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 Adventure with our handpicked featured tours, carefully crafted to offer you exceptional and unparalleled experiences!

Miami Skyline 90 min Cruise of South Beach Millionaire Homes & Venetian Islands

Miami Skyline 90 Min Evening Cruise on Biscayne Bay

Miami Skyline: Happy Hour 90 Min Sightseeing Cruise & Millionaire Homes

Cigar and Coffee Walking Half-Day Guided Tour in the Little Havana & free 90 Min cruise

Miami: Snorkeling Adventure in Miami for Beginners

Miami South Beach: Snorkeling Beginners from Miami Beach Marina

Miami: New Years Eve Fireworks on Biscayne Bay and South Beach

Miami Skyline 3-hour New Years Eve Sightseeing Cruise

Miami Boat Tour on Biscayne Bay & Miami Skyline

Miami: Day Party Boat Water Toys Sandbar from Bayside Marketplace

Miami: Snorkeling on Secluded Deserted Island

Miami: 60 Min Night Cruise on Biscayne Bay

Miami 90 min Skyline Sunset Cruise of South Beach & Venetian Islands

Miami Skyline 90 min Cruise of South Beach Millionaire Homes & Venetian Islands (HOP ON HOP OFF)

JetSki One Hour with Free Pontoon Sightseeing Tour of South Beach

Miami JetSki Rental in Biscayne Bay for 60 minutes

Miami Skyline Sunset Cruise with optional upgrade to Hard Rock Cafe

South Beach 1-Hour JetSki Rental with Gas Included + Free Pontoon Boat Ride

3-Hour Miami South Beach nightclub on water with Open Bar and DJ

4-Hour Miami Deep Sea Fishing from Biscayne Bay

Miami: 90-Minute Skyline & South Beach Millionaire Homes Cruise & Hard Rock Meal

Little Havana Food and Walking Tour in Miami

Miami City Half-Day Bus Tour with South Beach Cruise

Biscayne Bay JetSki Tour for one hour from Collins Ave

Miami 90 minute Cruise on Biscayne Bay & Free Drink

Miami Full-Day Combo Sightseeing Tour with 90 min cruise and Everglades Airboat

Miami 1 day Hop-On Hop-Off Open Top Double Decker Tour from Bayside Marketplace

Bimini Day Trip on Cruise with RoundTrip Miami Transfer

1-Hour JetSki Rental in Sunny Isles

Miami to Key West Sightseeing Bus Tour Day Trip

Double Decker Sightseeing Bus Tour of Miami in English & Spanish

Everglades Admission Ticket with Airboat Ride and Wildlife Show

Everglades National Park & Airboat tour with Roundtrip Transfer

MIAMI: 90-Min South Beach Cruise Millionaire Homes Spanish & Hard Rock Cafe Meal

Key West Snorkeling Shared Experience from Miami

Miami Tour Pass Boat ride, JetSki and Double Decker Bus

Double Decker Hop on Hop off plus 90 Minute Miami Skyline cruise of South Beach

Miami: Little Havana History & Cultural walking tour+Salsa Music

Spring Break Boat Party in Miami

3 Hours Miami Day with Boat Party Cruise

Miami Night Skyline & Miami Boat Tour on Biscayne Bay

Key West Sightseeing Day Trip from Miami

Miami Exclusive: Jet Car Experience on Biscayne Bay

Miami: City Cruise Millionaire's Homes & Venetian Islands 60 Min

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• Hour Glass 1 Hour 20 Min
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Sightseeing Cruise

Join us on our most popular sightseeing cruise around Biscayne Bay! Highlights include the Venetian Islands, Star Island, downtown Miami, and its dazzling skyline!

• Great for all ages

Miami Pirate Boat Tour

Experience the islands, downtown skyline, and houses of the rich and famous of Miami, all from the decks of our pirate ship! There’s no better way to discover Miami!

• Users Ages 4+

Skyline Miami Cruise

Come to enjoy the breathtaking Downtown Miami sunset view seen from the water. There is always a reason to celebrate with your family, partners, or friends!

Nite Sea Party Night Cruise in Miami

Come join us for the Nite Sea Party. Boat party around Miami downtown with remarkable views of Miami’s Skyline.

• Hour Glass 1 hour & 20 minutes
• Users Ages 21+

Sunset Champagne Cruise

Come to enjoy the breathtaking Downtown Miami sunset view seen from the water with 1 FREE glass of champagne per adult (must be 21+ with ID).

Toast Champagne Cruise

• Hour Glass 3 Hours

Pirate Ship HALLOWEEN Boat Party

Haunted Pirate Ship Halloween Part only on Friday October 27th. There will be an Open Bar including waters, sodas, beers and champagne!

• Hour Glass 2 Hours

Fourth of July Cruise – Fireworks Party on our ICONIC Pirate Boat!

Experience July 4th like a pirate! Enjoy the most iconic and important evening of the year aboard the most spectacular cruises in Miami.

Fourth of July Cruise – Fireworks Party on the “Michael B Meli” Cruise!

July is here! So why not join us while we sail on Biscayne Bay and celebrate the 4th of July on the water!

Fourth of July – Fireworks Party on the “Island Princess” Cruise!

Celebrate the 4th of July on the water! Duration 2 hours About 4th of July is here! So why not join us while we sail on Biscayne Bay!

New Year’s Eve Cruise – Fireworks Party on the “Island Princess” Cruise!

Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Miami and enjoy an amazing cruise in Biscayne Bay! Just choose between our three wonderful cruises!

New Year’s Eve Cruise – Fireworks Party on the Manatee II Cruise!

Experience the stunning skyline and night sky filled with Fireworks that reflect on the water while enjoying a toast of champagne at midnight!

New Year’s Eve Cruise – Fireworks Party on our ICONIC Pirate Ship “El Loro”

Party and enjoy a wonderful night cruising the bay through Miami’s beautiful skyline, toasting champagne during amazing Fireworks Show!

Host Private Events On Our Boat Rides In Miami

Celebrating a special occasion in Miami? We offer private events to make your birthday, anniversary, corporate event or any other occasion truly memorable. Contact us directly!

About Miami Aqua Tours

Miami Aqua Tours is a sightseeing tour and cruise company operating out of Bayside Marketplace in Miami for over 20 years.

How are we different? Our business is to entertain, excite, and create a pleasurable environment for our guests. Our numerous boat tours of the Biscayne Bay offer incredible views of the Miami skyline, Millionaire’s Row, and other points of interest along the Florida coast. Our team of dedicated and knowledgeable professionals strives to create an enjoyable journey for each of our guests.

Join us on our one-of-a-kind Pirate Boat, El Loro, or check out Manatee II and the Island Princess for adventures that will lead to unforgettable memories. Come aboard and enjoy music, snacks, cocktails, and fun as we venture through the Biscayne Bay!

Our Special Cruises

Cruise Through Reviews of our Miami Boat Tours

We had a blast! Super cool boat with friendly staff and the best tour guide ever! We are planning on coming back with the whole family.

Im absolutely Inlove with all the amazing views!!! I highly recommend this tour. You guys won’t regret it! Such a great way to start my vacations.

Great party tour with amazing skyline views! My husband and I loved the tour! The people that work at the boat are very nice and helpful.

Amazing Tour! Alain was awesome and so much fun!! I highly recommended this to anyone visiting the beautiful MIAMI as well as a nice day trip for locals!

The staff was great and the hospitality was perfect. The views were amazing, I’m so happy that the tour guide is bilingual in both Spanish and English.

Miami Skyline Cruises

      miami boat cruises & miami   boat tours, "your miami boat tour company"    , "home of the miami sunset cruise & miami sunset tours",   miami skyline & star island boat tour, our miami boat cruises & bayside boat tours,    ,       miami's wealthy haven: mansions of miami beach, discover the best vantage points to view the stunning miami skyline.

Get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey to one of the world’s most glamorous cities - Miami! Picture yourself cruising along the azure waters of Biscayne Bay, basking in the glow of Miami’s radiant sunset, marveling at the opulence of the Mansions of Miami Beach, and uncovering the allure of the Venetian Islands and Fisher Island. Ready? Let’s sail away into the Magic City and admire the stunning Miami skyline, with Miami Skyline Cruises!

Exploring the Magic of Miami's Skyline on a 90 - min Miami Celebrity Boat Tour!

Prepare to enjoy the beauty and magic of Miami’s skyline from the optimal viewpoint – the water! The Miami skyline cruise is a 90-minute sightseeing extravaganza that takes you on a panoramic tour of the city’s most iconic residential areas and the prestigious Venetian Islands. As you glide along the waters of Biscayne Bay, you will be wowed by the stunning views of:

• South Beach millionaire homes
• Famous star homes on the Venetian Islands
• Beautiful houses on Hibiscus Island, Palm Island, Sunset Island, Fischer Island, and Star Island

The cruise provides:

• English and Spanish services, accommodating a wide variety of travelers
• A narrated tour that vividly describes Miami’s coastal attractions
• Accommodation for up to 120 travelers, ensuring a comfortable and delightful experience for all.

Whether you reside locally or are visiting, regardless of age, you can relax and enjoy the cruise.

Departure Details

The stunning Miami Skyline cruise departs from the heart of Downtown, Biscayne Bay, offering you immediate access to the vibrant Bayside Marketplace. You’ll receive exact location details on your ticket, making check-in a breeze. The Miami Cruise will return back to Bayside marketplace.

Please ensure to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to departure or the scheduled tour time to allow for an easy boarding process.

Remember, the boat is located behind Victoria Secret on the waterside.

Onboard Amenities

Aboard the bi-level yacht, you’ll find a variety of amenities to enhance your cruising experience. The yacht features air conditioning with open windows, providing a comfortable journey irrespective of the weather. For those craving some refreshments, the onboard cash bar offers a delightful selection of snacks and drinks for purchase, making sure you never go hungry or thirsty during the cruise.

The cruise offers:

• Indoor and outdoor seating options, available on a first-come, first-serve basis
• Onboard restrooms
• Narrated tours
• Spanish narration
• English narration

Whether you want to enjoy the tropical breeze on the deck or stay cool indoors, the choice is yours! The cruise is family-friendly, welcoming guests of all ages, and ensures a convenient and enjoyable cruising experience.

Sights to See

The Miami Skyline cruise offers stunning views of:

• Millionaires’ homes on Hibiscus Island
• Palm Island
• Sunset Island
• Fischer Island
• The renowned Venetian Islands
• The famous Star Island

The Miami sightseeing tour offers an exciting glimpse into the luxurious lifestyle of Miami’s elite, with the bilingual tour guide enhancing the sightseeing cruise experience with captivating commentary and fascinating facts.

The Allure of Venetian Islands & Fisher Island

Next stop, the Venetian Islands! This chain of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay is a sight to behold. Known for their picturesque setting, they are perfect for sightseeing, sunset walks, jogging, and rollerblading. The islands include Biscayne Island, San Marco Island, San Marino Island, Di Lido Island, Rivo Alto Island, and Belle Isle. The islands are also home to several celebrities, adding to their glamour and appeal.

Venetian Way Wonders

The Venetian Way, a causeway connecting Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island, is home to some of the city’s most luxurious mansions. With roots dating back to 1913, the Venetian Way and its islands have a rich history that adds to their charm. The mansions along the Venetian Way showcase unique Gothic and Venetian palazzo architectural styles, exuding elegance and historical charm.

The Famous Venetian Islands are not just about stunning views and architecture, it’s also about the people who call it home. Over the years, these islands have been graced by the presence of many incredible and influential figures, including:

• Lenny Kravitz
• Anna Kournikova
• Phil Collins
• Antonio Banderas
• Paulina Rubio
• Jackie Chan

Fisher Island Fascination

Once filled with mangroves and coconut palms, Fisher Island has transformed into a luxurious residential island with beautiful buildings in the Mediterranean Revival style. The island offers a host of amenities, including:

• A saltwater pool at the Beach Club
• Multiple restaurants
• A decadent spa
• A 9-hole golf course
• 18 tennis courts with different surfaces

This tropical paradise is accessible only by ferry, intensifying its exclusivity and appeal.

The Miami Skyline Evening Cruise! Yes, if its pretty in the day, its Beautiful at Night!

The Miami Skyline Cruise is a most do during the day! But have you thought about the Miami Night Cruise? OMG, its a totally different experience. Its a local favorite sense you get to see Miami Star Island at Night.

All the house light up, you may even see a celebrity or two just hanging out in the back yard enjoying the city lights. The Miami Evening Cruise is becoming one of the top attractions at night time. Don't let anybody tell you, experience it your self and see why!

Uncover the Legends of Miami's Mansion of Miami Beach Boat Tour

Miami’s Mansion of Miami Beach is a captivating stretch of waterfront in Miami Beach, boasting coveted oceanfront mansions that have been home to celebrities and business magnates alike. Over the years, the Row has been graced by the presence of:

• Gloria Estefan
• Don Johnson
• Shaquille O’Neal
• Rosie O’Donnell
• Adams Family Movie
• Bad Boys 2 Movie
• Silvester Stallone

among others.

The architectural styles of start Island is unique, including old English, colonial, and a blend of distinct cultural architectures, mirroring the area’s affluence and allure. One of the iconic landmarks that can be seen from the Miami Skyline cruise is Al Capone’s Mansion, also known as Villa Angela, a staple of the luxurious and storied history of Star Island. With Villa Angela located on this prestigious stretch, it adds to the charm and fascination of the area.

Private Miami Skyline Cruises

For those seeking a customized experience, a private Miami Skyline cruise is an ideal choice. You can easily book a private tour by calling Miami Skyline Cruises at 786-714-1314.

The private cruises offer:

• Custom-tailored experiences
• Spacious and stable boats
• A variety of entertainment options
• Private charters
• The opportunity to see the homes of the rich and famous with your team or family in a private 90 minute tour.

The best Miami Sunset cruise

Imagine watching the sun slowly set over the Miami skyline, painting the sky in hues of pink, orange and red. This is what you can expect on a Miami sunset cruise . These cruises offer a romantic ambiance with live music and entertainment, making it a memorable evening on the water. Typically, a Miami sunset cruise lasts for about 90 minutes, giving you ample time to soak in the beauty of the city from the water.

Miami’s best sunset cruises offer:

• A full cash bar on board from the mojito bar, full of drinks and snacks, they even have Vapes for sale, served by a professional crew
• Knowledgeable guides to enhance your cruising experience
• Stunning views of the iconic Port of Miami, American Airlines Arena, the historic Art Deco buildings in South Beach, and the luxurious waterfront mansions along Biscayne Bay
• Beautifully framed by the vibrant colors of the sunset

As you sip your favorite cocktail, you can enjoy all of these features.

One day Miami to Key West Bus Tour

If you desire a change of scenery, a one-day bus tour from Miami to Key West could be considered. These tours offer an exciting day trip adventure, with the bus journey taking around 4 hours . Once in Key West, you can look forward to experiencing amazing sights such as:

• The Seven Mile Bridge
• Duval Street
• Mallory Square
• The Southernmost Point Buoy
• 6 hour of free time in Key West
• Roundtrip from Miami to Key West in one day

The cost of these tours are so cheap, you most go, and you can easily check the detailed instructions here .

Refreshments and Relaxation: Cash Bar and Light Snacks on board your Miami Skyline Cruise, we now sell Vapes!

To ensure you remain refreshed and relaxed throughout your journey, the Miami Skyline cruise offers a cash bar with a variety of food and drinks for purchase. Whether you desire a chilled soda, a revitalizing cocktail, or some light snacks, the cash bar caters to your needs. Just remember, it’s all part of the experience, so sit back, enjoy your drink, and take in the stunning Miami skyline! Why Smoke when you can Vape? Smoking is not allowed, but vaping is. Just be aware of your surroundings, don't bother anybody with the smoke.

Practical Information for Your Miami Skyline Adventure

Before starting your adventure, there are a few practical aspects to consider:

• The cruise departs from the vibrant Bayside Marketplace in Miami, with the check-in window conveniently located behind Victoria Secret, near the waterfront.
• You should arrive at least 45 minutes before the departure time.
• The mall is large and parking may take extra time, so it is important to plan accordingly.
• Remember to check in at the check in window.

If you’re driving, you’ll be pleased to know that the Bayside Marketplace features convenient paid parking for shoppers and guests. The rates vary, and there’s even valet parking available during special events. Additional parking garages and lots are in the vicinity, just a few minutes walk from the area’s exciting attractions.

Ticketing and Boarding Pass Insight

If it’s your first time booking a cruise, here’s what you need to know. You can easily book tickets for the Miami Skyline cruise through HERE , a convenient and hassle-free platform. It’s recommended that you purchase your tickets in advance as they tend to sell out weeks ahead. This ensures that you secure your spot and avoid missing out on this amazing experience.

Your ticket and boarding pass are two distinct items. The boarding pass usually includes a barcode that is essential for boarding the ship, while the ticket can be used for entry or as proof of purchase. If you misplace your boarding pass, simply inform a cruise representative, who will be more than happy to assist you and quickly provide a solution.

Navigating Bayside Market Place

Navigating the Bayside Marketplace is a breeze. This popular shopping center is in the heart of Downtown Miami, overlooking the stunning Biscayne Bay. To reach Bayside Marketplace via public transportation, take a bus to the Biscayne Bd & NE 4 St stop or the light rail to the College/Bayside station. Both are just a short walk to the marketplace.

Planning Your Visit: Booking, Cancellation Policy, and Full Refund Terms from Miami Skyline Cruises

After deciding to take the Miami Skyline cruise, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the booking process, cancellation policy, and full refund conditions. The Miami Skyline cruise offers a full refund if the booking is cancelled 24 hours before the start time. However, if the cancellation occurs less than 24 hours before the start time, the cruise unfortunately cannot provide a refund.

For more detailed information about the full refund policy, it’s recommended to reach out to Miami Skyline Cruises directly. They will be delighted to assist you and provide any specific information you may require.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does miami have a big skyline.

Miami is renowned for its impressive skyline with over 100 buildings that stand taller than 400 feet and 68 buildings that are higher than 491 feet. It's the third-tallest skyline in the U.S. after New York City and Chicago, making it an amazing sight to behold.

What's Miami famous for?

Miami is renowned for its beautiful beaches, amazing architecture, legendary parties and delectable food options, making it one of the best cities in the US to experience all those things.

How to see Star Island Miami?

Take a Mansions of Miami Beach Cruise with Miami Skyline Cruises and experience the city's luxury from the comfort of your own Miami Boat Cruise. Make reservations 24-48 hours in advance to ensure a spot for you and your party! Book Now!

How long does the Miami Skyline Cruise last?

Enjoy the beauty of Miami for 90 minutes aboard the Miami Skyline Cruise.

Return to Cruising & Touring

At this time, we are resuming our Millionaire’s Row™ Cruises, Everglades Safari Park Tours, Bus Transportation to Key West, Hop-On Hop-Off Big Bus Tour, and private yacht charters. Our ample vessels feature multiple decks with indoor and outdoor spaces. We will update this page as our schedule expands and restrictions lift.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

Social distancing.

• Seating will observe social distancing protocols and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. We can make accommodations for family units.
• All queue areas will be marked with social distancing parameters. Our ticket counter features plexiglass to minimize contact between employees and customers.

Employee Requirements

• All staff uniforms will adhere to CDC guidelines. This will include masks that will be disinfected/changed for every tour.

Cleaning & Sanitation

• We will be providing hand sanitizing stations throughout the vessel, at boarding on the dock, on every deck, as well as near food and beverage areas.
• All team members are trained to thoroughly clean and disinfect key surfaces and areas before, during, and after each tour. This includes but is not limited to handrails, backs of chairs, doorknobs, bars, counters, tables, bathroom sinks, toilet handles, etc. These ongoing tasks will be completed per the CDC and Miami-Dade County guidelines.
• Our bathrooms feature individual private stalls. These areas will be serviced throughout the tour and will be equipped with hand dryers and disinfectant soap.

Additional Safety Precautions

• Photo operations have been temporarily ceased.
• Our schedule will fit within the parameters of the Bayside Marketplace operating hours.
• If additional steps are desired, we are happy to provide them as requested.

MILLIONAIRE'S ROW™ SIGHTSEEING CRUISE IN MIAMI

Explore Miami aboard a fully-narrated bilingual sightseeing cruise along scenic Biscayne Bay – a top-rated thing to do in Miami! Cruise around Biscayne Bay and see the spectacular coastal sites including the beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach and “Millionaire’s Row™” – the Homes of the Rich and Famous™.

This cruise is a laid-back sightseeing experience – you’ll enjoy the gorgeous views of Miami and relax in a climate-controlled main level or on an open-air top-level aboard one of our larger yachts on this exciting 90-minute boat tour.

After payment is processed, your voucher will be emailed. This e-voucher must be presented and exchanged for a boarding pass at one of our ticket booths (see maps). Click here to see a sample boarding pass.

Island Queen Cruises & Tours’ Millionaire’s Row™ Sightseeing Cruise aboard one of our yachts includes:

• A fully-narrated 90-minute bilingual sightseeing tour
• Spectacular views of Biscayne Bay, the Miami Skyline, Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach, and Millionaire’s Row™—the Homes of the Rich and Famous™
• Soft drinks, cocktails, & light snacks are available for purchase

Our modern yachts, the Island Queen , Island Lady , and Miami Lady , offer the utmost comfort and style. Each vessel features an air-conditioned lower salon enclosed in picture windows, as well as an upper-deck where you can take in the fresh ocean breeze and an awning that will protect you from direct sunlight and light seasonal showers.

Tour Details

View pricing & other info:.

Adult:  $35 Child (4-12):  $25 Child 3 & Under: $5

Tour Location:

Bayside Marketplace – 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami FL 33132

Current Departing Times:

Monday- Friday

11 AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, 4PM, 5PM, 6PM

Saturday & Sunday

11AM, 12PM, 1PM, 2PM, 3PM, 4PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7PM

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*Fall/Winter Departing Times: ( Starting November 3rd, 2024)

Monday- friday – 10:30am, 11 am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, saturday & sunday – 10:30am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm.

• After purchase, you will receive a voucher via email.
• You must EXCHANGE this voucher at least 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time at one of our ticket booths at Bayside Marketplace (NOT in the line where you will board) for a physical boarding pass.
• If you do not EXCHANGE this voucher at least 45 minutes prior to your trip, your boarding pass will be marked as a NO SHOW. We will do our best to arrange your voucher to be utilized for the next available tour. Please keep in mind our other cruises may be sold out that day and we cannot guarantee another available time slot. No refunds will be permitted for missing your scheduled reservation.
• Tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE.

What to Know Before You Cruise

All vouchers must be redeemed for a boarding pass at our ticket booths. You must check in 45 minutes prior to scheduled departure time. Travel times to our site may be affected by factors outside of our control (traffic, events, weather, etc). Please plan accordingly.

Please note that tickets are valid only for the date and time purchased. Island Queen Cruises is located inside Bayside Marketplace (401 Biscayne Blvd) through the main entrance straight towards the water. We have three different ticket booths. Please refer to the map above.

We begin boarding 15 minutes before the cruise departure times. Please keep in mind our other cruises may be sold out that day and we cannot guarantee another available time slot. No refunds will be permitted for missing your scheduled reservation. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable

• Timed reservations, not assigned seating
• No Coolers or outside food and beverages
• Family friendly casual dress code

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions.

Why Island Queen Cruises & Tours is the Best Way to Experience Miami

Island Queen Cruises & Tours has earned its reputation as a premier choice for visitors, residents, and local businesses when planning a Miami tour. Island Queen’s vast fleet of vessels offer a multitude of ways to experience the surrounding Miami area by water, whether on a Miami sightseeing tour or any Miami tours, including Hop-On, Hop-Off, Night Tours, the Everglades Experience, Horseback Riding & Key West Tours.

Ticket Booth Location:

Watch Our Video on HOW TO FIND US Take a quick walk-through of Bayside Marina to locate our ticket booth with ease.

EXPLORE OUR CRUISE ROUTES

The map below features the typical tour routes for the Millionaire’s Row™—the Homes of the Rich and Famous™– sightseeing cruise (in blue) .

Bayside Map:

Discover the ultimate outdoor adventure with yacht charters in Miami.

Popular cruises, private day cruise.

Starting at $495.00

Private Dinner Cruise

Starting at $550.00

Private Sunset Cruise

Premium dinner cruise.

Starting at $2,300.00

Experience our

Miami yacht charter.

We are a family run business dedicated to providing the best experience on the water in Miami. We have been operating Miami yacht charters for over 12 years and love what we do, especially sharing with our guests all the amazing experiences we have to offer. Check out our instagram for our latest posts and  some of our guests testimonials.

Aboard the Happy Cruises we provide everything you need for an unforgettable yacht charter. Most noteworthy are a kayak, floats, and snorkel gear. The captain knows the area very well, consequently he will take you to the best places to experience your yacht charter in Miami. Guests will see locations like  Vizcaya ,  Downtown Miami and Brickell , Millionaires Row and Key Biscayne to name a few.

The yacht  has a very large swim platform with a ladder so you can enjoy swimming in Miami’s beautiful waters. There are recliners on the forward sun deck so you can enjoy the breeze while you tan. There is also a covered aft deck if the sun is too much, furthermore there is an air conditioned interior for your comfort.

We also love our Corporate Clients.

Aboard happy cruises is an amazing and unique experience for your group event or corporate outing. our most popular cruise for corporate events is our dinner cruise ., below are some of our corporate clients we have had the pleasure of serving., tour the yacht with captain derek..

Our Customers Love Us​

Latest reviews​.

"This cruise was an awesome experience! It rained and we still had the best time out on the paddle boards, at the sandbar and diving off the boat! The staff was super friendly and were available to me swap stories and let us enjoy our own time when we wanted to. Would absolutely book again! A great experience our family will remember for a long time to come!"

"I have taken several different types of cruises with Happy Cruises and cannot recommend it more highly!!! Whether you're looking for a romantic evening for two, some quality time with the family or a fun-filled day with friends, Captain Derek creates the perfect setting for you. A comfortable and beautiful boat, the peace and awesomeness of the ocean and the warmth and friendliness experienced on board all add up to a truly memorable 5-star experience!!"

Catherine P

"We had an amazing time on Biscayne Bay with Captain Derek and Miami Happy Cruises, and I wanted to share. We went on with 4 adults and 3 kids (ages 8, 4, 3), and we had a great day. The boat is nice and clean, there is space on the front to sit, or covered in the back, or inside in air conditioning if you need to escape the heat. Captain Derek is an extremely nice guy, and the kids loved him! We went out to the sandbar, and got to relax in the water for a little while. There were some snacks and drinks provided for us, and coolers for anything else that we brought to eat or drink. Overall a great day on the water, and really reasonably priced compared to others. Can’t wait to go again!"

"Capt Derek is accommodating and amazing. He really does his best to personalize the experience. Afternoon excursion was perfect. The boat is very clean and spacious."

A Few Words​

About the captain.

I’m Captain Derek and I came to Miami over 30 years ago from the Caribbean island of Trinidad to go to college. I fell in love with Miami and its people and made it my home. As a result I have explored the amazing waters of  Biscayne Bay , The Keys and surrounding areas. Above all we take pride in offering you personalized yacht charters in Miami.

It has always been my dream to share the joy I get cruising these wonderful waters with others. Finally a few years ago I pursued that dream by becoming a captain and acquiring the yacht “Happy Ours”. I hope I can have you aboard to share your favorite time of day and get to know your story.

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Yachting in Miami, FL

Miami stands out as a premier destination for both experienced and beginner yachting enthusiasts. And if you are planning on yachting in Miami, FL, there are several ways to make your trip fun and memorable. Miami is not only great for yachting but for nightlife and entertainment, too. Its enviable 12-month tropical climate ensures year-round yachting pleasure, making it the perfect destination for mariners looking to have a good time. Miami’s strategic location opens up a maritime wonderland, with easy access to The Bahamas, Florida Keys, and Cuba offering diverse and captivating routes for seafaring enthusiasts. With world-class restaurants, top-tier sports teams, and a teeming nightlife, there's always fun to be had in the Gateway to the Americas.

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Once you confirm your reservation, your broker will process your payment.

• If you are booking for a single day and your reservation is confirmed more than 7 days in advance, a deposit of either $1,000 USD or 50% of the total cost of the reservation (whichever is greater) is processed immediately in order to hold the yacht. Once your embarkation date is 7 days away, the remainder of the amount due is processed.
• If you are booking for a single day and your reservation is made 7 days or less in advance, the total price of your reservation is processed immediately.
• If you are booking for a multi-day charter and your reservation is confirmed more than 30 days in advance, a deposit of 50% of the cost of the yacht is processed immediately in order to hold the yacht. Once your embarkation date is 30 days away, the other 50% is collected for the price of the yacht, plus the APA, plus the taxes due.

Terms of refunds are dictated by the Charter Agreement. Generally, once a payment is collected, it is non-refundable. In certain circumstances, as dictated by the Charter Agreement, credits can be provided so you will be able to enjoy your yacht charter at a future date that is convenient for you.

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Luxury On Water: Miami Yacht Boat Tours

Introduction:

Step aboard and indulge in the epitome of luxury on the water with Miami Yacht Boat Tours . Picture yourself basking in the warm Miami sun, sipping on a refreshing cocktail, and cruising through the crystal-clear turquoise waters. This is not just any ordinary boat tour ; it's an experience that will leave you breathless and craving for more.

Feel the exhilaration as the yacht glides effortlessly through the waves, offering panoramic views of Miami's stunning skyline. Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a first-time adventurer, Miami Yacht Boat Tours caters to all, providing an unforgettable journey that combines opulence, relaxation, and pure bliss.

As you step aboard, the opulent ambiance of the yacht mesmerizes you. From the moment you set foot on deck, you're greeted with impeccable service and attention to detail. The spacious interiors boast luxurious amenities, ensuring your comfort and satisfaction throughout the voyage.

With Miami Yacht Boat Tours, you have the freedom to tailor your experience to suit your desires. Whether you choose to embark on a romantic sunset cruise , celebrate a special occasion, or explore the vibrant marine life, the possibilities are endless. Every moment on board is an opportunity to create cherished memories that will last a lifetime.

Ignite your sense of adventure and immerse yourself in the world of luxury on the water with Miami Yacht Boat Tours. Let the gentle breeze caress your face, as you revel in the ultimate indulgence that only Miami's pristine waters can offer. So, why settle for the ordinary when you can have the extraordinary? Embark on a journey of a lifetime and discover the true meaning of luxury on the water.

Welcome to Aquarius Boat Rental & Tours!

Aquarius Boat Rental & Tours is your premier destination for the best boat rental experiences in Miami, FL. As the #1 Boat Rental with Captain in South Florida, we take pride in offering the most reliable and enjoyable boat rentals to make your time on the water truly unforgettable.

At Aquarius, we own all the boats we rent, ensuring the highest level of quality and safety for our customers. Whether you're looking for a fun boat for up to 6 people or a giant boat for up to 10 passengers, we have the perfect vessel to meet your needs. Our boats are fully equipped with Bluetooth speakers, coolers, safety equipment, and floating mats, providing you with everything you need for a fantastic boating adventure.

Benefits of Renting our Luxury Boats:

• High-quality boats with top-notch safety features
• Flexible rental options for small and large groups
• Convenient amenities for a comfortable experience
• Expertly maintained vessels for worry-free enjoyment
• Opportunity to explore Miami's stunning coastline

Transparent Pricing:

We believe in transparent pricing , and there are no hidden fees when you book with us. The captain fee is already included in the displayed price on our website. You'll know exactly what you're paying for, and there won't be any surprises when you arrive at the dock.

Customizable Experiences:

With Aquarius Boat Rental & Tours, you have the freedom to create your own boating adventure. Our experienced captains can guide you to the best spots in Miami, or you can choose your own destinations. Whether you want to relax and sightsee or have a boat party with friends, we have you covered.

Tips for Creating Your Perfect Boating Adventure:

• Research popular destinations and plan your itinerary
• Pack sunscreen, towels, and other essentials
• Coordinate with your group to ensure everyone's preferences are considered
• Communicate with our captains to share your vision for the trip
• Enjoy the journey and savor the beautiful sights along the way

What Our Customers Say:

Our commitment to providing exceptional service is reflected in the glowing reviews from our satisfied customers. With over 300 five-star reviews, you can trust that your experience with us will be nothing short of extraordinary.

Customer Testimonial:

"I rented a boat from Aquarius Boat Rental & Tours for my sister's bachelorette party , and it was the highlight of the weekend! The boat was clean, and spacious, and had all the amenities we needed. The captain was friendly and knowledgeable, taking us to the best spots for swimming and sightseeing. I highly recommend Aquarius for an unforgettable boating experience in Miami!" - Emily S.

Easy Booking:

Booking your boat rental with Aquarius is a breeze. You can easily reserve your boat online and start planning your Miami boating experience with confidence.

Contact Us:

For any inquiries or to book your boat rental, feel free to call or text us at 786-636-1008 or email us at [email protected]. You can find us docked at 5225 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach .

Explore Miami's beautiful waters and scenic views with Aquarius Boat Rental & Tours. Whether it's a special occasion, a family outing, or just a day of fun on the water, we're here to make it an incredible boating adventure. Trust the best and book your Miami boat rental with Aquarius today!

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Key Takeaways: Luxury on Water: Miami Yacht Boat Tours

• Experience the ultimate luxury with Miami yacht boat tours.
• Discover the stunning beauty of Miami's coastline from a luxurious yacht.
• Indulge in VIP treatment with professional crew members catering to your every need.
• Enjoy onboard amenities like spacious decks, comfortable lounges, and state-of-the-art entertainment systems.
• Create unforgettable memories with friends and family as you sail through Miami's waters in style.

What types of luxury yacht boat tours are available in Miami?

When it comes to luxury yacht boat tours in Miami , there are a variety of options to choose from. Whether you're looking for a romantic sunset cruise, a party-filled excursion, or a sightseeing adventure, there is a yacht tour that caters to your preferences. Many tour operators offer customizable packages, allowing you to tailor your experience to your specific desires. From private charters to group tours, there is something for everyone.

Some popular types of luxury yacht boat tours in Miami include celebrity home tours, where you can catch a glimpse of the stunning waterfront mansions of the rich and famous, and snorkeling tours that take you to the vibrant coral reefs of Biscayne Bay . Additionally, there are fishing charters available for those who want to try their luck at reeling in the big one. No matter which type of tour you choose, you can expect a luxurious and unforgettable experience on the water.

How long do luxury yacht boat tours in Miami typically last?

The duration of luxury yacht boat tours in Miami can vary depending on the specific tour package you choose. On average, most tours last between two to four hours. However, some operators offer half-day or full-day tours for those who want to spend more time on the water.

It's important to check the details of each tour package to determine the exact duration. Keep in mind that the duration may also depend on factors such as weather conditions and the activities included in the tour. Regardless of the length, you can be sure that every minute spent on a luxury yacht boat tour in Miami will be filled with relaxation, excitement, and unparalleled luxury.

What amenities are included on luxury yacht boat tours in Miami?

When you embark on a luxury yacht boat tour in Miami, you can expect to be treated like royalty. These tours are designed to provide the utmost comfort and luxury to their guests. Depending on the tour operator and package, amenities may include spacious lounging areas, sun decks, fully equipped kitchens, bars, and even hot tubs.

Many luxury yacht boat tours also provide complimentary food and beverages, such as gourmet meals and refreshing drinks. Some tours may offer additional amenities like water toys, such as paddleboards or jet skis, to enhance your experience on the water. The goal of these tours is to ensure that guests have everything they need for a truly luxurious and memorable journey.

Can I bring my own food and drinks on a luxury yacht boat tour in Miami?

In most cases, luxury yacht boat tours in Miami do not allow guests to bring their own food and drinks. This is because the tour operators typically provide a variety of gourmet meals and beverages as part of the package. However, it's always best to check with the specific tour operator for their policy regarding outside food and drinks.

If you have any dietary restrictions or specific preferences, it's a good idea to inform the tour operator in advance. They may be able to accommodate your needs and provide alternative options. Remember, the goal of these tours is to provide a seamless and hassle-free experience, so it's likely that they will have options to cater to different dietary requirements.

Are luxury yacht boat tours in Miami suitable for children?

Luxury yacht boat tours in Miami can be a great experience for the whole family, including children. However, it's important to consider the age and interests of your children before booking a tour. Some tours may have age restrictions or specific rules regarding children on board.

It's also worth noting that the atmosphere on luxury yacht boat tours can vary. If you're looking for a more relaxed and peaceful experience, it might be best to choose a tour that caters to adults. On the other hand, if you're looking for a fun-filled family adventure, there are tours available that offer activities and amenities specifically designed for children.

Before booking a luxury yacht boat tour in Miami with children, it's recommended to reach out to the tour operator and discuss any concerns or questions you may have. They will be able to provide you with more information and help you choose the best tour option for your family.

Final Summary: Experience Luxury on the Waters with Miami Yacht Boat Tours

If you're looking to add a touch of luxury to your Miami vacation, look no further than the exhilarating yacht boat tours available in this vibrant city. With crystal-clear waters, stunning views, and top-notch service, these tours offer an unforgettable experience that combines relaxation and adventure. Whether you're a seasoned sea lover or a first-time sailor, Miami yacht boat tours are the epitome of opulence on water.

Embarking on a Miami yacht boat tour allows you to indulge in the finer things in life while exploring the city's breathtaking coastline. Picture yourself lounging on a sun-kissed deck, sipping on a refreshing cocktail as the gentle ocean breeze caresses your face. The sleek and stylish yachts offer a sense of exclusivity, transporting you to a world of luxury and sophistication.

As you set sail, you'll be treated to panoramic views of Miami's iconic skyline, dotted with glamorous high-rise buildings and palm-fringed beaches. The turquoise waters of Biscayne Bay provide the perfect backdrop for a leisurely cruise, where you can bask in the warm sun or dive into the inviting waters for a refreshing swim. With the knowledgeable and friendly crew at your service, you can sit back, relax, and let them take care of your every need.

Whether you're celebrating a special occasion or simply seeking a memorable experience, Miami yacht boat tours offer a unique way to explore the city and its surrounding beauty. Feel the excitement as you glide through the water, marveling at the impressive mansions of Star Island and the vibrant energy of the Miami Beach scene. From snorkeling adventures to sunset cruises , these tours cater to every taste and create lasting memories.

So, why settle for the ordinary when you can have an extraordinary experience in the waters of Miami? Step aboard a luxurious yacht, immerse yourself in the opulence and let the Miami skyline and shimmering ocean be your backdrop for an unforgettable adventure. Book your Miami yacht boat tour today and indulge in a truly luxurious escape on the water.

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Miami Boat Charters offers the largest and newest selection of fully crewed Boat Charters, Luxury Yacht Rentals, and Party Boats in Miami Beach. We specialize in private, corporate, and special occasion charters departing from select Miami Marinas. Most vessels accommodate groups of up to 13 guests on Day Charters , 10 guests for Term Charters, and up to 320 guests on our Party Boats.

We offer half-day and full-day yacht rentals and multi-day term charters. Our fleet includes yachts ranging from 43 feet to mega yachts of up to 220 feet. Whether you want to enjoy a beautiful sunset cruise, a fun-filled adventure to the islands of Bimini and the Bahamas , a stay in Southern Florida, a skip down to the Keys, or organize a yacht party in Fort Lauderdale, we deliver luxurious experiences.

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Great Things You Can Do With Our Yacht and Boat Rentals in Miami

Spend a wonderful time with family and friends.

Choose private yacht rentals in Miami to escape the diverse crowds of party people and tourists and to spend quality time only with your loved ones.

Enjoy Miami’s Skyline

Whether you are a resident of Miami or a tourist, you might have enjoyed watching the city’s skyline as a pedestrian. But exploring it from the waters is even more dazzling. Boat rentals in Miami can offer you the best sights, from the early morning to late night sightseeing, that you don’t want to miss.

Gain Health Benefits

A few hours on a Miami yacht charter can give you an adequate dose of vitamin D and fresh air. You can avoid urban pollution, street noises, and the hustle to just sit back, relax, and have a refreshing experience. Try a luxury yacht rental and see the health benefits.

Get Some Good Exercise

You might not notice, but a lot of fun activities that come with boat rentals in Miami give your body good mental and physical exercise. Some of these include swimming, fishing, scuba diving, and snorkeling.

Gear Up for an Adventure

Adventure on a luxury yacht rental in Miami is something everyone desires. You can expect an ultimate adventure that comes with a variety of exciting activities. You can choose from different types of boats offering a different experience. With Miami Boat Charters, you can plan your adventure trip with our reputable captains, who can make your rental experience beautiful.

How We Make Your Experience Memorable!

• Indulge in an Experience Tailored For You: We create bespoke sailing vacations by preparing a customized itinerary and providing unique services. Whether it is food catering, decoration, or photography, we offer boat charters in Miami that suit all your needs.
• Experience True Freedom With Our Professional Crew: At Miami Boat Charters, we have a professional crew to help you perform various water adventures. You can explore the waterways, marine life, and water toys, and perform many more activities for a thrilling and relaxing experience.
• Privileged Access to the World’s Most Luxurious Yachts: Every Miami yacht charter in our collection is unique. From onboard facilities to impeccable services, we ensure rigorous inspection to ensure you find your ideal match.
• We Believe in Providing a Happy and safe Experience: Our proven ability and 5-star satisfaction rating make us a natural choice for locals and visitors from all around the world expecting a luxury yachting experience.

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At Miami Boat Charters, we are trusted for our expertise to make your sailing experience exceptional. By choosing our Miami yacht charters , you get complete support from our yacht specialists. They will record all your preferences and requirements to ensure that no details are left behind to chance.

You can choose from our half-day and full-day yacht rentals in Miami to multi-day term charters. We feature nicely appointed boats starting at 43 feet to Mega Yachts of up to 220 feet, all with luxury-level service.

So whether it’s a beautiful sunset cruise, a fun-filled adventure to the neighboring islands of Bimini and the Bahamas, or a party with friends along the waters of Biscayne Bay, we’ll deliver the luxurious experience you’re after at the best prices.

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If you are thinking of doing something unique or have your heart set on an adventure-fuelled sailing vacation, we have the experience and the resources to cater to your needs. We also have family-friendly boat charters to help you make the most of your time with your loved ones. Start planning your sailing vacation in Miami by calling our specialists today!

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Embark on an unforgettable journey through the tropical waters of Miami with our Miami Night Cruise . Cruise along Biscayne Bay and immerse yourself in the allure of Miami’s most prestigious addresses, including Star Island, Fisher Island, Millionaire’s Row, and more. Our experienced Captain will guide you on a 90-minute adventure, showcasing the best of Miami’s iconic landmarks.

As you relax and enjoy the panoramic views from our double-decker boats, our knowledgeable local tour guide will regale you with fascinating facts and anecdotes about each site you encounter. Delight in the captivating narration, available in both English and Spanish, as you soak up the rich history and vibrant culture of Miami.

Choose your preferred seating option on our climate-controlled lower level or bask in the refreshing ocean breeze on the open-air top level. Quench your thirst and indulge in delicious snacks from our cash bar, offering an array of soft drinks, cocktails, and light refreshments.

Allow the warm ocean breeze and the magnificent Miami skyline to serve as the perfect backdrop for your unforgettable journey. Capture the breathtaking moments with your camera, as each landmark and celebrity home unveils itself before your eyes.

Tour Highlights

• Cruise Biscayne Bay and see Miami from the water.
• Night boat tour around the Port of Miami, Brickell Key, Fisher Island, and Star Island.
• See the lavish Miami Skyline
• Soft drinks, cocktails, & light snacks are available for purchase.
• Restrooms onboard

Gather your friends and family to experience the ultimate Night Cruise in Miami . Toast to another perfect day in paradise as you witness the splendor of South Beach and explore the opulent homes of the rich and famous along Millionaire’s Row. With onboard restrooms available for your convenience, every aspect of your comfort is taken care of.

Join us on this remarkable Miami Night Boat Tour and create lasting memories against the backdrop of sun-soaked beaches, sparkling waters, and architectural wonders. Don’t miss this unparalleled opportunity to discover Miami’s charm from a unique perspective—the water!

• 90-minute night cruise
• Professional tour guide
• Air conditioning on lower level and bathrooms on board
• Food and drinks
• Hotel pick-up and drop-off

There’s a parking garage at the departure location. Parking rates vary depending on the duration of stay.

Places You See on This Night Boat Ride in Miami:

A visit to Miami is not complete without a South Beach   boat trip  that takes you to see the striking panoramic views of Miami from the water .

On our Miami night cruise tour, you will learn fun facts about the various celebrity mansions, and their owners. Some of the million dollar houses you tour by belong to actors like Al Capone or musicians, including Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan and Paulina Rubio and basketball players like Shaquille Rashaud O’Neal.

Not only will we take you boating around the celebrity homes, but you will also have spectacular views of some of the city’s must-sees:

• Biscayne Bay
• Fisher Island , a unique place with one of the highest per capita income in the United States.
• Downtown Miami
• Star Island , the island of stars, with mansions worth several tens of millions of dollars.
• South Beach
• Brickell District , Miami’s financial district.
• Celebrity Mansions
• Miami Beach
• Venetian Islands
• Flagler Monument Island, is an almost secret hideaway tucked amongst the spectacular small islands located between Miami and Miami Beach.
• Jungle Island
• Miami skyline
• Millionaire’s Row , where Shaquille O’Neal, Gloria Estefan and Julio Iglesias, among other rich and famous, have their houses.

You will also probably recognize several parts of these neighborhoods, since these areas are very often used as a set for music videos and films. For example,  Shakira and Usher  have filmed several video clips in these areas,  Scarface,  and the Adams Family.

☀️ Come experience Miami with Miami On The Water™. You’ll see the most breathtaking views of the city on our double-decker boat city tour.

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• It’s mandatory to arrive 40 minutes before the departure time to check in.
• You are required to present the card used to make the reservation and a valid government ID.
• We do not assign seats on our cruises. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis.
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These tickets are non-refundable. However, the tickets are valid any day any time up to a year from the purchase date.

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If you have questions about our night cruises or any of our sightseeing tours, feel free to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page or give us a call at 305-639-8395 .

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We make the yacht rental process effortless while providing a luxury yachting experience. YachtLuxe is the leading company in Miami yacht rentals.

YachtLuxe offers yacht charters in South Florida and The Bahamas. Our fleet includes the best selection of luxury yachts available to rent. A yacht charter specialist will work with you directly to provide curated yachting experiences.  Our goal is to make your yacht rental experience an exceptional one. We deliver a lasting memory of luxury and splendor that remains for a lifetime.

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Last minute yachting dreams? We are one of the few yacht rental companies that allow same-day bookings. We are ready to get you out on the waters right away!

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Our yacht charter specialists are ethical and committed to providing an exceptional yachting experience.  We will always do right by the client and make sure we get you the perfect yacht.

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Our charter expertise is crucial to providing curated yacht charter experiences. With a team of yacht charter specialists, you are sure to create a lifetime memory at sea. 

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This was my first time renting a boat in Miami and I’m sooo happy I found Myke to work with. I’ve heard so many terrible stories about yacht rental companies in Miami, especially after giving them a deposit for the yacht. I did a lot of research, and eventually found Myke. He was extremely helpful in every single aspect of my yacht charter (even getting me the dimensions of a table on the boat for a tablecloth I wanted to bring on), always responsive, and just very nice!!!! I would highly recommend this company if you are looking for a yacht rental in Miami.

This company is phenomenal and made the process of booking a luxury yacht charter so easy. Vanessa helped me plan my 40 th  birthday celebration. It was a truly unforgettable experience.  I booked a 150’ yacht in The Bahamas. During my trip, we explored the Exumas. Each day was better than the day before!  My favorite part of the trip was swimming with the nurse sharks at Compass Cay. The captain and crew were also incredible. They were extremely professional and friendly. I never had a chance to even ask for anything, they were on top of everything!  I recommend using this company for your next yacht charter.

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"Big Nude Boat" offers a trip to "bare-adise" on a naked cruise from Florida

By Li Cohen

Updated on: May 2, 2024 / 8:20 AM EDT / CBS News

Like to travel light? One cruise ship soon to set sail from Florida is making sure all you need is the bare necessities – no shoes, no clothes but plenty of service. 

" The Big Nude Boat " will take travelers from Miami to the Caribbean on "an 11-day adventure back to Bare-adise," the website says. Setting sail from Feb. 3 through Valentine's Day 2025, the trip offers a "stress-free, clothes-free experience" during which up to 2,300 passengers can roam the ship in the nude while out at sea. 

"It's our pleasure to provide you with the luxury of deciding what NOT to wear," Bare Necessities Tour and Travel says. 

@cbsmornings Would you dare to set sail on a nude cruise? 🚢 Cruisebare's upcoming full-ship nude cruise, departing from Miami in February next year, is making waves. Even #TonyDokoupil is down to go. 🌊 #cruises #vacation #experience #miami #sail ♬ original sound - CBS Mornings

Passengers won't be allowed to be naked when the ship is docked, but can ditch their usual attire once they are anchored or out on the water. And when clothing is optional, standard nudist etiquette must be abided by, the website says. When sitting, nude passengers must either wear a thong or sit on a towel or some kind of fabric. And while the self-serve buffet on the pool deck is a clothes-free area, passengers must be dressed for all dining room meals – and no, bathrobes don't count. 

Photos and videos will also not be permitted unless all individuals being documented give consent. 

"The Big Nude Boat" is just one of the cruises offered by Bare Necessities, which says on its website that the company has been "working to break down the barriers against social nudity and make clothing-optional vacationing a viable and acceptable option for all." 

"Social nudity is not a sexual activity, and we strive to dispel the misconception that it is anything but natural and beautiful," the company says. "We have made strides in the acceptance of nude vacationing and our wide range of cruise charters are a testament to our success."

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MIAMI – Cruisers will be able to go bare on “The Big Nude Boat” with an itinerary to set sail from Miami in 2025.

The travel company Bare Necessities is teaming up with Norwegian Cruise Line to launch an 11-day voyage from Miami to the Caribbean.

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According to the company’s website , pricing starts at about $2,200 per person for an inside cabin. The cruise will make stops in Great Stirrup Bay, Bahamas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Phillipsburg, St. Maarten, Roseau, Dominica, Fort0de-France, Martinique and Castries, St. Lucia.

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A specialist tour and travel company has partnered with Norwegian Cruise Line to launch a new nudist cruise to the Caribbean .

Bare Necessities, a nudist travel company that aims to “break down the barriers against social nudity and make clothing-optional vacationing a viable and acceptable option”, has teamed up with the well-known cruise operator to set up the 11-day trip, which leaves from Miami and takes in destinations including The Bahamas , St Lucia, Dominica and Puerto Rico.

The cruise, which will take place on Norwegian’s 295-foot 2,300-person capacity Norwegian Pearl , will set sail on 3 February 2025 and return on 14 February.

Prices start at $2,000 (£1,592) per person for a standard two-person cabin, rising to $33,155 (£26,400) for a three-person ‘garden villa’.

The trip is marketed as “an 11-Day adventure back to Bare-adise”, offering “a wide range of amenities to fit everyone’s style of bare cruising”. The Norwegian Pearl contains “loads of entertainment, lots of open deck space, and multiple dining options”, including 14 restaurants, 14 bars and “a large buffet area for nude outdoor dining”, in addition to a casino, spa and several “nightspots”.

“As always, it’s our pleasure to provide you with the luxury of deciding what NOT to wear”, reads a final message on the information page.

However, it isn’t an entirely clothing-free experience. Cruise rules require passengers to be clothed during the Captain’s reception and introduction, while docked in port, and at all times in the main and specialty dining rooms.

Other rules include putting a towel down before sitting “in the stateroom, pool deck, and buffet area”, as well as a ban on “being nude in front of other ships in port” and “fondling or inappropriate touching”. A message on the site urges passengers to “use common sense”, emphasising that proper cruise etiquette “is not any different from proper etiquette in any other social situation”.

In a statement to CNN , a Bare Necessities spokesperson said: “Our mission is to provide relaxing, entertaining and health-conscious vacation opportunities that offer non-threatening, natural environments where the appreciation, wonder and compatibility of nature and the unadorned human form can occur.”

The Independent has contacted Bare Necessities for comment.

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How did creed, the most hated band of the 1990s, become so beloved—and even cool i sailed the seas with thousands of fellow lunatics to find out..

It’s high noon on a blazing April day, which is the ideal time to be sitting in an Irish pub aboard a cruise ship the size of a small asteroid. The bar is called O’Sheehan’s—yes, pronounced “oceans”—and it’s located deep within the belly of the boat, just above the teppanyaki joint, the sake bar, and the lustrous duty-free shops. This consciousness-altering diorama of infinite seas and cloying Guinness-themed paraphernalia is where I meet Colleen Sullivan, a 46-year-old woman with a beehive of curly red hair and arms encased by plastic wristbands. She wants to tell me how Creed changed her life.

A few moments earlier, Sullivan dropped one of those wristbands on my table—an invitation to talk. It’s lime-green and emblazoned with pink lettering that reads “Rock the Boat With Creed.” I slip it past my hand and sidle up to her booth. Sullivan uses one nuclear-yellow-painted fingernail to hook back the wristbands on her right arm. Underneath is the pinched autograph of Scott Stapp, the band’s mercurial lead singer, enshrined in tattoo ink. This, it seems, is not her first rodeo.

We are both here for “Summer of ’99,” a weekendlong cruise and concert festival for which Creed—as in the Christian-lite rock band that sold more than 28 million albums in the U.S. alone and yet may be the most widely disdained group in modern times—is reuniting for the first time in 12 years. Roughly 2,400 other Creed fans are along for the round-trip ride from Miami to the Bahamas, and the rest of the bill is occupied by the dregs of turn-of-the-millennium alt-rock stardom. Buckcherry is here. So are Vertical Horizon, Fuel, and 3 Doors Down, the latter of whom hasn’t released an album since 2016.

To celebrate, Sixthman, the booking agency responsible for this and many other cruises, has thoroughly Creed-ified every element of the ship. The band’s logo is printed on the napkins and scripted across the blackjack felt. The TV screens at the bar are tuned to a near-constant loop of Creed’s performance at Woodstock ’99. The onboard library has been converted to a merch store selling Creed hoodies and shot glasses. The stock music piped into the corridors has been swapped out for Hinder’s “Lips of an Angel,” Lit’s “My Own Worst Enemy,” and 3 Doors Down’s “Kryptonite.” When I turn on the closed-circuit television in my cabin, a channel called New Movies plays Scream 3 and Can’t Hardly Wait . And four elevator doors in the boat’s central plaza are plastered with the words “Can You Take Me Higher or Lower?” Sixthman pulled similar stunts with 311’s “ Caribbean Cruise ,” Train’s “ Sail Across the Sun ” cruise, and Kid Rock’s notoriously debauched “ Chillin’ the Most ” cruise—the Kid Rock cruise also took place on the vessel I’m on, the Norwegian Pearl . The idea is to teleport a captive audience back into the dirtbags they once embodied and to a simpler time, when Scott Stapp controlled the universe.

Sullivan tells me that her relationship with Creed overlaps with her sobriety story. She first became a fan of the band in the late 1990s, when “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open” were soaring up the Billboard charts. Then, Sullivan started using, and her appreciation for the divine proportions of those songs faded in service of more corporeal needs. Years later, after Creed broke up and Sullivan got clean, she returned to the music and discovered a dogma of her own: Maybe she had been put on earth to love Stapp—and Creed—harder, and with more urgency, than anyone else in the world.

“He helped me grow with those old Creed songs,” she tells me. “When I saw Scott for the first time live, he had just gotten clean too. I’d go to the shows and there would be tears streaming down my face.” Her left arm contains another Stapp tattoo, with the words “His Love Was Thunder in the Sky” scrawled up to her elbow, surrounded by a constellation of quarter notes. It’s a lyric taken from a 2013 Stapp solo song called “Jesus Was a Rockstar.” The singer Sharpie’d it onto her body himself.

“Summer of ’99” is Creed’s second attempt to reunite, after it disbanded in both 2004 and 2012 amid clashing egos and substance issues. The band couldn’t have picked a better time to get back together. If you haven’t noticed, we’re in the midst of an extremely unlikely Creed renaissance, redeeming the most reviled—and, perhaps more damningly, most uncool —band in the world. For much of the past 20 years, hating Creed has been a natural extension of being a music fan: In 2013 Rolling Stone readers voted the group “the worst band of the 1990s,” beating out a murderers’ row of Hootie and the Blowfish, Nickelback, and Hanson. Entertainment Weekly, reviewing Human Clay , the band’s bestselling album and one of the highest-selling albums of all time, bemoaned the record’s “lunkheaded kegger rock” and “quasi-spiritual lyrics that have all the resonance of a self-help manual.” Meanwhile, Robert Christgau, the self-appointed dean of American rock critics, wrote Creed off as “God-fearing grunge babies,” comparing the group unfavorably with Limp Bizkit.

The disrespect was reflected more sharply by Stapp’s own contemporaries. In the early 2000s, Dexter Holland, the frontman of the Offspring, played shows wearing a T-shirt that read “Even Jesus Hates Creed.” After leaked images of a sex tape filmed in 1999 featuring Stapp and Kid Rock and a room full of groupies made it onto the internet, Kid Rock retorted by saying that his fans didn’t care about the pornography but were appalled that he was hanging out with someone like Stapp. The comedian David Cross, who embodies the archetype of the exact sort of coastal hipsters who became the band’s loudest hecklers, dedicated swaths of his stand-up material to bird-dogging the singer. (One choice punchline: “That guy hangs out outside a junior high school girls locker room and writes down poetry he overhears.”) Then, in 2002, after a disastrous show in Chicago at which a belligerently drunk Stapp forgot the words to his songs and stumbled off the stage for 10 minutes, four attendees unsuccessfully sued the band for $2 million. Holland’s shirt didn’t go far enough—at the group’s lowest, even Creed fans hated Creed.

All this acrimony plunged Stapp into several episodes of psychic distress. His dependence on alcohol and painkillers was well documented during the band’s initial brush with success, but after Creed’s short-lived reconciliation, Stapp spiraled into a truly cavernous nadir. In 2014 the singer started posting unsettling videos to Facebook, asserting that he had been victimized by a cascading financial scam and was living in a Holiday Inn. That same year, TMZ released 911 calls made by Stapp’s wife Jaclyn claiming that he had printed out reams of CIA documents and was threatening to kill Barack Obama. But these days, Stapp—who announced a bipolar diagnosis in 2015—appears to be on much firmer ground, and the band has reportedly patched up some of those long-gestating interpersonal wounds.

But with time comes wisdom, and in 2024 neither the critical slander nor the troubling reports about Stapp’s mental state are anywhere to be found. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Creed is good, a shift that, as Stapp told Esquire , “just started happening” around 2021. The new paradigm likely solidified the next year, when Creed’s mythically patriotic post-9/11 halftime show, played on Thanksgiving in 2001, began to accrue latter-day meme status. The set was ridiculous and immaculately lip-synced by Stapp and company. Yoked, shirtless angels spin through the air, and cheerleaders pump out pompom routines synchronized with “My Sacrifice,” all while the live broadcast is interspersed with grim footage from ground zero. It’s garishly, unapologetically American, issued just before the unsavory decline of the Bush administration clicked into place. Today both of those relics—Creed and the unified national optimism—are worth getting wistful about. “This is where we peaked as a nation,” wrote football commentator Mike Golic Jr., linking to the video.

Creed nostalgia has only proliferated further since the resurrection of that halftime show. The band’s guitarist, Mark Tremonti, told the hard-rock site Blabbermouth that he’d recently noticed athletes bumping Creed as their “ go-to battle music ,” and in November, an entire stadium of Texas Rangers fans belted out “Higher” to commemorate their team’s World Series victory . Earlier this year, a viral remix of “ One Last Breath ” even began pulsing through some of the hottest parties in New York. The band has clearly crossed some sort of inscrutable cultural Rubicon and thrown reality into flux—up is down, black is white, and, due to a sublime confluence of biting irony and prostrating sincerity, Creed fucking rocks .

All this means that the inaugural edition of the “Summer of ’99” cruise is buoyed by very high stakes. It has been 12 long years since Creed last played a show, and the cruise is intended to be the dry run for a mammoth comeback tour that is scheduled for 60 dates, through summer and autumn, in basketball arenas and hockey stadiums across North America. The only remaining question is whether the band can keep it together. I’m there in a commemorative Creed Super Bowl halftime T-shirt to find out.

Several flights of stairs above O’Sheehan’s, the day before I meet Sullivan, I find Sean Patrick, a giddily beer-buzzed 34-year-old from Nashville who is standing in awe of a Coachella-sized stage that looks downright sinister on the pool deck. Creed is playing two shows this weekend, and the first is set for the very minute the boat leaves port and escapes Miami for the horizon. This means that everyone who purchased a ticket to “Summer of ’99”—which ranges from $895 for a windowless hovel to $6,381 for a stateroom with a balcony—has ascended to the top of the ship, preparing for Creed’s rebirth in a wash of Coors Light tallboys.

As of two days ago, Patrick was unaware he would be attending this cruise. Everything changed when a friend, who was on the waitlist, received a call from Norwegian Cruise Line informing him that a cabin with his name on it had miraculously become available. Patrick was suddenly presented with the opportunity to spend a tremendous amount of cash, on very short notice, to witness this reunion amid the die-hards.

Unlike Sullivan, Patrick doesn’t possess one of those highly intimate histories with the band, flecked with tales of trauma and perseverance. Still, he fell in love with Creed—even if it was only by accident.

“I think it started as a joke. The songs were good, but there was definitely a feeling of, like, Yeah, Creed! ” he tells me. “But then, next thing you know, you find yourself in your car, alone, deciding to put on Creed.”

The majority of the passengers on the Pearl have never been burdened with Patrick’s hesitance. Their relationship with Creed is genuine and free—cleansed of even the faintest whiff of irony—and, unlike Patrick, they tend to be in their late 40s and early 50s. The woman standing ankle-deep in the wading pool with a Stewie Griffin tattoo on her shin unambiguously loves Creed, and the same is probably true of whoever was lounging on a deck chair with a book, written by Fox News pundit Jesse Watters, titled Get It Together: Troubling Tales From the Liberal Fringe . Two brothers from Kentucky who work in steel mills, but not the same steel mill, tell me that loving Creed is practically a family tradition: Their eldest brother, not present on the boat, initially showed them the band’s records. Tina Smith, a 48-year-old home-care aide from Texas, crowned with a black tennis visor adorned with golden letters spelling out the name of her favorite band, loves Creed so much that she embarked on this trip all by herself. “This is my first cruise and my first vacation,” she says, proudly. (Smith is already planning her next vacation. It will coincide with another Creed show.)

Passengers I encounter that are a generation younger are clearly acquainted more with Creed the meme than Creed the band. These are the people who vibe with statements like “Born too late to own property, born just in time to be a crusader in the ‘Creed Isn’t Bad’ fight”—especially when they’re arranged as deep-fried blocks of text superimposed over the face of Keanu Reeves as Neo. If the establishment brokers of culture once settled on the position that Creed sucks, then it has been met with a youth-led insurgency that seems dead-set on shifting the consensus—if for no other reason than to savor the nectar of pure, uncut taboo.

Many members of this insurgency are aboard the Pearl , and they’re caked in emblems of internet miscellany that scream out to anyone in the know. Consider the young man, traveling with his father, who is draped in a T-shirt bearing the Creed logo below a beatific image of Nicolas Cage circa Con Air , or the many fans who wander around the innards of the Pearl in matching Scott Stapp–branded Dallas Cowboys jerseys, a reference to that halftime show. In fact, the best representatives of sardonic Creed-fandom colonists might be the youngest collection of friends that I’ve met on board. They are all in their 20s, most of them work in Boston’s medicine and science sectors, and each is dressed in a custom-ordered tropical button-down dotted with the angelic face of Scott Stapp in places where you’d expect to find coconuts and banana bunches. A week before “Summer of ’99” was announced, the four of them made a pact, via group text, that if Creed were ever to reunite, they would make it out to see the band play, no matter the cost. Their fate was sealed.

“I hated Creed. I thought they were terrible,” says Mike Hobey, who, at 28, is the oldest of the posse and therefore the one who possesses the clearest recollection of Creed’s long, strange journey toward absolution. “But then I started listening to them ironically. And I was like, Oh, shit, I like them now .”

His point is indicative of a strange tension in this new age of Creed: If “the worst band of the 1990s” is suddenly good, does that mean all music is good now? Is nothing tacky? Have the digitized music discovery apparatuses—the melting-pot TikTok algorithm, the self-replicating profusion of Spotify playlists—blurred the boundaries of good and bad taste? Am I, like Hobey, incapable of being a hater anymore?

This is what I found myself thinking about when Creed took the stage, right as the Miami skies began to mellow into a late-afternoon smolder, and put on what was, without a doubt, one of the best rock shows I’ve ever seen. The scalloped penthouses of Miami’s gleaming hotel district passed overhead as the Pearl ’s rudder kicked into gear, and Scott Stapp—looking jacked and gorgeous, chain on neck and chain on belt, flexing toward God in a tight black shirt—launched into “Are You Ready?,” the first song of the afternoon, his baritone sounding, somehow, exactly like it did in 1999. “Who would’ve thought, after our last show in 2012, our next show would be 12 years later, on a boat?” Stapp said. He is risen, indeed.

I later hear from Creed’s PR agent that Tremonti, the guitarist, was more anxious than he was excited to get this first show in the books. I also gather, from Stapp’s representative, that photographers are mandated to shoot the lead singer during only the first two songs of the set, before he begins to “glisten” (her word) with sweat. But if nerves were fraying, Creed conquered them with ease. The members of the band were enveloped by an audience that had paid a lot of money to see them, and in that atmosphere, they could do no wrong. They blitzed through a variety of album cuts before arriving at the brawny triptych of “Higher,” “One Last Breath,” and “With Arms Wide Open,” pausing briefly to wish Tremonti, who was turning 50, a happy birthday. (Stapp wiped away tears afterward, a genuinely touching moment, considering that during their first breakup, Tremonti had compared his years collaborating with Stapp—who was then in the throes of addiction— with surviving Vietnam .) Given Creed’s historic proximity to the Kid Rock brand of red-state overindulgence, I half expected the concert to detonate with violent pits and acrobatic beer stunts, but nothing remotely close to mayhem occurred. This crowd was downright polite—chaste, even—as if it had been stunned by the grandeur of Creed.

“He tried to dance pogo ,” says a disappointed German woman, basking in the pool after the show, gesturing toward her husband. Both of them explain to me that pogoing is the German word for “moshing” and that, even more astonishingly, Creed is huge in their native hamlet, just outside Düsseldorf.

“It’s a reunion after 12 years!” says her husband. “Everyone should be dancing pogo .”

Nothing about Creed’s music has changed in the past decade, which is to say that many of the quirks that people like Hobey once used to mock the band for were on brilliant display during its first show back. But the truth is that little of the smug hatred for the group has ever had much to do with the music itself. Creed’s first record, 1997’s My Own Prison , was nearly identical to the down-tuned angst of Soundgarden or Alice in Chains, drawn well inside the lines of alt-rock radio. (It earned a tasteful 4/5 rating from the longtime consumer guide AllMusic.)

The problems arose only after the band started writing the celestial hooks of Human Clay , solidifying its superstar association with other groups chasing the same crunchy highs with machine-learning efficiency: Nickelback, Staind, Shinedown, and so on. Post-grunge was the term music journalists eventually bestowed on this generation, and in retrospect, that was the kiss of death. Creed was suddenly positioned as the inheritor of the legacy of Kurt Cobain, the godfather of grunge, who bristled at all associations with the mainstream music industry and hired the notoriously bellicose Steve Albini to make Nirvana’s third album as sour and uncommercial as possible. Stapp, meanwhile, has long called Bono—he of the flowing locks, billionaire best friends , and residencies in extravagant Las Vegas monoliths —his “ rock god .” Creed’s sole aspiration was to become the biggest rock band in the world, and for a few years there, the group actually pulled it off. Cobain’s grave got a little colder.

Post-grunge steamrolled the rock business, reducing its sonic palette to an all-consuming minor-chord dirge. Nickelback’s “How You Remind Me” went quadruple platinum in 2001, eventually sparking a furious period of retaliation from the underground. (You could make the argument that the rise of the Strokes or the White Stripes or the indie-rock boom writ large is directly tied to the vise grip Creed once held on the genre.) Before long, music aesthetes adopted a new term, rather than post-grunge , to refer to the Creed phenotype: butt rock . In fact, by the late-2000s, the hatred of Creed had been so canonized that when Slate published a rebuttal —in which critic Jonah Weiner asserted that the band was “seriously underrated”—the essay was considered so “ridiculous” and contrarian as to single-handedly inspire the viral and enduring #slatepitches hashtag, instantly prompting parodies such as “ Star Wars I, II, & III, better than Star Wars IV, V, & VI .”

But, frankly, when I revisit Weiner’s piece, many of his arguments sound remarkably cogent to modern orthodoxies. “Creed seemed to irritate people precisely because its music was so unabashedly calibrated towards pleasure: Every surging riff, skyscraping chorus, and cathartic chord progression telegraphed the band’s intention to rock us, wow us, move us,” he writes. Yes, these easy gratifications might have been unpardonable sins in the summer of 1999, capping off a decade obsessively preoccupied with anxiety about all things commercial and phony. But now even LCD Soundsystem—once the standard-bearer of a certain kind of countercultural fashionability—is booking residencies sponsored by American Express. We have all become hedonists and proud sellouts, and with Creed back in vogue, it seems as if the band’s monumental intemperance has become a feature rather than a bug.

That does not mean Stapp no longer takes himself, or his art, seriously. The singer’s earnestness—some might say humorlessness—has always been a cornerstone of Creed’s brand, and there are millions of fans who will continue to meet him at his word. They brandish personal biographies that intersect with Creed’s records; they finds lines about places with “golden streets” “where blind men see” more inspiring than corny, and many of them are etched with the tattoos to prove it. But in the band’s contemporary afterlife, when all its old context evaporates, Stapp has also attracted a community eager to treat Creed like the party band it never aspired to be—the group of licentious pleasure seekers Weiner wrote about. They’re all here, sprinkled throughout the boat, ready to drink a couple of Coronas and shred their lungs to “My Sacrifice.”

After wrapping up the first night of the cruise, Creed, along with the rest of the bands on the bill, was scheduled to administer a few glad-handing sessions on the weekend itinerary. On Saturday, Tremonti chaperoned a low-key painting session while the Pearl floated into the Bahamas at a dock already crammed with other day-trippers. (Our boat was parked next to a Disney cruise, and when we disembarked, in direct earshot of all the young families, the PA blasted Puddle of Mudd’s “She Fucking Hates Me.”) Tremonti keeps busy: The previous evening, he had judged a karaoke tournament—on the main stage—alongside 3 Doors Down lead singer Brad Arnold. Toward the end of the competition, Tremonti grabbed the microphone for a rousing cover of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” which I’d like to think served as a tribute to Creed’s own tenaciousness.

Stapp, on the other hand, is slated for exactly one appointment mingling with the masses: He’ll be shooting hoops with some of the more athletically oriented Creed adherents on a helipad that doubles as a basketball court near the rear of the boat. Stapp is, by far, the most famous person on board, evidenced by the security detail that stands guard on the concrete. So I take my seat on the bleachers and watch him casually drain 10 free throws in a row in mesh shorts under the piercing Atlantic sun with the distinct tang of contractually obligated restraint. Afterward, Stapp slips back into the mysterious alcoves of the ship, while an awed buzz of fans—hoping for a selfie, an autograph, or a split second of euphoric surrender—tail him until they are sealed off for good. It is the one and only time I see him cameoing anywhere but the stage, drawing a stark contrast to the other musicians on board, who flit between the casinos, restaurants, and watering holes in the guts of the Pearl .

This makes some sort of cosmic sense. Stapp, to both his detriment and credit, has never embraced the flippancy that so many other people wanted to impose on Creed. “Sometimes I wish we weren’t so damn serious,” he said in a memorable Spin cover story from 2000, at the height of his mystique. “My agenda from the beginning was to write music that had meaning and was from the heart. You can’t force the hand of the muse.” If you’ll excuse the ostentation of the sentiment, you can maybe understand how someone like Stapp might not be able to feel like himself when he’s orchestrating photo-ops around a free-throw line with that same young man dressed in his Nic Cage–themed parody Creed shirt. He seems to find nothing trivial about Creed’s music. The threat of irrelevance shall never tame him. You cannot force the hand of the muse.

Unfortunately, Stapp’s remoteness is also why Kelly Risch, a 58-year-old from Wisconsin with streaks of ringed, white-blond hair and glam-metal eye shadow, is currently fighting back tears in the Atrium, the ship’s lobby and central bar. Risch is sipping mimosas with her sister Shannon Crass, and, like so many of the others I have spoken to on this cruise, they each have matching Creed tattoos memorializing a personal catastrophe. Twenty years ago, Risch suffered a massive blood clot in her leg and almost died. Crass printed out the lyrics to the latter-day Creed ballad “Don’t Stop Dancing”—a song about finding dignity in the chaos of life—and pinned them in Crass’ intensive care unit during her recovery. Today the chorus is painted on their wrists, right above Scott Stapp’s initials.

The sisters were two of the first 500 customers to buy tickets to “Summer of ’99,” which guaranteed them a photo with the band at its cabin. This is why Risch is crying. The photo shoot came with strict rules, all of which she respected: no Sharpies, no hugs, and no cellphones. She’d hoped for a moment, though—after spending $5,000 and traveling all the way from the upper Midwest, after clinging to life with the help of Creed, and after waiting 12 long years to have the band back—to thank the singer for his comfort. But Stapp, even indoors, was wearing dark, face-obscuring sunglasses. She didn’t even get to make eye contact.

“He’s so great with the crowd. He’s so engaging onstage,” says Crass. “I think that’s why this is disappointing.”

The two sisters are determined to make the most of the rest of their vacation. The Pearl will be pulling into Miami tomorrow at 7 a.m., and there are plenty more mimosas left to drink. I tell them I’m going to speak with Stapp, and the rest of Creed, in an hour. Do they have anything they’d like me to ask?

“Tell him not to wear sunglasses during the photos,” they say.

Creed is finishing up the meet-and-greet obligations in a chilly rococo ballroom, paneled—somewhat inexplicably—with portraits of Russian royalty. The band members have been at this all morning, after a late night finishing off the second performance of their two comeback sets. A molasses churn of Creed fans, all sea-weathered and scalded with maroon sunburns, weaves through a bulwark of chairs and tables toward the pinned black curtains at the rear.

Creed has this down to an art. The band is capable of generating a photo every 30 seconds, and afterward, the fans exit back down the aisle, with beaming smiles, their brush with stardom consummated. Stapp chugs a bottle of Fiji water and holds out his hand for a fist bump after the last of those passengers disappear. A crucifix dangles above his navel, and an American flag is stitched to his T-shirt. He’s still wearing those sunglasses.

I am given just 15 minutes to ask questions, in a makeshift interview setup against the portside windows, under the watchful surveillance of the entire Creed apparatus—both PR reps, a few scurrying Sixthman operators, the photographer, and so on. I ask what their day-to-day life is like aboard the “Summer of ’99,” in this highly concentrated environment of super fans, with no obvious escape routes. Stapp says that he has spent most of the time on the cruise “resting and exercising,” while Brian Marshall, the band’s bassist, told me he executes his privilege of being one of the band’s secondary members by frequenting the sauna and steam room. Throughout the weekend, Marshall is hardly recognized.

Scott Phillips, Creed’s drummer, confirms my suspicions about the cruise’s demographics. The ticket data reveals that a good number of the passengers aboard are under 35 years old. I’m curious to know how the band members are adjusting to this new paradigm shift, and if they wish to settle common ground between the post-ironic millennials and the much more zealous Gen Xers, who bear Creed insignias on their calves and forearms.

“People are drawn to our music for different reasons,” Stapp says. “That’s probably why you have the guys you were talking about, who want to chill and drink light beer and scream ‘Creed rocks!’ and the others, who have a much deeper, emotional impact.”

“And maybe, at some point, with the light-beer guys, it does connect with them,” Phillips adds. Stapp agrees.

But, really, the reason I’m here is because I want to ask Stapp a question I’ve been curious about for the entirety of Creed’s career. The band’s bizarre odyssey, from its warm reception among youth groups across America to the bloodthirsty backlash that met its success to this current psychedelic revival, has all orbited around a single lasting question: Why is Scott Stapp so serious? Could he ever mellow out? Does he want to? Surely now is the time. If Stapp allocated some levity for himself, then so many of the bad things people have said about him would be easier to process. Who knows? Maybe he’d have an easier time getting his arms around the current state of Creed, a group that is now, without a doubt, simultaneously the coolest and lamest band in the world. Why must he make being in Creed so difficult?

“It’s just who I am,” he says. “It’s what inspires me. It’s where I come from. And it’s tough, because you have to live it. That’s the conundrum of it all. That’s the double-edged sword. If I started writing [lighter material], there would be a dramatic shift in my existence.”

There’s a break in the conversation, then Stapp asks me to identify the name of the new Taylor Swift album. The songwriter’s 11 th record has dropped like a nuclear bomb while we’ve all been out to sea, but data restrictions mean that nobody on board can access Spotify or any other streaming service. The Norwegian Pearl serves as a butt-rock pocket dimension: The biggest story in pop music simply can’t penetrate our airtight seal of Hinder, Staind, and so much Creed. “It’s called The Tortured Poets Department ,” I reply. Outside of my fiancée, he is the only person on the entire cruise I will speak to about Taylor Swift.

“That’s what I feel,” he says, without a shred of artifice. “I connect with that title.”

Later that evening, I climb to the top of the Pearl for a final round of karaoke, where fans keep the spirit of 1999 alive for a few more hours. The bar is more hectic than it’s been all trip—everyone is willing to risk a hangover now that Monday is all that looms on the horizon. The host asks a guest if they intended to sing “Torn” by Creed or “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia. “I assume Creed, but Natalie would be a fun surprise.”

The playlist is more diverse than I expected. We are treated to both Jay-Z’s “Big Pimpin’ ” and Shania Twain’s “Any Man of Mine.” Brandon Smith, one of the very few people of color aboard the cruise, crushes Maroon 5’s “She Will Be Loved.” A lanky kid from St. Louis unleashes a Slipknot death-growl into the microphone. A queer couple quietly slow-dances on the otherwise empty dance floor. And a 16-year-old, teeth tightened by braces, orders his last Sprite of the night. “Rockers are the most awesome people!” shouts one transcendently inebriated guest over the clamor of his Rolling Stones cover. “Creed is awesome!” On this one thing, at least, we can all agree.