Captain
Joel Nieves

Member since July 2025 Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Background
Meet Joel Nieves, an experienced captain who loves Fajardo and its crystal-clear waters. A family man with over 20 years of sailing experience, he has sailed in local waters and the British Isles. The captain will make your experience unforgettable.

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Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Background
Meet Joel Nieves, an experienced captain who loves Fajardo and its crystal-clear waters. A family man with over 20 years of sailing experience, he has sailed in local waters and the British Isles. The captain will make your experience unforgettable.
9
Reviews

My Listing

Happy Boat- Private Boat Tour

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(9 reviews)
Fajardo
 2 bookings in the past week.
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trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 9 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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January boating trip
January boating trip
Perfect isolated beach getaway
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Jill K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Beautiful day!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour – Palomino Island on January 4, 2026
We had a lovely day with Captain Joel and Ian. They were incredibly friendly, and the lunch was great!  I would highly recommend...
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Miguelangel P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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January boating trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 hours Palomino ór Icacos 4 person on January 2, 2026
Joel fue muy amable desde el primer momento, todo fue muy puntual. Nos preparo unas hamburguesas muy buenas en fin una muy...
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Gerardo S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Experience and Better Services

VERIFIED   Palomino or Icacos Island 2 persons on November 15, 2025
We have a great experience, the Captain was very polite and took us to excellent spots for snorkeling and took us to swing...
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Kristy L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Spectacular!

VERIFIED   5 Hr Palomino Island on July 31, 2025
Captain Joel was the absolute best. He treated us like family and made our experience the absolute best. He allowed us to bring...
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Troy S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Perfect isolated beach getaway

VERIFIED   5 hours Palomino ór Icacos 4 person on November 19, 2025
Take the early time during the week and you’ll have the beach to yourself for a bit. Great exeperience overall. Captain was...
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