Mini Cruise to the Aeolian islands with my cousins! - I was so extremely excited to take this cruise with my cousins. We had this plan for months! We met our tour guide, Alexandria, who was very friendly and informative. She made us feel very comfortable and well informed. We had a great time visiting Stromboli and Panarea. We were even lucky enough to witness volcanic eruptions on Stromboli from a distance of course. I would highly recommend this 10-12 hour mini cruise for anyone visiting north eastern Sicily.

Preferably immediately again - We had a lot of fun and the crew was very professional. The tour guide in particular had a lot of information for us.

Great day on the water - The crew were very helpful and friendly, and the tour around Stromboli after dark was excellent. And we met a couple that made the trip even better.

Great Day with Great Sights! - The tour was very good. Whilst the other island was quaint, it was Stromboli, which was an experience that I will never forget. The people that live on this constantly erupting volcano are interesting. Get on the boat and go around the other side of the volcano and see an impressive sight red fire plumes, noise and constant change, amazing. Time in each venue was long enough lots of travel on this tour but worthy of the time to get there. Alexandria, our guide was very good and kept everyone informed even though the group contained a variety of nationalities and languages. SEE organised a trip that works, expect a long tiring day

Volcano special - The views of Stromboli at night were amazing and made the entire trip worthwhile. The guide did not share much information but she was nice. The guys running the boat were helpful. The only truly neg were many of the other tourists who pushed and shoved with really poor decorum .

Worth it to see the lava explosions - We were nervous based on some of the bad reviews. Yes, same thing happened to us, you get an email asking you to meet at the Tarnav offices at 10.30am. You get there and are told the SAT Group rep will come and collect you soon. However everyone else on the boat has Tarnav tickets and they come and check in and get told to go to the boat. After a while Tarnav staff walked the group of 11 of us over to the boat but we dont join the very long queue, we have to wait. The queue all board and at 10.45 the SAT coach arrives from Taormina, with our Guide who take Port fees from us, then we can board (last). We chose to sit downstairs in the middle of the boat which was a wise choice as it was a bumpy ride with people being sick. We were in the best zone. Panaera for 2hrs was nice, we had lunch and a walk around, then half an hour ride to Stromboli where we had a drink and cake, each time there is a huge early queue of everyone fighting to get back on board to get "the best seats", again we found our choice the best for a bumpy ride as opposed to the upper or window seats. Once we boarded again at Stromboli, we sailed at sunset out to see the island with lighthouse on and then round the back of Stromboli to see its light show. The captain does turn the boat around so both sides get a turn. They eventually opened the top deck which meant we all had space to see and it was worth it and amazing. We spent an hour watching the lava explosions and it was brilliant. Then we sailed the 2hrs back to Milazzo (we were very glad to have our downstairs seats for this, lots realised their error of wanting to be outside but when it was dark and bumpy, they wanted to move downstairs but there were no seats). There are indeed hundreds on the boat, even in October, but we all had a seat unlike some of the other reviews. We had a good day out and were prepared for the bad sides of it such as the crowds/queueing and weird waiting for the late bus before boarding.

Stromboli yes, Panerea no. - It was a long trip to Panarea. Not much to see. Getting to the beach was costly, for the short time we were allotted before going back to the boat. 20 euro each way to transport from the dock to the beach. 30 euros to rent a chair and umbrella for the 30 minutes you spent at the beach. Skip this!!! Stromboli was nicer. Seeing the volcanos small eruptions was exciting. If you can choose, pick an excursion that goes only to Stromboli.

Very nice excursion, but boat not very suitable for enjoying the view. - Very nice trip, plenty of time to explore the islands and have a bite to eat, especially the view of the eruption of the Stromboli after the sunset was fantastic. It was a shame that the boat is not very suitable for enjoying the surroundings and taking photos. There is very little space on deck, where everyone is crowding each other. Inside you have to be very lucky and quick to get a window seat on the right side of the boat to enjoy the scenery and views

Unprofessional - Nothing to say about the beauty of the islands that are certainly worth the visit. Clean ship and friendly staff but what we dispute is the organization of the tour. Due to a prohibition of civil protection to get off at Stromboli they made us stop for 4 hours in Panarea without giving us the possibility of any refund or proposed tour change. Since there are thousands of people on such a small island in the heat of 2pm it is impossible to see or do any activity. For the high cost and inconvenience suffered I do not recommend this company (tarnav.it ) because they have done nothing to make it more manageable and physically sustainable.

scam, avoid!!!! - Scam!!! The stops last less than 2 hours and you will not be able to see the eruptions of Stromboli because the boat leaves when the show starts (It needs darkness to see the eruptions.). We regret having taken this company especially since we saw the other boats coming while we were already heading at full speed towards the port.. . Total frustration... And what can we say about the guide except that it is absolutely useless!!! company to flee!!!!