# L'esprit Cruises, Inc.

Superyacht Day-Cruise, $290B market, New category in Tours & Activities Segment.

## Elevator pitch
L'esprit Cruises will build and operate the first ever, eco-friendly, electric powered, sail assisted, excursion yachts in the Caribbean. These yachts will disrupt the Tours and Activities segment of the travel industry by delivering one of the most unique and exciting shore excursion experiences never before seen in the West Indies.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/lesprit.cruises
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:16641
- Last updated: 2026-06-05T05:00:06Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-05T22:33:24Z

## Quick facts
- L'esprit Superyacht Day Cruises is an on-demand, app-based, shoreline cruising platform.
- Transforming luxury maritime excursions into a continuously optimized, high-yield experience.
- Zero emissions-Electric propulsion - Wind-assisted technology - Dynamic positioning, no-anchoring.
- Five Ships. Five Islands. Five Years. 20 ships in 20 locations generating ~$286M annual revenue.
- We are not starting from zero. Have 30+ year foundation of selling cruises and excursions worldwide.
- Most Startups Must Find Customers. We’ve Been Serving Them For Decades
- 1st ship location Aruba, 1,630,346 Stay-Over Visitors, 970,803 Cruise Visitors in 2025.
- Share the wealth by co-selling agreements with local excursion operators and hiring local residents.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:149442: 4(a)(6) open (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:11797: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:58384: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## FAQ
1. **So there is no yacht actually as of now. This is a skeptical and unreliable investment.**
   - L'esprit Cruises is in its Start-Up Phases. The most common reason to invest in a start-up is the potential for high returns. Early stage startups are typically very risky investments, but they also have the potential to generate a lot of wealth for investors. Another reason to invest in early stage startups is the potential for social impact. Every successful company that you can think of had to go through the Start-up phase.
2. **How much funding have you previously received for this?**
   - L'esprit started to complete our application to WeFunder in May-June 2023. We have raised $63K so far througn WeFunder. Prior to Wefunder the founders have invested over $130k into the development of L'esprit.
3. **Hello, out of curiosity. I noticed on one of the perks (perk 4) it mentions passes for two. So I was just wondering Is that a one time thing? Or for life? If multiple times. How often would someone be able to use those passes?**
   - Hello Edgar, The free passes (worth $500) are for one time only.
4. **Hello, I invested after the first goal was hit. I was wondering if L'espirit Cruises has already launched in Aruba.**
   - Hi Michele, We are still in the ship design phase. It takes quite some time to complete the interior design. Then we will go into the ship construction phase. Did you receive our most recent update? If not, send me an email and I will forward you a copy of it. Gordon

## Team
- Gordon Merritt (Development Team Head, Founder)
- Deborah Merritt (Development Team/CoFounder/Marketing Operations)
- Deuce Merritt (Development Team/CoFounder/Corporate Operations)

## Recent posts
- Building Momentum Toward $400K Raise (2026-01-30T19:41:31Z)
- STARTUP FUNDING UPDATE (2025-09-07T16:24:02Z)
- Startup Funding Update (2025-09-07T16:13:22Z)
- 3 DELUXE HAS DELIVERED! (2025-05-27T13:33:55Z)
- CROWD FUNDING ROUND CLOSING (2025-03-28T19:18:55Z)
- TRAVEL AND TOUR WORLD FEATURES L'ESPRIT CRUISES (2025-01-09T19:07:07Z)
- Yahoo! Finance Features L'esprit Cruises (2025-01-03T15:14:30Z)
- 3 DELUXE NEXT STEPS (2024-12-20T16:29:08Z)
- 3 DELUXE DELIVERED (2024-12-07T14:00:24Z)
- Join Us and Let's Complete Round 2 (2024-11-15T17:25:25Z)
- The Founder's Magazines (2024-11-12T00:54:05Z)
- A WORD FROM OUR LEAD INVESTOR (2024-11-10T23:15:25Z)
- WHO CREATED OUR EXTERIOR DESIGN? (2024-10-30T19:03:11Z)
- 1st PHASE COMPLETE FROM 3DELUXE (2024-10-25T19:40:29Z)
- WORK IN PROGRESS FROM 3DELUXE (2024-10-10T18:16:13Z)

## Q&A
- Q: is there an email I could contact about my investment?
- Q: Please provide an email for investor related questions. Thank you.
- Q: Hello, I invested after the first goal was hit. I was wondering if L'espirit Cruises has already launched in Aruba.
  - A: Hi Michele, We are still in the ship design phase. It takes quite some time to complete the interior design. Then we will go into the ship construction phase. Did you receive our most recent update? If not, send me an email and I will forward you a copy of it. Gordon
- Q: Hello, out of curiosity. I noticed on one of the perks (perk 4) it mentions passes for two. So I was just wondering Is that a one time thing? Or for life? If multiple times. How often would someone be able to use those passes?
  - A: Hello Edgar, The free passes (worth $500) are for one time only.
- Q: How much funding have you previously received for this?
  - A: L'esprit started to complete our application to WeFunder in May-June 2023. We have raised $63K so far througn WeFunder. Prior to Wefunder the founders have invested over $130k into the development of L'esprit.
- Q: So there is no yacht actually as of now. This is a skeptical and unreliable investment.
  - A: L'esprit Cruises is in its Start-Up Phases. The most common reason to invest in a start-up is the potential for high returns. Early stage startups are typically very risky investments, but they also have the potential to generate a lot of wealth for investors. Another reason to invest in early stage startups is the potential for social impact. Every successful company that you can think of had to go through the Start-up phase.