{"id":313244,"date":"2026-06-19T16:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/313244\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:38:10","slug":"water-taxi-shooters-waterfront-launch-sunset-music-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/313244\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Taxi & Shooters Waterfront launch Sunset Music Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is \u201cSmall Bites,\u201d a South Florida Sun Sentinel feature with tiny tidbits on the food and beverage scene \u2014 because we know that sometimes you just don\u2019t have room for a long article. You want a little news brief instead, an amuse bouche of information, if you will. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

WHAT:\u00a0If pairing sunsets with music, good eats and a scenic sail appeals to you, a new Intracoastal experience awaits, courtesy of Shooters Waterfront and the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi.<\/p>\n

On Friday evenings, the Sunset Music Cruise starts with happy hour at Shooters \u2014 in the VIP section of the patio, of course \u2014 where you get half-off well liquor, wine by the glass and beer.\u00a0There\u2019s also an extended happy hour menu.<\/p>\n

Then for dinner, the SoFlo feast of coastal favorites includes dishes for purchase such as guava-chili chicken wings, smoked fish dip, coconut shrimp and flatbreads.<\/p>\n

Aboard the Water Taxi, the voyage \u2014 part of its Signature Cruise Series \u2014 starts with a Champagne toast as you take in the sunset views, waterfront mansions, mega yachts and historic landmarks along the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, the \u201cVenice of America.\u201d There\u2019s also a cash bar.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy happy hour and dinner at Shooters Waterfront in Fort Lauderdale before the Water Taxi voyage. (Shooters Waterfront\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n

Live music will flow all night, from the al fresco dinner to the deck on the Water Taxi.\u00a0And the party doesn\u2019t have to end when you disembark. You also get a $10-off coupon to use post-cruise at Shooters Waterfront for cocktails and late-night bites while you enjoy the skyline views back at the dock.<\/p>\n

WHEN: Every Friday, with 5 p.m. happy hour\/dinner and 7 p.m. Water Taxi departure<\/p>\n

WHERE: Shooters Waterfront, 3033 NE 32nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale<\/a><\/p>\n

COST: $54 a person<\/p>\n

INFORMATION: watertaxi.com<\/a><\/p>\n

EXTRA TIDBITS:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Shooters Waterfront has also added \u201cMartini & Mahjong Mondays,\u201d<\/a> where you can play the game and enjoy happy hour bites and martinis. A brand-new special: a Mini Martini Flight featuring Dirty, Lychee and Florida-inspired Guava martinis. The biweekly series kicks off Monday, June 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi also recently launched their Premier Sightseeing Cruise<\/a>, a 90-minute narrated tour through Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Intracoastal<\/a> departing three times a day from Las Olas Landing.<\/p>\n

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Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi<\/p>\n

A view of Fort Lauderdale’s Intracoastal Waterway from above. (Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi\/Courtesy)
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Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi<\/p>\n

The Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi has an Intracoastal tour – with live music and a cash bar – on Fridays that starts after happy hour drinks and shareables at Shooters Waterfront. (Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi\/Courtesy)<\/p>\n

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