Seafood at Sea

This docked cruise ship has been turned into a fine-dining seafood restaurant.

I saw it and I thought to myself, "Awesome."

I walked up the dock and boarded the ship.

You could stick your face through that hole

and have your picture taken with Captain John.

Or you could find Captain John and just take a picture

with the real guy.

That's what I did, yup.

Total groupie.

I mean, this guy has a restaurant on a boat.

Captain John's story:

Born in Slovenia, John Letnik arrived in Toronto in 1957 and obtained employment at St. George's Gold and Country Club. Within a few years, he was operating his first restaurant northwest of here near Dundas and McCaul streets.

 John always dreamed of owning Tornoto's first floating restaurant, a vision that finally came true on August 8, 1970 with the opening of Captain John's Restaurant on board the S.S. Normac, a former Manitoulin Island ferry. He moored the vessel at the foot of Yonge Street, the longest street in the world.

Success led to expansion. In 1975, John purchased a former Adriatic Sea cruise boat, the M.S. Jadran, and sailed it back to Toronto. Since then CaptainJ ohn's has been a favourite of Toronto diners, a popular venue for special occasions and a perennial attraction for tour groups. John also regularly provides free meals for the city's less fortunate. In 1997, Toronto City Council honoured John by naming the adjacent wharf "Captain John's Pier."