Boatonian

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! We paid for a boat two summers ago and the day before the guy Matt cancelled. He has since refused to pay the large amount of money back and says he never will. Do not use this scam artist he should be in jail!

SCAM ARTIST. My friend had an engagement party planned early September. She sent a large deposit via check. Check is cashed. He canceled at the last minute saying his boat was not running but he would try to find her another boat. He never did. He is not taking her calls or responding to emails or texts, and it has been over two weeks now. I WILL REMOVE THIS POST WHEN MY FRIEND, THE BRIDE, GETS HER MONEY BACK!!!

It's fun to be out on the water but it's a bit of a jenky operation. Cash bar, no limes at that cash bar, decent band but they're not prepared for weather issues. It started raining so the band couldn't play they just had some songs playing on a bad stereo instead. The boat itself is a bit run down as well. There are better boat cruises in Boston.

We booked a cruise on this boat for a bachelorette party. We originally booked for Saturday, but asked if we could change to Friday because the show we booked for Friday was cancelled. Upon boarding the boat, we realized it was extremely run down. It obviously hasn't been renovated in a long time. We ordered drinks, which were extremely expensive, and decided to get off the boat before it took off. Had the boat been nicer, we would've been a lot more apt to stay. Don't waste your money!

Paid for a country music boat but got 30 minutes of a live band followed by a rock concert and a radio playing. Great concept executed horribly.

Very in organized. Boat has not been updated in quite some time. Snacks and drinks were below par. Live band left much to be desired for. Don't waste your money.

I went for a country Saturday cruise with a big group of girls. Wish I checked their Yelp review before going since nowhere was it advertised that they are cash only. The ATM was broken when everybody was got onboard which was a huge headache. They did try to replace it with a new one but the one brought onboard still did not work great. You can't hear the music on the lower level so everybody crammed the top level. The drinks were disappointing and weak. I did not have to use the bathroom while on board but a lot of my friends went MIA most of the night since they had to wait in line

This was an OK experience. I'd been about 6 years ago and upon reading the reviews I was a little hesitant about returning. Went with a group of 10 and it was okay. I don't know what people were expecting, large dance floor and music. Basic, bathrooms are tiny and drinks are weak but overall not at all a bad experience for what you would expect.

Overall, I had a great time on the boatonian celebrating a friend's bachelorette. My only issues involve only a couple bathrooms, and the watered down drinks. The drinks were $8 roughly for a very weak mixed drink. Also, we did the Saturday Country night and I was disappointed that it was a cover band and not a DJ playing top country hits. I didn't love all of the songs they played, they weren't really party-country. However, the singer was very good (The Stefanie Jasmine Band). I'm not sure if I'd go again-- one time was enough I think. Although, the view was beautiful

We had a great time going on the Friday night hip hop cruise for my friend's birthday. It was a large group so we got a discount when we booked our tickets on the site. The DJ from JAM'N was really good and seeing the skyline from the boat was beautiful. The location of the boat also made it easy to go out in the Faneuil/ North End area after the cruise ended. I'd definitely recommend and think I will try out the Country night next.

This is a fun way to spend time with friends, listen to music and dance.

I am always disappointed when I need to spend 1/3 of my time standing in line for a bathroom.. There was 3 stalls but one was out of order.

Please fix your bathroom toilets or build some new bathrooms... Thanks

Initially when getting on this boat, we were not super impressed. The first floor is very outdated and does not say "party boat." It feels more like a cheap restaurant with bad curtains. This could easily be fixed. Nix those curtains and change the lighting. The carpet is ok. The boat was a bit smaller than we expected but it turned out to be ok. This was on a Thursday. We did end up having fun as it got later and the music was pretty good. It was definitely worth the $20 price tag. Drinks are overpriced, minimal, and they don't even offer decent beer. Almost $6 for a can of bud

Went on the Boatonianon Friday night hip-hop night. It was surprisingly fun. As mentioned in other reviews the drinks are crazy expensive and served in tiny 8 ounce cups and the bathrooms are tiny and could use some maintenance throughout the night. The dance floor downstairs could really use A/C, or just open the windows. It was so hot down there that I thought I was going to pass out after about 1/2 a song. Overall i would recommend this to others. DO NOT get onto the Boatonian assuming it's gonna be some awesome club on the high seas.... it'not, but a little bit of fun for $30 bucks

I went as part of a bachelorette party on the country booze cruise this weekend. It was a less then enjoyable experience. (The weather didn't help, it was freezing!). The boat smelled. No matter where on the boat you went, it smelled. Whenever someone would smoke a cigarette, you could smell it anywhere you went on the boat. At one point the whole boat smelled like pot. We went to the bar on the second deck, and they didn't have any straws or anything to stir your drink..
The music was also pretty bad. I listen to a lot of country music, and I didn't know about 80% of the music

Horrible. MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD.

Was on this cruise and never expected to be scarred for life, literally with a scar and stitches after this cruise.

Long story short, if you have read Helen D.'s review, I was the one who had fell.

After the incident, I had tried to contact the manager/owner/anybody who could help me with my situation, having to pay all my hospital bills, the inconvenience it had brought me, missing work, and everything else. They finally got back to me, said they would send me a check for $500 and some tickets to give them a second chance. BUT, before

I am a bit confused as to why people expect one of those luxury yacht cruises with elevator music and wine when they board the Boatonian. First off its a party booze cruise (dancing, loud music, lights, DJ, and drinks), second of all, you paid no more than 20$ for 3 hours out on the boston harbor to party (pretty great deal), and lastly how can you expect to have nice furniture and legit bars on a boat that must get hosed down for cleaning....overall the Boatonian is an awesome break from the normal bar scene, a great way to spend a summer night, and an awesome deal for 3 hours of partying for

First off, let me say that I have been on tons of boat cruises, and booze cruises, and even a few yacht parties.

Im laughing at the reviews here lol I think these people expected some sort of yacht or something? Well the boat is not small. There are two levels, the bottom has the bar, seating, etc, no wind, the top has open air and it's pretty nice. It's definitely a nice change from the local pub that smells like a urinal!

The fact is, it's a cheap cruise, with tons of fun people, dancing to loud music, and drinking. The views alone are worth the money. If you're looking

We found a Country Hoedown Cruise on Goldstar.com for $17.50 (regularly $35) through the Boatonian. We were really excited for it and invited a few friends to come along with us. You know how when you get that feeling of awkwardness because you invited friends to something that turned out to not be that awesome? Yeah, I felt this way.

I've been on other really nice cruise boats out of Rowe's Wharf in Boston before such as the Odyssey...this one, the Samuel Clemens, was not that awesome. It was small, very old and dirty looking. When we first boarded and I saw the first floor interior