What it is
A voyage is one day. Arranging it can take weeks of calls — to the funeral home, about permits, about boats and dates and who is bringing the flowers. In the days after a loss, that is a lot to ask of anyone.
Full-service planning hands all of it to us. You tell us what your person asked for; we turn it into a plan, coordinate every party involved, and see it through to the paperwork afterward.
It works with either service — a full-body burial at sea or an ash scattering — and the plan is shaped around your family, not a package.
How it works
For an ash scattering this can come together in a few days. For a full-body burial, plan on two to three weeks — there is paperwork to file, and we want a calm-water day.
01 · First call
Tell us about your person and what they asked for. We answer every question and lay out the options plainly.
02 · The plan
Service, vessel, date, and who is coming — with a flat quote before you commit to anything.
03 · Coordination
The funeral home, the permits, the ceremony details. The calls come to us, not to you.
04 · The voyage
Your family boards. The captain runs the boat, the facilitator runs the ceremony, and the pace is yours.
05 · Afterward
A certificate with the GPS coordinates, any required filings, and a check-in call the following week.
What we handle
Built around your service
It is quoted per family, because no two plans carry the same pieces. We will give you a flat number before you commit to anything.
Sea Burial
A licensed funeral home prepares and transports the remains. We coordinate with them and carry everything on the water — the vessel, the committal three nautical miles offshore, and the EPA filing.
Ash Scattering
No funeral home required. Come to us directly and we plan the whole thing with you — or we coordinate with your funeral home if one is already involved.
Common questions
Booking a voyage covers the day at sea. Full-service planning covers everything around it as well — the funeral home, the permits, the ceremony details, and the paperwork afterward — with Water & Ash as your one point of contact from the first call to the last.
No. We don't prepare remains or handle death certificates. For a full-body burial, a licensed funeral home must prepare and transport the remains — we work alongside them and take care of the voyage and the coordination around it.
No. For ash scattering you can come to us directly, and we can plan the whole thing with you. If a funeral home is already handling other arrangements, we coordinate with them.
It is quoted per family, because every plan carries different pieces. We will talk through what you need and give you a flat number before you commit to anything. No upsells.
For an ash scattering, a few days is often enough. For a full-body burial, plan for two to three weeks — there is paperwork to file, and we want to choose a calm-water day. If you need something sooner, call us; we will make it work where we can.
Of course. We have welcomed priests, rabbis, imams, ministers, humanist celebrants, and quiet families with no clergy at all. Tell us who you would like there, and we will plan around them.
Begin when you are ready
Call us, or send a short note. We will listen first, then lay out a plan and a flat quote — no obligation, no rush.
