Urban Pirates

We did the 8:30 p.m. adult tour, which is about an hour. It sails very slowly around the harbor, staying close to shore, so there is no need to worry about sea sickness.

My understanding is that this business mostly does cruises for children, and that is reflected in the way the boat is decorated and how the crew dress and speak (so many "aarhgs). However, for the adult cruise, they are very aware that their main audience is drunk people who are bar hopping around Fells, and they lean into that. They play dance music and give out free shots of Captain Morgan.

It is BYOB and it seems they will allow anything, including glass. Most people had beer or white claws, but at least one dude was drinking out of his own personal tequila bottle. Also, there is a bathroom on board. All in all, this is a nice way to spend an hour people watching and enjoying the water.

We did the 8:30 tour with a big group of friends and it was so fun! The staff were so funny and friendly, and they handled a bunch of drunk adults so well. The website says cash tip, but they have Venmo and Cashapp options!

The tour is about an hour and it sails around the Inner Harbor. There is loud music, lots of dancing and shouting, and plenty of pirate talk and booze.

This was such a fun, unique way to explore Baltimore in a new way.

If you want to have "big kid fun" on a fireworks cruise, this is your destination, especially if you do it with/as a group. It gets really heavy on the pirate schtick as you float around the harbor waiting for darkness, but it's a fun time, and the music is great. For 4th of July fireworks, they secure an excellent vantage point where you can see the fireworks easily in all directions. You might be able to get on fancier fireworks cruises, but you won't find a more fun one.

This was so much fun! The crew teaches the kids pirate talk, pirate dances, and helps them fend off an "evil" pirate in the harbor with water cannons. The wee pirates of course earn loot, and get pirate names as well as tattoos. The cruise itself is about an hour. My kid loved it!

I bought a ticket for a Saturday and hours later I tested positive for COVID. I asked for a refund because I was going for a birthday party, instead of a refund they are giving a "rain check." Who wants a rain check? No one! It's more than 72 hours in advance of our time to go on the boat and a refund should be given.

Poor management. I'm glad I'm not going and the group I was going yo go with is now making other plans.

Urban Pirates is a great experience. The ship leaves out of Fells Point and meanders throughout the Inner Harbor for approximately one hour.

The deck team is energetic and does a great job interacting with the on-board guests.

COVID: Its an out door pirate boat, there was no social distancing or masks required.

We went to the "Bring Your Own Grog" cruise. Overall it lasts about an hour and a half including boarding time, so about an hour off the docks.

The crew is friendly and has a lot of fun with the customers, joking around, playing drinking games like pass the coconuts and the limbo.

Be ready for what it is, a drinking pirate cruise, no point in going if you're not ready to deal with loud foul mouthed pirates and wenches!

Don't forget to tip the crew for a job well done!

Cute event for young kids. Entertainers really engage them. Not as appealing for older kids. Speaking of the family cruise; we did not attend the grown up event.

Long lines, good service, boats work great and nice experience to have.
My review is for the smaller motor boat you can ride yourself but not the big boat which most of the pictures here are showing with shows etc. Still run by the same business.

1. Long lines
We came here on a rather quiet day. We saw at most 16 people ahead of us and they had many boats, so we got in line since people ahead of us were in groups and would sit in a same boat the seats 4-6. Even then it took us over 1 hour in line. Can't imagine the wait time during holidays and long weekends. No shade so sun will be right at ya while waiting. That part is rather painful. It's $25 per boat regardless of how many people.

2. Boating
It's a motor boat so you can enjoy it with kids and unlike the neighboring dragon boats, you don't need to paddle, so very chilling experience. Radius you can enjoy is rather small and you do bump into other boats, which I actually found fun!

3. Life jackets
Are necessary and they want you to wear one. However, they're so dirty! I wish they clean it. It just grossed me out so much when I saw the grease on the neck area which will actually directly touch your skin.
Maybe bring a scarf or two! Or just learn to suck up, which is what I did.

I would sill highly recommend this experience if you're in Baltimore!

This was such a chaotic, dumb, and most importantly FUN time! I came here for the BYOG 10pm cruise, and it was so SO fun! The premise is that you can bring all of your own drinks on board and have fun with your friends while the pirate ship just circles around inside of the harbor. You need tickets for this, and they sell out quite a few days in advance, so plan ahead! This was a really nice change up from the typical bar-outing, and it is right at Fells in an easy-to-find spot (you can't miss the huge pirate ship in the harbor). Check-in is quite easy, and they give you a wrist band to verify check-in. I believe that you are not allowed to bring any open drink bottles on board, so just wait until you're on the boat to open anything that you might be worried about having to dump out! There was a chance of rain when I went, but it mainly held off and only drizzled a bit while we were on board, so be attentive of the weather! One of the staff (Snot Rocket) was giving people name tags with super funny nicknames, and she even takes nickname requests! We played a few games on board, but they weren't that involved or lengthy, so if you're not feeling like playing games with the other people on the boat, don't worry. Birthday folks got a free shot (of rum, I believe).
They have a bathroom on the ship in case you need to use it.