Odyssey departs from National Harbor in southwest DC and visits the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Watergate Hotel. This cruise offers different departure times, including brunch, lunch, dinner and "moonlight," which is a midnight cruise. Each cruise includes a four-course meal and all tables are situated so that views out the windows are easily accessible. Odyssey features three separate dining rooms, each with live music and a spacious dance floor, and midnight cruises have a DJ. For the dinner cruises, Odyssey asks that men wear jackets and women come in cocktail attire; for the other cruises, dressy-casual attire is suggested. Odyssey offers a number of customized packages for groups, weddings and birthdays.
Odyssey Cruises
Gangplank Marina
600 Water Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
(866) 306-2469 - Parties 1-19
(866) 404-8439 - Parties 20 or more
odysseycruises.com
The Dandy Restaurant Cruise departs from Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and travels up the Potomac River, with views of The Awakening statue, the Jefferson Memorial, the Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial and the Kennedy Center, among other sites. The two boats in the fleet offer cruises at brunch, lunch, and dinner, and an entire boat can be reserved by groups for cruise packages at mid-day, breakfast and late in the evening, including a midnight dance cruise. Dandy offers special meal packages on holidays such as Thanksgiving, July 4 and New Year's Eve. Dandy can also be reserved for student cruises for young people and school groups.
Dandy Restaurant Cruises
Zero Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-6076
dandydinnerboat.com
Spirit Tours of Washington departs from Pier 4 at 6th and Water Streets, SW and sails by the Washington Monument, General's Row, Fort McNair, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Reagan National Airport, among other sites. Cruises include lunch, dinner, and moonlight cruises and a DJ is on each of these trips. Spirit serves an all-you-can-eat buffet. Spirit offers special cruises for holidays and for the Cherry Blossom Festival, as well as a Saturday Gospel Lunch cruise. Dress code is dressy-casual.
Spirit Tours of Washington
Pier 4
6th and Water Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(866) 302-2469
spiritofwashington.com
