Had us on fish the whole time…awesome experience!

This trip is booked based on the speed of the boat. I thought we could get out there faster for the both of us 20 knots as advertised, in reality the speed was 12 knots. Crew was great. I would classify this as the typical Cancun boat. If it’s only the guys going on this great boat it’s ok, if bringing girls I would not suggest it.

We had a blast! From pickup at the hotel to the services at the marina it was a very welcoming and friendly full-service experience. Fishing the central Caribbean in the summer can always be iffy. But we caught lots of fish because the crew ran everything and didn’t lock into one approach. Bonita, while not the choice for most experienced anglers, make for a great family day of fishing, hard fighting and plenty of action. Then in the middle of trolling, engines stopped, Cpt Peppe and Oliiver jumped into action quickly dropping fresh cut Bonita on the down riggers, it happen so fast I didn’t know what was going on until we had both lines bent over. A 40 plus pound Nassau and hard fighting Jack Crevalle. Once we exhausted the bonita, boom right back into trolling. Big fish of the day was a 56 inch Wahoo, what a blast for my wife and a two trophy size fish on the trip.
Did I mention 3-4 ft seas? Both kids were seasick, but Oliver and Cpt Peppe did everything they could to make the situation better. My only call out is the Heavenly is billed as having an AC cabin, I have seen this mentioned in other reviews. While I would go back out today I think they should correct that. I knew with the weather my kids would iffy, and they are 17 and 18 so I purposely requested this boat for AC in case they had to lay down.

Overall, fantastic experience, we also got a great picture package at the dock, very reasonablly priced and high quality. And hanging at the tiki bar afterwards with a mix of locals and tourist just made the day end better with great food and a couple pina coladas.

We chose the 3/4 day so we’d have more time fishing. We only fished for about an hour and a half and the rest was driving time. We were told there would be a bathroom, but the bathroom didn’t work so we had to urinate in buckets. The crew was very nice, but it wasn’t worth the $1000 we spent. We were also told we would have a ride back to our hotel but that don’t end up being true, as the transportation guy was out making other runs “and there could be a possibility that he wouldn’t make it” to pick us up. Overall, it was fun while we were fishing but again, not worth the money.