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3.6 (48 reviews)
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Stephen L.

Really fun and exciting. The staff explained everything and were friendly. Purchased the Groupon which made this the best deal in town. The beach area was perfect for jet-skiing and made the experience beautiful, in addition to the excitement.

Definitely go for it, if you have bad day planned ahead. I wanted to surprise my child with a fun activity to congratulate him with beginning a new school year. It was all nice while we were talking to Brian, who informed us that there are bunch of additional fees applied to our Groupon. Although, on the confirmation email they sent us THE BALANCE FEE SHOWED (see the photo) But the management will tell you to ignore that information and pay attention to what they demand on the spot... Etta taxes , fees and zero apologies for providing misleading information at the first place. In addition then Keith came along, with attitude of a king of the world he informed us , that unless we "bow and kiss their.." we won't be riding. Would you still ride? We had 2 Groupons. And we had to cancel both. No wonder their place was so empty ... people aren't looking for more bosses to ruin their day PS. I just used my sisters account. In case they get confused with names. They certainly remember us.

Erika C.

Me and my friend were "out-of-towners" and didn't have a boating license. They gave us the necessary materials and we took the test and passed with a breeze! Took about 15 mins. Very short and easy. After that we were out in the water! There was no wait and we stayed out for an hour with very big boundaries! Highly recommend!! It was a BLAST! Great hospitality! We also found a coupon online!

Jessica W.

It was so much fun! I bought a Groupon for jet ski rentals for an hour. The process was smooth, you reserve it online and there is a place for your Groupon code. **make sure you reserve during special times of 11 or 1pm with Groupon. The lady is very sweet of you have questions. You really should do 30 minutes, an hour is alot. They were great with my 5 year old son. Someone is in the water on a jet ski to make sure they are safely able to respond and bring you in when your time is up. You can stay at the beach on their beach chairs all day. Parking is at a resort with green minty shutters. We explored the resort because they had a nice cafe, heated pool, shaded hottub, and Tiki hut bar. Great day and we will use American Watersports again for sure!!

Terrible customer service..You don't TEXT your customers, you call them. As you can see here, they bully Groupon customers
Michael R.

Absolutely horrible company. Called to make a reservation, but they use a call center service which was completely unhelpful... Eventually someone from their actual location contacted me VIA TEXT (very unprofessional). Following suit with the other reviews below, these people do not treat customers well, take advantage and bully you. VIA TEXT I asked for a same day jet ski rental reservation which they said was fine, they had many availabilities UNTIL I mentioned I had purchased a groupon...which they then said they couldn't help me unless I returned my Groupon and paid them full price. We obviously refused these Scammers and went to another place about 15 mins down the road who actually treated us with respect & ended up having a great time. STAY AWAY.

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They were amazing the chair/ cabana umbrella rental was very affordable and comfortable. The team was great. Will be back again

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Awesome group of people running this watersports business. Knowledgeable, safety oriented and super friendly. Best in Florida!

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“I have been living in Florida for over a year and finally went jet skiing here!”

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We booked 3 jet skis pretty last minute (the day before) on President's day weekend…read more The company was super responsive and very easy to communicate with during our booking and the day of our experience. If you are under 34 years old you have to take a boating test (which was pretty easy) before riding. The online platform was very easy to use to take the test and sign the documents (everything gets emailed to you). Alex guided us through the channels into the ocean where we got to ride as fast as we wanted. Alex was very great at directing us & keeping us away from the other boats while also explaining the rules/how tos before we started riding. The jet skis, the communication, and the customer service was great! We will deff be using this company again in the future! Ps they also will accommodate Groupon prices- just call them and let them know & you can book directly through them instead of using Groupon!

I had a very interesting experience with Alex as well…read more.. There was a Groupon deal online promising one hour jet-ski rentals for 2 people for an hour for $240 so I called him instead saying I'd rather pay HIM the $240 since Groupon takes a cut. I wanted to help his "business" since times are tough right now and he sounded appreciative of this. Upon getting there, another pair showed who wanted to pay cash, and while handing it to Alex he said "hey put that down I'm not allowed to take money in the park" which was very interesting but I just went with it anyways... About 5 minutes later, we get some basic training about how to start up and use the jet-skis and then a guide takes us out of the no wake zone (which takes about 20 minutes each way) so your 1 hour rental is more like 15 minutes of actual throttle time. The area you get to play in is extremely choppy since it's in the ocean, which was fine, but after landing my very first jump the bumper of my jet-ski came loose and so I immediately let the guide know for him to say "WHAT DID YOU HIT?" I didn't hit anything, I used the machine just like everyone else was and it was obviously previously damaged and terribly repaired with gorilla glue. We only got to do actual riding in the ocean for about 15 minutes until the guide said "okay, time to go" and started guiding us back through another 20 minute "no wake zone". Also, I checked my phone and we got back 5 minutes early. After docking my machine, I spoke with Alex and he said he wasn't going to return my security deposit since I damaged his jet-ski. I asked why it was so easy to damage it when I was using it as instructed and he said that I wasn't supposed to be jumping the waves (on a wave runner?) however this was never apart of the training. Also the repair of the bumper definitely isn't $300. On top of that, it's a $150 PER JET SKI deposit so he should have only kept $150 if anything. I pleaded my case to him and he literally walked away from me mid sentence to help the next group that had arrived. I just thought this whole experience was so weird, I really don't care about the $520 he made me pay I just wanted to know what the hell was going on, like something just didn't feel right. After getting home I did some research including a background check and here's what I found... 1. The owners name is Alex Castro (36 years old) and has over 30 criminal records including grand theft auto and burglary. 2. His so called "business" is not even a registered business in the state of Florida. You can verify this on SunBiz.net, Florida's official business registry. 3. You are not allowed to run a business out of Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park which is why he was telling the other group to be careful while handing him the cash. I will have my lawyer reach out to him since I have his address and phone number as well from running a background check on him. Just be careful since this is not a legit business and is run by a complete douche bag. TL;DR: ALEX CASTRO (OWNER) WILL GIVE YOU AN ALREADY DAMAGED JETSKI IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT!! THIS IS NOT A LEGIT BUSINESS PER SUNBIZ.ORG! YOUR 1 HOUR RENTAL IS ACTUALLY ONLY 15 MINUTES! ALEX CASTRO THE OWNER HAS AN EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND IS CONTINUING TO BE INVOLVED IN SHADY BUSINESS THAT ARE ILLEGALLY OPERATED OUT OF A STATE PARK! WATCH OUT!!!

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Wish I could give them no stars but I have to leave one to write this review. The staff is rude and…read moreaggressive with the quads regardless of toddlers running around. I also witnessed them disturbing turtle nests. I will not be returning.

This place had all that we wanted for our Mother's Day fun at the beach: jet skis, cabanas, and…read moregreat service. The staff was GREAT - these guys couldn't have been any more informative, friendly, and were total customer satisfaction Pros! They quickly set us up with the last front row cabana and with hourly jet skis - they even gave us a discount on the cabana and second jet ski since I had added it after my credit card receipt had printed. They're equipment looked and operated like it was brand new and real important: they didn't laugh or choke when I.... 'had difficulty' (I fell in and SANK!) getting on the back of the jet ski despite the lil waves and having assistance (their mamas raised them well!). We had a party of 8, although only 6 of us rode the jet skis. We paid less than their normal $110/hr per jet ski and $19/day cabana rental thanks to their hookup. They also took 5 of our party romping around on the banana boat for about a half hour at no charge, although that may be due to their interest in my 21yr old niece - she's a hottie (they enjoyed watchin her pose for some pictures mounting the jet ski)! The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars is because, although they're in a great location, there isn't any close parking access (that sand was burning hot!!) - we parked at a park in metered parking on 16th Street 2 blocks north of their location and walked down the beach to get to them (which was a wonderful workout for the feet and legs!). Also, my brother said jet ski rentals are less expensive more south on the beach where there is easier access (this location is behind quite a few resorts although they are not affiliated with any of them). We will definitely be back!

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Asked a local where to parasail and they sent us here. So glad they did. They sail every 2 hours…read morestarting at 9am and expect to be out there for about 75-90 minutes depending on how many people are sailing. The ride through the inter coastal was relaxing and we learned who owns some of the ridiculous mansions we saw. Before you get to the ocean, you'll get your life jacket and harness on and once you hit the ocean, hang on! I enjoyed the boat ride just as much as parasailing! Speaking of, sailing was awesome. Great views and it hardly feels like you are moving when you're so high up. Overall, great experience. Only after did my husband tell me he is scared of heights! Highly recommend.

Out of the 4 places I tried to call and do business with, these guys were the best. THIS is the…read moreplace you want to go. Came to Ft. Lauderdale for my GF's Birthday. Wanted to take her jet skiing. But my plan was almost derailed when a google search turned up 2 horrible "companies". If you can even call them that. The first place doesn't exist, literally a fake name with a fake address, and they told me a didn't need a reservation and sent me to a place on the beach that had terrible customer service and apparently no jet skis to rent. I guess he was wrong about needing a reservation. So we ended up here on the recommendation from a friendly parking liaison. All of the guys at Ft. Lauderdale Parasail were really friendly and outgoing. They made us feel welcome and they really took care of us! The overall experience was so much better han we could hope for. The way it works is you start off on the taking the skis out with a guide on intercostal and since there's a speed limit, it takes about 10-15 mins to get to the open ocean where you can really open those baby's up. Initially I wasn't stoked about this idea but It's actually pretty cool because you get a nice tour while you cruise for the first few mins while getting used to the jet skis so by the time you get to the ocean you're ready for all out throttle. Plus the intercostal is a really nice sight. Again my appreciation goes out to Dan and George, who really exceeded my expectations and saved what started out as a complete nightmare. Will definitely visit these guys again!!

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