Pirate Voyages — Attraction in Ocean City

At the last minute, while on the way to Ocean City, our boat excursion (with another company) called to cancel our trip due to low bookings for the 11AM trip. I did some online scrambling with moments to spare and we (husband and me) booked a tour on the Sea Dragon.

Unbeknownst to us, this boat trip is designed for young kids. We realized this when it was too late, so we went on the hour tour anyway. We thought, "oh boy, we just got on the wrong boat. This is not going to be good."

Here's what happened instead. We actually had a great time! We spent our time observing the crew, who did a fantastic job relating to the children on the tour.

The Captain: Bridget did a great job of piloting the ship and supervising the teenage workers. Her stories and jokes were hilarious. We felt safe on the boat with her at the helm.

The Pirates: The best part of the trip was the water battles. Two of the teenage employees dressed up as pirates in silly masks and came out on the bay in a small, motorized boat to throw buckets of water at the kids/ship while the kids were shooting the pirates with water spray cannons from the boat. The kids loved it. We loved it.

Best of all was how the crew interacted with the kids on the trip. The crew is kind and caring and it is clear that they are a close-knit group who loves to laugh and have fun.

Had we known that the Sea Dragon was a kiddie excursion, we would not have booked the trip. However, now we have a great story to tell. When you are in Ocean City, if you have young kids, you will greatly enjoy a voyage on...

Very cool experience for the kids. The crew were great, very engaging and worked to get all the kids involved in the experience. Felt like the really enjoyed what they were doing and not just going through the motions. The trip is an hour long and stays in the bay, never going beyond the bridge. There is a gift shop to get some pirate swag before the trip, prices werent to bad. They also have people painting pirate tattoos for thenkids prior to setting sail. Part of the trip involves getting attacked by a pirate in a dingy which the boat circles and the kids can use the water cannons to shoot him as he tosses buskets of water at them. You also pull up a treasure chst which is filled with all kinds of trinkets for the kids. Overall great experience. Had four kids from 3 to 6 and they...

Loved this! We have a 5yr old, 3yr old, and 10 month old baby as well as our 11yr old neice and 8yr old nephew who joined our trip. The trip lasted about an hour. All of the kids had a great time! The crew was great with the kids and they were entertained the entire time with adventures. They kids really enjoyed getting their own pirate name and the facepainting before boarding the boat. There is a shaded area on the ship for parents to sit which was great because we had the baby with us. Single strollers were allowed but I found it easier to just carry him. We will definitely be back next year! Very...