Steamboat Natchez Evening Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option in New Orleans booking from $50.00

Steamboat Natchez Evening Jazz Cruise with Dinner Option

Overview

Savor the beauty and romance of the New Orleans skyline aboard the Dinner Jazz Cruise. Enjoy the tunes of the Dukes of Dixieland jazz band and a narrated tour provided by our captain while cruising the Mighty Mississippi River.

Please note: there are two seating times for dinner, so please make sure to check availability of both if one is not available. The first dinner seating is from 6-7:15pm and the second dinner seating is from 7:45-9pm.

The Steamboat NATCHEZ is taking some time off, but her sister vessel, the Riverboat CITY of NEW ORLEANS will be taking her place. You’ll get the same authentic riverboat experience of a leisurely, two-hour cruise on the mighty Mississippi, enjoying traditional live jazz, craft cocktails, and all the beautiful New Orleans sites, while also exploring the newly renovated riverboat. Make sure you check out all four decks - the top deck view is a sight to see! Upgrade your ticket to include the dinner buffet.

City: New Orleans

Thu 26 Sep

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What's Included

Live narration of the history of New Orleans and the Mississippi River

Calliope Concert

2-hour Paddle-wheel Boat Cruise

Southern style dinner buffet (if option selected)

Entertainment by the Grammy Nominated Dukes of Dixieland

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The Steamboat NATCHEZ is taking some time off, but her sister vessel will be taking her place. You’ll get the same authentic riverboat experience while soaking up the beauty of New Orleans
In order to help preserve the French Quarter from vehicular traffic, it is requested that you please walk, if possible, to the convenient tour departure point - just a short stroll from most downtown hotels.
The riverboat is handicap accessible. However, access to the top & bottom decks are by stairs only. Please call before finalizing your plans if you have questions on access or personal equipment.
Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat.
The tour cruises rain or shine.
Anyone looking to book a group of 9 or more should contact the booking site directly. Different rates apply.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons

What To Expect

Mississippi River

Your riverboat is a time machine that fills its passengers with the romance and marvel of yesteryear! Cruise along the Mississippi River and be whisked away with its atmosphere and ambiance. As you steam ahead, soak in breathtaking views of the city skyline while enjoying a New Orleans cultural experience – a live jazz performance performed by the New Orleans band Dukes of Dixieland, a Grammy nominee. Enjoy dining inside or outside, and your Louisiana-style buffet dinner includes tossed salad, chicken and sausage gumbo, rice, baked chicken, bayou seafood pasta, paddlewheel primavera, creole vegetarian jambalaya, herb-garlic fingerling potatoes, green beans almondine, white chocolate bread pudding, bananas foster, and vanilla ice cream. Two separate dining times give you the flexibility to enjoy the evening at your own pace. Please note: cruise with dinner option must be selected in order to confirm that your cruise includes the meal.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (1000)

Chris_H

Apr 2022

The good: it was all about the experience and the experience was very nice. The boat was nice and the views were wonderful! The drinks were great. The band was fantastic! It was not over crowded. The history and facts about the boat, New Orleans and the Mississippi were also very good. The Bad: the food service was an absolute mess!! Zero direction on where to sit, and the service was terrible. This was not a cheap ticket and I expected more than what we got. The tables were not ready when we boarded and severs running around like mad to make them ready. Idk how else to describe her but our VERY overweight bossy food manager and server was clearly overwhelmed with her job and frankly not very nice. There was absolutely NO direction as to how dinner would be served. If we would get the platted meal or buffet which was not setup until the very last minute. Stood in line for a drink at the bar only to see the person who would wait on us serving ppl. Our meal came with gumbo but I had to track some down to get some. The staff never ask us for anything. Not once. Plates never cleared after salad. And the food was not all that great. Mediocre at best. Really disappointed with this aspect.

Michael P

Apr 2022

Was not aware this was a buffet when I purchased tickets… sat down for dinner and was told by server that they were severely overbooked. Waited 45+ minutes for water. No instructions regarding how dinner was to progress. According to the table documents we were to wait to go to the buffet until invited by staff. Our staff person was working the buffet line and most of the room had already gotten up to queue the line. The line wove between tables and patrons at those tables were forced to eat with maskless strangers squeezing by them, slowly. No accommodations were offered for food allergies and no options were available. Chicken, green beans, potatoes or nothing…. At my table at my right, my elbow was bumping with the guest at the next table, on my left my elbow was bumping with a rubbish bin. Because my server was working the buffet line, no further table service was evident. Our soiled dishes sat on our table until we decided to abandon the table and sit outside. Roughly the first hour of the evening was a gentleman narrating the history of the vessel and pointing out various other vessels and landmarks. While this was mildly interesting, it was not the jazz music I was expecting.

Response from Host

May 2022

We have to apologize for this experience. I am not sure when you purchased the dinner cruise but we have been back to a buffet style cruise for over a year. The menu is set and posted so guests would know what is served. If allergies are noted we can alert a guest as to what they may and may not want to eat on the buffet but there are some things we cannot accommodate. We appreciate you detailing the situations in the dining room that made you uncomfortable including the dishes. Nearly half the cruise is live narration and the other half is dedicated to the Trio on the rooftop deck (and televised in the diningrooms for those still dining)

Sean_R

Apr 2022

The cruise was fun the history given was amazing the food was atrocious. Even though they asked in the booking for food allergies they did absolutely nothing to prepare or make arrangements my wife has a gluten allergy. They asked when we made the book in arrangements if there was anything but did nothing about it

Response from Host

May 2022

On our site we do let people know that we cannot accommodate gluten allergies because of shared cooking space and the change of Cross Contamination. We will check with Viator.

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