USA · DINNER CRUISES
Good dinner cruises fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review the Creole Queen jazz dinner cruise in New Orleans, with Mississippi River views, Creole buffet, live music, costs, and practical tips.
“I didn’t see any place for nearly arrival time so when we got there a bit before 7, the boat was already leaving so we missed it”
Bateaux New York pairs a polished three-hour dinner, live music, and sweeping nighttime views of Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge, and Lady Liberty.
“This is an incredible cruise. Tge views are spectacular, it’s relaxing and inspirational at tge same time. The food and service weee excellent. The entertainment was perfect. It was very worthwhile and a great memory.”
Review the General Jackson Showboat cruise in Nashville, with Southern dining, live music, river views, pricing, access, and booking tips.
“It was a fun and exciting experience, if you are visiting Nashville you should definitely come on and join it. You will not be disappointed.”
Review of City Cruises New York’s Signature Dinner Cruise, with buffet dining, skyline views, dancing, costs, seating tips, and practical advice.
“Very nice love the ride around the city drinks were decent food decent lots of games to play and staff was extremely attentive”
Cruise the Colorado River from Moab, enjoy a cowboy-style dinner, and watch a narrated canyon light show beneath the stars.
“The dinner was delicious! I enjoyed how the seating was arranged, everyone sat together. It was a nice way to meet other travelers. The boat ride was enjoyable and interactive. Overall great experience and worth the money!”
Sail Kona’s coast to Kealakekua Bay for Hawaiian history, sunset views, live music, a catered dinner, and one complimentary cocktail.
“Beautiful view, excellent narrated history of the island, great music andfood. Very polite and responsive crew! We saw whales and dolphins and a beautiful sunset.”
Review of San Diego’s 3-hour harbor dinner cruise, with bay views, dinner, sparkling wine, live entertainment, pricing, and practical tips.
“Great experience food was excellent service on point loved the view drinks delicious our waitress was perfect”
Review of Oahu’s Star of Honolulu sunset dinner cruise, with lobster, steak, Hawaiian entertainment, coastal views, pricing, and practical tips.
“The entertainment was good. Fun. I recommend, The food service needs to be improved. Drinks were late. It felt like we were forgotten about. I think they were overwhelmed by the amount of people. People in my area would ask for something and it was forgotten. The quality of the meal could be improved. Veggies needed to be steamed longer and lobster could have been pre-cracked on the claws. My could mom had no strength to crack the lobster. For older ones and kids this would be tough. The steak…I don’t know what cut it was. Could have been more tender. Otherwise it was good and a nice experience.”
Cruise New York Harbor at sunset with a plated dinner, live music, Statue of Liberty views, and drinks aboard the Louisa of the Seas.
“everything was excellent beautiful view live music was so good and made everybody happy food was so fresh and delicious workers so polite and helpful everything was clean and on the time love it,I will come back for summertime too”
Watch Honolulu’s sunset from the Pacific, enjoy fresh onboard dinner, and weigh the serious recent cancellation and operating concerns first.
“Entertainment was radio Dinner was good, but too sea sick to enjoy Staff said they would be right back and took a very long time. Forgot us a couple times “I’ll be right back with you cheesecake” didn’t come back.”
Sail from Ka’anapali Beach at sunset with a chef-prepared buffet, open bar, live music, and seasonal whale watching on Maui.
“Crew was fantastic!! Kay was so friendly, the music from Tim was great, and the captain led us to see many whales!”
Cruise New York Harbor aboard an all-glass dining vessel with a three-course meal, live music, skyline views, and Statue of Liberty sightings.
“It was on time and all involved were pleasant and helpful.”
Cruise the Savannah River with Southern buffet fare, live music, dancing, and glowing waterfront views for a lively two-hour evening.
“The food was amazing! The live singer was great. The views were phenomenal, especially when the sun started to set. This was definitely my favorite tourist activity of Savannah yet and I would highly recommend it to everyone! The only thing I could think of that could better the experience is providing an online menu for the adults with picky kids to help them determine if the buffet dinner would be worth the money. Other than that, just amazing!”
Review the VIP New Orleans jazz dinner cruise with front-row music, Louisiana buffet, private boat tour, souvenirs, and open-bar upgrade.
“The VIP experience is worth every penny! Our concierge Marlon made the experience top tier and special. We took out photo and were escorted on the boat, handed champagne, and brought to reserved tables where we listened to the live band with a beautiful view. They served appetizers but unfortunately we don't eat shellfish and shrimp was the only option. Marlon did try to get us another option but there was none. The drinks from the bar were good and were brought to us by our concierge. When it was time for dinner, we were escorted down to the dining room where VIP guests ate with private access to the…”
Review the Quicksilver sunset dinner cruise from Ma'alaea Harbor, with Maui views, local-style dinner, live music, drinks, and whale sightings.
“Crews were attended, food was ok. kinda Overrated and Unorganized! Arrived a little late and no crew waiting in the meeting area just let you wonder where you supposed to go. change the boat last minute without notifications. No calls no emails! Don’t recommend it!”
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