Set sail from Fort Lauderdale for a breezy 3.5-hour catamaran adventure: Intracoastal mansion views, Atlantic runs, snorkeling (weather permitting), and a floating water playground. Practical boarding rules and safety make this a family-friendly, social way to experience the city from sea level.
Set sail from Fort Lauderdale for a breezy 3.5-hour catamaran adventure: Intracoastal mansion views, Atlantic runs, snorkeling (weather permitting), and a floating water playground. Practical boarding rules and safety make this a family-friendly, social way to experience the city from sea level.
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Operated by Tropical Sailing · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The catamaran slips free of the dock with a soft shudder, rigging humming and the city’s glass towers shrinking behind you. Salt air sharpens the senses; palms on the shoreline point the way east toward the Atlantic, while a ribbon of mansions—Millionaires Row—slides by on the Intracoastal, each balcony offering a private audience to your passage. Laughter rises from the stern where a giant floating mat waits, and the crew barks a friendly invitation to launch from the slide into a wash of warm, turquoise water.
easy.
3–4 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; you should be comfortable boarding a boat, swimming in open water if you plan to snorkel, and moving on a rocking deck.
Check in at the Tropical Sailing kiosk inside Market Deli located at 801 Seabreeze Blvd; arrive 45–60 minutes before departure to sign waivers.
No—snorkel stops are weather- and visibility-dependent; the crew will offer snorkeling when conditions are safe and clear.
No outside alcohol is allowed on board; the crew provides beverages for purchase.
Yes, families are welcome but infants under 12 months are not recommended; children under 30 lbs must bring their own approved life jacket.
Full refunds are available if you cancel at least 24 hours prior; trips may be canceled for weather or insufficient passengers and will be rescheduled or refunded.
The cruise is rated easy—activities include light swimming, climbing a ladder to the water, and moving around a deck; basic mobility is sufficient.
Fort Lauderdale’s network of canals and boating culture expanded in the early 1900s, earning it the nickname “Venice of America” and establishing the city as a yachting hub.
Operators ask guests to use reef-safe sunscreen and avoid touching coral; nearshore reefs are fragile and best enjoyed without disturbance.
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