Pirates of Charleston

Charleston’s only on-the-water pirate adventure for kids!

Our Cruises

Your adventure is aboard The Black Ghost, a 45′ pirate ship certified by the U.S. Coast Guard and operated by a licensed Master Captain. Crew members meet ashore before setting sail, where every child will be transformed into an official member of The Black Ghost Crew and we cast off into all things Pirate!

Pirate School

Sails April, October & November

Non-stop action awaits your child as Pirate School is in session! Our determined mates cast off into a world of all things pirate!

They have the time of their lives while they learn to be real pirates and hunt for real treasure!

Pirate Adventure

Sails May – September

There is no time for lolligagin’ on this cruise! Sneaky Pete, a former shipmate now ‘scallywag’ steals the key to our sunken treasure chest!

Arrrgh!!! We have to defeat him with our water cannons to get the key back before we go after the treasure!

Pirate Birthdays

Sails for all Private Birthday Parties

Party like a pirate and give your little one a birthday that they will long remember aboard the Black Ghost pirate ship!

Our pirate ship holds up to 30 passengers and family and friends are invited.

Custom Cruise

Sails whenever you want to explore Charleston

Book the entire Black Ghost for your private family & friends party!

Bring up to 30 of your friends, family, food and drinks. We’ll cruise the waters of Charleston in search of dolphins and adventure!

Consistently rated by TripAdvisor.com in the top 5 Tours & Sightseeing activities in Charleston!

The pirate cruise was great! Took our 7 and 4 year olds. The crew did an excellent job engaging the kids for the entire trip. Definitely a fun thing to do for families.

I highly recommend! We took our 3 kids, ages 8 and 5, and they had a blast. The captain and crew made it fun for children of a wide variety of ages— and the adults!

I cannot say enough good things about this! We did it for my son's birthday (we had kids who ranged from ages 3-7) and every single kid (and parent) had an absolute blast.

Our son (5y) had the best time being a pirate for the morning! The cruise was very interactive with the kids defending the ship against a scallywag, swabbing the deck, and practicing their sword skills.

It was SO CUTE. My 4-year-old son LOVED IT! My husband and I also laughed all the way through. I got so many cute photos of him and he asked to be called his "pirate name" for days afterwards

This was great fun. My eldest grandson thought he was too big, but he said it was the best day. All smiles and two thumbs up!!!

Pirates of Charleston was fantastic! I brought my 5 year old son, 10 year old daughter and 13 year old daughter. They all had a blast! The crew was great at making sure everyone felt included.

This trip was amazing!!! Right from the start the pirates walk out and are in full character! We took our 6 year old and it was literally the perfect age!