The one where nobody is in a hurry
Shade for the whole afternoon, water shallow enough to stand in, and a captain who runs the safety brief in the language your family actually speaks.
Shade is the whole decision
With grandparents or small children, the boat that works is the covered Sea Ray Sundancer 40. Six hours of direct Florida sun is not a nice afternoon for a four-year-old or a seventy-year-old, and no amount of sunscreen fixes it.
It's the reason we don't just put every family on the biggest boat. The 45 has more room; the 40 has more shade, and on a family day shade wins.
We anchor where people can stand
Most of a family day happens at anchor, not underway. We pick a spot where the water comes up to about chest height on an adult, over firm sand, so that nobody who isn't a strong swimmer has to be watched every second.
Child-size life jackets are on board as standard — you don't need to ask for them or bring your own. The floating pool goes in as soon as we stop, and that's usually where the kids stay.
The safety brief happens in your language
Half of our groups have somebody in them who doesn't speak English — usually the person the day is being thrown for. The briefing, the instructions and the whole afternoon run in Spanish or English, whichever your family runs on.
That isn't a marketing line. If one person on a boat doesn't understand what to do, everyone on that boat is less safe. It's why we say it here rather than burying it.
The same kit on all three boats
Captain and fuel
Both in the price. You never rent a hull and sort the rest out yourself.
Cooler on ice
Ice and drinking water aboard, with room for whatever you bring.
Floating pool
Goes in the water as soon as we anchor, on all three boats.
Life jackets, every size
Child sizes carried as standard. You never have to ask or bring your own.
Your playlist
Bluetooth speaker aboard. You pick the music and you pick where we stop.
Your own food and cake
Bring the food, the drinks and the balloons. We keep the cake cold until you ask.
Family charter questions
Do you have life jackets for children?
Yes, child sizes are carried as standard on all three boats. You don't need to request them in advance or bring your own, though you're welcome to if your child has one they're used to.
Which boat is best with small kids?
The covered Sea Ray Sundancer 40. Shade for the whole afternoon matters more than deck space when the youngest person aboard is four. If your group is large enough to need the Chris Craft 45, we'll rig shade on it.
Is it safe for people who can't swim?
We anchor in water shallow enough for an adult to stand comfortably, and life jackets are available for everyone on board regardless of age. Tell us in advance if someone can't swim and we'll pick the spot accordingly.
Can grandparents get on and off easily?
The Sundancer 40 has the easiest boarding of the three and a swim platform with a ladder at the stern. Mention mobility when you book and the captain will bring the boat alongside rather than expecting a step down.
How many, and how old?
Ages change which boat we'd put you on and where we'd anchor. Tell us and we'll tell you what we'd do.
Other celebrations
Bachelorette boat party
Up to 13, the whole day photographed, and the bride organising nothing.
Birthday boat rental
Cake kept cold, your playlist, and the engine cut with downtown behind you.
Sunset cruise
Forty good minutes, timed backwards from the sun. The shortest charter we run.
Sandbar day
Waist-deep water, white sand under it, and the floating pool in.
Skyline & photos
Star Island, the big houses, and the hour the light lands on the city.
Corporate days at sea
Up to 13, booked with the captain, invoiced properly, no event agency in the middle.
Large groups
Too many people for one boat? All three go out together and raft up at the sandbar.
Romantic evenings at sea
The whole boat for two, the cockpit table, and a captain who stays out of the photographs.
Ash scattering at sea
A private boat past the three-mile line, and as long as you need once the engine is off.