If you’ve never sailed aimlessly around the Charleston harbor enjoying an evening of swift ocean breezes aboard a riverboat, then this is the year to find a way to make it happen. The charming river cruiser, Carolina Queen, has just the event to pull you off your sofa for the evening and onto the water for a sunset cruise you won’t soon forget.

Every Thursday evening through November 7th, and on each first Friday of the month, Carolina Queen departs the Charleston City Marina at 7 p.m. for their Blues and BBQ Sunset Cruise.
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The triple-deck cruiser turns into a floating restaurant with views like no other eatery in town.
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Sit on one of the open-air decks and enjoy all-you-can-eat BBQ. There's no limit to the views OR the food.
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The buffet-style eats mean you can dig in when — and where — you want, even as you sail under the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge.
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All the while... enjoying the soulful blues music of the legendary Gary Erwin, a.k.a. Shrimp City Slim.
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Top off the evening with a nightcap (or more) from the cash bar and sit back and enjoy the most beautiful way to experience a Lowcountry sunset: from the water!
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The Blues and BBQ Cruise leaves each Thursday from Charleston City Marina at 17 Lockwood Drive, Charleston at 7:00 p.m. Boarding begins at 6:30 p.m. Cruises last two hours and the cost is $48.95/person. Learn more at this link.

Don’t want to go home after the cruise? Here’s another unique after-dark activity you can schedule back-to-back with this awesome cruise!

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