Tangier Island Cruises from Crisfield

09/16/2025

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Beautiful weather is coming later this week and it will be the perfect day for a cruise!

But don’t delay, with just a few weeks left in the 2025 season, you need to book your day cruise to Tangier Island now at https://tangierislandcruises.com. Just choose your day, buy your tickets and enjoy a fun day in the sun.

09/09/2025

Been Here, Stay Here, a documentary film about Tangier Island, will be playing at the MAR-VA Theater in Pocomoke City, MD the end of this month. Movies are just $5 at this theater.

Watch the trailer here:
https://www.beenherestayhere.com/trailer
Doors open at 6pm. Show starts at 7pm

09/09/2025

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Our 2025 Season ends in mid October... so BOOK THAT CRUISE NOW friends.

You'll enjoy the boat ride over to the island as Captain Steven points out wildlife and other islands along the way. Once on Tangier, you can explore, have lunch, visit the Museum or a souvenir shop, ... there is always plenty to do. Golf cart and bicycle rentals are available or you can walk if you prefer.

Go to https://tangierislandcruises.com/, choose your cruise day and number of tickets, pay and done! It's super fast and easy.

09/03/2025

Did you know that Tangier Island has an important place in American history?

Tangier is historically significant because it served as the staging ground for British troops during the War of 1812.

It was also about this time that nearly a thousand enslaved people sought sanctuary on the island hoping to escspe to the British empire.

And interestingly, to this day, residents speak in a dialect that linguists believe is very similar to the English that European settlers spoke when they first arrived in America.

09/02/2025

Book your group before season end on a great day cruise to Tangier Island! Groups of 25 or more pay just $30 per ticket and receive two free complimentary tickets. Visit https://tangierislandcruises.com for more information.

08/27/2025

September is our last full month of the season with only two weeks open in October.

Book your group (of 25 or more) now on a fun day cruise for just $30 per person and we’ll throw in two complimentary tickets.

Go to https://tangierislandcruises.com to select your day and book your cruise. For Group tickets, please call the office at 410-968-2338 to book.

08/24/2025

Wow! What a beautiful photo of Tangier Island! Thank you for sharing.

Photo of the Day

Credit: Sherri Williams

Tangier Island, VA

This image was captured May 2019 during a very short trip to Tangier Island, VA.

This island which sits out in the Chesapeake bay, may only be 3 miles long and 1 mile wide but it is rich with history, stories, and passionate residents. There are many crab shacks nestled along the waterways which serve as sort of a second home for the seasoned watermen harvesting oysters and blue crabs.

The boats, docks, buildings, and people of this island have many stories to tell.

As we were walking along one of the handful of roads, we spotted this little abandoned boat just sitting there in Canton Creek which paralleled the road. This boat was so weathered and worn. The soft, faded colors and deteriorating structure showed that this craft had served it's owner well for many years.

It still was afloat, and holding tight to the shore by the strong mooring line attaching it to the shore.

It was a beautiful clear day to capture the personality and wonder of this craft, and ponder what stories it may hold.

Three years later we returned to the same spot again, and the boat was still there, but hardly recognizable.

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02/18/2025

Tangier Island, VA: Odd Dialect

If you've never been to Tangier Island, you may have little knowledge of the unusually odd accent of its inhabitants.

The dialect is thought to have originated with the island's first settlers, who were likely lower-class British men from Cornwall in the 17th and 18th centuries. The island's isolation has allowed the dialect to evolve independently and retain many of its original characteristics.

The dialect is a distinctive variety of Southern American English. It's known for its deep vowels, rising consonants, and words like "ort" ("ought"), "yorn" ("yours"), "sot" ("sat"), and "iggy" ("going to").

To hear the watermen of Tangier Island speak, click on this video from nearly 16 years ago.

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