Can't afford a ticket to Hawaii this summer?

The owners of Detroit's Pedal Pubs and Detroit Cycle Boat are bringing a taste of Hawaii to metro Detroit with charter tiki boats along the Detroit River.

Aloha Tiki Tours will run from May 25 through Sept. 30 and offer two-hour tiki boat tours in Detroit and St. Clair Shores.

Four tiki boats will launch from Sinbads Marina in Detroit and two from Blossom Heath Marina in St. Clair Shores. The boats have 30-horsepower motors and can hold six passengers plus a captain. The two-hour tours are $300 on Friday through Sunday and $250 Monday through Thursday.

Co-owner Nick Blaszczyk, who opened the ventures along with his wife, Jodie, and partners Callie and John Moylan, said they've already gotten more than 100 bookings out of St. Clair Shores within 48 hours of launching the service.

"We were looking for something new," Nick Blaszczyk said. "We wanted to see more tourism on the river and add to our family of ventures."

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He said the Detroit River tiki boat charters are the first to be offered in the Midwest.

Like the Detroit Pedal Pubs, where patrons pedal a bar on wheels through the streets of downtown Detroit, passengers aboard the tiki boats must furnish their own drinks. The charter does provide bar stools, a cooler and a blender.

And the boats stop halfway through the tours for a bathroom break, Blaszczyk said.

All ages are welcome and life jackets are available, but optional, he said.

To book a tour or for information, visit Aloha Tiki Tours Facebook page or website.