Where to Go: the 7 Best Dinner Cruises in the USA

1.New Orleans Steamboat Natchez Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 7,533 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $58Our pick

Review of New Orleans Steamboat Natchez jazz cruise, with live Dixieland music, Mississippi views, buffet dinner details, timing, and practical tips.

“The Dinner cruise was great, however we got charged extra 157.95 parking fee when we returned to our vehicle. We were in New Orleans early, we purchased a 5 hr parking ticket at the kiosk, before the cruise we purchased 2 more hours of parking to assure it covered when we would return at 9pm. We also asked at the attendent at the cruize ticket window if the added 2 hr ticket would be added to our original 5 hr ticket to equal a total of 7 hrs parking and we were told yes we were just fine with parking coverage. When we returned to our car, it was locked…”

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2.Evening Steamboat Jazz Cruise + Optional Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4,548 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Review of New Orleans’ evening steamboat jazz cruise, with Mississippi River views, live music, optional Creole buffet, and practical tips.

“The boat was very clean and spacious, good selection of hot food onboard as well as a bar. The band playing were exceptionally talented and really did the tour justice. Not much to see on the Mississippi as it was dark but a nice experience all the same”

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3.Key West Sunset Cruise: Dinner, Live Music & Drinks Included

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,707 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $92

Key West sunset dinner cruise review with buffet, open bar, live music, yacht views, practical tips, pricing, and honest drawbacks.

“Beautiful and memorable experience that you can cherish whole life. We traveled on Christmas eve and it made a perfect celebration for an occasion”

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4.Big Island Historical Dinner Cruise to Kealakekua Bay

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,279 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $189

Review of Big Island’s historical dinner cruise to Kealakekua Bay, with sunset views, Hawaiian music, local stories, dinner, tips, and honest value advice.

“Great tour. 12 hours goes fast. Dave was a great guide- such a volume of information. Many stops - shopping opps at coffee and bakery stops. Glad we brought layers (December) as got little unlucky with rain on volcano stop and east side of island (pretty typical honestly). Lunch was good. 1.3 hours goes fast drive home nice for nap time.”

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5.San Diego Harbor Dinner Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,234 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

San Diego Harbor Dinner Cruise review covering food, views, entertainment, price, accessibility, open bar, and practical booking tips.

“We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves; it was a truly excellent date night. The staff provided outstanding service, and the ambiance was exceptional.”

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6.Sunset Dinner Cruise in Honolulu, Hawaii

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,023 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Review of Honolulu’s sunset dinner cruise, with Waikiki views, fresh onboard meals, BYOB details, logistics, and serious reliability concerns.

“Staff was friendly. Food was just , ok. The weather and sunset was beautiful. Alcoholic drinks weren’t available but we knew that in advance. Food was not hot , and they served 1/2 the party, served others and waited sometime to serve the second half of the party so we didn’t eat together.”

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7.Maui Premium Sunset Dinner Cruise from Ka’anapali Beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 903 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $166Top rated

Review of Maui’s 2.5-hour sunset dinner cruise from Ka’anapali, with whale watching, open bar, buffet dinner, music, and practical tips.

“The service was 2nd to none. The crew was just amazing. Atmosphere and bevs were great! Food was good not great. Had a spectacular time on the water!!”

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