Spirit of Boston Sunset Dinner Cruise with Buffet

Nice cruise..... dinner was very good, cruise was relaxing and pleasant.... I seldom drink an alcoholic beverage, tried one on this trip and it was very good, very little alcohol but it was way overpriced.

This was a birthday celebration idea and what a great and unique way to spend the evening with friends for a special occasion.

We did the dinner cruise hoping to see some of Boston Harbor. We did not take into account the fact that it essentially gets dark 2 hours sooner on the East Coast as opposed to where we live on the Gulf Coast. So, it was pitch black when we boarded the ship. The food was good and the employees friendly and professional. Things ran quite well and everyone knew their rolls and timing. Departure and docking was smooth. One of the things that we learned was that they had different seating assignments based on your willingness to pay upgrades. We asked for a window seat and were told that our ticket was not for window seating. It was not apparent to me when I made the reservation on Viator that this would be the case. I had assumed it was general admission because I only saw 1 reservation admission price for this cruise. After returning home, I went directly to the Spirit of Boston web site and saw that there were obviously different tiers of pricing on their site. The cruise ship was nice, as it has been recently renovated. It had 3 decks of seating and an upper, observation deck. We boarded and asked if we could go up to the 3rd deck. Again, for a better harbor view. We were told we could and did so. We got a drink and got seated. After a few minutes a supervisor came and told us that the deck we were on was reserved for a group. There had been several busses disinterring guest when we arrived and some of them were apparently prepaid charters for the cruise. We were escorted to the lower, 1st deck. I explained that we had asked if we could go up and were told we could. The supervisor replied that the crew member should have distinguished whether we were in the private party group before doing so. Politely handled, but could have been avoided.

This was a brilliant night out. Delicious choice of meal for our dinner followed by a great disco where we were never off the dance floor. They served our drinks in special souvenir glasses and there was a promise of one to take home at the end of the evening but it didn't materialise. Would've been a nice touch had they kept that promise. Great views of the Boston skyline from the water. Not a lot of cruising as the boat appeared to be stationary once we had left the dock. But a great evening was had by us all.

This is a must if you are visiting Boston. Food was great and the scenery was amazing. It's highly recommended from our family.

Wonderful evening amazing food. Good entertainment shame the trip wasn't longer