{"id":65210,"date":"2017-10-30T15:26:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T20:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=65210"},"modified":"2018-02-22T13:08:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T19:08:20","slug":"8-mermaid-experiences-you-have-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/8-mermaid-experiences-you-have-to-try\/","title":{"rendered":"8 mermaid experiences you have to try"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer may be in the rearview mirror, but there\u2019s no reason you can\u2019t keep the summertime vibes going year-round, especially with all of the mermaid experiences out there. Whether a fan of mythology or Ariel, or both, we\u2019ve rounded up seven mermaid experiences you have to try, from swimming like mermaids to sipping cocktails alongside them. Go ahead, dive in!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/g\/rf\/vegas25-coupon-terms?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_PromoCode_VEGAS25_onad_600x100_20171107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_PromoCode_VEGAS25_onad_600x100_20171107.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_PromoCode_VEGAS25_onad_600x100_20171107-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/americas-best-old-school-tiki-bars\/?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> 7 original, old school tiki bars you must visit now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Work out like a mermaid<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65472\" style=\"width: 3610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65472\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Aquamermaid-kid-class_credit-AquaMermaid-509x340.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Aqua Mermaid<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In February 2015, Marielle Chartier H\u00e9nault made a splash with <a href=\"https:\/\/aquamermaid.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AquaMermaid<\/a> and its mermaid swimming and workout classes for all ages, genders and swimming levels. Today, AquaMermaid is found in pools in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Chicago-Hotels.d178248.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago<\/a>, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec, Edmonton and Kitchener, and is driven by three values: have fun, be active and always learn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swim like a mermaid<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65475\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65475\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mermaid-Fitness-at-The-Del-2_courtesy-Hotel-del-Coronado-529x340.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Hotel del Coronado<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A spot where you&#8217;re likely to find mermaids is San Diego, and it just so happens that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Diego-County-Hotels-Hotel-Del-Coronado.h7496.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel del Coronado<\/a> offers its own mermaid classes during which you\u2019ll quickly learn it\u2019s not easy being a mermaid\u2014those ladies work hard! \u201cMolly Mermaid,\u201d a former synchronized swimmer, leads her prot\u00e9g\u00e9s through arm workouts and mermaid swimming drills; take it from this mermaid-want-to-be, you\u2019ll be sore for days! It\u2019s not all work and no play, though\u2014Molly leaves plenty of time at the end of class for melfies, or mermaid selfies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasure hunt like a mermaid<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65476\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65476\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sunset-Key_Jennifer-Silva-508x340.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Jennifer Silva, Sunset Key<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Off of the coast of Key West, another spot where you might expect mermaids to gather, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Florida-Keys-Hotels-Sunset-Key-Cottages.h17456804.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunset Key Cottages<\/a> has teemed up with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southernmostmermaidschool.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southernmost Mermaid School <\/a>to offer private mermaid training programs to guests of the luxury island resort. The two-hour program for budding mermaids ages 9 and older includes a custom mermaid tail fitting, one-on-one training, underwater treasure hunt and waterside tea party. In other words, your mermaid dreams come true.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/g\/rf\/vegas25-coupon-terms?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_VisitLasVegas_onad_600x100_20171107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_VisitLasVegas_onad_600x100_20171107.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/ORB_VisitLasVegas_onad_600x100_20171107-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn from pro mermaids<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65477\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65477\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weeki-Wachee-Mermaid-Katie_John-Athanason-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of John Athanason, Weeki Wachee<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After practicing your own mermaid skills, watch the pros perform at <a href=\"https:\/\/weekiwachee.com\/mermaids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weeki Wachee Springs State Park<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Weeki-Wachee-Hotels.d177826.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida\u2019s west coast<\/a>, just as they\u2019ve been for 70 years (the first show was on October 13, 1947). Weeki Wachee has 19 mermaids on its roster today, and they perform their version of Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d twice daily, and Fish Tails on the weekend during which the mermaids perform underwater feats such as eating and drinking underwater.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/rewards\/?mcicid=blog.orbitz.article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALSO:<\/strong> Heed the siren call of our rewards program to earn instantly toward hotels!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raise a glass to a mermaid<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65478\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65478\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/WorldFamousWreckBar_BOceanResort-470x470.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of BOcean Resort<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back in South Florida, in Fort Lauderdale, mermaid tales were told at the Wreck Lounge in the ship-shaped Yankee Clipper hotel from 1956 through 1965, when swim shows were performed alongside Vaudevillian comedy and musical acts. The hotel, now called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Fort-Lauderdale-Hotels-B-Ocean-Resort.h5404.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B Ocean Fort Lauderdale<\/a>, reintroduced the mermaid shows to its Wreck Bar in 2006, and it&#8217;s now performed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MeduSirena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MeduSirena and her Pod of Aquaticats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spend the night with mermaids<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33428\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33428\" class=\"wp-image-33428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sip-and-Dip_Mermaid.700.jpg\" alt=\"Sip and Dip, Great Falls, MN\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sip-and-Dip_Mermaid.700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sip-and-Dip_Mermaid.700-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sip-and-Dip_Mermaid.700-600x387.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sip and Dip, Great Falls, MN<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You may be surprised to find mermaids in a landlocked state like Montana, but a visit to the tiki-styled Sip \u2019N Dip Lounge at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Great-Falls-Hotels-OHaire-Motor-Inn.h893331.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O\u2019Haire Motor Inn<\/a> in Great Falls is a sure bet. Take a seat and watch through a glass wall as \u201cbarmaids\u201d swim and frolic underwater in the hotel\u2019s pool. The mermaids put on their fan-tail-tastic show every night of the week but Sundays, when they host their Mermaid Brunch. Well, every other Sunday\u2014a mermaid needs a day off every so often!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roll the dice with mermaids<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65484\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65484\" class=\"wp-image-65484 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/silverton-casino-hotel-509x340.jpg 509w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Silverton Casino Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another landlocked state in which you\u2019ll find mermaids is Nevada, but it\u2019s likely no surprise they&#8217;re in Las Vegas. The Mermaid Lounge at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Las-Vegas-Hotels-Silverton-Casino-Hotel.h120564.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silverton Casino Hotel<\/a> features a 117,000-gallon saltwater tank in which 4,000 tropical fish swim alongside mermaids. This is a part of your Vegas trip you <em>will<\/em> want to tell your friends back home about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marvel at a mermaid masterpiece<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_65483\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65483\" class=\"wp-image-65483 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen-600x369.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/copenhagen-553x340.jpg 553w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/newsoresund\/9568217715\/in\/photolist-fzvBLX-ybbub-ybbDv-aRbZ7z-kkXqw-fxrmss-ybb9Z-fzD3So-PLAjBC-mpiD6-oqU1cK-kkXxP-oipWkD-75KRd4-2tGcPD-XVrtPn-poH4UM-nrkBmL-9TapX6-Eknyjq-4N6PJ2-peHrx7-qpG5Lb-az8wvx-AsUvUk-pwb5tN-iEeoCv-b469aR-az8wip-az8wpX-s9wNXZ-fzKqy5-fzoFMg-fzoZRv-dp2U9e-fxrmjN-6zTvkG-fxrmp5-f2FJrZ-XVruNB-A9JWt-vTb4R-vTaUs-8jmFvn-yDEXYx-8jpTLj-vTaBk-6DLRsa-LoZqD-6Ex5es\">News Oresund<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of the most iconic mermaids worldwide is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitcopenhagen.com\/copenhagen\/little-mermaid-gdk586951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Copenhagen-Hotels.d178252.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Copenhagen<\/a>. The sculpture was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen\u2019s fairytale of the same name, made of bronze and granite by Edvard Eriksen, and gifted to the city by Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen. \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d was unveiled in August 1913, and is one of the city\u2019s most famous attractions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/freeflightfriday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FFF-blog-banner-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FFF-blog-banner-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FFF-blog-banner-600px-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; 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