I'm pleased to be the first to welcome the newly added Lost Pearl Pirate Cruises business to Downtown Tampa!! Lost Pearl Pirate Cruises departs from Downtown Tampa by the Convention Center, Sail Pavilion, and the Pirate Taxi Stop 7. Lost Pearl offers a fun 1.5-hour interactive pirate ship tour of Tampa Bay on the water with dolphin sightings while kids can enjoy some pirate themed swashbuckling activities. Patrons can defend the ship from pirates who board ship and try to steal the treasure during the Pirate show. Tour operators give the kids pirate eye patches, plastic pirate swords, and pirate hats and offer plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained including shooting water cannons!
Adult tickets go for $28, children's tickets 2-12 years old go for $25, and infants under 2 are free. If you join the Tampa pirate ship email list online and sail before March 1st, you can get bogo tickets!
Reservations are not required but are strongly encouraged to guarantee seating in case the cruise sells out. Boarding began 15 minutes prior to the scheduled cruise time. Make sure to allow for plenty of extra time to account for finding parking downtown, traffic, and walking over. You can purchase tickets online, over the phone or at their ticket booth in front of the Sail Pavilion in person. Outside food and drinks are not allowed aboard the Lost Pearl unless the drink is in an official Riverwalk Cup. Bags are searched prior to boarding for alcohol so don't even try to smuggle. Only registered service animals are permitted aboard the Lost Pearl. The ship's grog bar has snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
While the majority of the cruises are geared towards young kids and their parents, private charters are available for birthday parties, team building, weddings, private parties, corporate & convention outings.
Future events include: On February 29th, patrons can Celebrate the 2020 Gasparilla outbound voyage aboard Tampa's pirate ship. On March 14 & 17, Patrons can take a St Patty's Day Cruise and see the River O Green! On March 28 & 29th Patrons can take a Airfesr Cruise to witness incredible views of the flight performance by the United States Navy Blue Angels aboard the Lost Pearl on the water! read more