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Shell Island Cruises

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The Grand-Mere is a calm water bay cruise to Shell Island. Enjoy a relaxing and fun-filled 3.5-hour cruise on our air-conditioned double-decker boat through St. Andrews Bay, home to one of the world’s largest resident populations of bottlenose dolphins. Take in the beautiful scenery as we sail through St. Andrew's Bay, pull fish and crab traps, look for pods of dolphins in the pass, and head to Shell Island, an undeveloped 7-mile barrier island abundant with coastal creatures such as shorebirds, ghost crabs, deer, and ... read more

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4601 US-98, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tue8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wed8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thu8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Fri8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sat8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sun8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Beth Smith 
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6 days ago

This is a SOLID 10!!!!! Our last night in Panama and this was the best way to close out our family vacation. Capt Josh was awesome, friendly, and a great navigator. The crew was friendly and gave out bread to feed the gulls! I have two girls and they had the best time. We went pretty far out and saw a good amount of dolphins. The boat was not super crowded and it just made it the experience so much better. I would def do this again. Also a plus was we got to see the Capts first mate, a cute little rescued dog. Just an overal... read more

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Mark Rollins 
on Google
a week ago

Boat has little to no air conditioning, snacks are limited to chips, shell island should be called sand island since there are no shells to be found. Boring, boring, boring. Won’t do this again. 

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Alejandra Velasco 
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3 weeks ago
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Tonia Sisk 
on Google
a month ago

The boat was clean, everyone was so nice and we had a wonderful experience! Highly recommend! 

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angela thomas 
on Google
a month ago

These guys are great. Everybody's got amazing personalities. Super fun feeding the seagulls throwing bread in the air for them to catch!!! 

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Shell Island Cruises has a 4.6 star rating with 405 reviews. 

When is Shell Island Cruises open?

Shell Island Cruises is closed now. It will open at 8:00 a.m. 

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