News Releases & Media
12/21/11: Look for Eric on the Ghost Adventures episode on the Old Charleston Jail 12/23/11 at 8pm on the Travel Channel.
11/28/11: Charleston Pirate Tours sponsors "Last Days of Blackbeard" lecture by Kevin Duffus at the Old Exchange on 12/8/11 . (read online)
10/28/11: Charleston Pirate Tours sponsors 1st Annual South Carolina Week for the Animals. (read online)
By Scot Meyer
10/12/11: Charleston named Top City in United States by Conde Naste Readers Choice Awards! Check out Stephen Colbert's hilarious presentation of the award. While you're there, enter to win $15,000 week-long vacation to Charleston!
5/11/11: Charleston Pirate Tours and the Powder Magazine team up to offer weekly performances of "Charleston's Golden Age of Piracy." (Read online)
5/11/11: Special performance of "The Real Blackbeard" scheduled for May 22, 2011 at the Powder Magazine to mark the anniversary of Blackbeard's blockade of the harbor. (Read online)
5/3/11: Charleston Pirate Tours to perform at Charleston Harbor Fest May, 12 - May 15. (Read online)
4/28/11: Charleston Pirate Tours is proud to be included in the recently published book, Kids Love the Carolinas, a travel guide of North Carolina & South Carolina by George and Michele Zavatsky. We truly appreciate the authors for including us in this great resource for families! We got our copy at Barnes and Noble. It's also available online at KidsLoveTravel.com. Our favorite quote in the book is about us, of course, "...may just be the most entertaining way to tour historic Charleston with kids."
4/6/11: Charleston Pirate Tours now offers evening walking tours. (Read online)
4/4/11: Charleston Pirate Tours guides help with surprise reunion of military family on Lifetime's Coming Home. (Read online) (View highlights)
10/9/10: Eric Lavender of Charleston Pirate Tours to appear in two network television programs in October. (Read online)
10/9/10: Charleston Premiere Party for ETV's "Carolina Stories: Ghosts and Legends III" scheduled for 10/24/10 at the Powder Magazine. (Read online)
9/28/10: We regret that we are no longer able to offer the popular Tour Meal Deals. Our restaurant partner, The Buccaneer Restaurant, closed today. We will explore options for partnering with another restaurant.
Charleston Pirate Tours featured in National Tour Association's Courier Magazine (Page 6, Sept 2010 issue)
Bing Travel Pirate-themed travel article featuring Charleston Pirate Tours.
The Columbia Star feature on Charleston Pirate Tour's parrot rescue efforts.
8/2/10 Charleston Pirate Tours donates $1 of every ticket to the parrot rescue facility, BirdLove Avian Sanctuary. (Read online)
5/20/10 New Tour Meal Deal a great value! Take the tour and dine at the Buccaneer Restaurant for one low price and save up to $14. (Read online or Download Word Doc)
5/6/10 Free Event at Powder Magazine Museum on Saturday, May 22, 2010 to Commemorate the Anniversary of Blackbeard's Siege of Charleston (Read online or Download Word Doc)
5/3/10 Eric Lavender and Captain Bob to appear at South Carolina State Museum's Pirate, Privateers, and Buccaneers Exhibit and the Schiele Museum of Natural History's Pirates Exhibit (Read online or Download Word Doc)
5/3/10 Eric Lavender of Charleston Pirate Tours & Island Paradise Balloon Art Appearing at Mt. Pleasant's 23rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet (Read online or Download Word Doc)
4/9/10 Charleston Pirate Tours to Appear at Family Circle Cup (Read online or Download Word Doc)
3/29/10 Rescued Parrot Finds New Life as Charleston Tour Guide (Read online or Download Word Doc)
3/20/10 Hello Metro Feature Story (link to story)
1/6/10 Tour Company Stops Traffic on Charleston Streets (Read online or Download Word Doc)
Television Shoot with Palmetto Kidz Club
Ariel helps Capt. Bob get into
character for his performance.
