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March 2024 by Paige Sparrow
DO NOT GET MARRIED HERE (full review published on Wedding Wire).I got married at the end of December of 2023, and it has taken me until the end of March of 2024 to be able to sit down and write a review because of how upset I still am.Despite the reviews, our coordinator was AWFUL. Not only did she have me so stressed on my wedding day I was crying, but because she was so uncoordinated, disorganized and did not communicate with us in a timely manner, nor did she communicate with our vendor (like our cake which was delivered to the wrong ship and caused our wedding ceremony to be delayed an hour), she caused me and my husband a lot of stress. She did not listen to what I wanted when setting up the decor and instead my bridal party spent a lot of time when we got on the ship setting everything up the right way (which was frustrating given I had walked our coordinator through everything at the rehearsal). Our altar that I spent so much time making, was hung incorrectly so that it was in my husband’s face (he’s 6’6”) during our ceremony. We had guest items and bubbles that we wanted handed out upon our guests’ arrival to have during the ceremony, but that never happened and they remained in their boxes. Due to her lack of preparation, we spent an hour's worth of sailing time and money sitting at the dock doing nothing waiting for our cake when we could've just moved the ceremony up and done a dockside wedding. The DJ played the wrong walk out song, and due to our coordinator not following our timeline at all, instead of our guests eating while our photos were being taken, we were delayed even further because it turns out dinner was not served until after our photos were done being taken almost 45 minutes after our ceremony ended. Due to both the delays between our cake not being delivered on time and dinner not being served on time, we did not get to do a champagne toast, a cake cutting ceremony, speeches that were prepared by my husband and myself, our best man, or my matron of honor. The tables were supposed to be released for the buffet in a certain order where our immediate families and those that had traveled out of state would eat first, but instead she dismissed them so our families and bridal/groom parties were last and barely got any food (they didn’t get any dessert either). My husband and I stressed many times about the importance of wanting to spend as much time as possible talking with and spending time with our guests - and in the end, we only got about an hour. The DJ did not follow our song list requests and my matron of honor had to ask him more than once to play the music we had specifically requested. We also had planned and wanted to do a send-off ceremony but when we pulled back up to the docks (I was on the top deck) no announcement was made and instead my guests were rushed off and my husband and I didn't get the chance to thank anyone for coming or say goodbye.Overall, the lack of communication was awful and could have been handled way more efficiently which would have avoided a lot of stress. The crew was polite and treated us well. My guests said the food was good, but my husband and I will never step foot on Yacht Starship again, not even to celebrate our anniversary as we had hoped to do before all of this went down. I will never recommend them to any bride and groom to be, because this in the end, was the biggest waste of money. I might expect this from an amateur coordinator and venue - but not a regular host of cruises and events.
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March 2024 by Carla Lawson
Fabulous brunch cruise for my daughter's birthday. Food was delicious, and the servers were attentive. Would definitely go again.
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March 2024 by Chianti Bloom
Everything was nice we went at night. And now they are doing buffet style so tht was cool
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March 2024 by Beth Peifer
We’ve been using Yacht Starship for the past five years as the venue for our homeschool group’s spring formal. We usually have about 100 high school students in attendance and the Starship II is the perfect setting for a night of dinner, dancing, and fun!From beginning to end, the staff makes it so easy to plan and host this event. Booking is always easy and the communication is prompt and thorough. Leading up to the event, the coordinator initiates a phone consultation in which all of our needs are discussed; menu, layout, DJ, etc…The staff is always incredibly friendly and helpful. They are quick to make any accommodations we need, and always happy to adapt the menu for people with dietary restrictions. They remember our group from year to year and always know what the kids enjoy; something as simple as having lots of pitchers of Shirley Temple drinks premixed and ready makes everyone feel welcome!The food is always delicious and tastes freshly prepared. We are given a few different options from which to choose and all have been fantastic.We highly recommend Yacht Starship for large-group events! The cost per person is definitely more economical than renting a venue, renting tables, chairs, linens, hiring a DJ and a caterer…. We are incredibly satisfied!
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March 2024 by Stephen Hayes
We found this by passing a billboard on the interstate. I highly recommend experiencing this. Me and my family had such a great time. The staff, buffet, drinks and dj are just top notch!!!
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March 2024 by clayton dana
They dont give refunds if you cancel. Totally ridiculous policy. Dont give them your money.
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March 2024 by Christina Kanhai
Very nice family friendly. Love the view
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March 2024 by Tracy Kelley
Cruise was amazing . Staff was helpful and went beyond. Our server was Jaden and he helped make my son 16th birthday special. Food was great.
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March 2024 by Amanda Wright
Amazing! We went on this after our small wedding with 20 guests.We had a great time! The food was delicious and the DJ had us all dancing.They were even able to make food accommodations for my vegan family members.10/10 recommend!!!
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March 2024 by Thomas Oswald
We were very pleasantly surprised with the high quality of the food and service on my birthday brunch cruise out of Tampa. Jayden took *exceptional* care of us. We’ll definitely be back!
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March 2024 by Sandra Manwiller
I took my mom on this dinner cruise when I came to visit her and we loved it. The atmosphere, the staff, food and DJ (yes there’s a dancing too!) were so fantastic that if I’m ever in the Tampa area again I’m doing this again. I purchased a window seat option and photo in advance. Worth it! Everyone: Becca, Lainie, Amaury, the DJ and Capt Casey thanks a million. Every single staff member was top notch. ????. I hope to come back soon.
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March 2024 by Tamia Reese
Thank you soo much Moses! We had soo much fun!!! He was great!
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March 2024 by Lifewith Tych
Moses did what he needed to do & my gf had a great birthday! I love him ❤️
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March 2024 by Blake Weinreb
Easily one of the best dining experiences I’ve had in a while.The crew for the boat were delightful and helpful.The servers were phenomenal & the food…sublime!
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March 2024 by Tanisha Broadnax
I had the best time ever for my birthday celebration for the first time experience on this cruise line. It was amazing.
