Island Queen Cruises

Address:	401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132, USA
Phone:	+1 305-379-5119
Site:	islandqueencruises.com
Rating:	3.8
Working:	9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM 9:30AM–10PM

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Ancuta Ramona Vaduva

Mi hija y yo nos mareamos en los barcos y hace tiempo que me juré no volver a subirme a uno. No obstante, esta última vez, en Miami, el señor de la foto (que supuestamente se llama Ángel) se me acercó ofreciéndome un paseo de una hora y media por el mar, diciéndome que podría ver las casas de Ricky Martín, Shakira y Madonna, entre otras de algunos artistas desconocidos para mí. Me resultó tentador porque los primeros dos me gustaban bastante, así que pregunté si también se vería la casa de Thalía, una artista que me encanta y, sobre todo, que me "acompañó" durante toda mi adolescencia. Me contestó afirmativamente y pensé que por Thalía valía la pena pasarlo mal durante una hora y media y me armé de bolsas para vomitar... Subí al barco y ni siquiera presté atención a las casas de las que el guía hablaba, todas ellas de empresarios de los que no sabía nada. Mi malestar se fue intensificando y el de mi hija también, pero mis ansias de ver "algo" de Thalía superaban con creces ese malestar. Sin embargo, volvimos al lugar de donde habíamos partido sin que el guía nombrara a Thalía, Ricky Martín y Shakira. Antes de bajar de la embarcación, le pregunté a éste acerca de las casas de los tres artistas y me contestó que ninguno de ellos tenía casa allí. Le expliqué que el comercial me había dicho que sí y que esa había sido la única razón que me había hecho subir allí, dado que para mí aquello no era una diversión sino lo contrario a eso, debido a mis mareos, y que, además, tampoco me resultaba interesante ir a ver cómo vivían unos millonarios cuya existencia en este mundo me importaba en igual medida que la mía a ellos, en el sentido de que no sabía nada de ellos y su riqueza me tenía sin cuidado. El guía me contestó que los que comercializaban estas excursiones inventaban los nombres de los artistas famosos para convencer a la gente a que comprara estos tours, pero que en realidad la mayoría de las casas de allí pertenecían a grandes empresarios estadounidenses y de otras partes. Me sentí engañada y busqué al que nos había vendido el tour y su única respuesta fue: "Ya, pero la casa de Paulina Rubio sí que está allí." Le dije que sí, que efectivamente, Paulina Rubio y Julio Iglesias eran los únicos artistas que tenían casas allí, en las islas de Miami, pero que yo no había ido allí a ver las casas de ellos sino las de Thalía, Ricky Martín y Shakira, pero el comercial pasó olímpicamente de mí y se fue a "cazar" a otros inocentes como yo. Así que no os dejéis engañar: si queréis ver las casas de algún artista, las únicas que están allí son las dos que he mencionado antes. Por lo demás, no hay más que casas de millonarios desconocidos por la mayoría de nosotros.

Tom Anderson

We recently did the "Millionaires Row Cruise" which is their flagship cruise. It takes 1.5 hours and we were really pleased with it. You depart Bayside and head east, south of Dodge Island by the Port of Miami. Thereupon, you see Fisher Island from the water. All the white, you have a great view of the Miami skyline. You swing by South Beach as you head up to Star Island. You get a great view of Star Island, although some of the claims from the tour guide don’t hold up. Sylvester Stallone never had a house on Star Island, nor did Madonna, Elizabeth Taylor, Julio Iglesias. And Phillip Frost, the pharmaceutical billionaire who has the biggest and most expensive house on Star Island, did NOT actually invent Viagra. The narrator was good and spoke flawless English and Spanish. Yes, the tour is bilingual. We did see some dolphins on the trip. Dont expect the trip to be educational; theres no mention of Miami history or the real estate market as it currently stands; you just get to see homes on these man-made islands in Biscayne Bay. Overall, great value for the money. I loved the skyline from the water. I wish they offered other cruises instead of just the Millionaires Row. Also, dont buy into the raffle scam. They claim that winners will be chosen to get a free trip. I could tell it was a scam so I didnt fill out the card which requested all types of personal information.

Grégoire Villers

A friend and I went on this cruise today to enjoy the beautiful sightseeing of Miami Islands. We went on the second deck right away because we wanted to get a nicer view. Unfortunately, there were no seats available anymore on the top deck, therefore we stood. After a short safety instructions speech, the very nice lady (the speaker for the whole trip) said on the micro that everyone on the top deck had to seat due to dangerous boat movements. We really did not want to go on the lower deck because it was full so we decided to stay there. Along the whole trip, she never told us to go down the stairs, she saw we were holding on and we were not going to fall so she let us stay there. Besides, she was not a regular kind of speaker as she tried to add small facts/jokes to her speech that made it way more interesting. She was very friendly from the beginning until the end. Even when the boat returned to the pier, I wanted to apologize because I had no cash to tip her, she said it was okay and her priority was for the passengers to have fun and enjoy the trip/the explanations. This blond woman was very nice ! Besides, perfectly fluent both in english and spanish.

Tim Buktu

Ok cruise but raffle is a scam. I "won" and was forced to sit downstairs during cruise narration to listen to a rep from Florida Resort Exchange go on and on about "vacation club" aka time-share. I paid $40 cash to secure my "free vacation package" to Mexico, PR, or Jamaica. Then we spent even more time off the boat while he wrote out the receipt. I drove an hour north to their hotel for the "presentation" but was told I couldnt do it without a major credit card, lol. Gee I wonder why?? I took awhile of waiting but I finally got my deposit back. NO FREE TRIP! Waste of everyones time. I hope Island Queen Cruises stops doing this disservice to its customers. Its grossly inappropriate to expose tourists looking for fun on vacation to these parasitic salesman. Please scrape Florida Resort Exchange off your boat along with the barnacles.

A Private User

Their management is horrible and rejected our admissions as they not able to process our Miami go card. Manager was really rude with us and also refuses to try other ways his colleague was suggesting. He was rude with us too. I provide Miami Zoo receipt with same day and same Go Miami account number still he refuse admission saying they can not get money from Go Miami company unless they able to process card. Since Go Miami Customer service not available that time, I talk next day with them and they said Attraction Company didn’t follow standard procedure. They should allow us on board writing card number. It ruins our all plans for Friday evening and affects our entire trip since we cant forget that experience.

Jean-Paul LETHOR

This is a typical tourist trap. I paid two trips. The first, with my three kids and wife on a boat. The storm that came over us was not enough to go back to the dock. The captain was ordered to continue the tour !! No rain date offered.....We were drenched and cold and, of course. No refund. The second to the Everglades was a nice tour but the bus driver asked 7% more of the cost if we paid with a credit card and encouraged to pay cash. In the bus, there is a note for paying a 15% gratuity for the driver....with a reminder on air. All this hidden fees and the bad attitude are bad for the business in Florida. Is it a different part from the US?