COMING SOON, FALL 2024: Shoreline Scavenger Hunt aboard Black Raven Pirate Ship! Family Fun with a scenic route and plenty of dolphin sightings! An afternoon of games, dancing, music, pirate activities, and more! Call to Book public tickets, also available as a Field Trip or Group Event Package
Family-Friendly Treasure Hunts
1:15 PM Daily, and starting at 11:15 on Saturdays!
Black Raven’s Tropical Sunset Cruise!
It’s island time on the Black Raven, Daily at 4:15 PM! Book your ticket to paradise now!
Return throughout the year for varying themes and activities!
Featuring Local Ghost Stories October 1st-31st.
Featuring bayfront views of Nights of Lights November 23rd 2024-January 29 2025
(21+) Rum Runner Pirate Show and Booze Cruise
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 9:00 PM
Upcoming events:
Thursday, October 31st, All Shows: Halloween! Featuring Costume Contests, Trick-Or-Treat Prizes, Face Painting, Drink Specials, and more all day!
Saturday, November 23rd, 4:15 PM: Light Up! Night – Nights of Lights 2024 Cruise right along the historic bayfront as the switch to the Nights of Lights is flipped on to illuminate the city! – SOLD OUT
Thursday, November 28th 2024: CLOSED – HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Saturday, December 14th, 6:00 PM: Regatta of Lights boat parade 2024 – Join Black Raven Pirate Ship as we compete to win Best Theme for the second year in a row! – SOLD OUT
Tuesday, December 24th 2024, All Day: We are open for Christmas Eve! Santa will be on board during all shows.
Wednesday, December 25th 2024: CLOSED, MERRY CHRISTMAS
Tuesday, December 31st 2024, 10:45 PM: New Years Eve Special Sailing – featuring charcuterie trays, music, and a champagne toast at midnight
Friday, February 20th 2025, 7:15 PM: Valentine’s Day Rum Runner – featuring drink specials and costume contest. Awards given to Best Pirate and Best Theme
Sunday, March 17th 2025, 8:15 PM: St Patrick’s Day Booze Cruise – Party Like an Irish Pirate! WEAR GREEN FOR HAPPY HOUR DRINK PRICES!
Sunday, April 13th 2025, 11:00 AM: Blessing of the Fleet – a procession ending at the marina, where a priest will bless each boat. The public can view the event from the docks, the Bridge of Lions, the bayfront, or on board the Black Raven at a special price. Call for details, admission may apply to groups only
Friday, July 4th 2025: Front-Row seats to view Fireworks aboard Black Raven! This event is open online now for ticket sales, or give us a call for more details on what the evening will include.
Selling out, book now!
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If the customer choses to cancel: Customers who cancel at least 48 hours prior to the date of their sailing may choose to reschedule or receive a 75% refund. Cancellations made less than 48 hours in advance may be rescheduled, but will not be refunded.
If the Black Raven needs to cancel a trip: Customers who are booked on a trip that gets cancelled by the Black Raven will be given the option to reschedule or receive a 100% refund. Customers will be notified as soon as possible by either call or text, and email. Reasons a trip may be cancelled include, but are not limited to:
- Not enough passengers have signed up for a trip to approve sailing
- Mechanical issues
- Inclement weather – please see our inclement weather policy for more details
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In case of inclement weather, our ship’s captain reserves the right to cancel, delay, or leave ahead of schedule. Cancellation decisions will be made at sailing time based on the sailing conditions at that time. We ask all passengers to proceed to check-in unless they have already been notified of a trip’s cancellation. If your trip is cancelled, all passengers will be given the option to either reschedule or receive a full refund. If the captain decides to leave early, passengers who have not reported to check-in by the time all other passengers have boarded may be left behind and given the option to reschedule. No refunds will be issued to latecomers or no-show passengers.
North Florida's only sailing pirate cruise in St. Augustine
The Black Raven pirate ship was designed to be a floating theater and is USCG-approved for up to 127 passengers. The first time we dropped anchor was on May 8, 2009 and we are still operating from the same dock in St. Augustine, FL.
No other attraction can live up to these exhilarating and unique live and interactive St. Augustine pirate ship shows. Our core program consist of three different types of voyages: our daily all-ages Treasure Hunt Show and Sea Battle, scenic sunset cruises featuring different themes throughout the year, and the adult Rum Runners Pirate Show which sails in the evening. Book your pirate cruise from St. Augustine online today!
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Sail Through Our 5-Star Black Raven Pirate Ship Reviews!
Took my daughter and 2 grandsons (7 & 3) on a mini adventure for a week and the Black Raven’s Treasure Hunt was the favorite activity by far. The boys are still talking like pirates and can’t wait to go back!!! The interactive show was awesome and the entire crew made the day amazing!
– Sandra B. | Facebook
We did the Night of Lights tour and it was AWESOME! The crew was fantastic and so much fun they were perfectly piratey, but also able to turn it off and make recommendations for other things in the area or to point out the dolphins swimming off the sides of the boat. It was great for kids and adults and we can’t wait to come back and do the “regular” ride with the show.
– Heather H. | Google Reviews
Thank you all for the wonderful elopement wedding in a lightning storm! Also, thanks for the trash bag for me to wear with the dress!! Haha! The most memorable wedding in history, I think! Timothy and I appreciate everything! We shall be back!!
– Wendy R. | Facebook
We did the evening tour and it was absolutely awesome and funny. We had a great time and the dirty jokes and songs were a lot of fun! Recommended for folks who are not easily offended and enjoy dirty jokes and good humor!
– Wendy R. | Google Reviews
The 21+ rum runner cruise was AMAZING! We had so much fun. Drinks/Bartender was A++ and the prices were great. The skits, jokes and songs are absolutely hilarious. We highly recommend this to the adult crowd. Even though it was quite chilly, we had a blast. Can’t wait to do it again when we travel back from Western NC. 100% great time.
– April W., TripAdvisor
I originally thought that this was a little pricey, but how wrong I was. This show was well worth the money. The crew of the black raven were great and made you laugh. The show lasts about an hour and a half, but it seemed like it was about half hour. That is how good the show was, THANK YOU to the crew of the Black Raven.
– Get Your Guide
Engaged pirate characters, smooth sailing, and guides pointed put dolphins and even alerted us to a rocket launch that was visible in the sky. Additionally the Captain maneuvered the ship as much as possible so that we could capture the sunset almost aligned with the light house. Weather was fair as well and the holiday lights were very visible on the shore. Much more than I would ever have expected! Aarrggh!
– Get Your Guide