How it works
CHOOSE LOCATION
Cruisin Tikis sets sail in the coolest locales around. Pick your tiki paradise to get the party started.
DATE
Looking to commandeer the entire tiki boat? Book a private tour for your own tiki extravaganza!
FRIENDS
Select your squad, pack your favorite beverages, and make sure everyone's ready for a tiki-tastic time. Don't forget to have everyone sign the pre-tour waiver.
MEET UP
Make your way to the starting dock 15 minutes before your scheduled departure. Our tiki captain will help stash your drinks, go over safety guidelines, and prep your crew for a blast on the water.
CRUISE!
Cue up your ultimate beach playlist, pop open a drink, and let the tiki vibes flow. Cheers to a boatload of fun!
SAY HI TO OUR CAPTAINS!
Capt Rob has owned and operated commercial fishing and lobster boats in Sea Isle City for more than 40 years and has extensive knowledge of boating and the Sea Isle area.
Capt Bob has been in the Party Fishing boat business for more than 40 years and has owned and operated the Starfish for over 30 years. He has extensive knowledge of fishing and the wildlife in Sea Isle City.
ABOUT CRUISIN’ TIKIS SOUTH JERSEY
We are Cruisin’ Tikis South Jersey and we are located in Sea Isle City.
Our tikis are designed for you and your friends or family to sit back and relax, drink, listen to music, dance, eat, and have FUN as you cruise the back bays!
All of our tikis have a designated Captain for each trip.
Our trips are all BYOB! You bring the booze and food, we supply a cooler with ice and cups, the Captain and the fun (but we hope you bring the fun onboard too).
SPECIAL EVENTS WELCOME!
US Coast Guard regulations limit us to 6 people per tiki, but if you have more friends that want to join, you can rent multiple tikis at both of our locations!
Any other questions? Call us and we’ll get them answered!
Let’s go Cruisin’!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1.5 hours to 2 hours depending on the tour chosen. We also offer 3 hour cruises for select times.
Our tiki cruise is BYOB whether you bring beverages from home or pick them up along the way. You may bring your own wine, beer, soda, mixers, water or your beverage of choice and snacks. Please remember sunscreen, sunglasses, bug spray, and another additional clothing you may want. A light jacket, long sleeve shirt or cover up might come in handy! We will have a cooler on board with ice, so you do not need to bring your own cooler – unless you want to! Bring a phone to connect to the bluetooth speaker system so you can play your music, too!
Yes! Dogs are allowed. Please contact us before your trip if you would like to bring your dog on board.
Yes, there is a type 1 pfd (lifejacket) for every passenger, along with all coast guard requirements for the vessel including a first aid kit.
Yes! Children are allowed. Children under the age of 12 are required to wear a child-sized lifejacket which we do have on board. Please let us know if you plan to bring children so we can make appropriate accommodations. Children do count toward the 6 people on board, so please remember to count your group appropriately!
There is no smoking or vaping allowed on our tikis for safety reasons at any time.
The US coast guard regulations for our tiki boats are 6 people plus crew which includes children. If you have more than 6 people, you can rent additional tikis and the tikis can link together for the trip when they are completely stopped out in the bay. We provide up to 6 tikis in Sea Isle City for 36 people. Please call for multiple tiki bookings.
Yes! We do allow swimming off our tikis at the captain’s discresion. The captain will tell you when it is OK to hop off and swim. There is a swim ladder on the tiki for an easy return!
We suggest wearing comfortable clothing, a bathing suit, and bring a sweatshirt just in case. No high heels allowed. Shoes must be flats, flipflops, or sneakers.
Yes, all routes are subject to change due to weather or current conditions, docking, USCG restrictions or at the captain’s discretion.
We do provide coolers with ice (for both drink storage and putting in drinks), cups and bottled water. We do not serve any food or other drinks. However you may bring any snacks, food, and alcoholic beverages you want.
All of our captains have been vetted and trained through US Coast Guard requirements. All captains have been chosen based on their experience with boating and knowledge of the area. Check out the “our captains” page to see who may be running your trip! Special requests can be made for captains.
Our captains do work for tips, so gratuity is greatly appreciated. We suggest a 20% gratuity (on the regular price if using a discount) for our captains. They are very experienced, knowledgeable, and work hard to ensure your safety and to provide an amazing tiki experience for our guests!
Besides relaxing with a cold drink in your hand, we can pretty much book anything you can imagine! From bachelorette and bachelor parties, cooperate meetings, birthday parties, engagements, or weddings. You name it and we will try to make it work. Give us a call for special requests or large group (over 6 persons) reservations.
Our tikis are not equipped with restrooms. We strongly encourage you to use the restroom we have available before leaving the dock! If you want to jump in the water to go, just ask your captain!
Yes! We have bluetooth-capable surround sound systems that can connect to your phone for your choice of music.
We do operate in the rain as the tikis have a roof. However, the captain can decide at any time to cancel due to conditions (typically high winds or thunder storms). We operate under USCG rules. The USCG does not advise going out if wind speed exceed 25 knots. If you book a trip, you have up to 48 hours before your trip to cancel for a full refund. Only if the captain cancels the day of your trip, you can also receive a full refund or credit for another day that we have available.
FRANCHISE YOUR OWN TIKI BOAT BUSINESS.
INTERESTED IN OWNING A FRANCHISE?
Cruisin’ Tikis® is looking for Franchise operators in great territories ! If you love being out on the water and want to run your own business, join our team! We sell fun and we put smiles on peoples faces… one cruise at a time!
