing experience! I will definitely be returning!

Incredible experience.

Chris was knowledgeable and kind. He made sure we had a great time.

Ben gave the perfect soft encouragement and positive reinforcement to my nervous 9 year old. He made us all feel very comfortable and confident.

We can't thank you enough.

I can not recommend SeaDaddy's highly enough. I've done many tours over the years. These guys are truly exceptional. Captain Christipher and Colin were our team for our trip, and they were both amazing. They went above and beyond to make our trip special. Their knowledge of the area and the relationships that they have with others in the area made for a trip of a lifetime. When my son wanted to swim and the rest of us were too tired, Colin jumped right in and took him into the springs. Book with SeaDaddys. You won't regret it. They have a great facility too where you can shower and change afterward!

We had an amazing experience today swimming with the manatees! Mel and Carlos were the best! They made our experience wonderful! They were especially great helping my little girl Svetlana!