Golden hour · two to four hours
Sunset cruises in Key Largo
The same boat, with the rods racked and the light doing the work. Two, three, or four hours around sunset. Date night and a golden-hour photo trip are the same charter.
From $450 for the boat · 6 guests · Key Largo Harbor Marina
Sunset is the product. Dan does not split “date night” and “golden hour photos” into two listings that are the same ride with different adjectives. You get Miss Chief, up to six guests, and a start time set for the season. He moves that window every few months as the sun moves. Check the booking calendar or call, rather than trusting a clock time printed in January.
The boat is a fishing boat, which is the point. You are not on a charter bus with a bar and a microphone. You get the cabin, the foredeck, the tower view, and a captain who has been leaving this harbor for 15 years. Bring drinks and something to eat if you want them. We do not sell an alcohol package.
Proposals fit this trip. Dan has staged one by spelling the question in fishing lures and letting her reel it up. If you want help, call him and say so. The crew can set a moment. They cannot promise a specific sky.
Two-hour minimum. The price is for the boat, the same rate card as the short fishing trips: $450, $675, or $900. If you want to wet a line on the way back to the dock, say that when you book. A sunset cruise is not a secret fishing charter, and a fishing charter is not a sunset cruise with rods added at the last minute unless the hours are there.
Know before you board
- Start time changes with the season.
- Not a fishing trip unless you ask and the hours allow a few casts.
- No alcohol package. Bring what you want to drink.
- Proposals: call ahead so the crew can help without an audience of guesses.
Bring
- Layers for the ride back
- Anything you want to eat or drink
- Soft-soled shoes or bare feet
- A camera with a charged battery
Couples, families who want the water without a fishing lesson, proposals. Near-shore Key Largo, timed to the season’s sunset. The start time moves a few times a year.