My boyfriend and I had an amazing experience here on the evening dinner cruise of Portland. Our waitress Maddie was outstanding and super helpful with giving us ideas and suggestions on which drinks and dishes we wanted to try. The views from the front, back, and windows always had something to look at throughout the whole cruise. The food was good and the drinks were great, and strong! We will definitely be coming back to try the brunch cruise.

Everything about our experience was great! It started off with a nice reminder text with the location and boarding time. I thought it was really helpful. After arriving I was pleased to see they had their own parking lot! very convenient for downtown Portland. The staff greeted us right away and we waited as they took everyones photo before boarding the boat. Multiple members of the staff greeted us and chatted on our way down to boarding. After entering we were seated at a nice window seat and our server came over immediately with a snack tray and took our drink order. She came back promptly with our mimosas and explained how the menu worked. As it is usually buffet style but due to covid it was platted. We were able to order as much as we wanted and could order just bacon or just crab as well (which I did many times) the presentation of all of the food was great and the flavors were all really good, anytime we wanted more of anything it was very fast to come out. Mindy our server was on top of making sure our drinks were never empty and did an amazing job of checking in often. The bartender also walked over to fill our drinks as well and chatted with us. I was pretty excited and full before the boat even departed! As we took off from the dock they announced that we need to go back to the dock to pick up two late passengers, which I thought was actually pretty nice of them to turn around and go get them. No one else seemed to care either. As we cruised towards the Sellwood area we decided to get up and go check out the different areas of the boat. We went up on the top deck where it was nice to hear they were talking about a few of the sights and where we were. They had some nice seating on the top deck and we were able to snag a seat on their sectionals. It was a lucky day for us and it didnt rain and it wasnt to windy. After coming down from the top deck they had a cute platter of desserts ready for us! I loved having a little sample of everything. Overall I had a great time! I cant wait to come back to do it again!! From the food, staff and experience everything really exceeded my expectations.

The crew is friendly and wonderful. Everyone has a good time aboard the cruises! Yes, I offer inspiring Palm Reading for Events. Everyone loves having their Palms or Tarot Cards read. You can see the photos in on my fb. I love being on the River too.

I loved the whole trip. It to me, was well worth the money and I would do it again in the future. Employees were polite, great service. Food was awesome. And the view was very beautiful thank you Lord for the great weather.

The service was subpar. Asked a question and was told they would come back and they didnt come back with the answer, but came back for a different reason. When we pointed out they never came back with an answer they got snotty with us.Other than that the cruise was lovely and air conditioned on a nice hot day in Portland.

Boring, was exhaustingly tense to locate and too long. Horrible set up for handicapped individuals, especially the stairs and ramp. Would rather have just stayed home, wish I had of. Also, main reason I went was to take pictures which with the internal light and reflection of the windows made it pointless. Thanks a lot... it was basically hell. You live, you learn.

Nice cruise, excellent customer service, food okay.

We had my sons wedding here on the boat. Everyone was wonderful! The food was delicious! Everyone was so helpful!

Was so pleasantly surprised by the lunch cruise. Everyone was incredibly friendly, from the moment you walk on the ship, and went out of their way to be helpful, friendly, and professional. The food was surprisingly good--I had the steelhead with a mango salsa. Usually cruises are a bit too noisy and crowded for my son (and me); this one was neither. There is pleasant music playing in the background and the captain (Todd with the great voice:) relays some interesting historical and local details. I cant say enough about what a wonderful, enjoyable afternoon we all had. We are already making plans for a dinner cruise (just for the grownups this time). Thanks, Captain Todd and all the crew!

Had a lovely time with my husband. We really enjoyed ourselves and were taken care of greatly by the staff.Thanks!

I booked a dinner cruise on the Sternwheeler for a birthday celebration for my daughter and daughter in law. I even paid quite a bit extra for a guaranteed window seat. Where we were sat was unacceptable. First of all, every table for 6 was a window seat so why did I have to pay extra??? And only half of our table was at a window...the other have was not. The boat was extremely run down and shabby and we were sat upstairs where the decor is extremely outdated. I will say our waiter was kind but we waited a while to be attended. I spent WAY too much money for what we got and am requesting a refund for the portion I was charged for the guaranteed window seat. The food was decent, but the only dessert included in cheesecake. If you want anything else, youll pay $7. A glass of cheap wine was $10....definitely not worth the cost. At least the Gorge is always beautiful!

It was a really nice activity that definitely gets your mind off after the daily grind.

I hardly give 5 stars but it deserves it. The food, the waitress, the captain.. everything is perfect

Beautiful way to see the Columbia an Willamette Rivers, good food and awesome staff

Excellent luncheon cruise! Good selection of well prepared lunch options. Very relaxing trip on the Willamette River, with great views though the windows and even better ones from the observation deck. Very friendly and helpful crew. Altogether a great experience. I will definitely go again!

Great Easter family cruise. Staff and Captain were very friendly. Kids are allowed to stear the ship when accompanied by a parent. Excellent choice for adults and children. This run as it was on Easter was a family atmosphere and good time.

My hubby and I have celebrated anniversaries & birthdays on the Portland spirit. They always make it a very awesome & special experience. The evening tour on the Spirit, going down and back up the Willamette, and going under all of our beautiful bridges, which youd never see otherwise. It is really magical, BUT esp in the evenings. (Bring your coats, even in the summer.) Its absolutely astounding. For one trip, we did the Columbia Gorge dinner on the steernwheeler, in its self is something else also. The views up and down each river, are well worth the money and the memories.They take pictures, at an additional cost you can get copies, of course. I think its kind of neat, its the little things. Personally. The food is always.. well everytime -weve- been, is extraordinary. Even the salad, seriously though!! Its top notch and well worth it. Every penny.Live amazing pianist & great staff (for most part, seems like some were bent out of shape for having to work Christmas eve, idk but I know our tip was worthwhile)

Great experience did the evening cruise. Food, drinks, service and view was fantastic.

Well what can I say I work here and I actually love my job we have 4 different dinner boats we are very reasonably priced I have worked here 6 years and I plan to retire here. We are family owned and operated and we offer a dining experience like no other. So come check us out and when you do tell them I sent you for the VIP tour.

Stunning two hour tour of the Willamette River. Great service, and the running commentary was fun to listen to.

The food could have been better but the service was very good. The drink called the life jacket lemonade saved the night, will be coming back just because of the drink. Just wish they had a singer that sounds like a nasal congestion. The view was spectacular and Valentine’s Day was very memorable.

Went there for my friends wedding. The entire event was great, the cruise, the staff, the food, the tour, everything was top notch and I would book this for myself for a special event.

Great food and wonderful view. Peaceful and relaxing time for all.

We had a delightful lunch cruise on a beautiful day.

Good food great cruise. Not crowded

I booked a brunch cruise during our honeymoon and it was incredible! The food was great (served buffet style, lots of options), and the staff’s song about how they love to make a fuss was totally accurate. None of my beverages were empty for very long, no one seemed to be having a bad time, the piano player was amazing. If you’re on the fence about booking this because of price, just know that it’s an amazing value! What an experience!

Very over priced for what you receive. From others who have gone on the cruise to the reviews expect much much more. My husband and I booked the Cascade locks dinner cruise and wished we would have chosen a different cruise. The ship needs updating/ work along with an swift attitude adjustment for the staff. My husband and I are younger folks who worked hard to be able to enjoy fun outings such as this. We were absolutely uncomfortable from the moment we walked into the grill before even boarding the ship. The waitress didn’t seem thrilled to be aboard nor happy to answer any questions we had.The food was amazing tasting! The bread was delicious I will say BUT VERY SMALL PORTIONS FOR $150!! I understand we didn’t know what the heck the proper dinning edict is for a dinner cruise but when we were greeted and shown to our seats nothing was said and instead we were treated with snooty attitudes or two servers stood there wide eye staring at my husband instead. A simple “food is served roughly xx mins apart would have been really nice to know. We had gone to explore the upper decks and enjoy the views between the courses and each time we wondered back to the lower deck to find our food just sitting cold waiting for us. To summarize it up save your money and just do the site seeing tour instead (which runs at the same time.)

Lovely beautiful boat ️️️ it’s a 2 hour cruise with yummy dinner the sailor was super skilled !! The Scenery was super super gorgeous ️️️ had such a great time even tho it rained earlier the day it stopped and made the cruise perfect. Got a little cold but I had my wind breaker so be sure to bring one! Def coming back again

We went on the Portland Spirit for one if they are themed cruises. We had so much fun it was a amazing date night to do with other couples. We highly suggest that 80s themed party. We did think the drinks were a little bit expensive so maybe take a couple shots before you head on the boat. The dancing was really fun definitely wear something warm as it can get cold in the evening on the boat when you’re outside.

I love the bridges tour. Its a jetboat that goes to the Columbia and covers all the bridges in the city. Its pretty fast, and they give a lot of information. That runs may-sept. The spirit siteseeing cruises are slower paced and run year around. Each cruise is 1.5-2 hours long.

I took my 4 year old twins on the Cinnamon Bear Cruise today. The staff are amazing! They remembered my kids names. The food was good. The boat was very clean. My kids had a great time!

I am craving the sun dried tomato pasta from here. Delicious.

Overall quality was only fair, and the prices for food and drink were anything but. Maybe if you sneak them onboard you could save yourself the unfair prices, but the safe thing would be to eat before you go. Mostly friendly crew, with a salty, bearded old man of the sea type captain as plus on my vessel.

My companies Christmas party was on the Sternwheel and it was amazing. The staff is fabulous. The food is on point. The atmosphere is great. I had a really good time. I would do it again in a heartbeat.

ENJOY COMING HERE FOR EVENTS AND GETTING AWAY FOR A BIT WHILE ENJOYING THE VIEW, FRIENDS, FOOD AND DRINKS. STAFF IS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT FOR QUESTIONS. VERY FUN/RELAXED ATMOSPHERE.

The whole package!This was such an amazing experience. The food, the service, and the Christmas boats.Travis was our server and he went above and beyond with our many requests. Will definitely come back for other special occasions.

Nice diversion from the usual grind and a leisurely way to enjoy the Portland riverfront. The crew was extremely nice and welcoming as we boarded, though one was rude and dour as we waited to disembark. She seemed to be frustrated at dealing with an elderly passenger in a wheelchair, which is a pretty good indicator that you need to find another line of work. We didn’t eat on board but the food looked passable and there’s a bar for whose who are inclined. Get there early if sitting outside on the upper deck is important to you, as the seating there is extremely limited.

The staff very nice. Good customer service. But the Thanksgiving dinner very overpriced. We were seated by the buffet line which took quite a while to get through so that was our view. The food was fair not great. Happy to have had the experience but will save the next trip for a lunch cruise, something to do on an afternoon.

Really enjoyed this dinner cruise experience on June 19th. Everyone from the Captain to the wait staff were great. The food wasnt too shabby either.

We did the NYE cruise and it was terrible. We showed up at 930 (this was when they told us to show up) and had to wait in a super long line outside in the rain to go through security to go on the boat. Then, once on the boat, it turns out the hostess gave our reservation away to someone else. We got taken all around the boat by a very lost waiter because there wasnt a place for us since they had given our table away. We finally got seated at a cramped table. It was freezing cold on the boat. We were promised appetizers, including a seafood platter. By the time we were seated, the food was dwindled down and we never saw a seafood platter. Do not recommend.

Very awesome night, the food was amazing, and the crew are also

The trip was very calm and the weather was nice

Had the best time! Staff was great. Highly recommend doing this. Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

Good food. Good time.

We really enjoyed it! Although it was a cold chilly night so we werent able to be out on the deck much, they let us into the captains room. Pretty neat to see all the controls and how they operate the ship.

Ive taken the dinner cruise twice and both times were lovely. The food was excellent and filling. Its a very peaceful way to see part of the city and connect with the company youre in. No media. My first cruise on the Portland Spirit had a pianist on a grand piano, and the second on the Willamette Star I believe was the same talented woman playing keyboard and occasionally accompanying the serving staff who would serenade us. Very entertaining and enjoyable. Room for improvement: the bathroom on the Willamette Star had a horribly strong odor of ammonia from urine that had clearly been there some time. Also this being a rather expensive cruise I would like to be given an option for dessert. I dont eat dairy and if we wanted anything other than cheesecake it cost an additional $7/person. The captain and crew mate were friendly and let my son have his picture taken with them.

Even during the Corona, its still a very enjoyable time.

Great dinner cruise! Tasty food. Lovely experience, from start to finish. The walk down to the boat is a bit steep. They did have a good cart to assist our older folks on the way back up.

Big Foot jet boat tour was a lot of fun!

Wonderful experience beautiful view

We had such a lovely, memorable evening on the Portland Spirit! It was 4th of July weekend. The food was delicious, and the crew were all amazing! The cruise was about 2 hours long. Dinner was served just after we took off. Then we went up on deck to enjoy the views of the Willamette, where the captain let us steer the old girl. Such fun! And then back down just in time for desert. I would definitely recommend this dinner cruise.

It was awesome charming views, great music good food.. perfect timing you dont get board ,staff is great.. they singing smiling welcoming and serving ..we took great pictures .. thank you John E for your service

Such a quiet, lovely evening. Good food and service.

I got to visit the Portland Spirit on a sunny windy day and when It was time for a cruise it was dark and cloudy but the cruise was absolutely phenomenal! they have an amazing staff, and they know exactly what theyre talking about and what theyre selling you theyre not selling you a thing theyre selling you an experience. My girl friend and I had an amazing journey on the Columbia and its one that we will surely remember forever

Beautiful cruise, good dinner & nice staff.

Fantastic food and views!

Just cruised on the Portland Spirit to celebrate our anniversary. Food was tasty and staff super accommodating. John E. was our server, and was super sweet and swiftly fixed any minor issues we had. The bartender, Jay, was also super knowledgeable and recommended great red wine choices. Awesome time, fully recommend :)

Incredible Experience! Highly Recommended for hosting private events on with this great team! Top notch professionals and one of the most unique ways to share Portland with a group of friends and guests.We will definitely be hosting more events with the Portland Spirits team in the future!

Really pleasant and romantic.

Food was awesome. Staff was awesome. Would definitely recommend!

So amazing, Serafina was the best most friendly, personable, and memorable and should really be given a nice raise and promoted for her excellent service. Please clone her and make sure the rest of the your staff become many Serafinas

The brunch cruise is a bit pricey. Buffet is good but small but I there is limited room on a boat. The cruise is nice

Took an evening cruise on as a work event with one of our distributors. Very comfortable boat and nice cruise. Scenery is relaxing and gently scrolls along as you float by. Professional crew and staff. Overall great experience.

The quality of food was good. I liked the live piano performance, and overall it was a good experience.

Clean boat, a nice lunchtime cruise on the Willamette, staff is helpful, but were stuck on here for 3 hours without food. Unless you buy the brunch, youre only option are drinks and chips. 2 stars for a bad business model. Its a simple fix: healthy snacks.

It is a boring 2.5 hours trip. Excellent service but food is just ok. Dont waste your time!!Updated: got 2nd chance to join the trip and this time is way better than the last time. I could see the management team has taken this business seriously and professionally so I decide I to give other support. Thanks for the service and the food.

Excellent time! The cruise is always beautiful and the crew are amazing! Very talented and entertaining, my server John E. was excellent and always on top of things, one of the best servers I have had!Love this cruise and it has always been top notch!

We took friends on the dinner cruise last night. They had never been and we were excited to introduce them to the experience.Granted we had not done this cruise for a few years, but holy moly, THINGS HAVE CHANGED!Portland Spirit, you have become CHEAP, TACKY and your staff have clearly lost their will to live.7 buck upcharge for a meager dessert. Bread on the table with no butter. The salad is a JOKE.An all around embarrassing experience.Bah.

Sat night 80s dance cruises Im the summer is so much fun. Havent tried other events, pretty spendy, but Im always interested in the xmas gummy bear cruise

We loved our Portland Spirit brunch cruise with Ripley!!!She was a fabulous server.It was good food and yummy mimosas for all.

Enjoyed a free promo evening cruise with free buffet and open bar in August of 2018 on the Portland Spirit sister ship, The Crystal Dolphin. Very nice most notably for the price! Would be worth the price of the cruise, especially to impress a first date.

I went for my in-laws 40th wedding anniversary. The waitress explained they were short staffed even though there were 6 front of house staff to maybe 35 people. Anyway the food was very basic, tasted like Marie calendar meals. So basically you are paying all that money for unenthused waitress singers and the boat itself. Which is a bummer because I would gladly pay $150 a person if the food was top notch. But it’s not. I saw a 70 year old man having to sneak up and grab his salad because we were all sat for more than 30 minutes before we even got our hard dry bread. I won’t ever recommend or do this again. It’s just another dying Portland tradition.

Great food and amazing host, had a great time and enjoyed cruising the water...

My fiance and I absolutely loved this cruise and the staff. Things went off without a hitch and the views were lovely. Plus they personally call you to make sure you had a good time which I thought was more touching in the age of robocalls.Thank you Portland Spirit Cruises!

I had the privilege of enjoying a wonderful diner cruise on Dec 3rd, 2018. The folks operating this vessel are friendly and genuinely concerned about our dining/cruise experience. The food was warm and enjoyable. The ambience was inviting and cozy. I would definitely recommend this dinner cruise to family and friends.When I initially signed up for this cruise, my partner became sick the day before our outing and had to cancel our reservation. The staff allowed me to transfer my dinner date for a later date. incurred a small fee of $25.Leonard H.

Weve been on both the lunch cruise and the brunch cruise, and have enjoyed both! Our wait-staff was prompt and attentive both times, and on the brunch cruise our champagne glasses never ran dry of mimosas. The food was tasty for lunch, and on the brunch cruise the buffet spread was impressive.Its a fun activity on a nice day (or rainy day if you dont mind) and theres lots of information given on the surrounding sights off the river.

A fun experience and a neat way to see Portland and the Willamette River. The food is better than you would expect, honestly. Drinks are spendy.

Weve been going to the 80s dance cruise for a few years now. This year, things were different. First of all, the security checkpoint was way overdone. They searched our bags and items 3 times over. Very unnecessary for a little boat cruise.The boat was supposed to depart at 11. It didnt leave until 11:30. Then, for some reason, it returned to the dock after about a half hour to let a couple of people off. Okay, perhaps there was an emergency. We went out again, but then they returned to the dock again after another half hour. What the heck? After that, they didnt go out again.In past years, they would cruise until 1, dock, and then let people dance for at least another half hour. This year, not only did they barely cruise the water, the security jerks came out, turned the lights on, and started screaming, okay, everyone out. Youd think they would have tried to make up for the late start or the lack of cruising! The people running the cruise this year are obviously not interested in customer service anymore and just want to move you in and out like cattle. Avoid this cruise! You will feel ripped off!

Amazing experience. Food was super tasty and staff were very kind and polite. Great experience for all occasions.

We had dinner on the Portland Spirit last as part of the Winter Lights Festival. It was such a fun experience to see the art from the river as we cruised by them. The food was spectacular and our server Luis was funny and engaging and took such great care of us. And lets not forget Red Velvet cake for dessert, YUM! We will most certainly be back for another cruise!!

Little available if not on a meal trip.

I attended a wedding on one of the steamliners. It was one of the best and most memorable experiences of my life and I will cherish those moments with my close friends forever. The staff made everything exquisite and the actual river tour was a unique way to sightsee.

We have taken two cruises and we had an amazing experience! Valentines day was so romantic!

I came for a nice dinner with my family for Christmas. The food was excellent, and the guy waiter was awesome however our waitress, I believe her name was Tamar was far from excellent. A child at our table accident spilt his water, we let her know and all she did was bring over napkins and set our plates over the napkins and told us not to let any of her co workers see her doing this as she would get in trouble. So we had our dinner with a wet table cloth. Then she was pouring us some water and said “just act like I’m not here, life would be better that way right” along with numerous other awful comments she made to our family. Definitely made our nice night out a little rough to get through.

Fun journey. Good food and the captain was fun.

Awesome

Very fun.

The crew and the ride are excellent. The boat needs to be remodeled and updated. I felt like I was in a 70s movie. Id tear out the insides and make a really delicious burger and beer/wine restaurant. Get rid of the piano playing and play chill out music. The food was horrible and Id rather not have food than have bad food. The way the place is now, you wouldnt get many repeat visitors. Make it more fun and accessible to regulars. Fill it year round, day and night. Bring the prices down.

A fun evening with friends! Plus the xmas boat bonus.

Very smooth ride, great food, great music, beautiful scenery. Excellent service!

We had a company Christmas party on the boat. The cruse around Portland was beautiful. The food was excellent. They use Longbottom coffee which is the best coffee. The staff were wonderful. It was a very enjoyable time.

We had our company holiday party here and I left pleasantly surprised. Dinner was really delicious. The ship was beautiful. And our server John E. was on top of it!

Ive wanted to go on the Portland Spirit my entire life (since I was 6 years old) because as a kid, Id see this little cruise ship on the waterfront and thought it was so romantic. I am now 29 and my partner took me on the cruise as a birthday surprise.He blew it out of the water (pun unintended), by buying us tickets on the cruise. Dinner was delicious, but the whole experience was really what made this the best. The staff were all very classy and friendly, they gave us a free picture of us in front of the boat which is terribly cheesy and wonderful (cheesy in the BEST way for me), and the serving staff was absolutely fantastic. They took care of everything with flare and finess. Our specific server, Sarah G. was absolutely wonderful and definitely deserves a bonus.One of the staff sang What a Wonderful World for my birthday, which was delightful.Something I do wish was available with the price we paid for the event was some sort of complimentary wine or champagne. It was a little disappointing that not just one glass of house wine was available. That is something I suggest for the future, perhaps a house wine that is included in the price of the cruise.Altogether, it was more than I had hoped it would be with the staff, the picture, the food, the song just for me, and the beautiful evening. Thank you, Portland Spirit! I hope to ride again soon!Tiffany

Had our Christmas party on the spirit, had a blast. Hosts were prompt and polite, bartenders poured well and were pretty fast. Good was pretty good salmon was cooked perfectly but what really stood out was the vegetarian curry. It w a s a true surprise and was great!

The views and the food omg! Great way to spend a couple hours on a Sunday morning.

We had a wonderful time on or Brunch cruise. The food was amazing and the experience was something Ill treasure for a long time. This is a great thing to do with the family for a special occasion.

So much fun! The whole family did a Cinnamon Bear cruise on the Portland Spirit and the kids had a blast. Grown ups had a wonderful time too sightseeing on the river.There was never a moment that the kids werent interacting with a storybook chracter. They got their photo taken with the Cinnamon Bear, a copy of the photo was included with no additional charge. Queen Melissa sang Christmas carols and read the Cinnamon Bear story. The kids got to meet the Crazy Quilt Dragon and parents were able to take their childs picture. There was a magic show with Presto the magician complete with magic rabbit, they took time after the show to meet with the kids and take pictures. The kids were even welcomed into the wheelhouse of the ship to be made honorary pirates by Captain Taffy. The entire staff was dressed for the event, there were fairies, elves, jack frost, wintergreen witch and candy buccaneers as well as the main cast of characters. I was so impressed with how invested the entire staff was in making sure the kids had a magical time. Towards the end of the 2 hour cruise all the characters gathered to meet with and sign autographs for the kids it was adorable.The food served was a nice continental breakfast, fresh fruit, delicious scones, cinnamon rolls, croissants, yogurt and granola. There was coffee, tea, orange juice, hot chocolate with or without marshmallows and water. The food was served buffet style on both decks and was included with the boarding price. The bar was open for business for any parents looking for holiday spirits. I glanced at the drink menu and mixed drinks were priced at $10, but no one in our party got a drink from the bar so I cant speak to the service. The bartender was dressed as a swash buckling pirate, which was a nice touch.The whole experience was wonderful for the kids and very interactive. I would highly recommend this for a family holiday activity.

Amazing night. Very relaxing and classy with beautiful views of the Portland area.Service was great and singing was a lot of fun. Great service from Matilda too!

In any dance event, the dance music is key. My friends and I were there for the 80s music. I understand that they also have to cater to the younger crowd, but I wish the DJ played more of the more popular 80s. There are so many great ones that we didnt hear.

For fantastically traversing the Willamette river, there is no better option. That being said any food/desserts one orders, you must keep in mind it is prepared off the boat. Naturally some temperature and freshness concerns are normal. I ask you to consider these logistics however. For what it is, it is amazing.