![]() Our morning trip to Key West was very smooth although the air temp was too cool for comfortable topside seating once we were outside the Fort Myers Beach harbor and got up to cruising speed. The trip each way plus travel time to the boat and back home, leaves very little time available for anything other than travel. We certainly can't understand why anybody would make a trip down and back in the same day when it leaves so little time available to enjoy Key West. ![]() When adding in the time required to arrive early for boarding plus the return trip to our home an hour and a half away, we wondered if the round trip fare for three persons was worth the expense. Next time, we'll get them in to-go cups! And next time, we will absolutely use the express again.īecause so much damage from Hurricane Irma remained along the Overseas Highway to Key West, we opted to take the Key West Express rather than deal with the lack of available services and miles of destruction remaining on the inter-connecting keys. We would've enjoyed a cocktail or two while waiting to board for the return trip, but no such luck. ALSO NOTE: the Key West Ferry Terminal inexplicably does not have its own bar. We used the Paradise Porters, who delivered our bags from the boat to our hotel, and then picked them back up when we checked out on Sunday, so we were free to explore the moment we stepped off the boat. You step out and there's Dante's on one side of you, and Caroline St on the other. But the boat dropped us right at the marina. And having a car there can be a liability since parking can be really hard to find. When you fly into KW, the airport is on the far side of the island from Duval St/Mallory Square, and it's a $25 minimum cab ride (no Uber there yet). And the view from the top deck is like something out of a Corona commercial. But even in the heavier seas on the way down, the boat is big enough and fast enough that she had no ireal ssues. I've been around boats my entire life, but my wife hasn't and she was a bit nervous about the boat rocking. Once the boat gets off shore, they lose internet and can't run a credit card. DO NOTE: If you plan to have drinks on the trip, bring cash. The entire process, from making the reservation to grabbing Bloody Marys when we got on the boat, was super-simple. And while they're both fine, nothing compares to the Key West Express trip we just took for a weekend getaway. My wife and I have driven to and flown into Key West more times than I can readily count.
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