b'MEMBER NEWS MEMBER NEWSYacht StarShip River Cruise Opens in TampaT his March, PVA memberYacht StarShip opened res-ervations for the newestvesselinitsfleet,Craft.Amulti-mil-lion-dollar river cruiser, the vesselofferstwo-hourEuropean-stylerivercruisesontheHillsboroughRiverinTampa,Fla.With a 108 of air draft, the vesselwill navigate the many low bridgesontheHillsboroughRiverwithonlyinchestospare,liketherivercruisesin Europe. Billed as Tampas first announced in September 2023. At willbethelargestcommercialvesseldiningrivercruise,Craftwasinitially 130inlength,theupscalediningship currentlyontheHillsboroughRiver.The150-passengerCraftwillfeaturedieseloutboardpropulsion,anopenkitchenconceptwithagasgrillandstove,andoptionsofindoor,outdoor,andbarseating.TheBow&SternBarwascraftedfroma1914vintagewoodcruiser, transformed into a one-of-a-kindboat-on-boatbar.Executive Chef and Tampa nativeAllison Beasman will oversee themenufeaturingbrunch,dinner,andcraft cocktail options. Tampa is afood-forwarddestination,saidExec-utiveChefBeasman.Iminspiredbytheconceptofcraft:craftofculinaryarts, craft of elevated cocktails andspirits,craftofavesselthattakesyouonanexplorativejourney.Turnkey Solutions for Passenger Vessels CrafthasbeenadreamofourssinceVessel Design & EngineeringConstruction ManagementthefirstcruiseinTampaover22-yearsInterior Design SolutionsVessel Conversion & Refitsago.Itsapurpose-builtvessel,creatingPHOTO: YACHT STARSHIPaneweraofcruisinginTampa,saidTo learn more, visitPresidentandCEOofYachtStarshipcrowley.com/engineering DiningCruisesTroyManthey.FOGHORN 42'