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Thousand Islands Sunset Dinner Cruise

• Cruise through Kingston's Thousand Island area on a romantic dinner cruise
• See sights along the way, like the Bateau Channel and Wanderer's Channel
• Enjoy views from the top deck, or look out through the boat's glass top
• Get a top value, with four-course meal, narration, and live music included
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• Three-course dinner
• Water, coffee and tea
• Live entertainment on board
• 3-hour river cruise
• Entry/Admission - Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises
• Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
• Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
• 1 Brock St, Kingston, ON K7L 1R7, Canada Boarding starts 30 mins prior to departure. Please exchange your Viator voucher for cruise tickets before boarding.
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Near public transportation
• Infant seats available
• Vegetarian options available
• Please advise us of any food allergies at the time of booking
• Most travellers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
• You'll start at 1 Brock St 1 Brock St, Kingston, ON K7L 1R7, Canada Boarding starts 30 mins prior to departure. Please exchange your Viator voucher for cruise tickets before boarding. See address & details
• 1 Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises Stop: 3 hours - Admission included Board the Island Star for your cruise from downtown Kingston and get ready to set sail. This 3-hour Sunset Dinner Cruise is a feast for the senses, as the comfortable glass-top boat navigates around 1000 Islands and you sip beverages and graze on tasty food or stroll around the open-air deck.  Indulge in a tasty three-course meal on this 3-hour sunset cruise around 1000 Islands. Choose from five different delicious entrees and then sit back and enjoy the gorgeous scenery as the sun dips below the horizon and your palate is treated to a toothsome delights. At sunset promenade on the top deck at dusk or dance under the glass-topped canopy of this unique ‘Bateau Mouche’ style boat. A Sunset Dinner Cruise hits all the right notes! Read more Pass by Kingston Waterfront
• You'll return to the starting point

• shaneb21 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great way to see around the Kingston area When visiting Kingston make sure you take the time to do this cruise. It is a leisurely cruise through the island with great on board commentary. The price is very reasonable considering you also get onboard entertainment. Recommend taking some snacks and drinks with you. If you are game try the 'lemon and lavender' soft drink on board (who ever thought you could combine these two). Hint: when booking check which vessel you go on and the cruise you select. The website is not clear - we thought we'd booked a 3hr cruise on the paddle-ship style boat but it turned out to be the 2hr cruise on another vessel. The staff were fantastic in the shop where you pick up tickets, allowing us to upgrade to the longer cruise - worth the extra ~$30CA for two of us. Read more Written October 8, 2023
• 934seanb 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Simply Amazing!! We had the pleasure of experiencing the Kingston 1000 Islands Sunset Dinner Cruise. What an experience! From the moment we walked on the boat every detail of the evening was executed perfectly. We purchased the premium seating which was well worth it. The scenery is incredible and we were served a cheese plate as soon as we were sat. The Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario and the Rideau Canal all come together to make for spectacular viewing! The on stage entertainment was the perfect accompaniment to the 3 course dinner. The Braised Short Rib was delicious. By the end of the evening the musician had the majority of the cruise up dancing! Would highly recommend this cruise while visiting Kingston. Extremely well done you will enjoy every minute! Read more Written October 2, 2023
• Adventure40389923499 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Sunset dinner cruise We enjoyed a relaxed evening cruising the thousand islands. This was our 6th time on the dinner cruise. We found the menu to be significantly different from previous. The cruise line appears to cater to vegans and gluten sensitive guests. Where there was previously a choice of beef, chicken, fish and a vegetarian dish, there is now a beef dish, grouper, duck and a pasta dish with vegan cheese and plant based meat. The beef short ribs were excellent! The grouper was a bit underwhelming. Appetizer (goat cheese tart) and salad (spinach and arugula) were delicious. Timing is great and the meal feels leisurely and relaxed. We were disappointed that the bread was served with margarine. This is not a cheap outing! Go the extra mile and serve butter with the bread. Good choices of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a special evening out. Entertainer was also great. Read more Written September 19, 2023
• 0rthopaedics 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Entertaining afternoon on lake ontario Easy to book in the local tourist info booth. Easy boarding. Excellent guide on board (Dave) especially as i have a hearing deficit. Entertaining guy with banjo for the trip too. We didn't eat so can't comment on the food. Learnt loads. Thanks guys Read more Written September 11, 2023
• FlavourSeeker 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Very fun time! We were gifted a dinner cruise for 2 by one of our close friends. We had a lovely window seat at a premium table, which came with an extra cheese and fruit plate. The dinner is well paced, and stretched out so that you can eat slowly while enjoying the views, many of which are quite awesome. The quality of the food was so-so, and the drinks were very expensive (and no refills on fountain drinks), but the entertainment was pretty good, and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. It was a beautiful day and the sunset was gorgeous. I would recommend this cruise, and it is a great way to spend the evening. Read more Written September 7, 2023
• Midlandpark3 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Beautiful tour, comfortable boat, knowledgeable guide. Really enjoyed it. Very pleasant 3 hours on the water. The crew were very nice, the boat was comfortable with plenty of different seating options, although we mostly stayed on top with the gorgeous weather. At first we were put off by the live music but they were really good, not too loud, had fun and added to the enjoyment. The music was only on at certain times, not the whole trip. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and added lots of little historic and personal anecdotes about the various islands we were seeing. At first you think the islands aren't that exciting to see, but once you get into the area where there are hundreds of small islands, some with just one house, it is fascinating, charming and beautiful. We enjoyed it immensely. Read more Written August 31, 2023
• NeilG0885 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles False Advertising Big disappointment. Their Discovery cruise does not cover thousand islands at all. It just covers the Kingston city tour and this is false advertising. Go to Gananoque for the real 1000 islands. They should rename the Discovery cruise to something like Kingston harbour cruise. Naming it “Discovery cruise” by “1000 islands Cruises” is just false advertising and misleading. Read more Written August 6, 2023
• 12leanned 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles Under whelming at best! This tour was a waste of time. There is nothing to see but water. You keep thinking there is more to see than a few summer homes on islands but it is underwhelming. To make matters worse there is “entertainment” that is almost embarrassing. The staff don’t even look like they want to be aboard. I bought a cup of coffee and a chocolate bar and it cost $8.75. Save yourself the money and 3 hours of your life you will never get back and do something else. Read more Written August 5, 2023
• Shelly M 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Very loud. This is our 3rd cruise here. We usually love them. Our morning 3 hour tour was cancelled, due to weather and we were re-booked on the afternoon cruise. It ended up being a full house. Way too crowded and noisy for enjoyment. The tour guide needs some practice. The entertainment was terrible. We were squished into a corner by some other rowdy people, who fell asleep, almost on top of us, after they spent the first half of the trip jumping and yelling. I recommend this cruise-...in June. Read more Written July 16, 2023
• V2885JXkevinh 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles It was un guided. We were 35 minutes or more into the ride before we could hear the guide. Then they admitted they had a problem and I guess just stopped, because it went silent. The guide did come and give us the Cliff Notes version later. It got better towards the end. Kind of disappointing. Read more Written July 15, 2023
• Paula F 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles Waste of time and money. Take the Tylenol. After taking the Trolley tour and the ghost tour, the thousand island cruise was such a disappointment. The tour guide had next to no personality. The entertainment dude was non stop singing and playing either his banjo or guitar too loud that it gave us all a headache. Saw a few large and lots of small cottages on the water. 100 people looking into people windows from the water was voyeuristic. Save your money. Take the trolley tour instead. Or go do the 2 1/2 hr Pen tour. Better use of time. Read more Written July 12, 2023
• ValT1000 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Lovely hour trip We took the one hour island belle harbour tour and really enjoyed it.. Mia was our young guide and she was very informative... Would recommend anyone to take this tour to see the waterfront of Kingston.. Thanks Mia!! Read more Written June 16, 2023
• Dorette 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles A definite must in Kingston! A lovely vessel with welcoming entertainer; the trip was well organised and the scenery was beautiful. The commentary became a little automated albeit informative. The entertainer onboard made the trip very pleasant adding to the scenery….he was knowledgeable too! Definitely recommend the trip if visiting Kingston. Read more Written June 13, 2023
• Quest38861213037 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Do not recommend Wedding season is upon us, so now is a great time to advise against this venue for your big day. Leading up to the wedding I was in last October, there was no phone number to call, and emails went unanswered. The night of the cruise, decorations were not placed, tables were rearranged in the wrong order and the itinerary was not followed (the boat did not dock as planned, and later did a U-turn after hearing our complaints). The food service was terribly slow, the meals themselves were incorrect, and plates were ice cold. Worse still, the bride and groom were the last two people served. Staff was not willing to address our concerns, each one stating this was not their problem. The only saving grace was the wonderful DJ who saw the poor service and gave us information on who to follow up with. Unfortunately that still took months for a partial refund. We had a beautiful night with great friends and family in spite of this awful company, but none of us will take another cruise, and we certainly would never consider it as a wedding venue for anyone in the future. Read more Written June 3, 2023
• ist26 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Nice easy ride around the bay The hour trip around the bay was nice to see the views of the town and waterway. Nice information of local history. I would suggest if you can,take the longer 1000 island trip to see a bit more. It was fine if your on a tight time line. Good service and guides. Read more Written February 1, 2023

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Thousand Islands Sunset Dinner Cruise provided by Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises

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The Island Star Dinner and a Show Cruise featuring Spencer Evans!

Join us aboard our glass-topped catamaran, the Island Star for dinner and a show! Dine in the warm glow of the setting sun with a three-course meal prepared fresh onboard and served to your table and live themed musical entertainment. This cruise is a Captain’s choice route: sailing past local islands along Kingston’s historic waterfront. Your Captain will position the vessel for the best view of sunset in the harbour!

Tickets start at $120 but Save $10 off/person when you book a table for 4 guests or more: call to book at 613-549-5544

Spencer Evans’s presents an all around variety show on keyboard and clarinet with the greatest hits of the 20th Century. Sail aboard our glass-topped catamaran, the Island Star, on 3h Sunset Dinner Cruise with three-course meal and Captain’s choice route along Kingston’s waterfront.

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Thousand Islands Sunset Dinner Cruise

• Cruise through Kingston's Thousand Island area on a romantic dinner cruise
• See sights along the way, like the Bateau Channel and Wanderer's Channel
• Enjoy views from the top deck, or look out through the boat's glass top
• Get a top value, with four-course meal, narration, and live music included
• See itinerary
• Three-course dinner
• Water, coffee and tea
• Live entertainment on board
• 3-hour river cruise
• Entry/Admission - Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises
• Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
• Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
• 1 Brock St, Kingston, ON K7L 1R7, Canada Boarding starts 30 mins prior to departure. Please exchange your Viator voucher for cruise tickets before boarding.
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Near public transportation
• Infant seats available
• Vegetarian options available
• Please advise us of any food allergies at the time of booking
• Most travellers can participate
• This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
• You'll start at 1 Brock St 1 Brock St, Kingston, ON K7L 1R7, Canada Boarding starts 30 mins prior to departure. Please exchange your Viator voucher for cruise tickets before boarding. See address & details
• 1 Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises Stop: 3 hours - Admission included Board the Island Star for your cruise from downtown Kingston and get ready to set sail. This 3-hour Sunset Dinner Cruise is a feast for the senses, as the comfortable glass-top boat navigates around 1000 Islands and you sip beverages and graze on tasty food or stroll around the open-air deck.  Indulge in a tasty three-course meal on this 3-hour sunset cruise around 1000 Islands. Choose from five different delicious entrees and then sit back and enjoy the gorgeous scenery as the sun dips below the horizon and your palate is treated to a toothsome delights. At sunset promenade on the top deck at dusk or dance under the glass-topped canopy of this unique ‘Bateau Mouche’ style boat. A Sunset Dinner Cruise hits all the right notes! Read more Pass by Kingston Waterfront
• You'll return to the starting point

• shaneb21 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great way to see around the Kingston area When visiting Kingston make sure you take the time to do this cruise. It is a leisurely cruise through the island with great on board commentary. The price is very reasonable considering you also get onboard entertainment. Recommend taking some snacks and drinks with you. If you are game try the 'lemon and lavender' soft drink on board (who ever thought you could combine these two). Hint: when booking check which vessel you go on and the cruise you select. The website is not clear - we thought we'd booked a 3hr cruise on the paddle-ship style boat but it turned out to be the 2hr cruise on another vessel. The staff were fantastic in the shop where you pick up tickets, allowing us to upgrade to the longer cruise - worth the extra ~$30CA for two of us. Read more Written 8 October 2023
• 934seanb 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Simply Amazing!! We had the pleasure of experiencing the Kingston 1000 Islands Sunset Dinner Cruise. What an experience! From the moment we walked on the boat every detail of the evening was executed perfectly. We purchased the premium seating which was well worth it. The scenery is incredible and we were served a cheese plate as soon as we were sat. The Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario and the Rideau Canal all come together to make for spectacular viewing! The on stage entertainment was the perfect accompaniment to the 3 course dinner. The Braised Short Rib was delicious. By the end of the evening the musician had the majority of the cruise up dancing! Would highly recommend this cruise while visiting Kingston. Extremely well done you will enjoy every minute! Read more Written 2 October 2023
• Adventure40389923499 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Sunset dinner cruise We enjoyed a relaxed evening cruising the thousand islands. This was our 6th time on the dinner cruise. We found the menu to be significantly different from previous. The cruise line appears to cater to vegans and gluten sensitive guests. Where there was previously a choice of beef, chicken, fish and a vegetarian dish, there is now a beef dish, grouper, duck and a pasta dish with vegan cheese and plant based meat. The beef short ribs were excellent! The grouper was a bit underwhelming. Appetizer (goat cheese tart) and salad (spinach and arugula) were delicious. Timing is great and the meal feels leisurely and relaxed. We were disappointed that the bread was served with margarine. This is not a cheap outing! Go the extra mile and serve butter with the bread. Good choices of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a special evening out. Entertainer was also great. Read more Written 19 September 2023
• 0rthopaedics 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Entertaining afternoon on lake ontario Easy to book in the local tourist info booth. Easy boarding. Excellent guide on board (Dave) especially as i have a hearing deficit. Entertaining guy with banjo for the trip too. We didn't eat so can't comment on the food. Learnt loads. Thanks guys Read more Written 11 September 2023
• FlavourSeeker 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Very fun time! We were gifted a dinner cruise for 2 by one of our close friends. We had a lovely window seat at a premium table, which came with an extra cheese and fruit plate. The dinner is well paced, and stretched out so that you can eat slowly while enjoying the views, many of which are quite awesome. The quality of the food was so-so, and the drinks were very expensive (and no refills on fountain drinks), but the entertainment was pretty good, and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. It was a beautiful day and the sunset was gorgeous. I would recommend this cruise, and it is a great way to spend the evening. Read more Written 7 September 2023
• Midlandpark3 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Beautiful tour, comfortable boat, knowledgeable guide. Really enjoyed it. Very pleasant 3 hours on the water. The crew were very nice, the boat was comfortable with plenty of different seating options, although we mostly stayed on top with the gorgeous weather. At first we were put off by the live music but they were really good, not too loud, had fun and added to the enjoyment. The music was only on at certain times, not the whole trip. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and added lots of little historic and personal anecdotes about the various islands we were seeing. At first you think the islands aren't that exciting to see, but once you get into the area where there are hundreds of small islands, some with just one house, it is fascinating, charming and beautiful. We enjoyed it immensely. Read more Written 31 August 2023
• NeilG0885 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles False Advertising Big disappointment. Their Discovery cruise does not cover thousand islands at all. It just covers the Kingston city tour and this is false advertising. Go to Gananoque for the real 1000 islands. They should rename the Discovery cruise to something like Kingston harbour cruise. Naming it “Discovery cruise” by “1000 islands Cruises” is just false advertising and misleading. Read more Written 6 August 2023
• 12leanned 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles Under whelming at best! This tour was a waste of time. There is nothing to see but water. You keep thinking there is more to see than a few summer homes on islands but it is underwhelming. To make matters worse there is “entertainment” that is almost embarrassing. The staff don’t even look like they want to be aboard. I bought a cup of coffee and a chocolate bar and it cost $8.75. Save yourself the money and 3 hours of your life you will never get back and do something else. Read more Written 5 August 2023
• Shelly M 0 contributions 3.0 of 5 bubbles Very loud. This is our 3rd cruise here. We usually love them. Our morning 3 hour tour was cancelled, due to weather and we were re-booked on the afternoon cruise. It ended up being a full house. Way too crowded and noisy for enjoyment. The tour guide needs some practice. The entertainment was terrible. We were squished into a corner by some other rowdy people, who fell asleep, almost on top of us, after they spent the first half of the trip jumping and yelling. I recommend this cruise-...in June. Read more Written 16 July 2023
• V2885JXkevinh 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles It was un guided. We were 35 minutes or more into the ride before we could hear the guide. Then they admitted they had a problem and I guess just stopped, because it went silent. The guide did come and give us the Cliff Notes version later. It got better towards the end. Kind of disappointing. Read more Written 15 July 2023
• Paula F 0 contributions 2.0 of 5 bubbles Waste of time and money. Take the Tylenol. After taking the Trolley tour and the ghost tour, the thousand island cruise was such a disappointment. The tour guide had next to no personality. The entertainment dude was non stop singing and playing either his banjo or guitar too loud that it gave us all a headache. Saw a few large and lots of small cottages on the water. 100 people looking into people windows from the water was voyeuristic. Save your money. Take the trolley tour instead. Or go do the 2 1/2 hr Pen tour. Better use of time. Read more Written 12 July 2023
• ValT1000 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Lovely hour trip We took the one hour island belle harbour tour and really enjoyed it.. Mia was our young guide and she was very informative... Would recommend anyone to take this tour to see the waterfront of Kingston.. Thanks Mia!! Read more Written 16 June 2023
• Dorette 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles A definite must in Kingston! A lovely vessel with welcoming entertainer; the trip was well organised and the scenery was beautiful. The commentary became a little automated albeit informative. The entertainer onboard made the trip very pleasant adding to the scenery….he was knowledgeable too! Definitely recommend the trip if visiting Kingston. Read more Written 13 June 2023
• Quest38861213037 0 contributions 1.0 of 5 bubbles Do not recommend Wedding season is upon us, so now is a great time to advise against this venue for your big day. Leading up to the wedding I was in last October, there was no phone number to call, and emails went unanswered. The night of the cruise, decorations were not placed, tables were rearranged in the wrong order and the itinerary was not followed (the boat did not dock as planned, and later did a U-turn after hearing our complaints). The food service was terribly slow, the meals themselves were incorrect, and plates were ice cold. Worse still, the bride and groom were the last two people served. Staff was not willing to address our concerns, each one stating this was not their problem. The only saving grace was the wonderful DJ who saw the poor service and gave us information on who to follow up with. Unfortunately that still took months for a partial refund. We had a beautiful night with great friends and family in spite of this awful company, but none of us will take another cruise, and we certainly would never consider it as a wedding venue for anyone in the future. Read more Written 3 June 2023
• ist26 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Nice easy ride around the bay The hour trip around the bay was nice to see the views of the town and waterway. Nice information of local history. I would suggest if you can,take the longer 1000 island trip to see a bit more. It was fine if your on a tight time line. Good service and guides. Read more Written 1 February 2023

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1000 Islands, Kingston

Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

The Thousand Islands constitute an archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises offers daily sightseeing cruises, private charters and a complete dining experience departing from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. more ...

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A lunch reservation offers a beautiful view of the 1000 Islands. Enjoy a three-course lunch prepared fresh and served to your table. Lunch Cruises sail daily in  the Spring (April 22-June 29) and in the Fall (Sept 5-Oct 29) .

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Set sail aboard the Island Queen with a delicious meal and panoramic views. Lunch in the 1000 Islands is scenic and entertaining; enjoy live music and live-hosted commentary about the region as you sail past small cottage islands and grand estates. This cruise includes a three-course plated lunch .

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Enjoy the ultimate lunch cruise dining experience by upgrading your reservation to a Lunch Cruise with a Premium Table. A Premium reservation offers a guaranteed window table for your party, a specialty appetizer in addition to your meal, and priority boarding. This experience is available for an additional $20+hst per guest. Only a select number of Premium tickets are available. Book early to guarantee your reservation.

All tickets are non-refundable. Changes to your reservation can be made with 24h advanced notice.

Infant ticket does not include a meal. This cruise remains in Canadian waters, no passport required.

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Set sail for the 1000 Islands on a 3 hour Heart of the Islands Lunch Cruise.

Live musical entertainment will set the tone for the perfect 1000 Islands experience.

A full service bar serving wine, cocktails and beer is available on board for purchase.

A three-course plated lunch is included on this cruise. See the menu .

Add a Trolley Tour

Hop on the Kingston Trolley to explore more of Kingston. Enjoy a live-guided tour through downtown highlighting National Historic Sites and visitor attractions like Fort Henry, Queen's University and Kingston Penitentiary.

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