A 10th anniversary fundraising cruise around Halifax Harbour with face painting, mermaid encounters, touch tanks, music and dancing; costumes encouraged.
The Big Blue Boogie Cruise sets sail from the Harbour Queen on Sunday, August 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with check-in starting at 9:30 a.m. It's a family-friendly morning on Halifax Harbour, and it's more than just a boat trip: the cruise marks the 10th anniversary of the Back to the Sea Centre, and it doubles as a limited-capacity fundraiser for the centre's next decade of ocean education.
Young sailors, mermaids, and pirates are the invited guests, and costumes are encouraged. The two-hour voyage gathers a few different things on deck: mermaid encounters, face painting, touch tank explorations, and a 'Skills of a Sailor' station, along with music and dancing. All that happens while you're cruising around the harbour, so you get the scenic views of the city from the water as part of the morning. The outing is made possible by Ambassatours Gray Line.
It's a morning for the kids, so if you've got little ones who'd rather be a pirate or a mermaid for a few hours than sit at home, this is a good one to have on the radar. Between the touch tanks and the 'Skills of a Sailor' station, there's plenty to keep them occupied while the boat makes its way around the harbour. And since it's a fundraiser for the Back to the Sea Centre, the morning supports ocean education for the years to come.
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Logistics: The Harbour Queen is run by Ambassatours Gray Line at 1751 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1M4. The cruise runs from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30, with check-in at 9:30 a.m., so leave yourself a bit of time to get everyone on board before the boat departs.
