First off, sorry for your loss. We are here to help you navigate this and offer you upfront pricing.
$650 – Unattended Burial at Sea
Within 72 hours of receiving the cremated remains of your loved one in the biodegradable urn of your choice, we will prepare our vessel for the 8+ mile roundtrip journey into the Gulf of Mexico. We will obtain fresh flowers to attach to your urn or to place upon the water. After arriving to our special location within sight of Sanibel Island Light house, Fort Myers Beach, Bonita Springs, and northern Naples, we will drop the sails and turn of all equipment. If desired, we will do a reading of your choice that you included with the cremated remains before releasing the urn into the sea. We will take photos, record the time and GPS location, and stay on scene until the urn has fully submerged… and in most cases releasing the attached flowers to the surface. We will email you a Certificate of Burial at Sea. A Burial At Sea Report (BASR) will be filed with the EPA as required by law. This process will be handled start to finish by Captains Dan & Dianne exclusively. We don’t farm out our services. No marina fee required since unattended. 3% credit card fee additional.
Please note. Cremated Remains must be shipped via United States Postal Service Priority Mail Express. Complete USPS guidelines can be viewed here: https://about.usps.com/publications/pub139.pdf
$750 – Attended Burial at Sea/Return to site
A special 2.5-3 hour private charter, usually in the morning, in which you may bring a total of 6 guests. You transport the remains, urn, flowers, and any other items you desire. Biodegradable items only please. We have Bluetooth capability to play music you may desire. Once completed and we return to the dock, we provide a Certificate of Burial at Sea with coordinates. This charter is weather permitting… it’s always a good idea to have a back up date or plan. Later that evening, we will fill out and submit the Burial At Sea Report (BASR) and file with the EPA as required by law. Marina fee of 10% additional applies along with 3% credit card fee. Credit card fee removed if paying cash.
$550 – Unattended Return to site memorial
Return to site memorial will also be available to visit the exact GPS location (provided by you) at a later date and will also include fresh flowers to place upon the sea. Photos will also be taken and provided via email address. No marina fee since unattended. 3% Credit card fee additional.
Call us directly to arrange any of these memorial services. Typical journey out to the legal scattering area usually has us motoring to the location and then sailing back if wind and tide allows. No guarantee of wind/weather cooperating for a strictly wind driven sail.
800-975-5824
We have partnered with a wonderful company, Stardust Memorials, who specializes in biodegradable water burial urns. We have used these products many times in the past and the quality is top shelf. We highly recommend the “Journey Biodegradable Urn” as our choice. After placing the urn into the sea, it floats briefly and slowly begins to sink. Flowers are often tied to the ribbon around it and once below the surface, as the urn begins to break open, the flowers are released and float to the surface. It’s a special process that we personally find to be most memorable. Other options are also available to meet your personal desire.
