Cruise into the New Year in Destin, Florida, with Fireworks, Dinner, & Dancing
Ring in the New Year in true Emerald Coast style! Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Destin aboard SunQuest Cruises’ SOLARIS yacht with an experience like no other.
Dine. Dance. Cruise! Welcome 2027 in style aboard the 125′ SOLARIS Yacht in Sandestin. Enjoy four courses and dance under the moonlight with a live DJ, party favors, and an incredible fireworks display. Cruise for 4.5 hours from 8 PM – 12:30 AM, with check-in at 7 PM. The SOLARIS Yacht is located at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort at the Baytowne Marina. Our guests will have special parking available for New Year’s Eve. More information will be available upon booking online. The New Year’s Eve Cruise is exclusively for guests 21+ and includes four chef-inspired courses, a midnight champagne toast, a live DJ, party favors, and the best view of the fireworks show at midnight. Tickets for the New Year’s Eve dinner cruise start at $200/person.
This sells out every year – make your Destin New Year’s Eve Fireworks Dinner Cruise reservation today.
VIP Experience in Destin for New Year’s Eve
A VIP ticket option is available aboard SunQuest Cruises’ New Year’s Eve Dinner Cruise! Priced at $300/person, this VIP ticket includes everything included in the general admission ticket plus an unlimited open bar. Your upgraded experience includes unlimited consumption of beer, house wine, premium liquor, and frozen drinks from the start of boarding until 15 minutes before the cruise ends. Note that everyone in your party must book the VIP ticket and “sharing” drinks is strictly prohibited. Please drink responsibly.
New Year’s Eve Menu
SunQuest Cruises’ New Year’s Eve menu includes four chef-prepared courses. Your dining experience begins with the Winter Citrus salad, crisp romaine and radicchio tossed with blood orange, ruby red grapefruit, and creamy feta, finished with a tahini maple vinaigrette. The Black-Eyed Pea soup, a hearty simmer of black-eyed peas, andouille sausage, and collard greens, served with a crisp toast point, will follow. Each guest can choose one entree from the menu below. Add Gulf shrimp or a 4 oz Lump Crab Cake to any entree for an additional $20. Your celebration ends with a sweet finish, a warm bread pudding studded with white chocolate, topped with fresh strawberries and Apple Jack crème anglaise.
Port Braised Boneless Short Rib with Gulf Shrimp
Tender short rib slow-braised in port wine, paired with Gulf shrimp over black truffle mash and seasonal vegetables, finished with a rich demi-glace
Honey Soy Glazed Salmon with Gulf Shrimp
Glazed salmon and Gulf shrimp over wild rice pilaf with seasonal vegetables, finished with a honey soy glaze
Lobster Pontchartrain Ravioli
Lobster-filled ravioli with seasonal vegetables in a creamy Creole sauce
Double Cut Stuffed Pork Chop
Thick-cut pork chop stuffed with spinach and sundried tomatoes, served over black truffle mash with seasonal vegetables and a Dijon beurre blanc
Shrimp & Scallop Lagniappe
Shrimp and scallops over wild rice pilaf in a creamy Creole sauce with seasonal vegetables
Fire Roasted Vegetable Plate
Fire-roasted cauliflower, asparagus, squash, tomatoes, broccoli, shishito peppers, and sweet onions over wild rice pilaf, tossed in kung pao sauce
Where to Stay New Year’s Eve in Destin
The SOLARIS Yacht is docked at the Baytowne Marina in the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Stay steps away from your New Year’s Eve dinner cruise. The yacht is located on the bay side of the resort, but guests staying at Sandestin can navigate the resort using the resort’s tram service. Inquire with your Sandestin concierge for more information.
Stay close to the action at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. SunQuest Cruises’ SOLARIS Yacht is conveniently docked at the Baytowne Marina, steps away from the Baytowne Warf.
Adult-Only New Year’s Eve in Destin
SunQuest Cruises’ New Year’s Eve Cruise is exclusively for guests 21+. A midnight champagne toast finishes off the evening as you enjoy a fireworks display from atop the open-air Sky Deck of the 125′ yacht. For family-friendly events, explore our cruise calendar online.