Photos: courtesy of Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise (www.captainmemo.com)
Clearwater Beach · Things to Do
Two hours aboard a Coast Guard-built pirate ship — water-gun battles for the kids, free beer and wine for the adults.
for the wedding weekend
The kids-and-cousins solver: one boat entertains ages 3 to 93, and the 21+ crowd drinks free the whole sail.
Captain Memo's is Clearwater Beach's floating theme park: The Pirate's Ransom, a pirate ship built in 1993 to Coast Guard standards, sailing daily with water-gun battles, treasure hunts, face painting, and dancing for the small pirates — while, per the cruise's own headline policy, all sailings include free beer and wine for the 21-and-up crowd.
Summer runs four cruises daily (10, 2, 4:30, and 7), with published fares in the $35–$46 range by age and time slot. For wedding weekends it solves the mixed-age afternoon like nothing else afloat, and the operation also books private birthday sails, corporate charters, and — flying its flag proudly — pirate weddings.
| Departs | Clearwater Beach Marina, 25 Causeway Blvd |
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| Fares | Published: adults $42–$46, kids/juniors ~$36, babies ~$12 (tax incl.) |
| Schedule | Daily 10, 2, 4:30, 7 (May–early Sept; no 10 a.m. Sundays) |
| Included | Free beer & wine 21+; kids' pirate program |
| Booking | captainmemo.com · 727-446-2587 · arrive 1 hour early |
Details verified June 2026 against www.captainmemo.com — hours and policies change; confirm directly before locking the itinerary.
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The free nightly sunset festival — artisans, street performers, and the Gulf's best show, 29 years running.
for the weekend Zero-effort guest programming: tell everyone "Pier 60 at sunset" and the evening organizes itself, free.
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A 20-minute ferry to three miles of boat-access-only beach — one of America's ranked best, wild and unbuilt.
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The little yellow tugboat with a guarantee: see dolphins or the next trip's free — USA Today's #1 dolphin tour.
for the weekend Its own site pitches private charters for bachelorette parties — and the dolphin guarantee makes it the safest guest outing on the marina.
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