Provincetown Massachusetts | Scattering Ashes & Burial
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Provincetown, Massachusetts

Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod, blends coastal charm with a rich art scene and deep seafaring history. It’s a peaceful place for a sea farewell. First, the sweeping ocean views offer comfort and calm. Then, the town’s maritime roots bring deeper meaning to the moment. Also, visitors can enjoy art galleries, walking paths, and scenic beaches. In addition, the area’s quiet beauty makes it easy to reflect. Altogether, Provincetown offers a heartfelt and graceful way to honor loved ones at sea.

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The Service:

Compassionate, Seamless Burial at Sea Services Nationwide

At Sea Services, we partner with carefully vetted captains and crew across the United States to ensure your memorial experience is smooth, respectful, and deeply meaningful. Honor your loved one with a dignified sea burial. We offer compassionate, coast-to-coast services for scattering ashes at sea. With experienced captains and certified vessels, we ensure your loved one’s ashes are scattered at sea with care, legality, and respect.

Our Burial at Sea and Ash Scattering Services include a beautifully crafted biodegradable urn adorned with freeze-dried flowers, along with a personalized memorial certificate mailed to you after the ceremony. Every service is conducted in full compliance with EPA regulations and aboard U.S. Coast Guard-approved vessels, ensuring safety and professionalism at every step.

What to Expect During Your Memorial Charter
Each charter lasts approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, dock to dock. The journey includes:

  • 30–45 minutes traveling out to sea
  • 30 minutes at a serene location for the ceremony
  • 30–45 minutes returning to harbor

Sea Services™ provides professional burial at sea services across the United States. Whether you’re looking for charter boats for scattering ashes, or a peaceful setting to lay your loved one to rest, we’re here to help you plan a meaningful sea burial with dignity.

During your time on the water, you’ll have the space and time to reflect, pray, share stories, and release ashes in a peaceful and private setting. Our experienced captains can help guide the ceremony or offer support as needed, ensuring a respectful and memorable farewell.


Points of Interest:

Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum Rising 252 ft on High Pole Hill, this all-granite campanile commemorates the Pilgrims’ first landing and signing of the Mayflower Compact in 1620. It’s the tallest granite structure in the U.S. Visitors can climb 116 stairs (or ride the elevator), explore interactive exhibits, and enjoy stunning 360° harbor and Cape Cod views from the top

Race Point Beach Nestled at the tip of Cape Cod National Seashore, this wide, windswept beach is perfect for swimming, sunbathing, whale watching, and dune walks. Famous for its natural beauty—and occasional seal sightings—it’s one of the region’s most picturesque coastal escapes

The Mews Restaurant & Cafe Located right on the harbor, The Mews is a Cape Cod favorite known for its elegant beachside ambiance and inventive, seasonal cuisine. Enjoy dishes like line-caught seafood and specialty cocktails—rated 4.6/5 on Tripadvisor

Mac’s Fish House A casual dockside seafood market and restaurant serving fresh local catch, half-price happy hour clams and oysters, chowder, and fish tacos. Open year-round with a laid-back harbor atmosphere and event space

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Family Memorial Services

For families wishing to plan a personal and meaningful memorial voyage, Sea Services™ offers U.S. Coast Guard-approved vessels for scattering ashes from the port of your choice. You select the time, place, and arrangements, and invite as many guests as you wish for this private burial at sea.

We have a wide range of vessels available for scattering ashes at sea, and our experienced team will help you plan every detail. For many, this will be a first-time maritime funeral experience with a sea burial. Sea Services™ will work closely with you to make this a fitting memorial occasion, carefully evaluating your needs and desires to insure a safe, comfortable and memorable day for all.

First-class family services like these vary greatly in every detail.  Likewise, their costs also vary considerably.  Contact Sea Services today at 1-888-404-9880 for the current cost of a Family Memorial Service. Costs for a small group, larger groups, special services or trips in the height of the recreational boating season are available on request.

Whether your group is large or small (from a single guest to several hundred) our trusted captains and crews are certified to provide dignified and legal services for having a loved one’s ashes scattered at sea.

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Captain's Service

Often families cannot venture to sea or attend a scattering ashes at sea memorial service. Our captains bring the cremated remains on an ocean voyage for you.  A dignified sea scattering of ashes or burial at sea is performed and documented, with that documentation provided to you.  This is our most popular service, with prices beginning at just $325.

While the Captain’s Service does not provide for the family or guests to accompany the vessel, specific requests, such as dates or times, special prayers or simple ceremonies are often available.  Special planning, however, can add to our costs.   Many ports have seasonal demands and schedules vary at different times of the year.   You may call us for specific fees at the port of your choice.

Most often, cremated remains are received at Sea Services’ home office via priority mail express US Mail, sometimes directly from the funeral home or crematory.   For the specific “Three Easy Steps” to a Captain’s Service™. Call us anytime with your specific wishes, or just to discuss our services.  Sea Services™ will work hard to accommodate your desires while insuring the best value.

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Scattering or Burial?

The scattering of cremated remains on the sea’s surface is timeless tradition — a chosen funeral custom for thousands of years.   Many, however,  due to personal, religious or traditional desires, prefer to be placed in a burial urn on the ocean’s floor.

Sea Services has developed the Burial at Sea Service that sensitively accomplishes this timeless tradition, while insuring 21st Century protection of the environment.  Whether you choose a traditional Sea Scattering or the dignified Burial at Sea with a urn you can be assured that your service will receive our personal attention at any port, off any shore of our nation.

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