![]() 3.) The seats are close and uncomfortable. It just bugs me.like the owners got really greedy one day or something! It is like paying the store to shop in it - just does not set well with me. 2.) I hate paying $9 a day to park the car (It was free at one time). The hamburgers do not even resemble or smell like beef. It will cost you $8 plus a tip for a measured bar grade mixed drink and $5 or $6 for a domestic beer. THE CONS: 1) The food and drinks are truly TERRIBLE and expensive. It is a great way to cut hours off a long, and sometimes tedious drive. I have had about a dozen trips on it over the last 10 years or so. The crew did an excellent job in not so perfect conditions.I am a big fan of the Key West Express on some levels and not on other levels. Im not saying the ride back was comfortable for everyone but I am saying the company and crew did what they were supposed to do by protecting the passengers, the crew, and the vessel which are the three most important things a Captain is responsible for. I can tell you their operation did what was necessary to deal with the weather. I am an approved instructor by the Coast Guard to teach Captain Classes for up to 100 GRT, which means the size of the Key West Express. Im not saying it was great, however, the effort was great. They moved up the departure time and changed the route which was done for the best ride they could manage. ![]() UPDATE: When we came back from Key West, there was a Cold Front coming through which OF COURSE the Key West Express cant control (If they could they would be rich). If you are concerned about motion sickness, pick a day with winds less than 15 and you will probably be fine. One ran out of toilet paper.- lack of passenger organization when disembarking. Wish there was an earlier trip.- pricey drinks and snacks, but the convenience is nice.- only two bathrooms for decks 2 and 3. If youre in a hotel, an 11 AM checkout leaves you with about 7 hours of wasted time with your bags. Two lane highways at night are a little spooky.- the ferry leaves Key West at 6-ish, so youll get into the Ft Myers area pretty late. Myers, its a terrible cross-state ride if youre heading north. ![]() We paid some bro at the port $12 PER BAG to hold them.- if youre not from around Ft. We could have flown for that.- no complimentary bag check for your return trip. With a $52 parking permit, our group of 4 shelled out $675.00 for our trip. Its windy AF with zero shade up top.Pros:- enjoy a beverage and let someone else do the driving for 3.5 hours- clean well-kept boat- comfortable seats- theyll hold your bags (but not check them)- good hot pretzels with some sort of cheese dipping substance- some hotel discounts available- there was a movie playing on several screens for about half the trip, but we couldnt hear it. Now you know.Be prepared to pay $52 to leave your car there (unwatched), and get on early before all the anxious retirees who have been waiting in line for six hours steal the best inside seats with tables. I had read no outside food or drinks - so I was kinda miffed when I saw some bro with a Big Gulp and a sandwich walking around happily. Conversely, you could bring a bunch of subs and a few gallons of moonshine and avoid the pricey bar drinks. Theoretically, you could carry a rocket launcher, a couple pounds of uranium, and a few gallons of moonshine with you and no one would ever know. This kind of bothered me in this crazy day and age, considering this is a means of transportation with supposedly secured docks. No metal detectors, no bag checks, no pat downs, and no luggage tags. Theyll call you a day or two in advance to go over your reservation, and thats nice.There was no security sweep at either end. So there will be some of that lovely Yankee attitude, but it aint terrible. This is an interesting business largely staffed by ex-New Yorkers.
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