Half off holiday boat cruises, ‘Nutcracker’ tickets

Get in the holiday spirit in South Florida style and save on festive fun on land and sea.

Use a coupon code to save 50 percent on select Water Taxi’s Holiday Lights Cruises with an exclusive savings offer just for SunSentinel readers.

Trace the route of the upcoming Winterfest Boat Parade and see spectacular waterside decorations along Millionaire’s Row on the

90-minute voyage on the New River and Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale.

Adult tickets are $15 (normally $30) for cruises that depart promptly at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 9-11 and Dec. 16-18. Board the boat on the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale behind the Riverside Hotel and Stranahan House. There is convenient parking in the hotel’s parking garage.

Boarding begins at 8:15 p.m.on the double-decker boat, which just happens to have a full bar aboard so you can sip wine, beer and cocktails while enjoying the scenery as you meander along the waterway up to Oakland Park Boulevard.

My husband, Dan, and I took the cruise recently and really enjoyed it while sipping Peppermint Schnapps-laced hot cocoa. Afterward, we popped into the The Boathouse for drinks and tapas and watched the mega yachts sail by. Also, shop and stroll along the beautifully decorated historic Las Olas Boulevard.

Go to at Watertaxi.com/ Holiday-Lights and use code

WTHL2018 to get the deal. Landlubbers can watch the Sugar Plum Fairies dance in the upcoming Miami City Ballet production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.”

Goldstar.com is offering terrific discounts on the ballet A 4,498-square-foot Miami penthouse featured in the 2016 film “War Dogs” has been listed for sale for $4.495 million.

at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami and Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Sign up with an email address at Goldstar.com/Miami to score tickets for $35 to $75 (normally $50 to $99). Performance dates vary by venue.

Now, you can go ahead and pay Ticketmaster full-price admission and pay a hefty service fee or you can go to Goldstar and pay a fraction of the cost. The service is available at 4,000 venues in cities across America, including big productions in New York, Boston and Washington, D.C., so keep that in mind when you travel.

Other holiday ticket options include “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” for $30 to $68 (normally $34 to $82) on Dec. 25-30 at the Arsht Center; The A festively decorated home is seen on the route of the Water Taxi Holiday Lights Cruise.

International Ballet Company’s “The Nutcracker Ballet: A Beloved Holiday Tradition” for $15.50 to

$20.50 (normally $28 to

$38) on Dec. 15-16 at Coral Springs Center for the Arts; and “Cirque Dreams Holidaze” for $50 (normally $75) on Dec. 28 at the James L. Knight Center in Miami. At the Delray Beach Playhouse, see “An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas” for

$24 to $30 on Dec. 27-28.

For more ideas on fun things to do and ways to save, to go SunSentinel.com/HolidayHeadquarters.

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