Ques. For Clay Clayton RE:New Pirate Museum

[pa.cruisers]

Hello Clay,

 

You seem to be the most informed about K.W. Pat Croce's new pirate museum is suppose to be open or about to open. He always did a first class job in Phila. We will be in K.W. on 3-1 do you have any information on the museum and its location.

 

 

Thanks For Your Help,

Pa. Cruisers

[Clay Clayton]

I haven't been...it opened either last week or the week before. The paper has had good reviews but i don't know anyone who has been...sorry I am not more help.

 

Clay - a key west local

[mark k]

you could try http://www.piratesoul.com for more info. i plan on stopping in MAY.

[bhopal21]

I haven't been either but several of my friends have and they all described it as "cheesy" and said that it would be better located at Disney.

 

sorry

 

Mike

[pa.cruisers]

Thanks for your input. Checked out the web site. Maybe maybe not,depends on how many I have at Irish Kevin's.

 

 

Pa. Cruisers

[southernmost]

I have personally been through the Pirate Soul Museum, having been invited for the opening.

It is definitely Disney-esque, complete with animatronic storytellers (Captain Blackbeard's head), interactive exhibits, and a constant pirate jingle playing. On display is a bunch of Pat Croce's pirate artifacts including a flake of gold that is supposedly blah blah blah. Really underwhelming. But some stuff is neat...a pirate flag, a treasure chest. The twelve dollar admission is steep, IMO, and the exit at the back of the gift shop is a bit heavy handed.

The whole walk-through takes about 5-10 minutes.

Mostly though, I am amazed at the lauding of the pirate life. Full of barbarianism, brutality, and dominance, I no more respect them than gangsters and tyrants.

[sstamm]

I just visited the museum this week and I thought it was pretty interesting. We spent more than 5-10 minutes there. The interactive video display talking about the different famous pirates and their lives (and deaths) was very informative.

 

The artifacts were interesting and I thought the interior decor was well done.

 

There are definitely Disney elements, the talking head, the photo with the pirate that you may purchase in the giftshop, etc. I'll agree the pricetag is a bit steep, but considering that everything in Key West is expensive, I didn't think it was completely out of line.

 

If you're looking for something different to do, I wouldn't completely rule it out.