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

Mon 23 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)

Andrew_W

Apr 2022

Prior to booking the trip, I called the phone line to ask questions. Unfortunately, I got somehow off-shore who wasn't able to answer any of my location specific questions, just read to me what was on the website. They did reserve me a spot without charge that I could cancel if I wanted to. When I got to our hotel I was able to finish the research online. Figuring out where (and how) to park was a challenge. The directions from the e-mail weren't clear. I actually knew this would be a challenge prior to arriving from other bad reviews, but that still didn't really help, it just prepared me. Next, the directions for how to convert the e-mail to a physical ticket also wasn't clear from the e-mail. Ultimately it worked out, but it was confusing too. We were told we have the later dinner, so prior to boarding the boat, we picked up some snacks which we brought on with us...only to be told that we were getting the earlier dinner time, so we were carrying the snacks around for the rest of the night...because The dinner was VERY substantial and filling. Food was good; an excellent salad, solid chicken entree, and awesome dual desert of Bananas Foster and Bread Pudding. Also, we learned the reason for the early dinner was because the boat wasn't fully booked, which actually I think made for a much better experience. Had there been a bunch more people, I probably would rate it lower. All-in-all, not bad. Were it priced a bit lower, I might even give it 5-stars, but it wasn't good enough for what we paid.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

We certainly appreciate your review. As we don't own any of the parking lots we can only refer that there are 5 ground lots in easy walking distance. Sometimes you can locate on-street parking as well.

Cmarley123

Apr 2022

TLDR: Customer service was non existent/borderline offensive for the price they charge. The food wouldn't be worth it IF IT WERE FREE. DO NOT BOOK THIS RIVERBOAT TOUR WITH DINNER As I sit eating what they call a dinner I can't help but let everyone else know to never book this dinner cruise on your trip to New Orleans. We booked a trip with my family of 9 for the dinner cruise with live jazz. First of all the live Jazz only takes place on the top deck where NOT ONE DINNER IS SERVED! The music is rebroadcasted down to the dining areas but they took a 45 minute break while we were served dinner. And just being served dinner was a challenge in itself. We had booked a table for 9 but when we went to sit for the "dinner" part of our cruise they first told us they didn't have our reservations and that they would have to scramble to put tables together for our group. Then they finally came back and admitted they had "messed up" and written the wrong number on our table and that's why they didn't realize that they had our table. As if a name wasn't enough. Turns out they wrote 18 instead of 9 for some reason that even they couldn't make up an explanation for. When we finally sat down they told us they would get us some gumbo and let us know when we could go up to get food from the buffet. They then came back 10-15 minutes later and infoed us that they had run out of gumbo and that we would have to continue to wait to get in line for the dinner. Furiated, we waited for her to come back 15-20 minutes later to tell us that we could "jump in line whenever it looks short enough". So we waited as group after group filed in never letting the line to get any shorter. We then jumped in line to wait to be served what they call a "dinner". The chicken was too hot for most of the people in our group to eat and the rest of the food was either flavorless or had such little flavor that no one could taste anything after trying the chicken. They then proceeded to try to bring out the gumbo they said they were out of after we had already gotten our dinner. I personally believe they tried to hide the abhorrent quality of the bowl they tried to pass as gumbo from us because that was the most disgusting thing I've ever heard called gumbo in my life. They also failed to bring enough for the whole table, which wasn't the end of the world since it was soo insanely bad, but the fact we didn't even get served our money's worth is an additional strike on this place. Nothing was served correctly or fully and the laxadaisical attitude with which the small amount of customer service was delivered was NOT EVEN CLOSE to worth the price per ticket.

Response from Host

Apr 2022

This is not the experience we expect for our guests. We apologize for all parts of it. Thank you for letting us know.

494terim

Apr 2022

Cruise was overbooked for dinner probably due to a conference group that took the whole first deck. Many food items were out and service was disorganized. Last tables served didn't get their food until 15 minutes prior to docking. The jazz band was excellent tho'!

Response from Host

May 2022

We had a night where a group appeared on the incorrect evening but we tried to accommodate everyone.

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