Premium Private Maritime Memorial Cruise & Sea Scattering Ceremony in Miami, FL

Boat: Axopar 37 XC, 38 ft, ultra-luxury class Up to 13 guests, private bareboat charter (only your group aboard)

How this charter works: this boat is offered as a bareboat charter. You sign a bareboat agreement with SeaEO Luxury Boat Charters and take charge of the boat for your trip. You choose your own licensed captain, either from SeaEO's list of qualified captains or one you find yourself, and you pay the captain directly. The price here is for the boat; the captain's fee is separate. Up to 13 people may come aboard: you plus 12 guests. Your captain is not counted. SeaEO operates and insures its own boat.

A private burial at sea from Coconut Grove in Miami aboard a 38-foot Axopar, across Biscayne Bay and out to the Atlantic.

From South Bayshore Drive the boat crosses Biscayne Bay and leaves through Government Cut, then runs about 3 to 4 nautical miles to reach 3 nautical miles offshore. The bay crossing is usually smooth, and the skyline makes for a meaningful send-off. The scattering happens at least 3 nautical miles from land, as the federal EPA burial-at-sea rule requires, and your captain can file the EPA report for you afterward.

PortMiami has security zones around the cruise ships, and southern Biscayne Bay is a national park where scattering needs its own permit, so the ceremony itself is always held out in the ocean.

You lead the ceremony, or your captain can help guide it: share memories, read a passage or prayer, play a song, then release the ashes together. There is no rush.

Departure time is up to you and the weather. Many families choose late afternoon or near sunset, when the water is often calmer. If anything needs to change after booking, SeaEO will contact you.

Pickup location 2900 S Bayshore Dr, Miami, FL 33133

Weather and family plans can change. If you or the captain need to change the date, we first find a new date that works for everyone. If no new date works, you can cancel: when you cancel, the charter is refunded minus the 11.5% booking fee and card processing; when the captain cancels, you receive a full refund.