FAQ

Prices vary per cruise depending on the cruise offering, the day of the week, the time of the day, and if it is a holiday weekend or not. Find a cruise and review the cruise details before booking.

Cruise durations range from 90-120 minutes. Find a cruise and review the cruise details before booking.

If you would like to extend the cruise time limit, Contact Us. This will depend on availability and scheduled launch times of the boat.

Some cruises have bathrooms on board while others make a mid-trip pitstop for a bathroom break. Find a cruise and review the cruise details before booking.

Find a cruise and review the food and drink policies before booking.

Some cruises are now stocked with alcohol for purchase on board, and thus will no longer be BYOB. The one exception to this is for wine and champagne. For an uncorking fee of $8/bottle, passengers are welcome to bring their own wine and champagne.

Other cruises are BYOB and no uncorking fee will be applied (beer and wine only though, no liquor—sorry!)

All cruises are BYOF so passengers are welcome to bring their own food to enjoy during their cruise!

Some cruises offer light snacks for sale on board.

Find a cruise and review the food and drink policies before booking.

Our boats are equipped with Bluetooth speakers so you can connect and play your favorite tunes!

Prefer to dance instead of dj? No worries, our crew has playlists ready to go!

Yes! All of our cruises have coolers with ice to keep drinks fresh and cold.

We welcome passengers of ALL ages, but you have to be 21 years of age to enjoy libations. Passengers 12 years of age and younger must wear a life jacket at all times. We have 2 USCG approved child life jackets (for children 50-90lbs) available on both Georgetown boats and 3 USCG approved child life jackets on our National Harbor boat. If you are planning on bringing children please contact us to ensure we have enough life jackets for use. Legal guardians will be required to provide life jackets for each additional child in parties with more children than available life jackets.

In addition, we have one life jacket per boat equipped for children less than 50 lbs. If you have more than one child weighing less than 50 lbs, you will have to provide your own life jacket suited for someone of their size. If you have any questions, please Contact Us.

We ask all passengers to arrive at the pickup location at least 15 minutes ahead of time so that we can check IDs, waivers, and present safety requirements. If your private group is late, we will not leave without your group but it will cut into your cruise time.

We recommend planning for parking in advance of your cruise. Search for parking lots, parking garages, and on-street parking near your pickup location. Be mindful of fees or restrictions.

Find a cruise and review the directions and location of the cruise prior to booking.

Find a cruise and review the pickup & drop off information before booking.

We have a canopy that covers the bar area, so we operate rain or shine*. We will only cancel if conditions become dangerous, e.g. high winds, severe thunderstorms, or any other effect from such weather that would jeopardize safety.

Reservations canceled due to weather will not be refunded, but a raincheck will be given for another date.

*Note: The only exception to this policy is for Retro Boat Rentals, as there is no canopy. Reservations for this cruise type will be canceled and a raincheck will be given for another date. 

Unfortunately, we haven’t yet figured out how to control the weather (let us know if you have some solutions to this) so this is the one variable that is out of our control, and we have to simply react to what the radar tells us. The radar changes constantly (you may have noticed that weather reporters are often wrong), so we have to make the safest decision for all passengers even if it changes right before the cruise is set to take place.

• Because we have gasoline on board, we cannot have ANYTHING with fire including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, other smoking products, birthday candles, sparklers, etc.
• Passengers are not permitted to stand on the furnished areas at the front of the boat nor sit atop the railings as this increases chances of falling overboard. We know everyone loves standing on elevated surfaces when having a few drinks, but unfortunately the Coast Guard doesn’t feel the same way.
• There will be zero tolerance (and $1000 fine) for jumping off the boat. In addition to the fine, you will also be promptly returned to the dock and no refund will be provided for your group.
• If you have any further questions, please Contact Us.

We ask you to fill out the waiver prior to arriving, or on your phone upon arrival if you forgot. We will not leave the dock until all waivers are signed.

Unfortunately, most vessels are not ADA accessible due to the fixed height of the dock and varying nature of the tides.

Vessels at the following locations have a floating dock, therefore, the deck of the boat stays even with the dock: Rocketts Landing (Richmond), The Wharf (DC), Navy Yard (DC), and Inner Harbor (Baltimore). Please Contact Us for more details around ADA accessibility at these locations.

While we do welcome party animals, for our passengers’ health and for your pet’s safety, we are not permitted to host pets on board.

We sure love the enthusiasm but please do not bring in your clip in cycle shoes. And don’t forget, pedaling is optional, we have a motor!