Shore Thing Tiki Cruises

What Shore Thing Tiki Cruises does

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises is a privately held, locally owned tour operator headquartered in Bradenton Beach, Florida, that runs public and private tiki boat cruises in the Gulf of Mexico waters around Anna Maria Island. The company was founded in 2023 by lifelong friends Captain Frank Galati, Captain Rick, and Adrienne (marketing). It serves tourists visiting Anna Maria Island, local residents, families with children, and corporate or celebration groups (bachelor/bachelorette parties, birthdays, anniversaries, team-building).

The company's product is a fleet of three custom-built floating tiki bar vessels: the Magic Dolphin II (40 feet, 44-guest capacity, the largest tiki boat in the area), Career Pivot (30 feet, 17-guest capacity), and Never 2 Early (30 feet, 6-guest capacity). Vessels are equipped with onboard bathrooms, Bluetooth audio systems, BYOB amenities, and booth-style seating. There is no proprietary software stack; booking and distribution run through the third-party Peek platform, supplemented by phone sales and a walk-in storefront at 119 Bridge Street, Suite 140, Bradenton Beach.

Revenue is generated entirely through direct-to-consumer cruise ticket sales, priced per person for public cruises ($25-$59 plus tax) and either flat-rate or per-person for fully customizable 2.5-hour private cruises ($354 plus tax for up to 6 guests; $59/person plus tax for 7-44 guests). Add-on gift cards via Peek and branded merchandise at manateeapparel.com extend the offering. The company has no disclosed external funding, operates with a ~14-15 person crew, and has received local recognition including the Manatee Chamber Business of the Year 2025 and SBYA Winner 2024.

Name

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises

Legal name

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises

Website

https://shorethingtikicruises.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises is a Bradenton Beach, Florida-based tour operator that runs public and private tiki boat cruises around Anna Maria Island, serving tourists, families, locals, and corporate or celebration groups with a three-vessel custom-built tiki fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradenton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cruise Ticket Sales: Revenue generated from selling tickets for public scheduled cruises (dolphin/sightseeing tours, sandbar tours, sunset tours) and private fully customizable cruises. Pricing varies by cruise type, group size, and passenger age categories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises operates a fleet of three custom-built floating tiki bar boats (Magic Dolphin II, Career Pivot, Never 2 Early) out of Bradenton Beach, Florida, running public scheduled cruises (dolphin/sightseeing, sandbar, sunset) and fully customizable private cruises for up to 44 guests around Anna Maria Island and the Gulf of Mexico. Cruises offer BYOB amenities, onboard restrooms, Bluetooth audio, and are led by U.S. Coast Guard certified Master Captains.

Product overview

Shore Thing Tiki Cruises operates a fleet of three custom-built floating tiki bar boats offering public and private cruise experiences around Anna Maria Island, Florida. The fleet consists of Magic Dolphin II (the flagship 40-foot vessel accommodating up to 44 guests), Career Pivot (a 30-foot vessel for up to 17 guests), and Never 2 Early (an intimate 30-foot vessel for up to 6 guests). The company offers public cruises including Dolphin/Sightseeing Tours, Sandbar Tours, and Sunset Tours, as well as fully customizable Private Cruises with options for sandbar stops, sightseeing, sunset cruises, tiki bar hopping, and dolphin watching. Special event cruises such as Easter Cruises and Bingo on the Boat are also available. Gift cards serve as an add-on product for gifting the cruise experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Dolphin/Sightseeing Tour 1.5-hour public cruise aboard the area's largest tiki boat (Magic Dolphin II), featuring dolphin watching and sightseeing of the Anna Maria Island coastline. Adults $35 per person plus tax; kids 10 and younger $25 plus tax; kids 2 and younger free.
• Public Sandbar Tour 2-hour public cruise to a sandbar where guests can swim and enjoy crystal-clear waters while observing dolphins, seabirds, crabs, and starfish. Adults $40 per person plus tax.
• Public Sunset Tour Public sunset cruise offering views of the Anna Maria Island coastline as the sun sets, with comfortable booth-style seating on a floating tiki bar boat.
• Private Cruises Fully customizable 2.5-hour private daytime or sunset cruises for 1-44 passengers with options including sandbar stops, sightseeing, sunset cruises, tiki bar hopping, and dolphin watching. Pricing: up to 6 people at $354 plus tax; 7-44 people at $59 per person plus tax (children 10 and younger $30 plus tax).
• Easter Cruise Holiday-themed special event cruise for Easter, priced at $25 per adult plus tax and $15 per child 10 and younger plus tax, with 60-minute cruises.
• Bingo on the Boat Sunset Cruise Recurring bingo-themed sunset cruise held on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, featuring music, prizes, and sunset views of Anna Maria Island.
• Gift Cards Gift cards available for purchase through the Peek platform, allowing customers to gift the Shore Thing tiki cruise experience to others.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Viator: Large online tour marketplace aggregating Florida boat tours including dolphin and sunset cruises; not a direct operator but a key distribution and discovery channel overlapping with the company's addressable demand.

Others

• Peek Pro: Booking and distribution platform used by Shore Thing; enabler for the company's direct-to-consumer online booking motion and a marketplace where similar tour operators are aggregated.

Direct peers

• Cruisin' Tikis: Operates the same floating-tiki-bar cruise concept in multiple Florida coastal markets, including Tampa Bay and St. Pete, with comparable group-size private charters, dolphin/sunset cruises, and BYOB policies; the closest direct head-to-head competitor.
• Key West Tiki Boat Tours: Tiki-style cruise operator in Key West running public and private sunset, dolphin, and sandbar cruises; shares the same product format, target tourist customer, and BYOB-led experience model.
• Salty Dog Tiki Cruises: Another floating-tiki-bar cruise operator in Florida offering dolphin watching, sunset tours, and private charters to a tourist audience with analogous pricing.
• Tiki Boat Tampa Bay: Direct tiki-style competitor serving the same Tampa Bay/Gulf Coast tourist segment, offering small-group public and private cruises with comparable pricing and Captain-led excursion model.
• Tiki Time Cruises (Florida Gulf Coast): Regional tiki boat cruise operator on Florida's Gulf Coast offering similar small-group and private floating-bar experiences with dolphin watching and sandbar stops.
• Paradise Boat Tours (Anna Maria Island): Local competitor offering dolphin and sunset boat tours in the same Anna Maria Island waters, directly contesting Shore Thing's captive tourist demand.
• Dolphin Sun Charter Cruises: Anna Maria Island/Bradenton Beach-based sightseeing cruise operator offering dolphin tours and sunset cruises; same local market and overlapping cruise experience, though vessel format differs.

Regional players

• The Tiki Boat (Orlando/Chain of Lakes): Tiki-style floating-bar cruise operator in Central Florida lakes, sharing the same experiential product concept but serving a different geographic and inland-waterway customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/category/Tiki-Bar/Shore-Thing-Tiki-Cruises-108260424345802
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shore-thing-tiki-cruises
• Instagraminstagram.com/shorethingtikicruises
• TikToktiktok.com/@shorethingtikicruises

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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