Boat captains must master nautical lexicon before sailing the seas to ensure that they can distinguish port, which means left, from starboard, which means launch the vessel into deep space. Count down to a sea launch with today’s Groupon to Tall Ship Silva. Choose between the following options:
- For $20, you get a harbour cruise for two (up to a $43.90 value).
- For $29, you get a harbour cruise for a family, which can include up to two adults and four children aged 5–12 (a $64.95 value).
This Groupon is only valid for the Nooner, Day Sail, Siesta Sail, and Captain's Cocktail Cruises.
Manned by a Transport Canada–certified crew, the 130-foot schooner Tall Ship Silva glides guests across the protected waters of Halifax Harbour on cruises lasting up to one and a half hours. As they take in panoramic views of city skyline and George's Island, passengers can lounge on traditional varnished-wood benches or aid their crew in vital tasks such as hauling the lines and teaching W.B. Yeats poems to the ship's parrot. Children can also take part in a junior sailing program, an interactive experience in which kids help raise and lower sails or aid the captain as he steers the ship.
Though there is no tour guide aboard Tall Ship Silva, guests can freely ask crewmembers questions about the Swedish ship's storied history or force them to recite whale songs from memory. Throughout the voyage, seadogs can sip chilled brews or snack on victuals from a fully licensed onboard pub (not included in this deal). A length boardwalk, retail shops, art galleries, and The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic await explorers upon their return to shore.
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Boat Naming
Naming a boat or “ship” is probably the most important part of boat owner"ship." Here’s a guide to naming your sea craft no matter what “type” it is (this sentence was typed, which is why the quotes around “type” are funny):
Personal Yacht
• A Seafoam Symphony (boat name by Mikæl)
• Charity Schmarity
• If This Boat’s a-Rockin’, Please Come a-Knockin’ – We Do Not Want to Drown
• Yachtoberfest
Commercial Boats
• The Chuggler
• The SS Hungry Man
• Big Boat
Cruise Ships
• The (Type of Fruit/Time of Day) Princess
Speed Boats
• Angry Angus
• Daddy’s Little Metaphor
• My Best Friend’s Wake
• This Tears It: I Enjoy Speedboats
• Last of the Boat-Speedcans
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