Sun Cruise Casino Key Largo
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- AdultsAges 12 and up
- $35
- ChildrenAges 2-11
- $20
- ToddlerUnder Age 2
- Free
Boulis founded the SunCruz Casinos boat company in 1994 in Key Largo. It was a cruise line with 'cruises to nowhere' as the passengers would gamble on the voyage as the ships would travel out onto international water, where Florida gambling laws were not applicable.
Take a Sunset Cruise in Key Largo
SunCruz Casinos was one of many cruise lines that offered 'cruises to nowhere,' legally transporting passengers into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws. Four ships operated out of four ports including Jacksonville (SunCruz VII), Key Largo (SunCruz I), Myrtle Beach (SunCruz VIII), and Port Canaveral (SunCruz. Oceans Casino Cruises decided in October to close a SunCruz service in Key Largo. That left SunCruz ships in Canaveral, Jacksonville and Myrtle Beach, S.C. Never miss a story.
Looking for a great way to spend the evening in beautiful Key Largo? Come aboard the Key Largo Princess for a dreamy sunset cruise with family and friends.
This is a two-hour cruise where you will see more of our nocturnal neighbors begin to stir from their slumber along with one-of-a-kind sunset views along the Florida coastline. Relax in comfort aboard the Key Largo Princess, a 140-passenger, 75-foot aluminum motor yacht designed with a glass bottom allowing views into the crystal clear ocean below.
Grab a beverage or tropical cocktail from the full-service snack bar and relax on the spacious sun deck for those perfect sunset views. Or, you can ride in comfort inside the climate-controlled cabin.
These cruises do tend to sell out, so make sure you make your reservations today!
Meeting Place and Check-In Time
- Key Largo Holiday Inn (Key Largo, FL)
- GPS Address: 99701 Overseas Hwy, Key Largo, FL 33037
- You must check in at the Holiday Inn Lobby Gift Shop a half hour before your cruise to receive your actual boarding passes.
What Is Not Included?
- Drinks and snacks are not included in the ticket price but are available for purchase onboard the boat.
| Private (Owned by Ocean Casino Cruises) | |
| Industry | Transportation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
Area served | Florida, Myrtle Beach, SC |
| Robert Weisberg, Chairman & CEO | |
| Products | Cruises |
Number of employees | 1,000 |
| Website | http://www.suncruzcasino.com |
Sun Cruise Casino Key Largo
SunCruz Casinos was one of many cruise lines that offered 'cruises to nowhere,' legally transporting passengers into international waters beyond the reach of federal and state gambling laws.
Four ships operated out of four ports including Jacksonville (SunCruz VII), Key Largo (SunCruz I), Myrtle Beach (SunCruz VIII), and Port Canaveral (SunCruz XII).[1]
On December 16, 2009, SunCruz Casinos was reported to be closing amid reports of owing $300,000 to the Canaveral Port Authority.[2] Parent company Ocean Casino Cruises filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 28.[3]
At the time of the filing of bankruptcy, there were about 300 full-time and part-time employees.[4]
History[edit]
In 1994 Gus Boulis, already a multi-millionaire by founding the Miami Subs sandwich shop franchise, bought a number of luxury yachts. He remodeled the yachts as casinos, and began to operate his 'cruises to nowhere,' sailing three miles from the Florida coast into what was then considered international waters.[5] There, out on the sea, passengers would gamble on poker, blackjack and slot machines. Boulis called his fleet of 11 ships the SunCruz Casino line. By the time he sold the company in 2000, SunCruz Casinos was earning tens of millions of dollars in annual profits, and employed over 2,000 people.
In September 2007, SunCruz discontinued operation at Palm Beach.[6] Service was subsequently discontinued at Daytona and Treasure Island.
Investigation[edit]
In the 2000s, lobbyists such as Jack Abramoff became involved illegally with the sale of the line. Boulis was murdered in 2001.
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Footnotes[edit]
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- ^'SunCruz website'. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^NBC News
- ^http://www.cfnews13.com/Business/LocalBusinessHeadlines/2009/12/29/suncruzs_parent_company_files_for_bankruptcy.html
- ^Price, Wayne T. (11 January 2010). 'SunCruz offers apologies'. Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 14A.
- ^New York Times retrieved June 8, 2008
- ^'Port of Palm Beach statement'. Retrieved 15 January 2018.