About Saipan Sunset Cruise, Inc.

October 1990.  We started operations with the yacht, Jade Lady I, a 37-foot tri-maran, US Coast Guard (USCG)-certified for 39 passengers plus captain and crew, offering sunset dinner cruises, morning transfers to Managaha Island, lunch cruises

August 1991.  To meet increasing volume of business, we custom built the Jade Lady II, a 41-foot tri-maran, USCG-certified for 49 passengers plus captain and crew

April 1995.  To meet increasing volume of business, we acquired Jade Lady III, a 64-foot sailing catamaran, USCG-certified for 149 passengers plus captain and crew

September 1997.  We expanded our business by acquiring Banana Split I, a 19-foot rigid inflatable boat, USCG-certified for 10 passengers plus captain and crew, to offer high speed transfers between Managaha Island and high speed thrill rides in the Saipan Lagoon

September 2000.  To meet increasing volume of business, we acquired Banana Split II, a 24-foot rigid inflatable boat, USCG-certified for 18 passengers plus captain and crew

We currently employ 15 persons on a full-time basis.  Four well-seasoned American and local captains pilot Jade Lady III and Banana Split II, while an experienced crew of deckhands, waiters, and waitresses come from Saipan, other Micronesian Islands, and the Philippines – we are an international mix.  Our office is located in Garapan, Saipan, in the heart of the tourist district and employs a full staff to handle reservations, marketing (Japanese staff), accounting and administration.

OUR VESSELS

Jade Lady III

• Custom designed:  SR 64 by Brown/Marples
• Custom built by:  Shaw Boats, Washington, USA
• Material:  FRP over wood
• Length:  64 feet
• Beam:  32.5 feet
• Draft:  4 feet
• Gross tonnage:  65
• Net tonnage:  52
• Engines:  Two 61 HP diesels
• Sail Area:  1,850 square feet
• Speed:  20 knots sailing, 10 knots diesel power
• Capacity:  149 passengers day cruise (maximum), 120 passengers dinner cruise, with outside seating (dry season), 85 passengers dinner cruise, inside seating only (rainy season)

Banana Split II

• Seahawk 2000 RIB23 rigid inflatable boat
• Built by:  Seahawk Inflatables
• Hull material:  Aluminum
• Length:  24 feet
• Gross tonnage:  1
• Engines:  Two 150HP gas

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