Schooner Inc

Not even one star, Booked a cruise for entire office staff months in advance and they called 2 hours before the sailing to cancel. They said the entire crew quit. Multiple phone calls were unanswered and the money paid up front was never returned. Had to settle with the credit card company for the fraud.
STAY AWAY.

I recently enjoyed the Schooner’s Sunset Sail with my family. It was a relaxing way to spend a Sunday evening. The crew is friendly and the complimentary snacks were nice surprise. Next time we will pack a picnic basket.

Not bad with a Groupon or Living Social deal. However, full price on the weekends is $ 40 pp. For a family of 2 adults 2 kids, you are looking at $ 120 for a few hours farting around New Haven Harbor.
In short, wait for a deal or coupon.
Not worth the full price even if it’s a non-​profit.

We went on a sunset cruise using a Groupon. The boat itself was very cool and the crew was a combination of seasoned staff as well as staff in training. They were all awesome and very knowledgeable about the surroundings. We cruised in the sound and had brought a picnic. They also offered free chips/​sodas. Bring a warm jacket if taking the sunset cruise. I would highly recommend this experience.

I bought my sister and brother-​in-​law a Living Social certificate for Christmas, 2012. When she tried to redeem it with more than a month left before it expired she found that all remaining spots were booked up before the expiration of the voucher. After a few rounds of voice mail tag I sent over an email requesting that they accommodate us in redeeming the voucher. They very promptly worked with my sister to schedule a spot on an upcoming adventure. Given the fact that the operators of this business are not chained to an office it may be difficult to reach them by phone. In response to the previous bad reviews written about this site I would strongly recommend using email to contact the proprietors should you have any issues. In doing so they addressed the issue promptly and to everyone’s satisfaction. I can’t wait to hear about the adventure!

Signed up for a season pass for family of four through LivingSocial. but was unable to book through the website. When I called to complain I was told they no longer were offering the season’s pass and that all they could offer in exchange was a one time only sail which we did this past July 4, 2013. To call it a ‘sail’ was a complete misnomer. We circled around the smelly harbor and when it came time for the fireworks, we were docked just off the pier. It would have been cheaper to just drive to the wharf and sit in our car and we would probably have seen more fireworks. The boat was constructed in 1984 and is in bad shape. Would have preferred that the young girls who made up the crew should do some painting or cleaning to improve appearances (and the horrific smell on board) rather than spending their time posturing in their mini-​shorts. Oh yes, they did put up the sails only to take them down approximately 15 minutes later due to some requirement by the coast guard which none of the crew could explain. No bottled water was offered during the 2 hours we ‘sailed’ in circles for our $ 90. Definitely would not recommend this ‘cruise’.

This is a really cool organization in New Haven whose mission is to provide environmental awareness and education to the public, especially youth. I bought public sail tickets through groupon for 50% off, and decided to book a sunset sail. They have offered educational sails, pirate sails, and brunch sails in the past. I really enjoyed the ride against the sunset backdrop. We brought wine and a picnic dinner with us. My only wish was that we went further out into the sound. it seemed like we were sailing around in circles. Support this organization and go on a fun sail!