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Sarasota Bay Explorers Customer Appreciation Day
Date: October 16, 2010

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Sarasota Bay Explorers
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway


Phone: 941-388-4200
Cruise along the coast with the Sarasota Bay Explorers at a discount — just $10 per person — on Oct. 16 during Customer Appreciation Day. A portion of all ticket sales benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.

Sea Life Encounter Cruises, which normally cost $26, are educational and fun tours narrated by a marine biologist aboard a shaded pontoon boat. Passengers can see dolphins, manatees, birds, seahorses, sea stars, puffer fish, native plants and more while cruising Sarasota and Roberts bays.  Biologists gather marine life for a hands-on experience aboard the boat (all sea animals are released).

Each cruise lasts one hour and 45 minutes. Cruises leave at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. from Mote Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway in Sarasota. Discounted tickets go on sale Monday, Oct 11.

Call 941-388-4200 or purchase in person between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Sarasota Bay Explorers desk at Mote Aquarium. Children ages 3 and younger ride for free. Boats have clean restrooms and snacks and sodas available for purchase.

Check-in time is 30 minutes prior to departure. In the event the cruise is canceled due to weather, tickets may be redeemed for other boat trips within 30 days. Tickets are non-refundable. Learn more at: www.sarasotabayexplorers.com/sealife.html.



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