The lady inside Fisherman‘s Wharf that sold us our tickets were very nice. We got in line for the 10:10 boat ride. The two men in charge of the boat were not friendly at all, never said good morning or one word as people got on. The boat went pretty fast for the short ride, but if you do not like boat rides or speed, you should know that they moved fast across the water. I misunderstood that they will not return to pick you up every hour. So once we got there, we literally were stuck for two hours with nothing to do. Know before you go there is NO shade if you get hot, no trash cans, no place to sit other than on rocks. I had read plenty of information so I knew there was nothing there but it is supposed to be known for amazing shells and we only collected a few tiny ones. The entire beach is full of trash. To be a privately and island and we paid $40 to ride over and be surrounded by tons of trash everywhere was terrible.The water and sand were beautiful and it’s super quiet and relaxing if you can look past the trash and how much you just paid. Would NOT recommend. Save your money and spend it somewhere else on Port A.

The Jetty Boat office closed Dec. 24 at 1:00 p.m. (Christmas Eve). Very understandable! We got there at 1:30. Our fault for not checking. So no review for this trip, but my daughter & family, who I was with, try to go every trip to Rockport. They love the boat ride over to and the beach combing on St. Jo island. We were all disappointed, but next time for sure!

I so wish I had read the reviews before I took my grandkids to the island through Jetty Boat. The trip over and the day was great but the return trip was an absolute NIGHTMARE!To be extra cautious, I called Fisherman’s wharf at 3:36 PM to make sure that 6:00 PM was still the final return trip time, so we chose to stay until final pick-up. About 4:15 I happened to see the Jetty Boat on the other side of the jetty and headed that way so I could hear what the guy was saying. What took place next was the nightmare part!He started aggressively yelling at me that last pick-up was at 4:00 and kept throwing his fingers up like a child showing me that it was 4:00. Not only was he doing it but he encouraged and allowed another tourist on the boat to do the same thing and my grandchildren were hearing this! My daughter and two grandchildren got to the boat before my myself and other granddaughter. My daughter tried to explain to him that we were not told of the 6:00 PM cancellation due to a mechanic coming. We weren’t told when the tickets were purchased and we weren’t told when we boarded the boat. I would recommend hiring a private charter if you have children with you and want to visit the island. If I were a tourist, I would just chalk it up to one bad encounter on a vacation and not go back. However, I am not a tourist and ashamed to admit that a fellow Texan would leave such a horrible memory with the tourist that came to visit our beautiful coast of Texas. I can tell from the earlier reviews that this man has displayed this behavior routinely and Fisherman’s Wharf is aware of it and allows it to continue.My recommendation is that if you want to experience our beautiful coastline, do it through another service and not take Jetty Boat. Also, since he is a family member of the owner’s of Fisherman’s Wharf, it says a lot about the culture of the entire organization.Footnote: I asked my daughter to read this review before I posted it. The only thing she asked that I add “it really scared the little ones”. She’s right and the very youngest was afraid of how much trouble we were going to be in when we got on the boat.

$20 a person is WAY TOO EXPENSIVE! A family of 4 is $80?!?! I hope someone can offer true competition taxi prices for this short ride from Port A to StJo.

The jetty boat ride and trip to St. Joes island was definitely not worth $20. The “captain” of the boat was a big jerk, rude and inconsiderate !! Lots of trash on the island and no special shells found. We complained about the rude boat guy and basically nothing will change because he’s family to the owner of the island. One thing I can do is to discourage you from riding the jetty boat and save your money!!!