Infiltrate a clandestine a speakeasy…it’s the height of Prohibition…and you are dying for a drink. A sultry proprietress leads the way to moonshine, mystery and mayhem. Meet daring bootleggers and mobsters…relive the excitement of an on the water adventure chasing rumrunners amid the mansions of the elite of Newport.
Itinerary
Day 1 - Newport, RI
Today, we will head to Newport, Rhode Island to meet our step on guide, who will be dressed as a speakeasy proprietress. We will have a guided tour of Thames Street, a former speakeasy haven, while learning about Newport’s little known history during Prohibition. We will take a drive by Narragansett Bay, where the Coast Guard created a national shock wave by intercepting an infamous rum running boat, the Black Duck, and fatally firing on three rum runners.
After, we will step aboard the Rum Runner II, originally built for speed for New Jersey based mobster bootleggers. We will cruise by mansions and former speakeasies, while enjoying the beautiful sights of Newport.
Weather permitting, we will take a quick stroll along the Cliff Walk to Belmont Beach, the site of a botched smuggling scheme. If the weather is a problem, the motor coach tour will include a drive past Easton’s Beach.
Today’s lunch and entertainment will be at the Viking Hotel. Your guide, the speakeasy proprietress, will whisper the password for entry. Enjoy lunch, but stay alert for a possible raid! Performers will present a fun, speakeasy themed Murder Mystery that we will help solve!
*Guests are encouraged to wear an accessory of the Roaring 20s flapper era. Examples are a feather boa, a long string of pearls, or a glitzy headband or barrette!!
