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Children determine course heading on Norwegian Dream

Over the years, I have presented my Captain Cane's Pirate Treasure Hunt! to tens of thousands of children at birthday parties in the Boston area, as well as in Southern California, at schools, day-care facilities, cruise ships, camps, and other venues. Some of the children who first became members of Captain Cane's Pirate Crew are now grown and have children of their own. I founded the Royal Commonwealth of Pirates as Action Characters in 1991 and have owned and operated it continuously since that time. It is now the Royal Commonwealth of Pirates, Inc. and is Boston based to provide children's birthday party entertainment. While others have emerged to try to imitate it, Captain Cane's Pirate Treasure Hunt! is the original, presented by an award winning, experienced entertainer, who also educates, and who is a real sailor who holds USCG Captain and Masters licenses.

The adventure of Captain Cane's Pirate Treasure Hunt! enables children to be swept into the exciting world of pirates, but into a world of good pirates. Good pirates who seek the adventure of discovery, who do no harm, and who are not frightening. Along the way, children fearlessly 'become pirates ' and learn that pirates have rules, that pirates work together for their common good, and that pirates share what they have. A basic message is that smart pirates are good.

Children also learn that a compass is a direction finding instrument. Many children will understand the fundamentals of compass navigation after their first adventure with Captain Cane's Pirate Treasure Hunt!

princess pirate at her birthday party near Boston

Princess and Pirate Adventure! The pageantry is all of the glittering loveliness that the coronation of a princess should be. The Crowns are Crowns of Goodness and Glory, and the princesses pledge to rule according to law, to exercise justice with mercy, and to be of pure heart. They understand that a Princess has a duty to be good. Then it's off on their adventure to find the Lost Crown Jewels of the Princess!

Captain Cane's Pirate Adventure Cruise! Takes children and families out on the ocean in a real schooner or cruise ship for pirate adventure and fun. Children swear to be good pirates, and have all the fun of other Captain Cane events-- pirate songs, treasure, magnetic compasses and compass navigation, pirate tattoos and face-painting, songs, and more. On a schooner, they can steer the ship! Haul the jib! Eat a "worm" sandwich and drink pirate punch during an hour and a half sail on a schooner that is shiploads of fun as we yell 'Arrgh!' to other vessels! This is an award winning family entertainment.

On cruise ships families cruise in the Caribbean on a cruise ship with Pirate Captain Cane as their friendly pirate host. We have much of the fun of the schooner and more aboard a beautiful cruise ship, and cruise to tropical Caribbean islands where real pirates cruised centuries ago. Captain Cane, a maritime historian for Norwegian Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean cruise lines, presents talks aboard the ship on Pirates, as well as other maritime subjects.

It is my intent to provide children with a beautiful, vivid, and magical experience, one which they will long remember in a special way.

Jed Mills

A pirate snarl aboard the Norwegian Dream!