NorthCoastPyrate

I'm in Columbus just a couple of hours down the road from Cleaveland....

As for strictly Pirate festivals.... Not so much out here.... There is (was?) Great Lakes Medieval Faire Thier web site .... They have a Pirate theme weekend, next weekend it seems....

It's a long drive, but there is the Toronto Pirate Festival at the end of August... It would be about 5 hours drive for you. I only go because I am originally from Toronto... Toronto Pirate Festival Web Site

The Archangel crew seem to be centered in Indiana and Illionois... You may want to contact them about any events they may have in those areas.

There is the Ohio Renaissance Festival

Thier web site.... They seem to have a Pirate themed weekend in Mid-september. It's closer to Cincy, so that would be about a 3 to 3 and half hour drive for you....

There is probably more... but off the top of my head that is most of what I know.

Thank you, Matey. Much abliged. I'll look into the Pirate Weekend. This weekend, we take our daughter aboard the Nautica Queen in Cleveland for Capt'n Willie's cruise. He is a tame pirate. In August, we'll be in Cincinnati for the Whynot. That should be great. Next year we'll probably try to get out to the Blackbeard Festival in Virginia. Thank you again.

Thanks again for the info on the Medieval Faire. We had a blast and ran into plenty of pyrates, from Barboza to Jack Sparrow and everyone in between.

Keep the wind in your sails . . .

Talllship adventures in the Caribbean.

Maybe this is what you are looking for, but perhaps not in one of the ports you are visiting. The term yer looking for is Tallship Adventure Sail. As there are fewer and fewer Tallships left, finding one in the tourist ports of the Caribbean can be difficult. Most of the tallships I know of are US based non-profits. It is only with the care of several hundred people are these beautiful ships saved.

Next time you sail the Caribbean, be sure to stop in Key West. There are two beautiful Tallships that take out tourists there. The Schooner Wolf and Schooner America. I know several have sailed the Wolf and I have sailed with the America.

HTH

Thank you. I'll look for those. Our next trip is out of San Juan, so we'll be bypassing Florida altogether. I will look for one of the tallships next time we're in Florida. Thank you.

Didja say 'crews'( a deep Davey Jones accent)....or 'cruise'?

Day cruises? Those don't sound like day cruises.

As for pyrate cruises stateside yes, I can give you a good list (Fl, Va, RI, etc). As fo' de eye-lands....don't know much other than I heard something of a pirate excursion in Charlotte Amalie, USVI, I'll check into that and let you know what I find.

People, help me out here. Other than the multi-day Windjammer pirate-thingy cruises out of St Maarten/St Martin, i don't know much. Even my latest issue of lattitudes & Attitudes magazine didn't say much.

Hurricane season is fast approaching, don't say I didn't warn ya.

Arrrgh! Matey, I did say day cruise. I am day crew up here, but down there I plan to plunder and enjoy some rum from Davy Jones' Locker! Pyrat Rum at that! (From Antigua, I believe & distributed by Patron)

My first mate and younger crew member will be feastin' on the booty of Royal Caribbean Crews Line and taking in the balmy sea air next February (hopefully far from the Hurricanes ye' warned me of). We will have a day in Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas, then round-trip back to San Juan.

We're just looking fer a fun day under the sails. There are four ships I am aware of, but I'm trying to make an informed decision.

As for stateside, what are your suggestions? I will put them in my "someday" file.

Thank ye' for responding to this landlubber / pyrate wanna-be.

Ahoy there, mateys. Can any of ye' brethren or sistren recommend a day cruise. My first mate and young crew member are lookin' to leave all landlubbers behind and sail with some real pyrates of the Caribbean. We'll stop in San Juan, P.R., Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas. I have seen a pirate ship in Aruba, St. Maarten, and St. Thomas, but they seem like party boats, not pirate boats. Any information?

Has anyone been on the Lord Sheffield Pirate cruise, in St. Maarten? Or the Jolly Pirate ship in Aruba? They both sound better than the boats in St. Thomas. If anyone has been on both, a review would be very much appreciated.

I'm in Columbus just a couple of hours down the road from Cleaveland....

As for strictly Pirate festivals.... Not so much out here.... There is (was?) Great Lakes Medieval Faire Thier web site .... They have a Pirate theme weekend, next weekend it seems....

It's a long drive, but there is the Toronto Pirate Festival at the end of August... It would be about 5 hours drive for you. I only go because I am originally from Toronto... Toronto Pirate Festival Web Site

The Archangel crew seem to be centered in Indiana and Illionois... You may want to contact them about any events they may have in those areas.

There is the Ohio Renaissance Festival

Thier web site.... They seem to have a Pirate themed weekend in Mid-september. It's closer to Cincy, so that would be about a 3 to 3 and half hour drive for you....

There is probably more... but off the top of my head that is most of what I know.

Thank you, Matey. Much abliged. I'll look into the Pirate Weekend. This weekend, we take our daughter aboard the Nautica Queen in Cleveland for Capt'n Willie's cruise. He is a tame pirate. In August, we'll be in Cincinnati for the Whynot. That should be great. Next year we'll probably try to get out to the Blackbeard Festival in Virginia. Thank you again.

Looking for other pyrates in the Cleveland area, or a reasonable drive. Any festivals on the Great Lakes?