We did the Lanai snorkel 12 years ago on our honeymoon and have done it since because we loved it so much. Don't waste $$ with any other company, Trilogy is first class and a GREAT experience!

We took the Trilogy Molikini Tour in April 2008. Two adults, one 14 year old, one ten year old, one 6 year old. We motored out to Molikini where one of the staff went out on a surfboard to "spot" fish and suggest areas to snorkle towards (he was also making sure that we weren't swept away by the riptides at the edge!). When my 6 year old said she was cold..he put her on the surfboard with him and let the rest of us snorkle for 45 minutes! That's customer service. We also swam with the turtles near turtletown. We set sail and saw at least a dozen whales..one breached about 50 yards from the catamaran! The staff was talkative and informative, the food was fine, they delivered up extra ice cream sundaes to the kids. There are cheaper tours out there, I know. But this was first class...we were on the boat for 5+ hours, food all the time, beverages provided, really great crew. I highly recommend this outfit..worth every penny.

June 16, 2008
My family booked the Lanai Sunset sail and it was our favorite activity while on Maui. The south swells had caused the waves to be big and shorebreaks to be even bigger but we braved it anyway. The crew, Captain Owen, Chuck, Oren, etc. were extremely friendly and knowledgeable. The advised us of the wave action and gave everyone the opportunity to reschedule or cancel - I believe everyone went as scheduled. We had a great day. The food was great - if you go hungry on a Trilogy excursion its your own fault - homemade cinnamon rolls, wrap sandwiches, snacks, a bbq chicken dinner and icecream sundaes on the sail back. We had a large pod of spinner dolphins put on a show for us jumping and "spinning" up out of the water they were a lot of fun. The coast of Lanai is beautiful, with cool "blow holes" blowing water up every few seconds. Upon arrival at Lanai, they shuttled us to the beach for snorkeling or just lounging around, whatever we wanted to do. We chose to snorkel. We were beginners - they gave us great instruction and Chuck made sure we didn't look dorkey doing the duck walk with our fins on while entering the water. The shorebreak was quite big (due to the south swells)so we had to listen to their instructions to get in and out of the water safely - they were there every step of the way and we had a great time snorkeling. We never felt uncomfortable. The water was a little murky but that was mother nature not Trilogy. We saw a turtle and lots of colorful fish. When it was time to go back in they had someone in the water waiting to help us ashore. The van tour of Lanai was interesting to the adults - my kids would have preferred to stay at the beach though. We were then shuttled to a pavallion where Capt. Owen fixed us a great BBQ chicken dinner with a great stir-fry and peas. I am not a fan of peas - but Oren insisted that I had to have 3 on my plate or I wouldn't get dessert - just what my mother did when I was a kid - I hid them under the chicken bone - and got dessert anyway! On the way back they were able to put the sails up and sail back to Lahaina. We were serenaded by Oren on his ukelele - the evening was perfect, sailing to great music and watching the sunset. I would recommend that anyone wanting a sailing/snorkeling trip book with Trilogy - they are great!!!! We will book with them again when come back to Maui.

They say they sail, but the co-captain wasn't very good at sailing. The day wasn't that windy but and some point they did caught some wind but the crew wasn't prepared with the sails. Overall experience was nice. The crew was friendly and the food on deck was good (cinnamon rolls & chicken/tuna wraps). The snorkeling experience at Lanai was okay since the water was rather murky. The waves were harsh and there weren't alot of fishes to see. My husband and I decided to relax at the beach instead of doing the island tour. There was just not enough time to do both. The bbq dinner was mediocre. Although it was freshly made, it wasn't good for the price that we paid for this sailing trip. For $180+ per person, you'd think they can provide better food than bbq chicken, yakisoba, and peas. That's what we got.