To ensure only a few people are on board a boat, the best way is to get a private charter because on private charters You get to decide how many people you want to bring on board the trip based on how many the boat can take, for private charters we can take 1-6, 7-14, 15-20, or 20+. For more info on private charters and to see all our private charter boats, check out this link: https://www.hubbardsmarina.com/private-charters/ However, if you don’t want to do the private charter or if it’s out of your budget, we have tons of public options too! On the public trips, the best way to get on a lighter boat with plenty of room is to go during the week especially Monday-Thursday. The weekends are always a little bit more popular and thus a little busier on our trips. Also, around the holidays our trips fill up a bit more. Finally, our busy time of year is mid-February until the kids go back to school in August with March, June and July being the busiest months of the year. During the slower time of year (September through mid-February) most anytime is a great option for a slower trip with plenty of room but during the week any time of year guarantees the smallest head counts on our trips. Even if you go on a weekend during our busiest times of the year we always cap our trips to ensure it’s not overcrowded on board. Most of our boats are capped 20-30% below their max capacity to ensure the boat has plenty of room even when it’s sold out. Dolphin watching nature cruise and eco tour trips: We can take up to 78 people on these trips Sunset cruise with FREE beer and wine: We can take up to 72 people on these trips Ferry ride to Egmont key from Fort De Soto: We can take up to 49 people at a time to the island Snorkeling tour: We can take up to 49 people at a time snorkeling during the Egmont key ferry ride 3hr shelling cruise to Shell key: We can take up to 78 people on the boat to shell key for shelling fun 5 hour half day or half night fishing: We can take up to 65-70 people at a time 5 hour half day fishing depending on the boat we use that day 5 hour trophy shark fishing trip: We can take up to 8 anglers at a time on this special trophy shark trip 10 hour all day fishing trip: We can take up to 60 anglers at a time on this fishing adventure 12 hour day or night fishing, 39 hour overnight fishing, 44 hour full moon fishing: We can take up to 50 anglers at a time 12 hour extreme aboard the Flying HUB 2: We can take up to 16 people at a time on this extreme fishing adventure