Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises offers a lunch cruise, sunset dinner cruise and a dinner cruise with a three-part show. Kingston’s fleet includes three ships: the Island Star, Island Queen and Island Belle. The Island Star features catamaran styling, a Lexan canopy, open-air second deck and seating for up to 180. The Island Queen is a Mississippi River paddleboat, with seating for 150 and an open-air dance floor. The last ship in the fleet, the Island Belle, is a replica of a St. Lawrence steamer and offers room for 125 guests.
Dinner is either a buffet or served meal, with options such as roasted stuffed pepper, beef tips, chicken Florentine, fish, stuffed chicken, roasted stuffed eggplant, vegetable and cheese strudel, breads, dessert and coffee. Wine is available by the bottle.
Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises
263 Ontario St.
Kingston, ON
K7K 2X5
800-848-0011
1000islandscruises.on.ca
The Grand River offers a full-day cruise, entertainment and meal. The tour begins with free coffee and muffins in the cruise company's craft shop, a presentation about the Grand River and a live music performance by The Blazing Fiddles. The three-hour cruise includes a lunch featuring roast beef, mashed potatoes, salad, bread and homemade apple pie. A strolling musician and more refreshments are also featured. The fleet includes the Grant River Belle, Grand River Queen and Grand River Princess.
Other options include a shorter Sunday lunch cruise, for a minimum group of 35, a private sunset dinner or lunch cruise, for minimum group of 35, or a private morning coffee cruise, for a minimum group of 20.
Grand River Dinner Cruises
36 Brant County Road 22
Caledonia, ON
N3W 2G9
800-847-3321
grandrivercruises.ca
Orillia Boat Cruises offers a few options combining sailing with a meal. Choose the Steak BBQ Dinner Dance Cruise for 2 1/2 hours of sailing with steaks grilled onsite to your preferences. Cruise personnel perform live music to accompany the cruise. Sailings are available in the summer every Thursday. If your birthday falls the week of the cruise, your cruise will be free. For a shorter trip, opt for the lunch cruise, which sails on Lake Couchiching for 1 1/2 hours and includes marinated chicken breast, seasoned rice, a salad bar, small desserts, coffee and soft drinks. The cruise is available every day during the summer and may be booked without the lunch, as just the cruise.
Orillia Boat Cruises
220 Mississaga St. E.
Orillia, ON
L3V 6S1
705-325-2628
obcruise.com
