My friend & I already had plans to stay in Boston & see a Fenway concert. Unfortunately, this was postponed for the 2nd year, so we researched shows, concerts and other events. We decided to do the Harbor cruise (which I've done a couple times in past years) but 1st time for my friend.
We purchased the tickets online to the tune of about $200 or so apiece not paying extra for windows seats, which we automatically got upgraded to anyways. We were staying 3 miles away from Copley Square Marriott & took an Uber, but easily walked back after. We got to the Wharf and there were a couple of really long lines, thankfully they weren't for our cruise. Boarding was at 7 with departure around 8. and we got back approximately 11 pm. We were some of 1st people in line & people came on at different times over the next hour. We were boarded into main cabin and shown to a nice window seat. Our server (name begins with an 'N' sorry) was very pleasant.
We decided to order a bottle of Chardonnay (around $44) which we enjoyed and was more economical then individual glasses. The wine was poured quickly but the cooler had to be brought over by another server we asked. The crowd in our cabin was I'd say about 50% capacity which was nice. Some of the other cruises were jammed with peope. It made for a much more enjoyable experience. I guess there were a couple wedding parties downstairs but they were served separately.
There was a beef, fish, chicken & veggie entree choice. There was bread & butter and also either watermelon feta greens salad or seafood chowder. My friend & I ordered 1 of each & it was good. We both ordered the salmon over rice, with a tomato glaze and veggies. That was also tasty. For dessert you could choose berries cake or cheesecake with blueberry compote. The 1 thing I will point out is there was a blueberry smear and no other fruit on cheesecake, it was tasty though.
Our dinners came out fairly quickly but they served dessert towards end of cruise. There was a gentlemen playing piano music from various eras and that was enjoyable, allowing people to still talk. Unfortunately, it had been a hazy day so there was no sunset but you could still see some of the harbor's lights and the temperature was comfortable. At 1 point you could see professional fireworks going off, once it cleared up a bit more. We spent a good amount of time on upper 2 decks, again just chiiling out. There was a light breeze but absolutely no rocking of the boat (and I'm a sailor). The boat motion is slow paced.
We enjoyed the cruise, staff, & food. The price was a bit steep especially for a family.