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.
18
Reviews

My Listing

Happy Boat- Private Boat Tour

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(18 reviews)
Fajardo
 3 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
trips from US $398

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 18 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (24)
Fun!
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Amazing day!
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Juan B.
Excellent
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Experience:
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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We Amazing trip

VERIFIED   4 persons Palomino or Icacos on January 27, 2026
the Capitan was very nice and helpful at all times. he cook for Us while we were having fun in the water, good misic aver all...
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Jill K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Beautiful day!

VERIFIED   4 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
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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January boating trip

VERIFIED   4 persons Palomino or Icacos 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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Melanie T. V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun!

VERIFIED   5 Hour – Palomino or Icacos Island - 10:00 AM on April 11, 2026
Joel was so nice and accommodating. So professional. Wonderful day on the water.
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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   2 persons Palomino or Icacos 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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