Ships tie up at Pier B behind the Opal Key Resort, a 5-minute walk from the Fury and Danger Charters check-in booths. A 3-hour reef snorkel starts at $39, and since 2022 the city allows one ship a day.
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| Operator | What you get | From | Length | Group | Min age | Back-to-ship | Cancellation | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morning Snorkel TripIncludes Snorkel gear (mask, snorkel, fins, buoyancy vest), Instruction, Reef-safe sunscreen, Water and soda, then beer, wine and mimosas after snorkeling |
$39 per adult |
3 hours (check-in 9:00 am, departs 9:30 am) |
Not stated | Refund if cancelled 24+ hours ahead; later cancellations and bookings made within 24 hours are non-refundable. Weather cancellations: reschedule, voucher or full refund. | Check dates | |||
1-Day Conch Tour TrainIncludes Two walking tours, Discount coupons, Color map |
$40.80 per person |
60 minutes, one full loop of Old Town |
Not stated | Check dates | ||||
1 Day Key West Tour With Old Town TrolleyIncludes Unlimited reboarding for the day at 13 stops, Two guided walking tours, Discount coupons, Live trolley tracking map |
$50.30 per person |
About 1 hour 30 minutes for the full loop; 13 stops with unlimited reboarding for one day |
No guarantee; says returning to the ship on time is the guest's responsibility | Check dates | ||||
Key West ParasailingIncludes Life jackets, Dry takeoff and landing, Reef-safe sunscreen |
$59.95 per person |
1 hr listed; the flight itself lasts about 8 to 10 minutes |
6+ (with an adult) | Not stated | Refund if cancelled 24+ hours ahead; later cancellations charged in full. If the captain cancels for weather, reschedule or voucher. | Check dates | ||
Sail, Snorkel & Kayak (Morning Tour)Includes Snorkel gear, Kayaks and paddles, Life jackets, Water, soft drinks, wine and beer, Snacks, Wetsuits in winter |
$105 per adult |
4.5 hours |
up to 20 guests |
All ages | Not stated | Check dates |
From each operator's own website, checked October 22, 2026. How we compare.
What the cruise lines list for their own excursions in Key West, from their websites, next to a local operator's trip of the same kind.
| Line | Excursion | From | Length | Same kind of trip locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaritaville at Sea |
$99.99 per adult |
1.5 hours |
Old Town Trolley Tours, $50.30$49.69 less | |
Margaritaville at Sea |
$129.99 per adult |
3.5 hours |
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Margaritaville at Sea |
$149.99 per adult |
1 hour |
Fury Water Adventures, $59.95$90.04 less |
Read on each cruise line's website on October 22, 2026. Lines change these prices often, so check the page before you book. Trips are matched by what each listing names; inclusions and transport differ, so open both. Every port compared.
Pier B, behind the Opal Key Resort on Front Street, has taken every cruise ship since a city commission resolution of March 10, 2022 closed the city's own two piers to nearly all ships. Pier B Development Corporation runs it under a state lease renewed for 25 years in March 2024. The city-owned Mallory Square Dock, opened in 1984, may now be used only when no ship is at Pier B, and only by ships carrying up to 1,300 people. In 2024 it mainly served American Cruise Lines. The Outer Mole Pier is Navy property leased to the city, and Historic Tours of America shuttles its passengers across the base.
Fury Water Adventures checks guests in at booths on the pier at Opal Key Resort & Marina, 241 Front Street. It puts the walk at about 5 minutes from Pier B and 5 to 10 minutes from Mallory Pier, and says a representative waits on the pier as guests leave the ship. Danger Charters' check-in is the Danger Chandlery Store at the same marina, 255 Front Street, with restrooms in the Dock Master's Office. Old Town Trolley puts its boarding points 200 to 250 yards from Pier B; guests who book through the ship's desk get a boarding pass on the pier.
Getting back onto the pier takes the ship card, which usually doubles as the room key, plus a valid photo ID such as a passport or driver's license, according to Old Town Trolley. Fury asks every guest for government-issued photo ID as well, and anyone under 18 needs a parent at check-in to sign waivers. Mallory Square itself is the plaza beside the cruise port, just west of the northern end of Duval Street.
Key West keeps Eastern Time (EST or EDT), the same clock as the Florida home ports, so ship time and island time normally match. The city commission resolved in 2022 to allow one cruise ship a day. WLRN reported in March 2023 that two ships had docked at once on two February days, Ritz-Carlton's Evrima at Mallory and Radiance of the Seas at Pier B. The city manager said those bookings predated the policy and that she had cancelled later overlapping calls at the city pier. Pier B's contract with the city allows up to seven ships a week, including three overnight calls.
A city ordinance passed when the Mallory Square pier opened in 1984 requires cruise ships to leave port two hours before sunset, according to Wikipedia. The same page puts the Sunset Celebration's start at two hours before sunset every day of the year. Cruise Timetables listed calls on 6 days in late October 2026 and 20 days in November, without times. Old Town Trolley's last tour of the day leaves Mallory Square at 4:30 pm, and Fury's parasail slots run from 9 am to 3 pm, then 4:15 and 5:15 pm.
None of the three operators publishes a back-to-ship guarantee. Old Town Trolley states that returning to the ship on time is the guest's responsibility, and that any time spent off the trolley adds to the 1.5-hour loop. Fury's morning snorkel checks in at 9 am, leaves at 9:30 am and runs 3 hours, so it is back around 12:30 pm; its cruise page notes that time in port varies by ship. Danger Charters' 4.5-hour morning trip is the longest of the main tours here, and its pages do not mention cruise passengers at all.
Fury's Morning Snorkel Trip goes about 7 miles offshore on a 65-foot catamaran: roughly an hour out, an hour in the water and an hour back. Fares run $39 to $59, with ages 4 to 10 at $32 to $43 and children 3 and under free, plus a per-person fuel surcharge added at booking. Guests must be able to swim to use the snorkel gear; non-swimmers stay aboard. Sodas, water and mimosas come out before snorkeling, and draft beer and wine after. Margaritaville at Sea sells its own Double Dip Snorkel Trip at $129.99 per adult for 3.5 hours.
Danger Charters sails into the Key West National Wildlife Refuge, which it says locals call the Backcountry, a stretch of 14 mangrove islands with shallow flats and sandbars. Its morning Sail, Snorkel & Kayak trip lasts 4.5 hours and carries no more than 20 guests. It costs $105 for ages 13 and up, $85 for ages 4 to 12 and nothing for 3 and under. Kayaks, snorkel gear, wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks are included, and wetsuits are provided in the winter months. The company's Key West fleet is four schooners of 48 to 57 ft. A 6.5-hour Premium version with a buffet lunch is $144.
Old Town Trolley's narrated loop takes about 1.5 hours with 13 stops and all-day reboarding, from $50.30 online. Margaritaville at Sea lists the same tour at $99.99 per adult and $59.99 per child, and warns that some attractions need a separate ticket and not every stop is wheelchair accessible. The 60-minute Conch Tour Train from the same company starts at $40.80. Fury's parasail flight lasts about 8 to 10 minutes at roughly 300 ft, after a 5-minute boat ride 1 to 2 miles offshore; the whole slot is about an hour. The 9 am early-bird flight is $59.95, later slots $60 to $85, against $149.99 through Margaritaville at Sea.
Fury Water Adventures refunds cancellations made at least 24 hours before departure; later cancellations and anything booked inside 24 hours are charged in full. A paid Reservation Refund Protection add-on allows changes up to an hour before departure, though its own fee is not refundable. If the captain cancels a parasail for weather, guests can reschedule or take a voucher. Gratuity is not included, and groups of 8 or more pay an automatic gratuity of at least 10%. Parasail flights carry a 450 lb total limit and take riders aged 6 and up with an adult.
Danger Charters, which says it has been locally owned since 1993, sets its cancellation deadline by party size. Parties of 4 or fewer must cancel 24 hours ahead, 5 or more 72 hours ahead, and private charters 15 days ahead. No-shows and late cancellations are not refunded, but a trip the company cancels brings a reschedule or a full refund. Rebooking inside 24 hours costs $30 per person and is allowed once. Its Trip Protection add-on permits cancellation up to 30 minutes before departure. Departures from the Danger Chandlery are usually flat calm, the company says, and a 15% code (FALLSAIL15) was running on the morning trip in October 2026.
Old Town Trolley is the only one of the three to address ship timing, and only to say it is the guest's responsibility. The same tour is sold through cruise line excursion desks, where the company says additional fees may apply: Margaritaville at Sea charges $99.99 against the $50.30 online price. Historic Tours of America, which runs the trolley and the Conch Tour Train, is also the company that shuttles Outer Mole passengers into town under a contract paying the city 5% of its revenue.
from $39 per adult
Morning Snorkel Trip and 1 more option
No back-to-ship policy stated
Its cruise visitor page names Pier B, Mallory Square and Navy Mole as docking points and says Navy Mole guests need transport into town
from $40.80 per person
1-Day Conch Tour Train and 1 more option
Back to ship: No guarantee; says returning to the ship on time is the guest's responsibility
Its cruise the same trolley tour is also sold through cruise line excursion desks, where additional fees may apply
from $105 per adult
Sail, Snorkel & Kayak (Morning Tour)
No back-to-ship policy stated
Says it has been locally owned and run since 1993
Prices and policies come from each operator's own pages, read on October 22, 2026. Seasons, rules and local details come from the pages below.