Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc.

What Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc. does

Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc. (doing business as Cape Water Tours, Cape Water Tours & Taxi, and Cape Water Taxi) is a privately held, family-owned boat tour operator founded in 2012 by Captain David and Michelle Green in Lewes, Delaware. The company runs a three-vessel fleet — the 50-passenger Discovery (added 2013), the 50-passenger Escape (SeaArk 54'), and the 100-passenger Second Nature (custom-built by Sarasota Bay Boat Company in late 2021) — and offers more than 30 distinct public tour SKUs covering narrated historical cruises, dolphin watching, lighthouse excursions, ecology and birding tours, sunset and full moon cruises, a multi-musician live music cruise series, themed special events, and a seasonal Lewes-to-Rehoboth water taxi.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer, transaction-fee revenue model. Public tour tickets are priced from $20 to $55 per person (military, senior, and child discounts available), private charters on the Escape start at $700 for daytime and $1,250 for sunset, and the Second Nature's daytime private charter starts at $2,400 (2026 prices), with 50% deposits required to reserve. Customers self-book through FareHarbor widgets embedded on capewatertours.com; no third-party resellers or travel agents are used. Departures run from three dock locations: Anglers Road/Harbour Marina and the Lewes Ferry Terminal in Lewes, and Grove Park/Rehoboth Beach Museum in Rehoboth Beach.

The company differentiates through an institutional partnership ecosystem — MERR Institute (marine biology and dolphin data collection), Historic Lewes (historical narration), Delaware State Parks (canal cruises), Delaware Sea Grant (oyster aquaculture tours), Delaware Center for Inland Bays (wine & oyster fundraiser), and Ovation Dinner Theatre (haunted lighthouse experiences) — combined with a Master-Captain crew and in-house naturalists. Operations are highly seasonal: peak season runs May through October with a small off-season offering of seal and bird watching at low tide December through April. The 2025 water taxi service is currently suspended.

Name

Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc.

Legal name

Cape Water Tours

Website

https://capewatertours.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc. (dba Cape Water Tours) is a family-owned boat tour operator in Lewes, Delaware, running a three-vessel fleet offering 30+ public tours, private charters, and seasonal water taxi service to tourists and private groups along the Delaware Bay and inland waterways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lewes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Tour and Cruise Tickets: Individual and group tickets sold for scheduled public tours and cruises including dolphin watching, sunset cruises, lighthouse tours, eco/birding tours, live music cruises, and historical narrated tours. Revenue is transaction-based, one-time per booking.
2. Private Charters: Private charter bookings for groups of up to 100 passengers on the Second Nature vessel or up to 50 passengers on the Escape vessel. Includes 2-hour base duration with options for extra hours. Revenue is per-booking, one-time transaction with 50% deposit required to reserve.
3. Water Taxi Service: Round-trip water taxi service from Lewes to Rehoboth Beach along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. Approximately 4-hour total experience with 40-minute cruises each way and ~2.5 hours to explore Rehoboth. Priced from $25 per person.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cape Cruisers Taxi Tours Inc. (DBA Cape Water Tours) operates scheduled public boat tours, themed cruises, eco-tours, private charters, and a seasonal water taxi service from three dock locations in Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The company runs a fleet of three passenger vessels seating up to 100 guests and offers more than 30 distinct tour products including narrated history cruises, dolphin watching, sunset and full moon cruises, lighthouse tours, live music cruises, and birding/eco adventures.

Product overview

Cape Water Tours & Taxi is a boat tour and cruise operator offering a portfolio of public tours, cruises, and private charters in Lewes, Delaware. The company operates three vessels (The Discovery, The Escape, and The Second Nature) and offers more than 30 different public tour products including narrated history cruises, dolphin watching tours, lighthouse excursions, ecology and birding adventures, sunset and full moon cruises, live music cruises, and water taxi services. Private charters accommodate groups up to 100 passengers. The company was founded in 2012 and is owned and operated by the Green family. Tours depart from three dock locations: Anglers Road, Lewes Ferry Terminal, and Grove Park/Rehoboth Museum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Through Time & Tide Narrated Historical Boat Tours 90-minute to 2.5-hour narrated historical boat cruises developed in partnership with Historic Lewes, departing from Canalfront Park. Tours highlight over two decades of waterfront community stories and Lewes' maritime heritage, and are narrated by Historic Lewes historians. Priced from $30 per person for the cruise and $48 per person for the combined walking and cruise experience.
• Dolphin Watching Cruises Scheduled dolphin watching cruises on Delaware Bay operated from Lewes Ferry Terminal and Anglers Road, with views of East End Lighthouse, Cape Henlopen Point, and Cape Henlopen State Park. Includes a research-focused variant operated in partnership with the MERR Institute where guests participate in data collection on local dolphin populations. Priced from $32-$34 per person depending on departure point and partnership variant.
• Lighthouse Tours Boat tours to historic lighthouses including the unique opportunity to go INSIDE the 1885 East End Lighthouse, with panoramic views of Cape Henlopen State Park, Lewes Beach, and the Atlantic Ocean. Includes combined sunset and full moon lighthouse experiences, a spooky themed tour with living history characters in partnership with Ovation Dinner Theatre, and a centennial celebration cruise for the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. Priced from $30-$55 per person.
• Sunset and Full Moon Cruises Evening cruises offering sunset and full moon viewing over Delaware Bay, Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, Rehoboth Bay, and the Broadkill River. Includes the Best of Both Worlds river and bay sunset cruise, combined sunset/full moon cruises, and meteor shower cruises. Priced from $30-$55 per person.
• Live Music Cruises Sunset cruises featuring live music performances aboard, including the Lighthouse Jam Live Music Cruise anchored at East End Lighthouse and artist-specific cruises with local and regional musicians. Priced from $45 per person.
• Eco & Birding Cruises Educational ecology and birding tours guided by on-staff naturalists and bird biologists, including hands-on marine biology sampling (Ultimate Eco Tour), bird watching through Cape Henlopen State Park marshes, the kid-focused Junior Naturalist Cruise, and the Inland Bays Oyster Experience Eco Tour conducted in partnership with Delaware Sea Grant. Priced from $20-$48 per person.
• Vine & Brine Oyster & Wine Pairing Cruise Adults-only wine and oyster tasting cruise featuring White Haven Sauvignon Blanc wine and Nancy James Oysters. A portion of ticket sales and all alcohol proceeds support the Delaware Center for Inland Bays conservation efforts. Priced from $45 per person.
• Private Charters (Escape and Second Nature) Private boat charter services for groups of up to 50 guests on The Escape or up to 100 guests on The Second Nature. Includes catering options, Spotify connectivity, customizable destinations across Delaware Bay, Broadkill River, and Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, and BYOB policy. 50% deposit required to reserve. Daytime pricing starts at $700 (Escape, 2-25 guests) and $2,400 (Second Nature); sunset and 2026 pricing tiers available.
• Water Taxi to Rehoboth Beach Round-trip water taxi service from Lewes to Rehoboth Beach along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal. Approximately 4 hours total experience with 40-minute cruises each way and approximately 2.5 hours to explore Rehoboth Beach shops, restaurants, and boardwalk. Not available originating from Rehoboth Beach. Priced from $25 per person.
• Cruise to Milton on the Broadkill 4.5-hour cruise covering 13 miles of the Broadkill River from Lewes, with approximately one hour on land to explore the town of Milton, Delaware. Priced from $42 per person.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Historic LewescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Historic Lewes (historiclewes.org) for narrated historical boat tours. Includes 'Through Time & Tide: A Narrated Boat Tour' (90-minute cruise) and 'Through Time & Tide: A Revolutionary Walking Tour AND History Cruise' (2.5 hours combined walking and boat tour). Tours are narrated by Historic Lewes historians, highlighting over two decades of stories from Lewes' waterfront community.
• MERR Institute (Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Dolphin Watching Cruise with MERR Institute' where MERR scientists join tours to collect valuable data on local dolphin populations. For 25 years, MERR has responded to more than 1,500 strandings of 36 species of threatened and endangered marine species in Delaware's waterways. Guests participate as 'marine biologists for a day' with special field reports.
• Delaware Center for Inland BaysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWine & Oyster Pairing Cruise fundraiser. A portion of ticket sales and all alcohol proceeds are donated to the Center for Inland Bays to help conserve and protect Delaware's coastal resources. Partners include White Haven Sauvignon Blanc wine and Nancy James Oysters for onboard tasting experiences.
• Delaware Sea GrantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Inland Bays Oyster Experience Eco Tour' showcasing Delaware's shellfish aquaculture industry. Delaware Sea Grant aquaculture specialists provide insights on the ecological benefits of shellfish farming and guide visits to active lease areas in Rehoboth Bay.
• Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for 'Harbor Of Refuge Lighthouse 100th Birthday Cruise' fundraiser honoring the iconic Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse. Includes cash raffle and exclusive lighthouse merchandise sales to support preserving the landmark.
• Delaware State Parks (Cape Henlopen State Park and Delaware Seashore State Park)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'Cruise the Canal with Delaware State Parks' tour. Park staff from Cape Henlopen State Park and Delaware Seashore State Park guide 2-hour narrated cruises along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, covering WWII-era towers, Coin Beach, and coastal park history.
• Ovation Dinner TheatreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for 'Spooky Lighthouse Tour' featuring living history characters in period attire who bring tales of Lewes' haunted maritime past. Dinner not included. Tours depart from Lewes Ferry Terminal.
• Canalfront Park (City of Lewes)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Canalfront Park (211 Front Street, Lewes) as departure location for historical boat tours. Tours partner with Historic Lewes for narrated experiences.
• Rehoboth Beach MuseumminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Rehoboth Beach Museum at Grove Park as dock location and departure point for sunset cruises, full moon cruises, and oyster eco tours.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Seadog Cruises: Multi-city sightseeing speedboat and cruise operator (Chicago, NYC, Key West). Comparable small-passenger sightseeing model and broad tour catalog targeted at tourists.
• Mass Bay Lines: Boston Harbor sightseeing and charter cruise operator offering narrated harbor tours, sunset cruises, and private event charters. Directly comparable regional sightseeing model with similar small-fleet operations.
• Watermark Cruises: Annapolis, MD-based sightseeing cruise operator offering narrated harbor tours, eco cruises, and private charters on the Chesapeake Bay. Comparable scale, mix of nature/history programming, and emphasis on private event bookings.
• Harbor Breeze Cruises: Long Beach, CA harbor tour operator offering whale watching, harbor cruises, and private charters. Comparable small-scale sightseeing model with similar ticket pricing and charter structure.
• Cape May Whale Watcher & Deep Sea Fishing: Cape May, NJ operator running dolphin and whale watching cruises, sunset cruises, and private charters from a neighboring Mid-Atlantic coastal market. Highly comparable tour mix and customer base, making it the most direct peer for Cape Water Tours.

Broad incumbents

• City Cruises (formerly Spirit Cruises): National branded cruise and dining-excursion operator with locations across the US. Overlaps Cape Water Tours on dinner/sunset/private-charter cruises but at significantly larger scale and broader urban focus.
• Hornblower Cruises: Large national operator of sightseeing cruises, ferries, and yacht charters. Overlaps Cape Water Tours on private yacht charters and sightseeing but operates as a multi-city portfolio, not a single-coastal specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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