Canada · BOAT TRIPS IN MONTREAL
The 15 boat trips in Montreal below are priced, timed and sorted so the choice takes minutes: what each one includes, how far it goes and who it suits.
Review of Montréal’s 90-minute St. Lawrence River cruise, with Old Port views, bilingual commentary, onboard dining, tips, and honest value advice.
“It was a nice relaxing little cruise. Very informative, staff was great. I would definitely do this again!”
See Montreal from the St. Lawrence on a relaxed 1 or 1.5-hour cruise with bilingual commentary, Old Port views, and onboard drinks.
“Guide was very entertaining Good way to see some of Montreal”
Review of the Montreal to Quebec City day tour with Montmorency Falls, Old Quebec, Château Frontenac, and a St. Lawrence cruise.
“Joyce was a great tour host, Alan or 'Mr Hansome' was a safe driver. We enjoyed Chute Montmorency, the walking tour and boat cruise. Great historical journey about Quebec City with lots of laughs.”
Cruise Montreal’s Old Port on a quiet electric boat, with bilingual commentary, city views, onboard drinks, and a 45-minute route.
“It was a nice clean small boat. Informal but polite guide who was informative. We enjoyed the choppy water experience too. The good weather helped! All in all well worth doing.”
Review the Montreal History Guided Sightseeing Cruise, with St. Lawrence views, city landmarks, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.
“It’s pretty spacious. They have food and drinks ( non alcoholic) and the cruise is pretty smooth. First come first serve though, so get in the queue - to secure seats on deck.”
Review the Montreal Bateau-Mouche cruise for river views, landmark sights, onboard snacks, pricing, timing, and practical booking tips.
“We very nearly missed this cruised because Viator had the wrong departure times on their purchse page! Thankfully we went to confirm how early we needed to be at the dock.”
Review of Montréal’s 2.5-hour river brunch cruise, with local food, bilingual commentary, landmark views, pricing, tips, and accessibility details.
“The food was wonderful and all of the staff looked after us really well”
Review of Montréal’s 3 or 5-course dinner cruise with city views, local cuisine, DJ, dancing, practical tips, and Red Carpet value advice.
“Great service, views and food! Would highly recommend this experience.”
See Montmorency Falls, Old Québec, Château Frontenac and cruise the St. Lawrence on a well-planned day trip from Montréal.
“The tour was well organized and Rebecca did a great job as our tour guide. Quebec City is definitely a place to visit during your stay in Canada.”
See Montreal from the water on a 45-minute electric boat cruise with city views, guided stories, onboard drinks, and a trip through the rapids.
“it’s a nice short boat tour for a beautiful day! drinks available & knowledgeable guide. go if you have a little spare time to fill in Old Montreal.”
Review of Montreal’s six-hour small-group driving tour with Mount Royal, Notre Dame, hotel pickup, and seasonal St. Lawrence cruise.
“Too rushed 20 minutes at points of interest, no time to explore and experience. Drove through elite neighborhoods, a waste of time.”
Review of Montreal’s gourmet dinner cruise with St. Lawrence views, live music, DJ dancing, menus, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“The food was unexpectedly good for a trip like this. We had the chicken and beef which were cooked to perfection as were the vegetables. Our waiter Sofia was very attentive and the entertainment was great. Not a huge amount to see outside. The toilets were clean and the boat comfortable.”
Review of Montréal’s Bateau-Mouche dinner cruise, with river views, à la carte dining, live music, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“I enjoyed every part of my dinner cruise especially the company on the boat and the lighting show”
Review the Montreal evening cruise with DJ, city views, onboard bars, dancing, practical tips, pricing, and honest drawbacks.
“I got 10 tickets for me & my friends to go on the evening cruise, and the experience didn’t exceed my expectations. I will start with the one and only pro: the beautiful view. The music was ok, nothing extraordinary but they played a few different genres to please the different groups in the audience. The con: the service. The staff were rude from the beginning and not accommodating. The waiter took forever to come and take our orders, then managed to forget one order completely and to bring the wrong item for one of us. The food took about 50 mins and it was overpriced and tasteless. I’ve had…”
Review of Montreal’s AURA and St. Lawrence cruise, with practical tips on timing, views, value, access, and what to expect.
“Boat was great but didn’t realize Aura was at night. It wasn’t clear that you have to book it on your own and find an evening show that’s available. We had to leave that afternoon so lost out on the money and opportunity to see Aura.”
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