The World’s 12 Best Food & Drink Cruises

1.White Orchid Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise free Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,573 reviews · 2 hours · from $35Our pick

Spend two hours aboard the White Orchid, eating a Thai and international buffet while Bangkok’s temples, palaces, bridges, and city lights pass by. You’ll get a welcome drink, unlimited beer, live music, Thai dance, and a cabaret show on the night cruise. Seating is assigned, while the open-air top deck is first choice for photos.

“We were kindly secured an upper deck seat because we were celebrating our anniversary. We had the best night! What a way to enjoy our last night in Bangkok.”

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2.Luxury White Dinner Cruise Free Flow Beer and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 748 reviews · 2 hours · from $53

Spend two hours aboard Bangkok’s Luxury White Cruise with a Thai and international buffet, unlimited beer, wine, and soft drinks, live music, cabaret, and Thai dance. From the river, you pass Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, Rama VIII Bridge, and Asiatique. Boarding is usually at ICONSIAM Pier 4.

“Excellent way to explore the river and city. Fun night, well organised, Helpful friendly staff, fantastic food, lovely boat, drinks package well worth it.”

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3.Dinner Cruise Tour in Cabo San Lucas with Tequila Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 426 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $135Top rated

Spend an afternoon in Cabo San Lucas with hotel or port pickup, a tequila tasting, shopping time, and a sunset catamaran cruise. You’ll see El Arco, Medano Beach, and the Sea of Cortez, then enjoy a barbecue buffet, open bar, and live music. Expect a lively party setting, not a quiet dinner at sea.

“It was a very fun enjoyable experience. Drive was very friendly. The traffic to get in the pier was not the best.”

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4.Sunset Cruise with Greek BBQ & Unlimited Aperol Spritz, Beer Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 159 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $48

Set sail from central Rhodes with a friendly English-speaking crew, stopping at Kallithea Springs for swimming and a freshly prepared Greek BBQ. Drinks flow throughout the three-hour cruise, with music, bean bags, snorkeling gear and sunset views on the return to Rhodes harbor. Panos and Katia are among the warm personalities on board.

“The crew were all fantastic, very open and got everyone in the mood. The views were amazing, the ride was smooth and the food was excellent! The swim stop at Kalithea Springs was fantastic, can’t recommend doing it enough!”

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5.All Star Dinner Cruise, Cabaret Show & Beer Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 85 reviews · 1h 30m · from $45

Board the All Star Cruise at Bali Hai Pier for a 90-minute evening on Pattaya Bay. You get a Thai teak and Shanghai-style boat, buffet dinner, seafood, Indian dishes, unlimited beer and soft drinks, plus a cabaret show by award-winning transgender performers. The cruise ends with photos, music, and a return to the pier.

“Grauenhaft. Statt 90 min. waren es 60 min. Das Essen vielfach kalt und einfach das billigste vom billigsten. Show eine einzige Abzocke auf Basis der Anmache. Die letzten 20 min. wurden nur damit zugebracht sich mit den Mädels für 100 Baht ablichten zu lassen. Ich kann nur jedem empfehlen die Finger davon zu lassen,- obwohl einigen Chinesen gefällt es”

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6.Luxury White Sunset or Dinner Cruise with Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 54 reviews · 105 minutes - 2 hours · from $31Best value

Choose a 105-minute sunset cruise from Asiatique or a two-hour dinner cruise from ICONSIAM. You’ll enjoy Thai and international seafood, free-flow drinks, Bangkok skyline views, and onboard entertainment, from live music to Thai dance and cabaret. Check-in is early, seating is assigned, and smart casual dress is expected.

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7.Carnival Dinner Cruise with Free-Flow Beer & Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 43 reviews · from $41

Board at Riverside Bangkok Hotel for a two-hour evening cruise with a Thai and international buffet, cabaret performances, dancers, live music, and DJ sets. From the open upper deck, you can photograph Wat Arun, Rama VIII Bridge, ICONSIAM, and Asiatique. The mood is lively and theatrical, so expect more stage show than quiet sightseeing.

“Superbe soirée , le buffet et le spectacle était génial. Bangkok de nuit est vraiment magnifique. Croisière à refaire. Qualité prix remarquable.”

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8.Bangkok Carnival Dinner Cruise with Free-flow Beer and Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 29 reviews · from $43

Spend about two hours aboard Bangkok’s Riverside Carnival Cruise, departing from Asiatique. Enjoy a Thai and international buffet, free-flow beer, live music, dancing, and male model and ladyboy performances while passing Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, ICONSIAM, Rama VIII Bridge, and Asiatique’s Ferris wheel.

“The address on the booking site was incorrect so by the time we got the correct address we were 30 minutes away and no way we could get there in time”

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9.Luang Prabang: Mekong Sunset Cruise & Lao Tasting Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 27 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

Spend two hours on a solar-powered wooden boat, watching Luang Prabang fade into golden evening light. Your $44 ticket includes Old City tuk-tuk pickup, a Lao mojito or non-alcoholic drink, blankets, snacks, and seven shared tasting portions. You can join a wish-and-fish river ritual, but sunset views depend on the weather.

“Average. They didn’t check our tickets properly and if we didn’t ask for the tasting dinner we would have missed out. Cocktails were mostly all sold out and the one we had wasn’t very nice. The fish release isn’t you doing it yourself but the wishes and worries was a nice idea. Not sure if I’d do this again nor recommend”

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10.White Orchid Chao Phraya Dinner Cruise free Beer

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 11 reviews · 2 hours · from $35

Spend about two hours aboard the White Orchid, enjoying a buffet of Thai and international dishes, unlimited beer, live music, Thai dance, and cabaret. The open-air 360-degree deck gives you views of Wat Arun, the Grand Palace, and Rama VIII Bridge. Evening departures include the full entertainment program.

“mal, inicio tarde y no cumplieron con el tiempo de 2 horas pagado”

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11.New Horizon Dinner Cruise with Buffet & Beer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $40

Board New Horizon Cruise at Terminal 21 Rama 3 for a relaxed two-hour evening on the Chao Phraya. You get more than 30 Thai and international dishes, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and either Chang or Hoegaarden draft beer, depending on your package. Live music and open-air seating add to the night.

“ease of booking. access to pier and great organisation by the crew w everything went great”

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12.City Tour, Tequila tasting, Sunset Cruise & Dinner in Cabo San Lucas

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $180

Spend about six hours in Cabo San Lucas with an English-speaking guide, a glass-blowing factory visit, tequila tasting, town views, and shopping time. Then cruise to the Arch, head toward the Pacific for sunset dinner, and return to Cabo after dark. Pickup is offered, and dinner, drinks, water, and soda are included.

“Boat dock entrance is 5.00, not 2.00. Tequila tasting place was a joke! The tour guide was excellent”

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