Tickets on sale now for Summer Celebration fireworks cruise

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
July 2, 2012 · 8:45 AM

Tickets are now on sale for the fireworks cruise aboard the Argosy Cruise ship Celebrations.

The cruise begins at Luther Burbank’s dock at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, before the Summer Celebration fireworks. The boat will head out into Lake Washington to get a unique view of the annual fireworks display.

The three-hour cruise, which is sponsored by the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce and the Mercer Island Sister City Association, includes desserts and a no-host bar. The cruise takes off at 7:30 p.m. with a return back to the dock after the fireworks around 11 p.m.

Raffle tickets will be sold throughout the cruise for a variety of gift baskets. Proceeds benefit both sponsors’ scholarship programs.

The Celebrations boat has a fully enclosed lower deck and has both an enclosed and open deck area on the upper level.

The cruise is $50 per person and tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce office, or online at brownpapertickets.com.

 

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Staff Reporter Staff at editor@mi-reporter.com.

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