First, I will say that I was very surprised by this excursion. When standing in line I saw a lot of families, which kind of made me worried being that we were a early to mid 20s couple. I decided that I was going to make the most of our time there and I can say that that made ALL the difference. In the beginning it was a little tough to get drinks because our waiter was also trying to put on a show, but we then realized that we could just go to the bar ourselves so we had plenty of alcohol. The show was very entertaining, I even thought that at times it may not have been so appropriate for children (but only for somewhat uptight parents). Dinner was really nice, the food was good and we sat right next to the window and had a great view. There were some people around us that didn't look like they were having a great time, but as soon as we started trying to engage them (and get them to drink), they had a blast.

Takeaways:

Additude is everything. The show is entertaining, but you have to get involved and try to make it fun yourself.

Don't expect a romantic cruise or any nonfictional glance into the life of a pirate. Like others said, it is like a disco.

Unless you are a really fun person naturally, it probably won't be that fun for most people unless you take advantage of the open bar and have fun with other people taking advantage of the open bar.

If you're not planning on dancing in a somewhat cramped environment, then I would suggest something else.

this was possibly one of the funniest nites of my holiday, queuing up 2 get on the boat was fun coz it felt like u wer really being abducted lol, i went on the green boat with captain hook and he was so funny, takin the mik out of the japanese people on board callin them miagi lol, the only reason i cud say that i didnt enjoy it as much as i wanted to was bcoz i was hungover from the nite before so i werent really up 4 it, but i had my photo taken with most of the pirates, hu finks captain jack sparrow and aldo (pirate name jaguar or greece cant remember lol) r really gorgeous? coz I DO!! lol the food was gr8 an the organisation was gr8 2, cant fault any of it, it was comfy clean and highly entertaining, and hats off to all the staff there! highly recommended 2 any1 of all ages xxxxxx ps dnt go on it if u had 10 margheritas and nearly half a bottle of tequila the nite b4 xxxxxxxxx

Two star seems a little harsh but next to two star it says (Okay, but some problems) and I feel this sums it up perfectly.

We booked on this tour expecting to get really drunk and have a funny night. Here lies the first problem.

We had to queue for a long time to get on the boat and when we eventually got on we were sat on some uncomfy stools which we would spend the majority of the night on. You were assigned a pirate who would bring you drinks. When we first sat down he brought us our first drink promptly, and the second drink arrived not long after. Not bad so far.....However this was the last we saw of him, so we couldn't possibly get drunk, we didn't have another drink all night so it's not really an open bar all night.

Now for a good part - the show was brilliant. Really funny, the pirates are really great and everyone was really really laughing for the whole time. On our boat there was two japanese tourists that didn't really speak much english and much of the humour seemed to rely on these two. i.e the pirate trying to speak japanese to them and just saying random things like "ah,, nintendo, sushi" etc etc....also calling the guy Mr Miagi and involving him in every game and nearly the whole show along with his wife "Mulan" it was all very funny and they seemed to take it in good jest - I mention it only because my boyfriend and I wondered if it was a set up - ie. these two people were part of the act? Only because such a large amount of time and humour centred around them we wondered what they would have done had they not been on it? It was all really funny anyway....

Now for another downpoint. One of the games was sending three girls round to collect everyones shoes. The last time I played this game was when I was about 4 and I didn't enjoy it then. We were forced to give in our shoes and half way through the game we had to go for our meal - barefoot. The meal was ok, nothing great not awful, not memorable. When our shoes were eventually returned my boyfriends brand new trainers were soaked in beer so it kinda put a downer on the night right there.

The games are forced, no choice but to participate. Next involved a game where a complete stranger pulled you up on to the dancefloor and you had to rub each others noses, touch each others knees then rub bums as the pirates shouted out different drink names such as "Tequila!"....we were sober so this wasn't really all that fun lol.....

Then there was some dancing, things like Follow the Leader, Macarena, YMCA, Whigfield etc....which is all fine except it was way to crowded to do any of them dances lol!

All in all I wouldn't recomend this or do it again.

The show was brilliant I do want to make sure I'm not completely negative cos the pirates were brilliant and funny but there was just not enough drink, space, comfort etc and you are stuck on the boat you can't leave if you're having a bad night.

Good show, bad night out....

well wot can i say - wot a great nite. yes a little cheesy but i would do it again and again ! we had this over weight captain which just made me die with laughter ! the food was lovely and there was certainly plenty to eat. the music was definate cheese but i had a great time dancing along. one of the highlights had to be captain jack (well close) we had many photos taken with him which was great, but over all the thanks has to go to our pirate and waiter - Jaguar, wot a guy he is, always there with a drink or asking if there is anything else he could do. and most of all such a gorgeous man ! i will be back for the soul purpose of seeing him again. THANK YOU JAGUAR YOUR A STAR !!

Bella - England