Premium Private Maritime Memorial Cruise & Sea Scattering Ceremony in Palmetto, 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 memorial cruise from Palmetto on the Manatee River aboard a 38-foot Axopar, down to the Gulf of Mexico.

From Riverside Drive the boat follows the Manatee River and crosses lower Tampa Bay, exits near Egmont Key and Passage Key, then goes 3 nautical miles offshore. It is a longer cruise, roughly 15 to 20 nautical miles each way, which gives families time to settle in and talk on the way out. The river and bay are inside waters, so the ceremony is held in the Gulf. 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.

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 805 Riverside Dr, Palmetto, FL 34221

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.