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ShipsAhoy! is a gorgeous 80' luxury yacht available for charter in the Tampa Bay Area!

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Welcome aboard shipsahoy yacht.

Just a Quick Little Tour!

Let's Go Party on ShipsAhoy!

(50th Birthday Celebration Video Made by Our Guests.)

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Choose from more than 20 exciting adventures, click & scroll, baby.

Champagne & Charcuterie Cruise Sip, sip, hooray! Take a couple of hours to enjoy the sights, and celebrate something wonderful!

Birthday?, Baby Reveal?, Networking Event?

This cruise will work perfectly!

Captain's Table

Sunset Dinner Cruise

A 4~hour paired wine event

with our professional chef who will

personalize the menu for your group

personalize the menu for your group.

Top class service, as you should expect.

Drop Anchor Beach Day including the use of water toys

(IF you desire to operate our JET SKIS, visit this website to be sure you qualify:

boaterexam.com )

( This cruise will fit into any of our charters

that are 5 hours or longer. )

ShipsAhoy! Sea-Spa

What could be better than

a soothing sea massage

and a floating facial?

(...I'll get back to you on that!)

Indoors or out, your choice.

Full, or minis- as an add on to your event.

Couples, singles, or group.

Meet our top professionals!

Great Gatsby Party

Listen, Doll Face, grab your pearls

and meet me at the

ShipsAhoy! Speakeasy .

We're Puttin' on the Ritz

and having a Roaring Good Time

on Gatsby's private yacht!

Cooking Class

with Chef Katie Cox

Join Chef Katie in our floating galley

as she shares her culinary secrets.

(A customized event for 6 people max.)

Skyway Color Run

No exercise involved here!

Hop aboard as we t a sunset run out to Tampa Bay's Iconic Skyway Bridge to enjoy the colorful light display and water reflections.

Skyway Mimosa Brunch Cruise

Enjoy your morning mimosa's

with a view.

Waterfront Real Estate

Champagne Tour

Everyone knows the back of a waterfront home is much more important to a potential buyer than the front. This is what sells the home! Before you make appointments to see waterfront properties, let's make a float plan and go check out your favs. Or... we can just go spy on rich people!

Networking Event

Boost your Business on a Boat!

These are great opportunities to find out how we can all help each other.

Let's schedule one now!

Wine Tasting Party or Beer Flight MUCH more fun than you can have around your coffee table at home! Come explore, and rate, an exciting selection of fine wines or craft beers with your besties. Cocktail Party with a professional bartender. Enjoy a little flotation with your libation before heading downtown for your dinner reservation!

Fondue Fun!

Just another delicious excuse

to be on the water with your friends.

We have all the ingredients for a great group DATE NIGHT! This is a guided "cooking" experience that is sure to satisfy your hunger for food and fun.

International Cruise to Nowhere! Feeling hemmed in? We'll design a "cruise" to the country of your choice, with culturally appropriate food, music, etc., to give you that feeling of an authentic international experience. No Packing & No Passport Required! Business Luncheon Cruise Impress potential clients, present your new proposal, or show your appreciation to your hard-working staff. Murder Mystery Cruise We have several nautical themes you will love.

Karaoke Cruise Sing your heart out with your friends

on the open sea!

(This will protect your reputation on land.)

Yacht-Sea Game Night Cruise Participate in your favorite GAME SHOWS complete with a LIVE game show HOST

and all the props!

Ladies' High Tea on the High Sea We will prepare for you a traditional and extraordinary High-Tea with all the grandeur you'd expect so you can chat it up with your friends in fancy hats.

"God save the King!"

Celebration of Life Memorial We know how it feels to lose someone special. It would be an honor to help you celebrate the life of your loved one.

(Personalized Certificates provided at no additional cost documenting exact location of

the Scattering of Ashes.)

We love to celebrate:

Birthdays, Anniversaries,

Vow Renewals, Promotions, Graduations, Showers, Baby Reveal Parties or Special Events such as:

Waterfront Conventions Grand Prix of St Petersburg Offshore Powerboat Races Superbowl

Check out our PRICING PAGE HERE

Weekend/ Weekly/ Monthly Charters

are available for parties of six or less. Prices vary with destination/dock fees/ fuel/ catering.

Check out our Weekend (or longer) Excursions HERE!

Exciting Options aboard ShipsAhoy!

Our shipsahoy 30' super slide.

Slide into the ocean from the top deck of ShipsAhoy! during your 6-8 hour Drop Anchor Day at Egmont Key!

This new addition to our water toys is available now to bring thrills to your next adventure!

(Additional charges do apply.)

Book your Drop Anchor Day NOW!

MEGA CHILL IS HERE!

Chillax with your entire party of twelve in this floating oasis when you charter ShipsAhoy! for a Drop-Anchor Day. This rim is so strong, you can stand on it! And, no worries... this will be tethered to the yacht so you can just PRETEND you are floating away! As usual, there is no extra charge for the use of our water "toys."

Weekend Excursions & More!

If you are ready for something more,

ShipsAhoy! now offers weekend and long term excursions to several very exciting destinations in our beautiful state. Each location has a lot to offer, and we can't wait to take you there in comfort and style!

Check out our Extended Charters!

and let's get outta here!

We are having YACHTS of fun!

Boat charters/ yacht charters/ sunset dinner cruises/ special events, weekend excursions, long-term charters, etc., connect with us on social media...and share, share, share, a day on the water with shipsahoy.

This was a fun day out with family and friends when we first got ShipsAhoy! (prior to any major renovations.)

The real Story of ShipsAhoy!

The original owner of "r cabana iii".

...was Brigadier General Gerald "Jerry" Alde Hart, who bought the beautiful yacht brand new in 2004 for $5 million dollars. The General was a decorated WWII fighter pilot who flew 55 missions in P-38s with the 474th Fighter Group from Warmwell, England. He was shot down by ground fire over France in July of 1944. They consider him a hero there because, even though he was headed to prison, he refused to eat with those German soldiers who stole part of his money to treat themselves to that meal. Upon returning home, he joined his father in the family business. He was a success and an avid sportsman, but no stranger to pain and loss having survived the loss of his first wife and a beloved son.

Jerry passed on February 26, 2017, survived by his second wife, a daughter, and a grand daughter. Before his passing at 94 years of age he expressed a wish to a dear friend... "I've been selfish hanging onto this boat for so long. I want it to go to a family that will have as much fun on it as we have had."

The story continues...

Well that "dear friend" came to be a dear friend of ours as well. When we contacted him about this beautiful boat Ray's brother told us about, we shared with him our story of the loss of our oldest son five years previous, and told him we were ready to have some joy in our lives and this was our dream. I (Carleen) sent him an email explaining all this, which normally, he never would have answered, except... he had lost his own son six months ago. Together we, and the General, were all part of "the club" no one ever wants to be in. "You are like family to me," he said, "and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get you this boat." And he did. So the boat passed from a pilot to a pilot, and we are all quite sure there were three boys in Heaven who watched the whole thing go down.

How ShipsAhoy! got her name...

Our son, Christian, LOVED ChipsAhoy! cookies. Every year on Christian's birthday, family and friends have ChipsAhoy! in remembrance of him. When I was charged with the task of coming up with a new name for the boat, I thought of lots of good ones, but none of them were right. One night while washing dishes I closed my eyes and said, "Christian, what would you name our boat?" Right away in my head came the words, " ShipsAhoy! " and I knew it was from him. It couldn't be a more perfect name for our boat, which is in fact, our home. And you can always be sure that we have ChipsAhoy! cookies on board!

Now, that you know the real story of why ShipsAhoy! is so special, feel free to go to the drop down menu/ Headerline and explore the rest of our site.