Dinner Cruises with a Show in Dubai: Our 15 Favourites

1.Sunset or Dinner Cruise with Live Music & Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,030 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $51Our pick

Cruise Dubai Marina, Dubai Harbour, Jumeirah Beach Residence, and Ain Dubai aboard a glass-enclosed yacht. You’ll have assigned seating, an international buffet, live pasta and noodle stations, live music, and unlimited beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, tea, and coffee. Staff members such as Oliver and Stan are often praised for attentive service.

“Amazing experience and the supervisor Oliver was a star!”

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2.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Music & Open Bar

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,780 reviews · from $47

Cruise Dubai Marina for about 90 minutes aboard a glass-sided houseboat with private group seating, an international buffet, live pasta station, unlimited drinks, and acoustic music. Choose sunset or evening departure, then enjoy views of JBR, Bluewaters Island, Ain Dubai, and the illuminated skyline. Upper-deck seating is available by request but not guaranteed.

“Well organized and very enjoyable evening. Food was very tasty and service great. We really enjoyed the tour”

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3.Scenic Dhow Cruise with Buffet Dinner and Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 612 reviews · 1h 45m · from $16

Set sail from Dubai Old Village on a traditional dhow for 105 minutes of creek views, buffet dinner, music, Tanoura dancing, and a puppet show. English-speaking staff meet you opposite the British Embassy in Ocean Express shirts. The $16 price makes this a simple evening option for families and first-time visitors.

“As I was celebrating my birthday i enjoyed my cruise and the food was so nice, the view n cruise was so clean most importantly its value for money. The music was so accommodating. We really enjoyed the cruise.”

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4.Dinner Dhow Cruise with Live Entertainment Al Seef

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 234 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $12Best value

Settle onto a traditional wooden dhow at Dubai Creek for a short evening cruise, buffet dinner, unlimited water and soft drinks, Tanoura dancing, music, and a puppet show. You will pass Old Souk, water taxis, Al Seef, and Dubai Creek Tower. Host Naushad is warmly praised, though the boat can feel crowded.

“It was so good everyone was so attentive and kind. The only thing was the entertainment- it was one dancer and we expected a few more live bits to it. But we had a great great great time thanks to the crew and food and the one entertaining. Thanks!”

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5.Dubai Marina: Luxury Dinner Cruise, Live Show, Open Bar & DJ

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 129 reviews · from $48

Spend two hours cruising Dubai Marina aboard a modern luxury boat with a Copthorne Hotel buffet, welcome drinks, live singing, Tanura dance, Darbuka performance, and a DJ. You can choose soft drinks or unlimited alcohol. Hosts including Psyche, Sai, and Raksha are known for warm service, while the upper deck offers fine views of Ain Dubai, Bluewaters Island, JBR, and Dubai Harbor.

“It was amazing, well worth the money! Food selection was great, with a lot of different dishes and salads. The cruise staff/ crew were absolutely amazing from the beginning until the end, special thanks to Sai, Raksha and Psyche for their lovely professional hospitality. I 100% recommend and will come back… thank You all .”

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6.Dhow Dinner Cruise on Creek or Marina with Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 126 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $32

Cruise Dubai Creek or Dubai Marina aboard a traditional wooden dhow for a buffet dinner, sunset views, tea, coffee, sweets, fruit, and live music or dance. You can choose hotel pickup, though the meeting point depends on your option. The English-speaking driver is not named, and alcohol costs extra.

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7.Dubai Marina Cruise Dinner with Entertainment Show

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 105 reviews · from $45

Cruise Dubai Marina for about two hours aboard a wooden dhow or glass boat, with illuminated skyscraper views, a continental buffet, welcome drink, and tanura entertainment when permitted. You can meet at Dubai Harbour or choose shared hotel transfers. Seating is communal, and upper-deck places are first come, first served.

“Viator and this tour operator Ocean Express would not issue a refund or credit to use for future reservation $110 usd because we missed the start time because they got us stuck and delayed late from Dubai half day tour! Even after what’s app message direct ocean express Read more”

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8.Dhow Cruise Dubai with Buffet Dinner, Dance & Horse Show

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · from $40Top rated

Settle onto the upper or lower deck of a traditional dhow for a roughly two-hour Dubai Creek cruise. You’ll have a vegetarian and nonvegetarian buffet, water, soft drinks, music, live dance, and a horse show. Fatima is frequently named as a warm host, though staff availability may vary.

“It was perfect, received it as a gift from my girlfriend and enjoyed it very much would highly recommend to anyone who wants to have the best food of their life, entertainment and a nice trip with the bot”

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9.Luxury Dinner Cruise with Live Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 76 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $44

Cruise Dubai Creek for 90 minutes on a traditional dhow with welcome drinks, unlimited soft drinks, an international buffet, live music, and a Tanoura dance show. You’ll pass Old Dubai, Heritage Village, Sheikh Mohammed Bridge, and Sheika Palace. The experience is in Arabic and English, wheelchair accessible, and does not include hotel transfers.

“food was good. entertainment was dated and really unnecessary - the boat, food and views was sufficient. cheap and cheerful - plenty to eat, good variety of food”

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10.Dubai Canal Dinner Cruise with La Perle Show Tickets Combo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 56 reviews · from $125

Start at Dubai Festival City with a two-tier dhow dinner cruise along Dubai Creek and Canal. See IMAGINE, Al Jaddaf, Dubai Creek Harbour, Business Bay, and the waterfall bridge before watching La Perle from Silver Pass seats. Select hotel pickup and post-show return transport are available.

“Amazing views on the water show unobstructed surroundings of downtown dubai . Also was able to see the water show at festival city mall”

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11.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Entertainment(Al Wasl)

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 54 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

Join Adeel at Gate 3, Dubai Harbour, for a two-hour Al Wasl dhow cruise through Dubai Marina. You will see Cayan Tower, Bluewaters, and Ain Dubai by night, then enjoy a continental, Asian, and Arabic buffet, unlimited soft drinks, music, and a live Tanoura show. Choose open-air upper-deck seating or air-conditioned comfort below.

“A non-professional staff, they are poorly organized to check passenger. It is not my fault, it's not my first cruise...howerver, the view of the Dubaï Marina.”

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12.Dubai Marina Dinner Cruise with Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 41 reviews · from $36

Spend an evening aboard a dhow-style boat on Dubai Marina, with illuminated towers, a buffet dinner, welcome drinks, music, and cultural entertainment. The cruise lasts about two hours, but shared hotel transfers and boarding can make the full outing roughly five hours. Choose the marina meeting point if you want more control over timing.

“The dance the food the people the music everything. The driver was nice and everything was great. The evening was great the dancing was nice and everything was great and we had a great time.”

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13.Al Seef Largest Dhow Dinner Cruise with Live Show

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 36 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $24

Board the ICL Luxury Dhow Cruise at Al Seef Gate 2A for a 1.5-hour evening ride along Dubai Creek. You will enjoy a buffet with barbecue, vegetarian dishes, desserts, fruit, water, and soft drinks, plus a Tanoura dance and puppet show. English, Urdu, Hindi, and Arabic assistance is available.

“Modification en dernière minute du bateau et de l'horaire. Modèle plus petit .Et dépose du taxi au mauvais endroit ( pas assez précis) . Heureusement qu'un commerçant s'est renseigné pour nous et nous a conduit au bateau à environ 15 mn. Nous avions déjà fait plusieurs fois la croisière à la Marina, plus intéressante.”

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14.Dhow Cruise Dinner with Entertainment

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 36 reviews · from $40

Spend about three hours aboard a traditional-style dhow on Dubai Creek. You’ll receive Arabic coffee and dates, cruise for 1.5 to 2 hours, eat a continental buffet, and watch tanoura dancing, live music, and magic. Pickup is included only from selected Bur Dubai and Deira hotels, so check your location before booking.

“Schlechtes Essen,Fleisch sehr trocken,alles acharf,für Kind nur Reis möglich.schlimmes Geruch überall”

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15.Dhow Cruise with Dinner and Live Entertainment at Dubai Al Seef

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · from $16

Board a restored wooden dhow at Al Seef for a 90-minute Dubai Creek cruise. Expect a welcome drink, buffet dining with Emirati dishes and desserts, views of Al Fahidi and Old Dubai, plus Tanura and puppet shows. Boarding begins at 7:45 pm, with departure set for 8:30 pm. Pickup is offered, and the cruise ends where it starts.

“De boot vertrok een half uur eerder! Wat wij niet wisten. We zijn met een klein bootje ernaar toe gevaren waar we nog 3 kwartier van de show" genoten " hebben. Kwartier voordat de reis voorbij was was er een buffet. Snel eten en wegwezen.”

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