DC Cruises

I took a Fourth of July fireworks cruise organized by the International Club of D.C. with them on Thursday. The tours take off from Washington Harbor on K St. There are many nice restaurants here. We left at 7:00 P.M. and were back by 10. We saw the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials and the Washington Monument. The fireworks were excellent; they lasted about an hour. The fireworks were absolutely magnificent. It looked like Baghdad during the Gulf War. When the fireworks were done, there was smoke everywhere. It was really loud too. It was really a trip. If you are taking the fireworks

The water taxi serves an underutilized niche. Despite being at the confluence of rivers, DC doesn't have a lot of public boats, unlike many cities that have ferries as part of their public transit. There are some problems with doing this in DC; notably that the area on the water is scenic but ill-suited for docks and commuters; there aren't a lot of places where you can access businesses or other transit options near the water. The arrival of the Wharf and the new stadiums has changed that to some extent. But then, there also aren't a lot of great companies running boats.

The Georgetown

I was pleasantly surprised The view of the cherry blossoms from the cruise was absolutely wonderful This is a must if you're ever in Georgetown

Hour tour on the Potomac which was ok. It was a Groupon so $4 pp maybe it was worth the cost. The microphone for the guide didnt work so you couldn't hear anything and the particular route isn't close enough to get a good view of any monument.

Took a cruise in mid-July with three other friends - we opted for a sunset booze cruise. Having lived in D.C. before and never experienced one of the Potomac cruises, I was excited to give this a try during a summer visit.

I can see how this may have been a somewhat miserable experience, given how over-crowded the top deck of the boat was - seriously standing room only and walking would have been a real challenge (and who wants to sit on the inside). However, we were extremely fortunate in that we scoped out and landed seats on the very front of the boat, lower level - the "bow" of

WOW SO BAD!!! Beware!!!
Got there for my birthday 6:30 trip.
Thomas the guy that works there said I used my pass.
I let him know there must be a mistake, but he was not having it. He said down didn't try to do anything to help was barely able to give me his managers number as a matter fact he did not give me his managers number.
His coworker did. Call the Manager Manny he too was not helpful! Said he would call me back never did.
My birthday cruise was ruined.

Please note that
I was able to go on the cruise after the city go pass customer service sent me A new pass ticket via email

We went on the happy hour sunset cruise and loved it!! The price was very reasonable ($20 for an hour and a half ride) and the drink prices were good too. We got to see a lot of the monuments and it was very relaxing. The staff were friendly and helpful and we had a wonderful time. I would definitely recommend it!

Really enjoyed my cruise with DC cruises! Came with low expectations based on the other reviews.

When we first arrived, there was no sign for DC cruises so it was a little hard to find. The boat came a little late, but they still gave us our full hour and a half.

Negatives: I felt like they could have renovated the top level of the ship a bit, it was slightly run down. The music also randomly turned off and came back on.

On to the positives - considering we were on a boat, I felt like the drink prices were pretty reasonable. They had a drink special for $5, and did beer specials on our way back

Based on the reviews it seems like this cruise is hit or miss. My girlfriend booked us two tickets as a small gift for me, and we opted for the DC night cruise. It started raining about two hours before it started, so we were a bit concerned about it ruining everything but the skies cleared for us right when we got there!

The people that got off the happy hour cruise seemed to have a good time, but they were pretty rowdy. If you are looking for something more upbeat, I would recommend that cruise. We were looking for something more relaxing so this worked out for us. There are two floors on the

Bought a groupon for the moonlight monument cruise. Finding the sign was easy, but there was no clear direction for the line to run so just a large cluster of people gathered in a small area. When the boat pulled up, the woman checking off people was in a bad mood and didn't hide it, leaving everyone waiting to start to get stressed and impatient. Once on the boat itself, the experience was fun and pleasant. Capitan Steve was nice and guided us safely along the river. It was much shorter than I expected it to be, but the weather and company was great. Overall, I would recommend DC Cruises

Sorry to disagree with the other yelpers on this one, but their reviews were definitely very helpful for a great experience. So I did get the groupon, and the groupon was really clear- You have to reserve using the special link ahead of time to get a spot.

When we arrived, it was really easy to spot where the ships were departing from, since there was a sign in front of the nearby restaurants. We also saw the long line of people. We arrived about 30 minutes before departure and were a little disheartened thinking we couldn't get a good spot. So as the skipper looked at our tickets and

The Moonlight cruise was a great experience. The weather was nice the moon was full and the bartender was on point. There were only two issues.


The boat arrived nearly an hour after it was supposed to come, so my friend and I were waiting. Looking to see if the DC cruise boat would come. Also, the seating upstairs is limited. We were in the front of the line and still didn't get a great seat on the top deck.

All in all the cruise was nice and will come back. Maybe for the happy hour cruise

I was really looking forward to having my going away party through DC Cruises and to say I'm dissatisfied would be an understatement. I had a party of 20 or more people and I clicked on the send more info button. I inquired about our options with such a large group 3 weeks in advance and asked what the number of open seats was for the date I had requested. They responded with no helpful information at all and quite frankly where very rude and not willing to work with me at all... Here is the rest of our conversation after the initial general information email where they didn't address

Fun cruise line, we got the one that lasts about an hour. They take you to see the monuments from a distance. The boat itself was nice and was well kept.

The best part besides the beautiful views was the rotating 80s smooth jazz and the 90s r&b. It was the best of booth worlds?

Great price for a fun hour, I had a lot of fun on this quick cruise and would return again.

So, my (mostly positive) review might not mean much to people since I just showed up for this cruise & didn't know anything about it going into it. A friend of mine bought tickets (either through Groupon or Living Social...don't know which one) awhile back and decided to use them when I was in town for a visit. As far as I know she didn't have any trouble booking the cruise & there wasn't an issue getting on the boat (and we were almost the last ones to do so since we were waiting for our third person).

To be honest, it was just kind of nice to be out on a boat with

Alright so we went to this Fondue Dessert cruise thing courtesy (not really courtesy, we still had to pay and everything) of Groupon. We tried to go into it with low expectations just in case they had a meager amount of chocolate with limited dipping material...

...and we ended up having a good time! There was a chocolate fondue fountain on both levels, and a pot of specialty chocolate to dip in (forgot what it was, but it had alcohol). And there were strawberries, pretzels, chips, pineapple, cream puffs (I ate like 20 of these), nutter butters, cakes, cookies, wafers... Needless to say... they