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Tall Ship Red Witch, LLC – Central Chicago

Cocktail Skyline or Fireworks Cruise (Half Off)

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Wed Feb 20 05:59:59 UTC 2013
Value
$70
Discount
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$35
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In a Nutshell

Passengers relax on cruises while viewing the skyline or Navy Pier’s exploding fireworks

The Fine Print

  • Expires Jul 15, 2013
  • May buy multiple. Not valid until 5/20/13. Must book sail online between 5/20/13 and 6/30/13. Valid only for option purchased. Reservation required. 24hr cancellation notice required. Must be 18 or older. Must sign waiver. Customers may bring food on-board but no drinks. Tall Ship Red Witch has the right to reschedule any tour with less than 20 passengers on board. Subject to weather conditions.
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Boat captains must master nautical lexicon before sailing the seas to ensure that they can distinguishport, which means left, from starboard, which means launch the vessel into deep space. Count down to a sea launch with this Groupon:

Choose Between Two Options

  • $35 for one ticket to a cocktail skyline cruise (a $70 value)

  • $55 for one ticket to a Navy Pier fireworks cruise (a $110 value)

On cocktail skyline cruises, passengers sail beneath the sky on a 77-foot topsail wooden tall ship. The fireworks cruise casts off on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. throughout the summer. Booking begins May 20 for the upcoming season. Tall Ship Red Witch's crew will be sailing through warmer waters until then; reach them by email at ChicagoRedWitch@gmail.com.

Tall Ship Red Witch, LLC

What looks like a crimson-hulled pirate ship glides into view from behind Shedd Aquarium. The wind picks up, surging into the schooner's 77-foot gaff-rigged topsails and speeding the vessel along Lake Shore Drive at 10 knots. Those on shore can just make out the boat's name, Red Witch, and what appear to be passengers raising a drink to the Chicago skyline.

Docked in Burnham Harbor, the Red Witch tall ship is one three vessels in Tall Ship Adventures of Chicago's fleet. Designed by naval architect John G. Alden and named after the book _Wake of the Red Witch_—the same story that inspired the film starring John Wayne and Gail Russell—the Coast Guard–licensed ship accommodates up to 49 passengers within its mahogany-over-oak frame. Having sailed waters off Maui and San Diego, the boat is now under the stewardship of Captain Andrew Sadock and his crew, which leads tour cruises, coordinates charter adventures, and autographs cannonballs for each passenger.

In addition to being a current member of the American Sail Training Association, the Red Witch finished among the finalists for Best Boat/Cruise Service Provider in the 2010 Illinois Meetings + Events Readers' Choice Best of Awards.

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Tall Ship Red Witch, LLC

4.0 out of 5
Yelp (22 Reviews)
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    Central Chicago

    598 East Waldron Drive
    Chicago, Illinois 60605
    (312) 469-0233
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Reviews

  • A great experience on an old but very cool boat
    Bill C., Yelp, 7/21/11
  • We all had a great time, the staff on the boat were excellent, and the view of the sunset behind the city from out on Lake Michigan was fantastic.
    David K., Yelp, 9/23/11