Went on Memorial day. We got there a half hour before they opened. We were smart. We didn't hardly have to wait and boarded the bus within 5 minutes after purchasing our tickets. My cooler was small enough to fit in the bucket cooler tube and it worked out great. We stuck our feet in the rope handles so that we wouldn't get separated from the tube. That poses an issue if you aren't smart about it. Some parts are pretty rough and if we hadn't connected, we would have lost each other. It was a blast and worth 17 dollars. Only wish that the cooler tubes weren't so much. Staff were friendly and service was great. River was clean. I saw people with phones and electronics and wonder how they kept them dry? Every time I got whipped into a current I was soaked on the 5 hour trip. I'd go again.