Captain Morgan Offers $20 Lyft Ride Discounts During Gasparilla

TAMPA BAY, FL -- Avast ye! Captain Morgan is setting sail for the 2019 Gasparilla Pirate Festival, pledging up to $20,000 in Lyft Ride Smart credits to provide safe transportation for partying pirates to take to or from the Gasparilla festivities.

A fleet of specially wrapped Captain Morgan Lyft vehicles will take to the streets during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival.

All Lyft users 21 and older who use the designated "LIKEACAPTAIN2019" discount code on Saturday, Jan. 26 will be given a $20 credit toward their ride fare. The discount will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. The Lyft ride is valid within 5 miles of downtown Tampa.

"It's a captain's job to keep his or her crew safe – no excuses – so we're making it easier for every captain coming to Gasparilla to do just that while having fun," said Linda Bethea, vice president of Captain Morgan. "As the exclusive ride-share partner of Captain Morgan and the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, Lyft and its Ride Smart initiative is something we hope many of the thousands of pirates coming to Tampa will take advantage of this weekend."

Captain Morgan took to the streets earlier this week to give away official Captain Morgan pirate costumes to unsuspecting Lyft riders who were lucky enough to get picked up by a Captain Morgan wrapped car in the greater Tampa Bay area. These 21 and older riders are now ready to party #LikeACaptain at all of their Gasparilla festivities this weekend. While costumes are no longer being distributed, the fleet of special Captain Morgan Lyft vehicles will remain in town through Gasparilla.

If you're attending the festival this year and are 21 or over, stop by the Captain Morgan hospitality tent along the parade route at Section #38 to enjoy some Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, and keep an eye out for the Captain Morgan float riding in the parade.

Image via Captain Morgan

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