Solomons Maryland | Scattering Ashes & Burial Sea Services
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Solomons, Maryland

Solomons, Maryland, rests where the Patuxent River meets the Chesapeake Bay. Calm waters and wide skies create a peaceful place for a sea memorial. First, the gentle tides offer quiet moments for reflection. Next, the area’s long history with boating and fishing brings deeper meaning to each farewell. In addition, families can enjoy the natural beauty of the bay and nearby parks. Also, Solomons blends comfort, care, and tradition. As a result, it offers a warm 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.

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

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:

Calvert Marine Museum This maritime gem on Solomons Island teaches Chesapeake heritage through engaging exhibits—like a full-scale Drum Point screw-pile lighthouse, the historic bugeye Wm. B. Tennison, the J.C. Lore Oyster House, and live river otters. Visitors can tour on-site labs, lighthouse platforms, and take boat cruises for deeper insight into local marine life

Solomons Boardwalk Stretching along Back Creek at the southern tip of Calvert County, this scenic boardwalk offers charming waterfront views, art installations, and local shops and cafés. It’s the perfect place for a stroll, sunset view, and discovering Solomons’ maritime charm

CD Café Southern Maryland’s premier creative cuisine destination, CD Café delivers refined New American fare—like scallop BBT and crab ball sliders—in an inviting setting since 1996. Consistently rated among the town’s best restaurants

Island Hideaway A beloved waterfront jewel offering casual, coastal-inspired dishes in a laid-back atmosphere. Brunch, lunch, or dinner on the deck overlooking Back Creek makes it a local favorite

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  • Featured Locations
  • Family Memorial Service
  • Captain's Service
  • scattering or burial?

Featured Locations

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Family Memorial Services

For those families wishing to plan their own memorial voyage, Sea Services™ provides the vessel and crew, from the port of your choice.  You select the time, place and arrangements and invite as many guests as you wish.

We have many of crafts at your service.  And we can help you plan every detail of this special memorial.     As your voyage will be a first-time maritime funeral experience for many of your guests, 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 one guest to several hundred, Sea Services™ carefully chosen captains and crews have the licensing and experience to provide a safe, and most memorable trip.

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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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