Long Beach, California, is home to the infamous docked Queen Mary ship, the Aquarium of the Pacific, Shoreline Village, and a plethora of shopping stores and restaurants. Dabble in activities of all kinds from browsing art at a museum to riding jet skis. Long Beach also offers activities for kids such as bike riding and arcades. Situated right on the waterfront with a beautiful skyline, Long Beach offers fun cruises of all types. Enjoy a sightseeing harbor cruise, whale watching, or a land and sea tour with Rubber Duck Tours. For dinner cruises, Long Beach provides different companies and dinner cruise types for you to choose from.
Enjoy a night out with a dinner and dancing aboard a cruise in Long Beach harbor departing from Ports O'Call, San Pedro aboard the 90-foot motor yacht Spirit. Dinner menus in 2010 included prime rib, lemon-basil chicken breast, side dishes, dessert and champagne. After dessert, enjoy dancing under the stars while taking in the views of the harbor for two-and-a-half hours. The dinner cruise cost $59.50 per person as of March 2010.
Spirit Cruises Long Beach Harbor
Shoreline Village
429 Shoreline Village Dr # 100
Long Beach, CA 90802
310-548-8080
spiritmarine.com
For private dinner cruises, Harbor Breeze Cruises offers options along with assistance in planning the schedule, logistics and decor. The chef works with you on a menu that best suits your theme. Plan a birthday dinner, vow renewal, or company holiday party on a boat and enjoy the Long Beach skyline. Dinner cruises on The Caroline yacht can carry up to 100 passengers, and The Christopher can cater up to 149 passengers. Prices vary based on the duration of the cruise, day of the week, time of day, and the number in your group.
Harbor Breeze Cruises
100 Aquarium Way, Dock #2
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-432-4900
california-dinner-cruises.com
For a different take on a dinner cruise, try a murder-mystery dinner cruise. Voted Best Dinner Show by Fox 11, Good Morning LA and Good Day LA in 2007 and 2008, The Dinner Detective harbor cruise includes a four-course dinner, interactive murder-mystery show, prizes for guests and gratuity. Actors in the mystery--who come from Broadway, television and film--have mastered the art of improvisational role-playing. The dinner menu's appetizers include fried shrimp, vegetarian spring rolls and fried tortellini followed by a mixed baby green salad. Entree options as of 2010 include a choice of baked Atlantic salmon, beef tri tip, chicken wellington and sicilian lasagna. To end your dinner, choose a warm peach cobbler with vanilla ice cream or New York strawberry cheesecake. The Dinner Detective departs from Dock #4 at Shoreline Village and lasts two hours and 45 minutes. Single admission starts at $78.95 as of March 2010.
The Dinner Detective
200 Aquarium Way, Dock #4
Long Beach, CA 90802
866-496-0535
thedinnerdetective.com
Consider having your wedding on a yacht. Hornblower Cruises and Events can work with you to plan your cruise wedding. Invite your guests to witness your wedding ceremony right in the ocean and have your wedding reception under the stars as the boat sails around Long Beach harbor. Hornblower will help you plan everything from your wedding decor to food and beverages to entertainment. There are different packages to choose from and each package comes with a four-hour yacht cruise, ceremony services including captain and officiant, coordination, pre-boarding for the bridal party, champagne or sparkling-cider toast, hosted non-alcoholic beverage bar, buffet or seated dinner, customized wedding cake, disc jockey entertainment, centerpieces and incidentals including china, linens, glassware, and table and chair rentals.
Hornblower Cruises and Events
Rainbow Harbor
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
949-646-0155
hornblower.com
