Premium Private Maritime Memorial Cruise & Sea Scattering Ceremony in Virginia Beach, VA

Boat: Axopar 37 XC, 38 ft, ultra-luxury class Up to 13 guests, private charter (only your group aboard)

A private memorial cruise from Virginia Beach aboard a 38-foot Axopar, from the Lynnhaven area out past Cape Henry to the Atlantic.

Departing on the Bay side near Lynnhaven Inlet, the boat crosses the lower Chesapeake and rounds Cape Henry into the ocean, then goes 3 nautical miles offshore. The Bay is inside water, so the ceremony is held out in the Atlantic. The scattering happens at least 3 nautical miles from land, as the federal EPA burial-at-sea rule requires, and the captain files the EPA report afterward.

Navy training areas sit off Lynnhaven Roads, Little Creek and Dam Neck; the captain plans the course around them.

You lead the ceremony, or the captain can help guide it: share memories, read a passage or prayer, play a song, then release the ashes together. There is no rush.

Departure time is up to you and the weather. Many families choose late afternoon or near sunset, when the water is often calmer. If anything needs to change after booking, the captain will contact you.

Pickup location 3576 Piedmont Cir, Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Weather and family plans can change. If you or the captain need to change the date, we first find a new date that works for everyone. If no new date works, you can cancel: when you cancel, the charter is refunded minus the 11.5% booking fee and card processing; when the captain cancels, you receive a full refund.