Specialty Harbor Cruises in Charleston, SC

Beyond sunset sails: a haunted history run, a mimosa brunch and a 21+ party boat.

Themed evening cruise boat boarding at dusk with string lights along the Charleston harbor dock

Specialty Cruises

Narrated tour boat passing the dark silhouette of a Charleston harbor fort at blue hour on a haunted history cruise

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Haunted History Harbor Cruise

1.5 hours · Shared nighttime cruise · Run by Sandlapper Water Tours

4.6 1,220 reviews on the listing

A nighttime haunted-history cruise around Charleston Harbor, narrated throughout and run by Sandlapper Water Tours. It holds a 4.6 rating across 1,220 reviews and starts at $40 per person; the current listing is non-refundable.

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Party boat easing down Shem Creek on a warm evening with string lights switched on for a Charleston harbor social cruise

Harbor Social Party Boat Cruise (21+)

4.8 46 reviews on the listing

2 hours · Captain Cocktail Cruises

from $59per person, live price on the listing

Captain Cocktail Cruises runs this 18-and-over BYOB party cruise out of Shem Creek. It lasts 2 hours, starts at $59 per person, and holds a 4.8 rating across 46 reviews. Guests must be 21 or older with valid ID.

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Bamboo tiki-bar boat crossing Charleston Harbor on a bright afternoon with a thatched roof shading the deck

Original Cruisin' Tikis Charleston Harbor, 2 Hour Cruise

26 reviews on the listing

2 hours · Cruisin Tikis Charleston

from $75per person, live price on the listing

A 2-hour, small-group tiki-bar cruise on a bamboo tiki boat from Cruisin Tikis Charleston, BYOB, gliding past Fort Sumter and Patriots Point. Six guests per trip at most. The listing shows 26 reviews and no star average, and starts at $75 per person.

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Brunch cruise boat leaving the dock on a clear Charleston morning with chafing dishes steaming on the aft deck

Charleston Harbor Mimosa Brunch Cruise

4.8 5 reviews on the listing

2 hours · Palmetto Breeze Charters

from $65per person, live price on the listing

Mini brunch bites come with the ticket on this two-hour harbor cruise from Palmetto Breeze Charters. The $65 from-price covers those bites, while mimosas and other drinks can be bought on board. Guests rate it 4.8 out of 5 across a freshly reset pool of 5 reviews, so treat the score as early rather than proven.

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Season

June through November is hurricane season, so operators occasionally reschedule.

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