The Royal Krewe of Privateer's founding members have been together since 1996 and formed the Royal Krewe of Privateer's in 2001. The Krewe's members are made up of business and professional men and women of the Tampa Bay area and active members in the community. The Krewe gives back to the community by supporting All Children's Hospital, the Kid's Place, and various local schools and charities.

We currently participate in five parades Gasparilla Children's Parade, Gasparilla Day Parade, Sant' Yaga Knight Parade, St Patrick's Parade and Hernando De Soto Bradenton Parade. Your membership includes throw beads (which will be loaded on the float for you), beer and mixers.

We are very proud of the fact that we own our float and have since 2001. The float has been rebuilt in 2015 and is constructed of all metal. The float is two story with a spiral stair case, complete with a full bathroom, running water, central air and heat, a bar and storage lockers. We illuminate the float with multi color LED flashing lights and complimented with laser lighting. It is quite large and can hold up to 65 people.