San Diego Burial at Sea

Truly was the most incredible experience honoring my husband with a sea burial. Tawanna, Liz, and Mo were so kind and accommodating to my family and I and we will always have this special memory to hold in our hearts!

I can’t say enough for the extraordinary care that Tawanna , & Mo showed my family and myself, on, 05/02, in O’side. Mo actually was our boat host and did such a great job. Mo is professional, pleasant and kind. She did not leave out any details. We had a bigger party of about 32 people, including a wheelchair, and 2 children. All my family commented that it was a beautiful send off for my Precious Mom ! I have a video but not sure how to share it- will attach pictures! Thanks again for the wonderful experience! 💕🩷💕

Dominique! Professional. Knowledgeable. Timely. Calm. Pleasant. She took all the stress off of our shoulders. And her own experiences really made us feel like we were in the right hands. Not sales-y. Last place you want sales-y is when you are arranging for a loved one. On the contrary, Dominique's perspective and description of how San Diego Burial at Sea conducts their services made us feel even better about the choices we were making. They know what they are doing and we thank them!!

San Diego Burial at Sea did an amazing job for our family. Every one I spoke to on the phone in advance and interacted with in person on the day of was utterly professional, caring, capable, and competent. They arranged military honors at the marina with a flag and a bugler playing Taps and our captain rang the bells when we put the urn in the water. We are so grateful for the entire experience. I recommend them wholeheartedly.

My family's experience with San Diego Burial at Sea was special and far exceeded our expectation and are truly grateful and appreciative. While this was a unique situation in bringing my mother’s ashes back from overseas, from the beginning in booking process Tawanna was so kind and helpful in explaining how the process worked and provided a letter required for customs to bring the ashes back. They provided the option to pay a deposit until I decided on a date and provided the letter within a day. My family received a warm welcome from the captain and the first mate and made us all feel very comfortable, and the boat was beautiful, clean, and comfortable. The first mate was above and beyond in putting everything together in preparing the flowers and ashes in a nice display. Everyone at San Diego Burial at Sea, from start to finish, made this experience one to remember fondly and will be forever grateful.

I can't thank you enough for arranging for my husband's burial at sea. Captain Liz and mate Ellen were incredible. We were able to accommodate 2 children under 5 & 7 adults comfortably . It was the perfect send off for a sea captain !

It was perfection, a beautiful emotional experience aboard The Aolani . The crew was amazing, especially Angie who took care of everything from the flowers, ashes, & reading, etc. A wonderful tribute to our loved one. San Diego Burials at Sea will always be a loving memory for all of our family.

Very professional staff
I'm glad I chose burial at sea

Tawanna(first contact,) Liz (captain,) Ella (burial attendant,) thank you for all your help and support during this difficult time for our family. Tawanna was very thorough and helpful when I was arranging to scatter my mother’s ashes out to sea. Liz and Ella were great the day of the service, they were very patient, listened to our concerns, and Liz even went above and beyond for our littles.

We had a terrible experience with the scattering of my dad's ashes. The staff on the boat were rude, pushy, and did not respect repeated boundaries. I cannot ever do this experience again and it will forever be marred by the bizarre behavior of the staff on the boat. When we were asked to provide feedback to Tawanna, we received a very dismissive response. Then we tried to speak to her on the phone and couldn't reach her during business hours. Huge disappointment.