St. Andrews Bay Charters & Tours, Panama City Beach FL

A little mix up with our scheduled time, but it was worth coming back. Captain Rick was awesome.

Had a great time with Captain Rick on our Charter Boat to Shell island. Captain Rick made it a point to ask what we wanted to see and do. Our girls were elated. This was a beautiful family memory for all of us! And the shells we found were amazing!

Excellent trip with Captain Brian. We saw dolphins up close and saw a huge manta ray! Highly recommend.

This might be the most fun I’ve had on vacation! We loved that this was a private charter and that we weren’t crammed on a boat with 20 people. It was well worth the extra money. Captain Rick got us close to the dolphins, though we couldn’t get in due to water conditions and boat traffic in the area. After we saw the boats we went around to the other side of Shell island where we got out and walked to the gulf side of the island. We looked for shells for a while and then went back to snorkel where Captain Rick had anchored the boat. We found so many scallops and hermit crabs. One thing to think about for families with smaller kids: they were having a hard time sourcing small life jackets. If you have ones that fit your kiddos, you might bring those just in case. It was a wonderful experience.

This is definitely your best stop for a dolphin tour, the friendliness, the knowledge they have etc.will always be my number one visit when on vacation.

We had a great time! We waited to last minute to book for a Friday morning and we had no problems getting a reservation. It was great to have the boat to ourselves along with a our excellent captain, Rick. We got to see dolphins and had a great snorkel trip! Highly recommend.

My friends and I went on a dolphin cruise for my bachelorette and it was so amazing! Captain Rick was professional, friendly, helpful, responsive, and gave great recommendations!

Best charter out there! If you want to be crammed on a boat with 60 other people, go ahead! If you want a private sunset charter, Capt. Rick! Capt. Was knowledgeable of area, we cruised around bay and even tho rough, went to gulf for a bit. Stopped by back side of shell island and walked the beach and collected shells. Capt informed us of different kinds of shells, what critters were in them, etc. We managed to see a family of 4 deer on jetties beach, happily munching dinner! As a local I have been on most charters, including working a few, this is best deal by far. You ate in control where to go, what to see. Although weather didn't allow beautiful sunset, the things we saw (dolphins next to boat!), the info on the area and local sealife, and the laid back time (only 2 of us!), best boat out there! Spend a few extra dollars and have the entire boat to yourself! Excellent time, price and experience.ask for Capt Rick!

Our captain was very friendly and we had so much fun. The sunset cruise was a gift to us for our honeymoon and we couldn’t have loved it more. We saw tons of dolphins and beautiful views. We had a little bit of rain but the trip was still worth it. We will definitely be back!

10/10 recommend! We couldn’t have asked for a better experience or captain! Captain Rick is so knowledgeable and fun! We had numerous of dolphin sightings and loved the stop at shell island! We can’t wait to return and do this again. This company is easy to work with and everyone we spoke to was so nice!

Captain Paul was AMAZING. I don't know if I can list everything that was great about our trip because I am certain to leave something out. If you are looking for a personal experience with just you and your family, this is it! I will never take a big boat dolphin tour again! This was the highlight of our entire vacation.

What a blast! Had a great time exploring Shell Island, snorkeling and seeing some awesome dolphins! Captain Rick was great and made sure we were all safe and had a great time!

We had a very lovely dolphin cruise. Our boat captain was Rick was kind, friendly and a very skilled captain. He totally won over the affections of our dog Tucker!

Captain Rick was amazing! He made us so comfortable and happy we really will be planning another trip very soon. The sunset cruise is what we went on.next trip will be the day cruise!

We had an amazing time! The weather wasn’t the nicest, but the Captain made the entire adventure amazing. We saw tons of dolphins and enjoyed our sunset cruise! The extra money to go out on a private boat ride verses the huge 40-80 people catamaran was so worth it. Don’t hesitate to call these guys. I gave him an extra tip and boy did he deserve it.