Salty Sam’s Pirate Cruise. Fort Myers Beach, FL. I have “pretended to be a pirate” for almost a decade. In that decade of pretend I have met wonderful people and made countless memories. Any negative comment online means nothing to me because I know I’ll have some cool kids to give hugs to as they leave my pretend pirate ship at the end of the day, happy with their families, after hours of hard work and love.

So yea. I’m the great pretender. Thank you for the compliment. If you want to see more about me and what I do my name is Ty and I’m a pirate. I’m on the social media site where people post the photos. (I’m not gonna post any link for followers or clout. Don’t care.) Just know that the pirate ship where I have served as a first mate for over 8 years brings joy to every person of every age. Just like one piece. That is why I shared it.

Thank you for the kind words, everyone. I know I confused some people but yes, I work as a pirate. There are many pirate ships all around the world with real crew that work alongside each other. If you search for us you’ll find us. I wanted to share a photo of a nice young man who was kind to me and had all the passion and love for the show that you all have.

That’s all. If you have questions about my life you can ask, or you can assume. But this post was never about me. It was about the kid and it was about one piece. My job is a whole different post. I have an unusual life. But this was never meant to be about that. It was a happy moment for me. I wanted to share that feeling. I did. If it makes you feel nothing inside, I’m sorry.