BEST OF · CRUISES & BOAT TOURS
Every trip has one meal too few. These 15 dining cruises earn the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the eating.
Review of the Bateaux Parisiens Seine dinner cruise, with menu choices, night views, prices, seating tips, and honest value advice.
“Dinner on the Seine is extra special during Christmas season. Love everything about the ride, food & service!”
Taste Vinho Verde and Douro wines, enjoy a farm-to-table meal, watch Vintage Port opened by fire, and cruise the Douro from Porto.
“What an awesome day. informative and fun. even though it was a rainy day with bad visibility the team did everything they could to maintain the great experience.”
Taste award-winning Geneva chocolate, explore the Old Town, hear local stories, and cross Lake Geneva by boat in three delicious hours.
“Our guide, Olivia, was the sweetest and most dedicated person we met in Geneva. The chocolates were all great. I'd recommend going on an empty stomach almost, since we had a very light lunch and still we couldn't finish all the treats.”
Cruise Lake Whakatipu to Walter Peak for a generous local BBQ, farm dog show, alpine views, and a choice of historic steamship or catamaran.
“what could be improved is signage to where main meal , salads and desserts are as can be rather confusing when you are new there”
Review the Bateaux Parisiens gourmet Seine lunch cruise, with Paris landmarks, Champagne, French cuisine, wine, seating choices, and practical tips.
“Great experience! The food was plentiful and delicious. We sat by the window so it was quite warm so don’t dress for the cold inside.”
Review of Split’s 3-island cruise to Šolta, Blue Lagoon, and Čiovo, with breakfast, lunch, drinks, swimming, and practical tips.
“This was an amazing experience Mario was the best!”
Review of Paris’s Seine dinner cruise with Champagne, landmarks, live music, menu choices, seating tips, costs, and practical advice.
“Highly recommend. Covered and conditioned to enjoy dinner. We did the 9:15 tour and glad we did. Great views of Paris at night. We thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of it. Food was tasty. I wish they included more than just a glass of champagne but the bottle of wine that also ordered was reasonable. Staff was classy”
Review of Paris’s Diamant Bleu dinner cruise, with Eiffel Tower views, live music, gourmet menu, pricing, boarding tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Incredible service, food and views! Dinner was excellent, the ship was very modern and well set up. The upper deck was perfect! Singer was amazing! We enjoyed every minute!”
Review of Fuerteventura’s Magic Catamaran trip, with dolphin watching, swimming, lunch, an open bar, hotel pickup, and practical booking tips.
“The trip was amazing! All of the crew were fantastic. Would highly recommend.”
Review of Dubai Harbour’s three-hour super yacht cruise with gourmet food, drinks, DJ, swimming, skyline views, and practical booking tips.
“Eat some food before you board Quality is good,but quantity is poor Other then that drinks are strong,staff super friendly,boat is great,trip is a must do while in Dubai! I highly recommend it! Thank you guys for the great time!”
Review of Rhodes’ six-hour Romantika swim cruise, with three bays, Greek buffet, open bar, snorkeling gear, seating, value, and practical tips.
“The crew was amazing. Both helpful and entertaining. The boat was in great shape and the food was authentically Greek. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple of dollars more and book this excursion. You will not be disappointed. Other boats we drove by were extremely crowded while this on was limited on the passenger count. The food was freshly made and the bartender was a professional. Please bring lots of sunblock.”
Cruise Lake Wakatipu on the TSS Earnslaw, enjoy a gourmet BBQ at Walter Peak, and watch sheepdogs work in a memorable Queenstown outing.
“Absolutely loved this tour out to Walter Peak! My partner and I went and couldn’t fault the gourmet lunch. Its very relaxed and the service was wonderful. Everything ran on schedule and we still had the afternoon to enjoy the rest of Queenstown. The views on the lake were also stunning.”
Review of Gran Canaria’s Afrikat catamaran cruise, with food, drinks, snorkeling, coastal views, optional water sports, and practical booking tips.
“Great day out! Loved the watersports on offer too, would highly recommend”
Review of Gran Canaria’s 4.5-hour catamaran trip with lunch, unlimited drinks, snorkeling, SUP, kayaking, and hotel pickup.
“Drinks flowed the whole time we were aboard the boat, the guys working were really helpful and seemed happy. We had 2 stops to swim 1st for an hour and 2nd for a while for dinner and a swim. some left on a speedboat for jet skiing and parasailing and then caught us up. All very well organised and we all had a great day. Got some fab pics swimming with the fish. Pick up and drop off back to hotel was well organised too.”
Taste Hoi An specialties, play folk bingo, and release a lantern from a boat on this four-hour evening food tour for $39.
“This was the second time I took this tour. Our guide was not as good this time around. Sadly the rain put a damper on some activities like bingo. It was fun but a little lackluster compared to the first time.”
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