Tag: cruises
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Dining Cruises in Oahu, Hawaii: A Guide
Thanks to Honolulu, Oahu is by far the most populated of the Hawaiian Islands, and presumably it is this large population, combined with a steady flow of tourists all year, that supports the wide array of dining cruises offered on the island. The number and diversity of dining cruises on Oahu can in fact be a bit overwhelming. A few basic searches online will turn up a sea of results, making it hard to figure out exactly what’s on offer. This is especially true since so many of the entities “offering” dining cruises from Oahu are actually third-party sellers, which creates a lot of duplicate information scattered across various websites. Basically, there is a lot to wade through when looking for dining cruises on Oahu, so we have attempted to gather up the most relevant details and distill it into the following guide. Our main objective is to determine who offers what, but we’ll conclude with a couple of notes about booking a dining cruise from Oahu. Read more […] -
Dining Cruises in Seattle: A Guide
As you might expect of a major city on the coast, there are dining cruises in Seattle. Indeed, there are a great variety of dining cruises – including brunch, lunch, and dinner cruises, as well as several themed dinner cruises – and they are offered by three different companies: Waterways Cruises and Events, Argosy Cruises, and Queen of Seattle. As is so often the case, though, these cruises aren’t always easy to find, particularly because the diverse set of offerings are spread across different companies. To help you find a dining cruise in Seattle, we have composed the following guide, which will give you an idea of what cruises are available and how they can be booked. Read more […] -
Dining Cruises in Fairbanks, Alaska: A Guide
Thanks to the Chena River, which runs right through the middle of town, Fairbanks, Alaska is a great place to take a dining cruise. As you might expect of a modestly sized city of 32,000 residents, there is only one company/boat, Sternwheeler Tanana Chief, that offers these dining cruises – more precisely brunch and dinner cruises – but they are offered regularly, so there are plenty of river-based dining opportunities. Below is an overview of all the relevant details of the dining cruises in Fairbanks. Read more […] -
Dining Cruises from Seward, Alaska to Kanai Fjords and Fox Island
If you are hungry and in Seward, Alaska, you might consider one of the dining cruises, which are pretty amazing culinary opportunities that may not be possible in any other part of the world. We have written a lot about dining cruises in various cities across the U.S., but none of them are quite like the ones that sail out of Seward into the Kanai Fjords, which combine hearty meals with wildlife tours and potentially even whale watching. One of the dining cruises from Seward goes to Fox Island, whereas the others sail around Resurrection Bay or the broader waters surrounding Kenai Fjords National Park. Read more […] -
Dining Cruises in Portland, Oregon: A Guide
Portland, Oregon, being a large city with a river at its center, is a natural place for dining cruises, and this business opportunity has been seized by Portland Spirit. It is the only company that offers dining cruises in Portland, and they offer them for brunch, lunch, and dinner. Below we outline what is available, and also explain how to go about booking a dining cruise in Portland. Portland is one of the few cities with dining cruises that aren’t operated by either Hornblower Cruises or Entertainment Read more […] -
Whale Watching on the Atlantic Coast of the United States: A Comprehensive Guide
There are an enormous number of whale watching cruises along the East Coast of the United States, but they aren’t distributed evenly. Some places are basically meccas of whale watching, whereas others are surprisingly void of any whale watching opportunities. Over the course of a couple of months, we tried to dig up every whale watching cruise company on the Atlantic Coast. We wrote articles on a state-wide level, but as the whale watching opportunities increased as we headed north, we started writing about not only states, but individual cities and towns. It’s impossible to say if we included every single company that offers whale watching cruises on the East Coast – almost certainly not, as it is likely that at least some outfits remained hidden from our searches – but what follows is pretty close to a comprehensive guide. Read more […]
