A waterfront city located on the western side of Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, offers visitors a waterfront promenade and a beautiful downtown area, according to Frommer's, a travel website. Several companies in the area offer dinner cruises on the inter-coastal waterways, providing a unique opportunity for guests to see the area from a different perspective.
StarLite Dining Cruises offers three-hour dinner cruise packages, including dinner, dancing, and entertainment on the inland waters near St. Petersburg. StarLite provides a full dinner menu, with ten entree choices, and sails Tuesdays through Sundays from various departure points in the St. Pete/Clearwater area. Cruises take place on StarLite's Majesty Dining Yacht, a 115-foot-long yacht, providing accommodation for up to 280 passengers on two dining levels. For special occasions, StarLite offers a birthday or anniversary package for an additional charge, which includes a guaranteed window table, a celebratory balloon, a bottle of wine or champagne, and roses for an anniversary or cake for a birthday celebration.
StarLite Cruises
P.O. Box 3335
Clearwater, FL 33767
800-444-4814
starlitediningcruises.com
Departing from Clearwater Beach, the Calypso Queen cruise is a short drive from St. Petersburg. The Calypso Queen offers a sunset dinner and tropical party cruise, with departure time varying, based on the sunset. Dinner is a tropical-themed buffet. A full bar, dance floor, and DJ are also provided. The ship is 65 feet long and has two air-conditioned enclosed levels and a third level that is open. The Calypso Queen is able to carry 149 diners for each cruise.
Calypso Queen Cruises
25 Causeway Blvd. Slip 18
Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
1-727-461-3113
calypsoqueen.com
Located in nearby Tampa Bay, Yacht Starship offers nightly dinner cruises. The dinner menu changes daily and offers meals designed by an executive chef. After dinner, dancing is offered inside while the outside deck is provided for quiet relaxation. Yacht Starship suggests that women wear cocktail attire and men wear dress shirt and slacks. T-shirts, old or torn jeans, tank tops, shorts, casual hats and caps, sneakers, and flip flops are prohibited aboard the yacht. Cruises depart from either Tampa Bay or Clearwater, based on the yacht's schedule, and your departure point is provided when making a reservation. Special anniversary and birthday packages can be arranged; in addition, guests may bring small cakes that do not need refrigeration on board for a personal celebration.
Yacht Starship
233 S 12th St.
Tampa, FL 33602
1-813-223-7999
yachtstarship.com
